Facts and figures from the 2014 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
Topiaries, butterflies as well as food and drink, and music are part of the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival.
| © Steven Liebman |
For 21 years the festival has been held at Disney World. Here is a look at the festival, by the numbers:
30 million: Blooms are throughout the park during the festival.
500,000: Plants, trees and shrubs are planted for the festival
4,300: Pounds is the weight of the Sulley topiary, Disney’s largest topiary.
1,000: Native butterflies will be seen at Tinker Bell’s Butterfly House.
400: Walt Disney World horticulturists needed to install the festival landscape
150: Hands-on gardening demonstrations and seminars being presented.
99: Topiaries throughout the park.
79: Character topiaries throughout the park.
75: Days of the festival.
60: Different species of trees.
48: Different varieties of bedding plants.
47: Types of palms.
25: Different plants, grasses and mosses of various colors, are used to create and define facial and other features of the character topiaries.
11: Outdoor kiosks featuring food and beverage are throughout the park.
