2025 Topiary Tour: All the topiaries at the Flower & Garden Festival

For 30 years, spring at EPCOT becomes a symphony of color and fragrance. The park becomes a living breathing art gallery where nearly 100 topiary sculptures stand as part of the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival.

From the moment guests step through the front gates, they are immersed in a world where familiar characters and abstract forms blossomed from meticulously crafted plant life. A 14-foot tall, 8-foot wide Maui, his powerful form rendered in shades of green and brown, commanded attention.

These aren’t static displays; they are living, breathing works of art, subtly changing and growing throughout the festival’s run from March 5 to June 2, 2025. As the season progresses many of the topiaries change as well, becoming more lush, or even bigger, depending upon the type of topiary.

So, let’s take a stroll and see the different characters and different type of topiaries.

At the front entrance to the park is the new Moana topiary displaying enormous artistry and detail that Disney pours into this beloved annual event. The Moana 2 topiary bed is a showstopper, capturing the spirit of adventure and the lush beauty of her world. (See the display in more detail here.)

World Nature

In the World Nature section of the park. You will find Asha holding star and Valentino her goat.

The Lion King with Mufasa, Sarabi, and Rafiki holding baby Simba. Nearby you will find. . .

. . . Woody, Bo Peep and the goats Billy, Goat and Gruff.

World Celebration

Moving toward the World Celebration area you will find Phineas and Ferb.

Figment takes center stage at EPCOT with the perfect spot for a photo.

World Discovery

Groot returns this year and the new location among the trees is perfect .

Donald Duck and his nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie are tending the the garden outside the Connections Eatery entrance.

Buzz Lightyear then takes his place in front of Mission Space.

Down the center walkway toward the World Showcase is another place for a perfect photo opportunity.

Mickey and his friends, Chip and Dale, Minnie, and Pluto are all setting up for a picnic.

The creation of these verdant sculptures was a marvel of its own. A traditional woody topiary might take a decade to reach its full potential. But Disney has found a way to cut back using sphagnum moss. A sturdy metal frame serves as the skeletal foundation, its interior packed with sphagnum moss, a spongy, water-retaining material imported from New Zealand. Once the moss-filled frame was complete, the real magic began. Horticulturalists, with an artist’s eye, carefully placed a variety of plants into holes in the moss, creating a tapestry of color, texture, and environmental nuance. Each leaf, each bloom, was chosen to contribute to the overall effect, transforming the metal and moss into recognizable characters and intricate geometric forms.

World Showcase

Across from the new Playalong Bay Play Garden is . . . .

Goofy, which has become one of my favorite topiaries as he is blowing on the dandelions, which glow at night.

Encanto marks the official entrance to the World Showcase.

We then will start heading toward Canada (yes, folks, Canada first.

Flower, Thumber and Bambi are the first of the topiaries you spot.

Take a walk down to Victoria Gardens in the Canada Pavilion and you will find three Canada geese.

As you walk toward the UK Pavilion you will find Captain Hook battling Peter Pan and Tick-Tock the Crocodile.

In front of the UK Pavilion Winnie-the -Pooh, Rabbit and Eyeore and Piglet can be found in the front garden. Watch as the season progresses that Pooh might look as if he is growing, it’s not the honey, but flowers.

Across from Pooh and his pals you will find Tinker Bell with a number of fairy houses.

As we enter Paris we find two of our favorite pairs.

Cogsworth and Lumière and of course. . .

. . . Beauty and the Beast.

Kermit and and Miss Piggy can be found between France and Morocco. Take a close look at her boa. It is made entirely of tillandsia, those quirky air plants that thrived without soil.

Over at the Japan pavilion the fan favorite Dragon has been move from the water side to outside the pavilion building.

Outside the American Adventure is Tiana.

The Italy pavilion is home to Lady and The Tramp. Lady is a perfect example of how how things change during the festival. Her hair will start to bloom more and beome a bit more shaggy .

The Germany pavilion has Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as well as . . .

. . . whimsical gnomes.

The trio of playful pandas can be found at the Chin pavilion.

The Norway pavilion features Anna and Elsa as well as the Troll.

Finally, near the Mexico pavilion from Coco is Miguel and the spirit guide Dante.