50th Themed Mardi Gras Parade Shines, New Orange Bird, Mickey, and Spike the Bee Gift Cards Sprout Up, & More: EPCOT Photo Report 3/1/2022

Madison Skowronski

50th Themed Mardi Gras Parade Shines, New Orange Bird, Mickey, and Spike the Bee Gift Cards Sprout Up, & More: EPCOT Photo Report 3/1/2022

Happy Mardi Gras! We are beginning our day at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter to get into the Mardi Gras spirit.

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This year’s parade was themed to the 50th Anniversary. Cast members decorated golf carts to help celebrate the anniversary and Mardi Gras.

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Princess Tiana waved to guests from a horse-drawn carriage.

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Cast members outdid themselves with decked-out golf carts. You can see all the different carts and watch the full parade here.

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After the parade, we kept the good times rolling with a quick shopping trip. Two new mugs and a new tumbler can bring New Orleans into your home.

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We headed to EPCOT to check out the topiaries before tomorrow’s start of the 2022 International Flower & Garden Festival. A special 50th anniversary Goofy topiary has been added to the front entrance of the park.

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The Beast and Belle, along with Lumiere and Cogsworth, have popped up in the France Pavilion.

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During Flower & Garden, you can enjoy themed gardens throughout the different neighborhoods. The English Tea Garden is located in the UK pavilion.

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This garden features flowers planted in tea cups that are labeled with a tea tag.

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This year’s festival gift cards feature three main characters, Mickey Mouse, Orange Bird, and of course, Spike the Bee. You can keep your hands free with the colorful wrist strap.

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We are ending our day watching the trains in the tiny village at the Germany pavilion.

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They have decorated for the festival and hung Flower & Garden banners.

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Thanks for joining us today and we’ll see you tomorrow for the first day of the Flower & Garden festival!

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