Set Up Begins on Prehistoric & Shakespeare Gardens for EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival

Shannen Ace

A toy dinosaur with purple and blue stripes is placed among green ferns and plants with a tree trunk nearby.

Set Up Begins on Prehistoric & Shakespeare Gardens for EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival

Theming has arrived for two returning Global Gardens at the 2025 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival.

Prehistoric Garden

A landscaped garden bed with a variety of ferns, shrubs, and small flowers, bordered by low walls. Two large trees frame the back of the garden against an overcast sky.

The Prehistoric Garden has moved to a new location. In previous years, it was in a planter more directly in front of Mission: SPACE. It’s now in this triangle-shaped planter between Mission: SPACE and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.

A landscaped garden bed with various green plants and ornamental rocks under two large trees, bordered by a stone edge.

The garden features plant life that has been around since the age of the dinosaurs. Here is the description from last year’s sign:

Millions of years ago, dinosaurs roamed vast coniferous forests with ancient trees, colossal cycads, ferns, and mosses.

Over millennia of geographical information, these prehistoric plants became the coal and oil we use as fuel today.

A garden bed with various plants and flowers surrounding a white pole, featuring ferns, rocks, and wooden elements against a backdrop of greenery and a cloudy sky.

There are black bowl planters within the flowerbed. These hold mosses, ferns, and other featured plants. There are no signs yet but once complete, the plants will be labeled.

Dinosaur figures are hidden among the prehistoric plants. These colorful plastic toys stand out among the mostly green and brown plants.

Prop rocks have fake fossilized dinosaur bones embedded in them. One appears to hold a T. rex skull and claw. Another has the small skeleton of a full dinosaur.

Four large pots filled with various ferns and green plants are arranged on a gravel surface, with red-leaved bushes in the background.

More small black planters are set up next to the larger stone planter, extending the garden.

A toy dinosaur with purple and blue stripes is placed among green ferns and plants with a tree trunk nearby.

These planters also feature dinosaurs, like this purple and blue Hadrosaur.

Shakespeare Garden

Red brick castle structure with a manicured garden in the foreground. Bust statue surrounded by hedges and flowers. People walking along a paved path. Overcast sky above.

Work has started on the Shakespeare Garden in the United Kingdom pavilion. This garden showcases flowers mentioned in Shakespeare’s sonnets and plays. Some fresh flowers have been planted and the Bard’s likeness has arrived in the form of a bust.

A manicured garden with colorful flowers and a white bust in the center, set in front of a red brick building with arched doorways. People are walking in the background.

The garden’s signs will feature Shakespeare quotes referencing the flowers.

Disney will add a new “Inside Out 2” garden where guests can “discover the language of emotions as shown in plants.” Check out all of last year’s Global Gardens.

The EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival 2025 will be from March 5 to June 2.

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