MAJOR Change Hits EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival

It’s finally here! The EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival has arrived, and we’re spending some time eating our way around EPCOT while also checking out all there is to see, do, and enjoy at the festival.

The Honey Bee-stro booth

Of course, the most IMPORTANT thing we’re doing at the festival is EATING, which means visiting every single food booth and trying out all the delicious food and drinks. However, as we made our way around the festival, we noticed that some booths didn’t open at 11 AM, which is the usual time that food booths open. Well, we learned that some food booths would open later, so we got all the details to share with you.

When we arrived at the festival on day one, we waited for the food booths to open. Some opened at 11 AM, which is generally what we’re used to. For others, we discovered they wouldn’t open until later at 11:30 AM. This seems to be dependent on the day. So here’s what we learned: many food booths open at 11:30 AM on Tuesdays through Thursdays. However, these booths open at 11 AM on Fridays through Mondays.

You could always spend the morning checking out the topiaries

We noticed that food booth closing hours have also changed, depending on the day of the week. From Tuesdays through Thursdays, many booths will close at 8:30 PM, but will remain open until 9 PM on Fridays through Mondays.

EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival

If you’re at EPCOT as soon as it opens, you’ll have plenty of time to check out some of the other festival activities, grab some merchandise, and see the topiaries before many of the food booths open.

Lotso topiary

So if you’ll be visiting the festival, keep those hours in mind. Of course, hours are subject to change, so your best bet is to check the food booth hours in the My Disney Experience app when you visit the festival.

We’ll be covering EVERYTHING about the festival, so stay tuned to DFB for more.

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