Blogorail - Springtime at Disney

Welcome to those of you joining us from The Disney Point and those of you just hopping aboard.  We are the final stop on our Magical Blogorail.

F&G's crown jewel, the beloved Mater topiary
Photo courtesy Sam Howzit, Flickr

Thanks to Blogorail Black for having us aboard this month!  We're all discussing Springtime at Disney. And this year we'll actually be visiting Disney World in late spring!  Disney World has a lot of unique offerings during springtime, and we're looking forward to a couple of things in particular.

One of the things we're most looking forward to on our upcoming Disney World trip is visiting Epcot's Flower and Garden Festival.  We've never been to Epcot during Flower & Garden before!  The Flower & Garden festival just recently opened, and runs until May 19th at Epcot.  We'll be visiting the festival just in the nick of time, right on closing weekend.  And this year's F&G lineup has been expanded, featuring a brand-new food component (similar to Epcot's Food & Wine Festival).

In addition to the new food pavilions, all of the regular Flower and Garden favorites return, including:

• Over 100 character topiaries
• Flower Power concert series
• Bambi's Butterfly House
• Seminars at the F&G Festival Centre

Another Springtime at Disney event that we're really excited for is Star Wars Weekends at Hollywood Studios.  Star Wars Weekends run weekends this year from May 17 to June 9.  We've been to Star Wars Weekends once before, way back in 2008, back when we were Disney World noobs.  Since then Star Wars Weekends have expanded quite a bit, and with Disney's recent acquisition of LucasFilm there's anticipation of even bigger and better things for the 2013 edition!

You can expect to find at Star Wars Weekends:

• Celebrity appearances and autograph signings
• Star Wars parade
• Star Wars and Disney characters in the parks
• Behind the Force - Insight into the making of the films
• Exclusive merchandise
• Hyperspace Hoopla stage show

We plan on spending the bulk of our upcoming trip to Disney World at Flower and Garden and Star Wars Weekends.  These events are two of the things that make Springtime at Disney such a special time of year!

Thank you for joining Magical Blogorail Black this month. We will be back in April with an all new theme.  Keep checking in with our blogs in between loops to keep up to date with ourDisney news, photos and stories. If you are looking for more Disney magic, youcan make your way over to The Magical Blogorail website to see all our membersand their blogs, as well as all our previous loops.

Here is the map of our Magical Blogorail should you happen to have to make astop along the way and want to reboard:

1st Stop ~ Manda’s Disney Blog
2nd Stop ~ The Magical Mouse Pad
3rd Stop ~ The Disney Point
Final Stop ~ The CanaDisney Blog