Now we continue where we left off from my last post about my trip to the 2014 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival.
The amazing topiaries were one of my (obviously) favorite aspects of the festival. This being my first time going, it really amazed me the detail that Disney had with these. They weren't just sticking random oddly shaped trees in random locations, but instead really made these topiaries look exactly like their Disney characters, and took great time to make sure and place them where it would appropriate. My favorite example of this was Peter Pan being placed on top of one of the shops in England, and Captain Hook down below in a fighting stance, making it seem like you have caught them in the middle a swash buckling battle. And since Epcot really is the best park to tour at night, it was great to see the addition of some great lighting to the topiaries that really made them stand out during a nighttime stroll around World Showcase.
The last thing I really remember about this trip was that it was the last trip I went on with paper Fastpasses, before the Magic Bands were rolled out to all resort and off site guests. Now that I have made another trip since then using Magic Bands, it is crazy to think of how insane it was to have to get to the parks at rope drop only to have to run (almost literally) to your favorite attraction and stand in line quickly to get a Fast Pass, only to leave, go ride other attractions, and return to the very same attraction to ride it. On our last trip we were able to leisurely tour the park in the morning and then spend the afternoon hitting the busier attractions that we already had pre-planned Fast Passes for. Since we were traveling with my father and his girlfriend as well, I had to keep all 4 park tickets on me so I could quickly run to the kiosk and collect all of our Fast Passes.
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