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  • On art today…
    #FreshEpcot - Flower & Garden Festival | Disney | Photography

    On art today…

    ByLisa March 1, 2024March 1, 2024

    Why mass appeal is dwindling and your own art will find its audience.

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  • Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival 2022: Everything You Need to Know Before Your Visit to #FreshEPCOT
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    Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival 2022: Everything You Need to Know Before Your Visit to #FreshEPCOT

    ByLisa March 14, 2022March 15, 2022

    Fresh Epcot 101 – Everything you need to know to navigate the most beautiful Festival at Walt Disney World.

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  • #FreshEPCOT Menu Boards: Every Menu at the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival 2022 (with prices!)
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    #FreshEPCOT Menu Boards: Every Menu at the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival 2022 (with prices!)

    ByLisa March 7, 2022March 7, 2022

    I blinked and spring was around the corner!! Which means one thing around here: The Most Beautiful Time of the Year, aka Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival.  It’s the time of year that EPCOT is decked out in all of her glory with carpets of flowers and clever character-inspired topiaries. But with the Festival also…

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  • Everything New at Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival
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    Everything New at Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival

    ByLisa February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

    Everything new coming to Fresh Epcot this year!

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  • Feed the…Bees? The Repurposing of Disney’s Gingerbread Houses
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    Feed the…Bees? The Repurposing of Disney’s Gingerbread Houses

    ByLisa January 4, 2020January 4, 2020

    What happens to Disney’s Gingerbread Houses after the Holiday Season?

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  • Eat This: 8 Best Foods at the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival – Savory Edition
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    Eat This: 8 Best Foods at the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival – Savory Edition

    ByLisa April 30, 2019April 30, 2019

    8 dishes you can’t miss at Flower & Garden 2019.

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  • Eat This: Trowel & Trellis at Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival
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    Eat This: Trowel & Trellis at Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival

    ByLisa March 27, 2019March 27, 2019

    Review of Trowel & Trellis at the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival.

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  • Eat This: The Citrus Blossom at Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival
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    Eat This: The Citrus Blossom at Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival

    ByLisa March 18, 2019March 18, 2019

    Review of The Citrus Blossom at Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival.

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  • Eat This: Mexico’s Jardin de Fiestas at Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival
    #FreshEpcot - Flower & Garden Festival | Disney

    Eat This: Mexico’s Jardin de Fiestas at Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival

    ByLisa March 14, 2019March 14, 2019

    Do NOT miss Jardin de Fiestas at Flower & Garden this year!!

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  • Eat This: Hanami at Flower & Garden
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    Eat This: Hanami at Flower & Garden

    ByLisa March 7, 2019March 7, 2019

    Fresh Epcot: Review of Japan’s Hanami Kitchen at Epcot’s International Flower & Garden Festival.

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Springtime Surprise Sell Out times!! Challenge wen Springtime Surprise Sell Out times!! Challenge went fast. 10K was next - not surprising given that theme. 😍🏹 5Ks continue to go a bit slower with their increased capacity. 

Did you get what you wanted? Things seemed to have been at least a little better for people from what I’m seeing online. 

Incredibly grateful to have gotten in early for the challenge with them now recognizing perfect status for the Springtime Challenge & 10-Miler. I’ll see you there!! Outside of Dopey, Springtime is quickly becoming my favorite rD race event of the year.

If you’re new to this world, look to my new book, releasing August 7, for everything you need to know. (Some interesting stuff in there for us seasoned vets, too—full history of rD going back to the first marathon in the 90s, life lessons from long runs…) Link in bio & stories for updates.
NEW (and free): The runDisney Pacing Calculator 🏰 NEW (and free): The runDisney Pacing Calculator 🏰 at thecastlerun.com

Bookmark + share for the upcoming race season.

Pick any scenario. Corral D, first wave, moving at a 10:30 pace? You have over TWO HOURS to play with on the course before the sweep is a concern. Dropping to a 22:00 pace at the same start time? Even with your lead time ahead of the balloon ladies and no stops, you’re likely getting swept.

Give this new tool three numbers: (1) the pace you expect to average while you’re actually moving on the course, (2) when you’ll cross the start line, and (3) when the last wave of the last corral starts (the balloon ladies 🎈).

It spits out two useful numbers: (1) the actual pace you’d need to hold if you didn’t stop at all, and (2) how much time you’ll have for characters, bathrooms, and otherwise playing on the course if you instead hold your expected pace.

The necessary fine print: runDisney requires a 16:00 minute/mile pace regardless, and this is always just an estimate—not a guarantee of anything, including whether or not you’ll get swept. runDisney staff and volunteers always rule the day. And, even with cushion to spare, moving efficiently keeps the course clear and makes race day better for everyone.

This tool is built on the “Cushion” concept from my book, The runDisney Companion, coming in August. The link to join the list is on the calculator page.

The calculator is free, no login, and live now. Link in bio + my stories.
Perfect runners officially receive their Springtim Perfect runners officially receive their Springtime Surprise 2027 early registration links.

If you’ve earned Perfect status for the 10-Miler or the Challenge, runDisney has reserved a guaranteed registration for the 2027 Springtime Surprise Weekend with your name on it.

Your redemption window opens today, June 30th at 10am ET / 7am PT, and it closes at 8pm ET / 5pm PT on July 6. 

The link is in your runDisney account.

🏃🏻‍♀️Log in and head to your Dashboard
🌸Look under “Important Reminders” at the top
🏅Click “View Invite” to land on the registration screen

The link is only for you and cannot be shared or transferred.
All of the characters scattered around the new Ani All of the characters scattered around the new Animation Courtyard. I love how they have characters from different movies interacting. Lucifer stalking Zazu. Cinderella’s mice hanging out with Timothy Q. Mouse. Diablo and Cinderella’s bluebirds. Here’s the whole roster: 

1. Sir Hiss from Robin Hood with Fru Fru (Mrs. Big?) from Zootopia
2. Lucifer from Cinderella
3. Mochi from Big Hero 6 with a cameo from the moon
4. Ray from The Princess and the Frog on a lightpost
5. Diablo, Maleficent’s raven, with the bluebirds from Cinderella
6. Jiminy Cricket on the street sign
7. Pua from Moana and Thumper from Bambi
8. Jaq and Gus from Cinderella with Timothy Q. Mouse from Dumbo
9. Zazu from The Lion King
10. Mickey on the Mickey Avenue sign (nod to the real street signs on the Burbank studio lot)
11. The hat
12. (Forgot Abu. Oops. He’s there too… IG please let me add photos to carousels.)
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