News EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival 2025

[ToTBellHop]

While I don't want Epcot open 365 days with a Festival, Diet Epcot is a bit rough for my taste.

I'm sure the table service restaurants enjoy the lack of booths for a change.

I enjoyed the nonexistent waits for rides! They could at least open up Sunshine Seasons for dinner in the summer, though. Options were lacking by dinner time.

 

[wdwmagic]

I enjoyed the nonexistent waits for rides! They could at least open up Sunshine Seasons for dinner in the summer, though. Options were lacking by dinner time.

With Soarin' and a revitalized World Celebration, seems to be an odd choice to shut up shop by late afternoon.

 

[HauntedPirate]

With Soarin' and a revitalized World Celebration, seems to be an odd choice to shut up shop by late afternoon.

Honestly, Sunshine Seasons seems to have become an afterthought and I have no idea why. The breakfast offering is one hot item with a bunch of premade pastries, and the lunch/“dinner” menu is pretty limited. For a space designed, and formerly used, for much more it’s appallingly limited these days.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Honestly, Sunshine Seasons seems to have become an afterthought and I have no idea why. The breakfast offering is one hot item with a bunch of premade pastries, and the lunch/“dinner” menu is pretty limited. For a space designed, and formerly used, for much more it’s appallingly limited these days.

I don’t get it. I used to love Sunshine Seasons (and it used to--on theme—showcase lots of fresh ingredients and high quality salads). They opened Connections and act like that’s enough for the entire front of the park, where almost all of the rides are. Ever been to Connections on a rainy summer late afternoon? It gets slammed.

I miss being able to spend several hours in The Land on a rainy day between its two rides, show, and good food. I am not sure why they have worked to lessen the amount of time we spend in all of these enormous pavilions that were built the way they are because of Florida weather.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I don’t get it. I used to love Sunshine Seasons (and it used to--on theme—showcase lots of fresh ingredients and high quality salads). They opened Connections and act like that’s enough for the entire front of the park, where almost all of the rides are. Ever been to Connections on a rainy summer late afternoon? It gets slammed.

I miss being able to spend several hours in The Land on a rainy day between its two rides, show, and good food. I am not sure why they have worked to lessen the amount of time we spend in all of these enormous pavilions that were built the way they are because of Florida weather.

It's almost like they designed this particular pavilion to have a logical guest traffic flow, starting with the theater show, then LwtL, then Kitchen Kabaret, then the food offerings. Strange...

Sunshine Seasons is woefully underutilized. Only TDO knows why.