Test Track Presented by Chevrolet – Walt Disney World Resort guests take a spin on Test Track Presented by Chevrolet at Epcot in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The re-designed Test Track features a sleek new “Chevrolet Design Center” where guests create their own virtual custom-concept vehicle prior to buckling into their six-person “SimCar” ride. (Kent Phillips, photographer)

Technology and Education Combine at Disney Dreamers Academy – Disney Dreamer Reaghan Wooster, of Yalaha, Fla., records a stand up March 9, 2013 during an experiential learning program at Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine at Epcot in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The sixth annual event, taking place through March 10 at Walt Disney World Resort, is a career-inspiration program for ...

Discovering Wild Designs at Disney’s Animal Kingdom – Walt Disney Imagineer Dexter Tanksley teaches Disney Dreamers about the development of Expedition Everest March 9, 2013 during a theme park design workshop at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The workshop is part of Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine taking place through March 10. The academy is an ...

Chief Judge Belvin Perry Presides at Disney Dreamers Academy – Disney Dreamer Garrett Collins, of Brooklyn, N.Y., addresses the ‘jury’ of Dreamers March 8, 2013 in “The Making of a Judge” workshop with Chief Judge Belvin Perry during Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine at Epcot in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The sixth annual event, taking place through March 10 at Walt ...

Celebrity Panel at Disney Dreamers Academy – (L-R) Actor Laz Alonso and actress Chandra Wilson join Olympian Kellie Wells and actors Lamman Rucker and James Pickens Jr. in a panel discussion March 9, 2013 during Disney Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine at Epcot in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The sixth annual event, taking place through March 10 at Walt ...

Mater Rules at Radiator Springs – Mater the tow truck topiary from the Disney-Pixar hit film “Cars 2,” watches children test their driving skills at the Radiator Springs garden during the 20th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, which opened March 6 and continues through May 19, 2013 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Radiator Springs is ...

A Taste of the Garden – Sarah Berry, 12, and sister Ella, 9, try some new Garden Marketplace tastes at the 20th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, which opened March 6 and continues through May 19, 2013 at Walt Disney World Resort. The pair stopped with their mother, Susan, at the Florida Fresh marketplace to sample angel food cake with ...

The Smokehouse is Cookin’ at Epcot Fest – Lauren and Andrew Smith from Grovetown, Ga., try the Pulled Pig Slider with coleslaw and the Smoked Beef Brisket with collard greens and jalapeno cornbread at the The Smokehouse: Barbecue and Brews marketplace open for the 20th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Walt Disney World Resort. An Epcot chef smokes the meats outside ...

Fresh “Frushi” Garden Marketplace Taste – “Frushi,” made from Fresh strawberries, pineapple and cantaloupe rolled with coconut rice atop a raspberry sauce sprinkled with toasted coconut and whipped cream is a Try It! menu item at the Hanami garden marketplace at the 20th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, which opened March 6 and continues through May 19, 2013 at Walt ...

New Festival Tastes at Epcot – Evy Olson and daughter Morgan, 17, of Bismarck N.D., explore the new Garden Marketplaces at the 20th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, which opened March 6 and continues through May 19, 2013 at Walt Disney World Resort. The pair stop at L’Orangerie marketplace in the France showcase to taste a tart made with zucchini, ...