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	Disney – Disney’s Animal Kingdom celebrates animals in a big way, but it also tells a fascinating story about the diversity of all life — including the millions of plants populating the planet. It’s the first Disney theme park where the animal "cast" will eat the botanic "stage," and it features plant "ambassadors" from every continent on ...
	Horticulturists Add Beauty, Character and Entertainment to Walt Disney World Landscape – A team of more than 750 horticultural professionals at the 47-square-mile Walt Disney World Resort direct a landscape "show" that includes more than 7 million trees, shrubs and flowers that are part of the entertainment at the Vacation Kingdom.
	Walt Disney World Resort Landscape Facts – Total acreage of Walt Disney World Resort: 25,000 That’s equal to 40 square miles, or twice the size of Manhattan island. Total acreage devoted to maintained landscapes and gardens: 4,200 The gardens of Walt Disney World Resort represent everything from a dry desert to a tropicalrain forest. Number of roses planted in the landscape: Nearly ...
	Character-Shaped Plants “Grow” at Walt Disney World Resort – It
	Epcot World Showcase Gardens Celebrate Flora of Many Nations – From the seasonal explosion of the Canada pavilion's floral displays to the ancient beauty of China's reflective ponds and water lilies, the gardens of Epcot are among the most extensive at Walt Disney World Resort. In all 11 nations of World Showcase, the gardens set the stage to help tell each country's "story" and provide continuity and transition from one nation to the next. This showplace of themed landscapes is maintained by a horticulture staff of more than 750.
	Walt Disney World Resort Landscape Fun Facts – Bloomin’ beauty: Nearly 12 percent of the Walt Disney World Resort property — an area equivalent to nearly 3,000 football fields — is devoted to gardens and maintained landscapes. That’s 4,000 acres worth of beauty. Sprouting up all over: Three million bedding plants and annuals are planted each year at Walt Disney World theme parks ...
	The Land at Epcot Mixes Science with Entertainment Inside Experimental Greenhouses to Grow One-of-a-Kind Plants – Be on the look-out for Mickey Mouse-shaped pumpkins, cucumbers and more! LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Behind the brightly colored, mosaic façade of The Land pavilion at Epcot, greenhouse magic takes place. Horticulture and entertainment blend to create some of the most visually interesting fruits and vegetables and innovative cultivation methods found under ...
	Disney Gardeners Reveal How to Bring Home the Blooms – LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Hundreds of acres of lovingly tended displays brighten the Vacation Kingdom throughout the year, with the pinnacle of petals bursting forth in an unmatched color show each spring at the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival at Walt Disney World Resort. How do the Disney gardeners do it? Better yet, ...
	Landscape Architects Create Authentic Scenery to Heighten Storyline at Expedition Everest At Walt Disney World Resort – From tropical jungles and verdant forests to barren rock and frozen tundra, the mighty Himalayas reveal dramatic variations in climate and landscape. Disney Imagineers were challenged to re-create such a scene when designing Expedition Everest, the mountain attraction with coaster-like thrills opening in April at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World Resort.