Herman’s Hermits – Epcot

My birthday celebration at Epcot started on the day before my birthday. Norwood and I joined two friends that we had meet through Mouse Beat for the very exciting Herman’s Hermits concert and (see the video above… yes indeed that is Norwood and I singing along) then we went to my favorite Disney eatery… Kimonos (shocker I know :)). If you have never seen the Herman’s Hermits play Epcot add it to your to do list. They were awesome. If you have already watched the video above you can see how much fun we had and that was just one song. To top off the humor and the great music Peter Noone had CDs that he walked around and handed out to lucky fans sitting close to the stage. The concert was a blast and the perfect start to my birthday celebration week. Tomorrow come back and I will tell you about the “Free admission on your birthday” fun.

Paul Revere and the Raiders-Epcot

Welcome to our continued celebration of the International Flower and Garden Festival happening right now in Disney World’s Epcot. The International Flower and Garden Festival is full of flowers, topiary, events and music. It is happening now and ends on May 31, 2009. Last week we started walking around the world together checking out the Flower and Garden Festival one exhibit at a time before we head out this week I want to stop and tell you about last weekend’s Flower Power Concert. Readers of this blog will often hear this line… “I never knew this until I found out about it at Disney World…” It seems that not only I am having a fantastic daily vacation at Disney World I am also being educated on the “World” and so many bands. So here we go with my weekly confession of “not knowing…”

Last weekend we made our way to Epcot specially for the purpose of seeing the Flower Power Concert Series (concerts for all events at Epcot this year are now only on weekends). Before heading out we looked at the schedule to see who was playing after reading it I looked and asked… “Who is Paul Revere and the Raiders?” Assured by almost everyone person I asked the question to I was told that although I did not know the name or the people I would no doubt know the music when I heard it and would definitely like at least one song that was played. Well… everyone was right! Ask me today to recall the names of the songs and I will have them in my head, know the tune but tell you to wait while I google them. But like the many people who told me I will tell you if you cannot draw a recollection from the mere name of the band… trust me, you have heard them and you will most definitely like at least one of their songs. And the show! I have never laughed so much. From the props to the music it was one of the best concerts I have seen at Disney World. Besides singing some great songs there were jokes… many, many jokes. One of the crowd favorites was when Paul Revere told the audience that they became rich because they were paid to put on the tights and then proudly he held up what the tights looked like before they put them. Let me just say a small doll could not fit into the tights he held up. It was great.

Come back tomorrow and we will continue our tour of Epcot during the International Flower and Garden Festival…

International Flower and Garden Festival 2009

All last week we talked about the details around Disney World that make each park truly unique. This week I want to continue to talk about Disney Details. This is my first ever International Flower and Garden Festival and talk about details. So many flowers and butterflies! So all this week I want to share with you just a few of the things happening at the Flower and Garden Festival. But before we get started let me fill you in on the details of the Festival itself.

The International Flower and Garden Festival started March 18, 2009 and will run until May 31, 2009 (guess where I will be for the next couple of months). All events are located inside Epcot which you will need to purchase admission to the park in order to see the flowers and tours. There are many complimentary tours that occur in the late afternoon (many are scheduled around 2-4pm). Flowers and topiary are everywhere around Epcot not just in the World Showcase so get your camera ready and tour around.

The International Flower and Garden Festival is not just about flowers and gardens there is of course MUSIC! Head on over to America Gardens theatre Friday – Sunday and check out the Flower Power concert series.

Also for pin traders, there are of course special edition pins for the Flower and Garden festival so be on the lookout throughout the park.

Norwood and I are going to do it all and we will of course be sharing our stories and photos here. If you need more information about the events and the Flower Power Concert series check out the following links…

Flower Power Concert Series 2009 Schedule

International Flower and Garden Festival Special Events