DAPs Magic Disney News – PRESS RELEASE
Celebrities Appear Weekends at Festival Center from March 9 through May 20
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – HGTV brings novel design inspiration to the 19th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival March 7 through May 20 with its festival sponsorship that features weekend appearances by the network’s acclaimed designers and landscaping experts. The star-studded lineup includes John Gidding, Sabrina Soto, Jason Cameron, Camille Styles, Dan Faires, Brandon Johnson, Meg Caswell Holladay, Monica Pedersen, Antonio Ballatore, Carter Oosterhouse and Genevieve Gorder.
The country’s leading home and lifestyle television brand offers an addictive blend of design, decorating and landscaping inspiration to the enduring 75-day gardening extravaganza at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
At the Festival Center presented by HGTV, popular celebrity experts will appear twice daily each Friday, Saturday and Sunday, delivering valuable tips to Disney guests on topics that include “Designing for Curb Appeal” and “Working Makeover Magic for Desperate Landscapes.”
As part of the sponsorship, HGTV also will present the expansive Bambi’s Butterfly House along the Future World Imagination Walkway. Inside this popular festival stop are hundreds of native butterflies and character topiaries from the timeless Disney classic film, “Bambi.”
The HGTV celebrity lineup includes:
John Gidding, Curb Appeal March 9-11
Designing for Curb Appeal
Sabrina Soto, The High Low Project March 16-18
Decorating Design Tips, Tricks and Savvy Shopping Secrets
Jason Cameron, DIY Network’s March 23-25
Desperate Landscapes and Man Caves
Working Makeover Magic for Desperate Landscapes
Camille Styles, Design Happens March 30-April 1
Planning Garden Parties that Are Simple, but Not Your Garden Variety
Dan Faires, DanMade — HGTV.com April 6-8
Planting with Terrarium, Vertical Gardens and Small Space Greenery
Brandon Johnson, My Yard Goes Disney April 13-15
Bringing Disney Inspiration and HGTV Design To Your Backyard
Meg Caswell Holladay, Meg’s Great Rooms & HGTV April 20-22
Design Star Winner Season 6
Tips for Turning a Good Room into a Great Room
Monica Pedersen, designer/host Dream Home April 27-29
And Designed to Sell
Make It Beautiful: Designs and Ideas for Entertaining at Home
Antonio Ballatore, The Antonio Treatment May 4-6
Design Outside of the Box: How to Personalize, Customize and Inspire
Carter Oosterhouse, Million Dollar Rooms May 11-13
10 Renovation Tips You Need to Know
Genevieve Gorder, HGTV Design Star and May 18-20
Dear Genevieve)
Turning your Landscape Inside Out
In addition to its own celebrity stage appearances, HGTV will present the popular twice-daily Disney Gardening at Home series, where guests can join a workshop and take home projects ranging from hanging baskets to water garden features.
Also each Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Flower Power concerts will rock the open-air America Gardens Theatre during evening concerts featuring popular acts like Chubby Checker & The Wildcats, The Guess Who and The Spinners.
More information about the 19th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival is available by calling 407/W-DISNEY (934-7639) or by visiting disneyworld.com/flower. The festival, including all gardening programs, presentations and exhibits, is included in regular Epcot admission.
About HGTV
HGTV, America’s leading home and lifestyle brand, is one of cable’s top-rated networks and is distributed to more than 99 million U.S. households. HGTV’s website, HGTV.com, is the nation’s leading online home-and-garden destination that attracts an average of 4 million unique visitors per month. The HGTV HOME consumer products line currently includes exclusive offerings of paint, flooring, soft goods and other home-oriented products. The HGTV Magazine, a new home and lifestyle publication, is published in partnership with Hearst Magazines.
