PIXAR's Weekend at Epcot officially announced

If you follow other theme park sites, you may already know that there will be a fantastic event at Epcot from May 13 to May 15, where you will be able to meet-and-greet a lot of Disney-PIXAR characters! The Walt Disney World resort has finally officially announced the event, and has created a web site, just for this great event, viewable here. Also, here you are more information about this special event, via the Disney Parks Blog:

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Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival Honors Pixar May 13-15

Heads up Pixar fans – we’re breaking an exciting announcement this morning on the Disney Parks Blog.

The 18th Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival will celebrate all-things Pixar, including the upcoming release of “Cars 2,” during Pixar’s 25th Anniversary Weekend May 13-15 at Epcot.

Mater from “Cars” and “Cars 2” leads the celebration, which will include special Pixar character meet and greets, kids activities, informational discussions by Pixar filmmakers and more.

World Showplace (located between the Canada and United Kingdom pavilions), will serve as the celebration headquarters. Inside, families can enjoy meet and greets with characters from “The Incredibles,” “Toy Story 3,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “Up,” or browse a photo gallery that calls out some of Pixar’s best Easter eggs from past films. There also will be an art gallery that displays the creative work that went in to Pixar films.

World Showplace also will be the setting for informational discussions by Pixar filmmakers: Composer Michael Giacchino, Producer Jonas Rivera and “Cars” Franchise Guardian Jay Ward (pictured above). Discussions will take place May 14-15 (times are still TBD).

And the Pixar fun will continue throughout World Showcase, where characters from “Toy Story,” “Ratatouille” and “A Bug’s Life” wait to greet guests. Kids also can play the “Cars 2” Race Around the World Showcase game by picking up a booklet with clues that send them on a journey to specific World Showcase pavilions, where they’ll receive more clues, and receive a reward at the end. (All entertainment is subject to change).

Now, who’s coming?

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Here you are some of the characters that you'll be able to meet, according to the PIXAR Weekend site:

Special Pixar Meet and Greets

Pixar fun will continue throughout World Showcase, where characters from Toy Story, Ratatouille and A Bug’s Life wait to greet guests in three areas of Epcot:

Future World

• Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story at Mission: SPACE
• Mater from Cars and Cars 2 at Test Track
• Living Coral Stilt-walkers at The Seas with Nemo and Friends and Crush at Turtle Talk with Crush

World Showcase

• Woody, Jessie and Bullseye from Toy Story at the American Adventure
• Flick, Atta, Gypsy Moth and stilt walking Slim from A Bug’s Life at the Art of Living Garden
• Remy and Emile from Ratatouille at France

World Showplace

• Mr. & Mrs. Incredible and FroZone from The Incredibles
• Lotso from Toy Story 3
• Mike, Sully, Boo and Smitty from Monster’s Inc.
• Carl, Russell and Dug from Up

It will truly be a fantastic event, and we'll try to attend it, at least the first day! There are so many things happening in May (Cheetah Hunt and Star Tours open on May too)!
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