The toys have come back to play, this time in plant form. Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear with a pinwheel, Woody, Buzz, Bo-Peep & her Sheep, along with some Barrel of Monkeys hanging from the branches, and a large Pixar Ball, have been installed at the Epcot Park Entrance garden area. While Mater and Lightning McQueen are now out.
A new Pixar Hoppers garden was also placed overnight for the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival 2026, which starts March 4th.
Above you can see Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear with his pinwheel. He is not fully pink yet, but when the flowers start blooming over the next few days, he will become his fluffy pink self. Not only that, but in the past, you could smell a strawberry scent in the air!
Below, Woody, Buzz, Bo-Peep & her sheep, a larger-than-life Pixar Ball, and some barrels of Monkey’s are in place at the front entrance to Epcot. This is a big year for Toy Story, so this just makes sense to have them as the stars of the festival. Toy Story hits theaters June 19, 2026, and we recently got a trailer! That is not all going on at the Parks to celebrate Toy Story. At Magic Kingdom, Jessie’s Round-Up is coming for Cool Kids Summer 2026.
Finally, we saw Pixar Cars characters, Mater & Lightning McQueen (KerChow!) at the World Discovery side of Connections Eatery close to Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind.
This leaves only one Pixar Monsters Inc. Sully and Mike Wazowski topiary left to install!
