I'm a former Disney World employee who still visits often. There are 5 things I always do at the parks in the spring.

• I worked at Disney World for two years, and I still have fun visiting the parks in the spring.
• Epcot's Festival of the Arts and International Flower and Garden Festival are not to be missed.
• I like to hit Disney's water parks and mini-golf course before the summer crowds flock in.

Spring is such a lovely time to visit the Disney parks.

As someone who worked at Disney World for two years and still visits the parks regularly, it's become one of my favorite seasons to go.

The weather is usually beautiful in Florida because it's not unbearably humid and hot yet. Plus, aside from a few weeks of spring break, it's also considered a "slower" season in terms of crowds.

Read on to find out everything I do at Disney World in the spring.

Spring is the perfect time to check out Typhoon Lagoon water park

Typhoon Lagoon is my favorite water park at Disney — I always have the best time there.

Spring is the best time to go because it's usually pretty warm, but the summer crowds haven't arrived yet, so wait times are shorter.

The water park is home to the biggest wave pool I've ever been in, and I could spend my entire day there. It also has a wide variety of tube slides, body slides, family raft rides, and a lazy river.

Mini golf is the perfect spring activity if you're taking a break from the parks

Disney's Fantasia Gardens mini-golf course is open year-round, but I really enjoy going in the spring.

Spring can bring the perfectly sunny, dry, and warm weather to Florida — and since the course is usually not too crowded, you can leisurely play your 18 holes.

It's also pretty affordable at $19 for adults and $12 for kids, so it's a nice option if you're looking for a morning, afternoon, or evening away from the theme parks.

Festival of the Arts is my favorite of all the annual Epcot events — especially its Broadway Concert Series

In Florida, February is considered spring, and each year, I like to kick off the season at Epcot's Festival of the Arts.

As with other festivals, food booths are sprinkled throughout the World Showcase.

My favorite is the Deconstructed booth, which offers artfully plated dishes separated into their individual components. One year, I tried a deconstructed French onion soup.

The festival also includes art booths showcasing sculptures, prints, chalk drawings, paintings, clothing, and more. Depending on the day, you can even chat with the artists at their booth as they create their masterpieces.

If you're in the artistic mood, you can take an animation class at the American pavilion, where you learn how to draw beloved Disney characters. There's also a massive paint-by-numbers mural in Future World that you can work on.

The Disney on Broadway Concert Series, which is part of the Festival of the Arts, is also not to be missed.

These shows feature Broadway stars singing different songs from popular Disney musicals.

Performances include numbers from classic shows like "Aladdin," "Frozen," and "The Lion King," as well as tunes from unique offerings like "Newsies."

The Flower and Garden Festival embodies springtime at Disney

Epcot's annual International Flower and Garden Festival runs from March through the summer months. It's similar to the Food and Wine Festival in the fall, but with a springy, floral twist.

There are beautiful topiaries of different Disney characters everywhere, and it's such a blast going through the World Showcase trying to find them all. Disney also outdoes itself every year with the colorful flowers sprinkled throughout the park.

There are different stands all over the country pavilions with amazing food and drinks to try, too. My favorites that seem to return every year are the street corn and the refreshing violet lemonade.

The springtime festival also brings musical acts to the park in the Garden Rocks concert series

As part of the Flower and Garden Festival every year, Epcot also hosts the Garden Rocks concert series in the American pavilion.

Typically, there's nightly live music from March through June. These concerts are included with park admission, so it feels like such a bonus.

Some of the past artists include Simple Plan, Smash Mouth, and Plain White T's. However, the lineup is different every year.

When I lived in Orlando, this concert series gave me a reason to go to Epcot all the time.

This story was originally published on March 1, 2022, and most recently updated on March 12, 2026.

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