{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64ad7013f41bdd001134e3db/67e4be2f12e371d66452a124?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"History of EPCOT's International Flower & Garden Festival","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64ad7013f41bdd001134e3db/1743043020886-1d6e96c4-ce0c-47c3-b357-852b7c9a55b5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, special guests Colin Ayres and Dwayne Burgess share information about this year's OzCon International, a convention being held this summer in Burbank which will focus on Walt Disney's connection to The Wizard of Oz series of books and celebrate the 40th anniversary of Disney's Return to Oz. Then, Michael and Tom take a look at the history of the popular Epcot International Flower &amp; Garden Festival.</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href=\"http://disboards.com/threads/searching-for-disneyland-history-michael-bowling-segments.3435691/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Michael’s Disneyland History Segments</a></li><li><a href=\"https://linktr.ee/thedis\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Important DIS links and more information!</a></li><li><a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/64ad7013f41bdd001134e3db/episodes/twitter.com/connectingwalt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Connecting with Walt on Twitter</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.dreamsunlimitedtravel.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dreams Unlimited Travel</a></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://ozconinternational.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">OzCon International</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Sources:</p><p><em>Books:</em></p><ul><li>Secret Stories of Walt Disney World by Jim Korkis</li></ul><p><em>Websites/Articles:</em></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epcot_International_Flower_%26_Garden_Festival\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Epcot International Flower &amp; Garden Festival, Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.wdw-magazine.com/first-epcot-flower-and-garden-festival/?srsltid=AfmBOooTGB1rFlOeFu8jgF50LN1hRsFpauzOPRhlDEQgcUWEVY2QC-mL\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The First EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival by Morgan Flaherty for WDW Magazine</a></li><li><a href=\"https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Topiary\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Topiary, The Disney Wiki</a></li><li><a href=\"https://allears.net/wdw-chronicles-the-history-of-disney-topiary/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WDW Chronicles: The History of Disney Topiary by Jim Korkis for AllEars.net</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"The DIS"}