Welcome to planDisney, friend!
You're going to have such a lovely trip later this month! I highly recommend purchasing your tickets and making any reservations that you would like to as soon as you can as you are getting very close to your arrival date.
I'm so glad to hear that you're interested in EPCOT! Flower and Garden Festival is in full bloom, and you're sure to love the beautiful flowers, the butterflies, and the delicious foods and drinks that are available at the outdoor kitchens all around the theme park! You'll also want to join the Guardians of the Galaxy on their attraction
Cosmic Rewind! This ride is no longer on a virtual queue, so I recommend getting to the line early in the day, or purchasing a
Lightning Lane Single Pass to skip the standby queue.
As for alligators, you'll be able to see a reptile within the same reptilian order (Crocodylia) at Animal Kingdom! The Nile crocodiles are viewable on the
Kilimanjaro Safari attraction, and they are really neat to see! Just remember: Never smile at a crocodile! (If you're really keen on seeing an alligator specifically, you may need to look off Disney property for that particular experience.) If you decide to go to Animal Kingdom, I recommend taking a ride on Everest! There is a single rider entrance to the far right of the attraction's entrance. It is typically much faster to enter the ride that way!
If you're planning to go the EPCOT and Animal Kingdom route, your best
option for a ticket would be a 2-day, single park ticket. I'd recommend selecting Animal Kingdom for your first day, March 28, and EPCOT for your second day (since you'd have a full day available to you), March 29. If you're planning to go see an alligator elsewhere instead of the crocodile, I would recommend doing your alligator excursion on the 28 in the afternoon and getting a 1-day, single park ticket for the 29 to EPCOT.
An extra note: Visit the
Disney Parks Blog Foodie Guide for Flower and Garden Festival to see what delicious eats are waiting for you at EPCOT!
If you have additional questions before your arrival, we'd love to hear from you again at planDisney!
See ya real soon,
Allyn