Our 1-day EPCOT itinerary has the most efficient order to do the entirety, together with the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind curler coaster and Frozen Ever After boat trip. This Walt Disney Global plan has step by step approach to keep away from ready in lengthy traces, beating crowds, consuming and taking part in Global Show off. (Up to date August 3, 2025.)
This one-day EPCOT plan is examined incessantly and has been up to date for Fall 2025, bearing in mind adjustments for Early Access and Prolonged Night time Hours. The plan has been overhauled following the finishing touch of Global Birthday celebration and CommuniCore Corridor, in addition to the debut of Check Observe 3.0.
It additionally displays the transfer to standby for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. We’ve achieved in depth box checking out to resolve the Perfect & Worst Occasions to Trip Guardians of Galaxy Cosmic Rewind, and one of the crucial effects may wonder you. Even supposing we haven’t achieved in a similar fashion rigorous box checking out for Check Observe 3.0 but, what we’ve observed up to now mirrors that beautiful carefully. Which means if you wish to have a DIY itinerary, you will have to simply learn that and do the 2 within reach points of interest back-to-back.
Then there’s Lightning Lane Multi-Cross and Unmarried Cross, the most recent paid FastPass that replaces the Genie+ machine. In the past, we had separate plans with and with out Lightning Lanes. With the brand new machine, we’re as an alternative recommending you get started with this itinerary because the ‘bones’ to construct your individual plan, and mix it with EPCOT Lightning Lane Multi-Cross Ratings & Technique. As long as you e book Lightning Lanes early, you will have to have the ability to slot the ones trip reservations into this plan–both substituting standby for Lightning Lanes, repeating rides, or lowering backtracking.
Truthfully, that ‘when to trip’ Cosmic Rewind information and EPCOT Lightning Lanes technique could be higher fitted to Walt Disney Global holiday planners who wish to construct their very own itinerary for EPCOT. That’s doubly true in the event you’re staying on-site and intend upon profiting from Early Access. There is not any one proper option to beat the crowds at EPCOT, and which approaches paintings highest rely upon your priorities, quantity of strolling you’re prepared to do, which front you’re the use of, and extra.
With all of that during thoughts, let’s duvet our optimum 1-day EPCOT itinerary that balances all of those variables…
Early Access at EPCOT – Walt Disney Global is now providing Early Theme Park Access, which permits on-site resort visitors to go into EPCOT (or any park) half-hour earlier than legitimate park opening time. Early Access is obtainable in any respect 4 theme parks each and every unmarried day of the week. This complicates technique, particularly for off-site visitors. Take a look at our Information to Early Theme Park Access at Walt Disney Global for more information.
If you’ll be able to benefit from this early admission and shall be coming into by means of Global Gateway, we’d strongly suggest studying our Early Theme Park Access at EPCOT Technique for how one can take on the park’s headliners by means of standby, and why this on-site perk is best than Lightning Lanes at EPCOT. This recommendation applies even now that Cosmic Rewind is a part of the the Early Access trip roster.
In the event you’re arriving by means of the entrance front of EPCOT, you will have to get started with Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. The one actual query is whether or not you wish to have to be on the very entrance of the pack and try to trip two times, or wish to benefit from our Simple EPCOT Early Access Plan for Low Waits at Guardians of Galaxy Cosmic Rewind.
The next technique is for legitimate park opening and the rest of the day, that means that it assumes you’re now not doing Early Access. Regulate as suitable in case you are eligible for, and profiting from, Early Access…
Navigate to Norway – Previously, we don’t have beneficial prioritizing Global Show off, which is most commonly buying groceries, eating, and wandering. On the other hand, there are a number of compelling causes for doing so at this time.
For starters, Global Show off is house to 2 of EPCOT’s hottest points of interest. There’s additionally the truth that maximum visitors arrive in the course of the entrance front and do EPCOT from entrance to again, that means they do Global Show off within the afternoon. Zig when others zag, and paintings from again to entrance, which places you at the reverse observe of crowds. It’s like leaving the town all through morning rush hour as an alternative of becoming a member of the rat race into the town.
For this reason we begin our day by way of heading to Frozen Ever After in Global Show off’s Norway/Arendelle pavilion. That is “handiest” the third or 4th hottest trip at EPCOT at this time, however it’s the one who is decrease precedence all through Early Access. Because of this, the road is a ways shorter right here at common rope drop than it’s at Cosmic Rewind, Check Observe, or Remy’s Ratatouille Journey.
By the point you get again to Norway, there’s an excellent chance that Frozen Ever After can have a posted wait time of half-hour or longer. As long as you arrive proper at EPCOT’s opening time, you will have to do it anyway. Wait instances for Frozen Ever After handiest aggravate because the day wears on, as maximum visitors do Global Show off in the second one part of the day.
Move to Canada – Beatles vs. Stones. Coke vs. Pepsi. Orange vs. Lime. Canada vs. Mexico.
Walt Disney Global lovers have lengthy debated which path is the “proper” option to get started a trek round Global Show off. We’re right here to tell you that the most efficient manner is if truth be told each. After completing up in Norway, double again and head to Canada, proceeding round Global Show off in that path. You’ll perceive why while you see the following forestall…
Scurry to the Streets of Paris – The opposite hottest Global Show off appeal is Remy’s Ratatouille Journey, which may be some of the more recent family-friendly points of interest at Walt Disney Global. Because of this, about one-third of visitors race to the Rat Trip all through Early Access and at rope drop.
Because of this, we’ve seen a captivating phenomenon with a relative lull in wait instances about an hour after park opening till round midday. This hole is principally between when the early arrivers have already completed up with the appeal however earlier than the visitors who prioritized the entrance of the park arrive to Global Show off. It’s nonetheless early, so this pattern may just trade, however it intuitively is sensible and our expectation is that it’ll proceed.
As such, your intention will have to be to reach at Remy’s Ratatouille Journey earlier than lunch. It won’t look like a lot, however knocking out those two headliners earlier than mealtime is massive, and can set you up for an effective afternoon. This may be a nice use of a Lightning Lane, so in the event you do acquire Multi-Cross, attempt to e book Remy’s Ratatouille Journey, preferably additionally with a time slot earlier than midday.
The Global Show off is Your Oyster – Mechanically seen because the culinary epicenter of Walt Disney Global, there are a selection of distinctive eating places in Global Show off. We expect the delicacies at many of those is puffed up, however it’s nonetheless price being slightly adventurous and consuming someplace distinctive.
If you wish to have one thing extra approachable, some of the highest counter provider eating places in EPCOT is Regal Eagle Smokehouse. It has plenty of crowd-pleasing BBQ, plus salad or even plant-based choices. (We’ve eaten the entirety at the menu–learn our Regal Eagle Smokehouse: A Assessment of All Meals, However Most commonly BBQ Meats for ideas on what to reserve.)
However, you need to simply graze round Global Show off, preventing at snack spots, quick-service kiosks, and competition market cubicles versus doing a conventional meal. All of those choices are mentioned within the steps under and, frankly, our most sensible recommendation can be now not preventing for a fully-fledged lunch. EPCOT is a large park with so much to do, so consuming lunch at the move is sensible.
American Journey – Proper subsequent door to Regal Eagle Smokehouse is Epcot’s highest appeal. American Journey is an impressive Audio Animatronics display montage level that includes key moments in American historical past.
American Journey is so just right that it made our record of the Most sensible 10 Disney Theme Park Points of interest. Skipping it might be distinctly unpatriotic.
_______ Across the Global – The gap round Global Show off is kind of 1.25 miles. In the event you apply this plan, that suggests you’ll be strolling a minimum of 2.5 miles (you’re prone to stroll over 10 miles in an afternoon at Walt Disney Global, so that is not anything), as that is going to name for two laps round Global Show off. It’s price it.
All the way through this primary lap, we propose making an attempt Ingesting Across the Global or Snacking Across the Global. Or take a look at each for a distinct type of the “Dopey Problem.” We propose a snack or drink at each and every forestall for the balanced manner, however hats off if you’ll be able to do extra. Alongside the way in which, believe breaks for Reflections of China and Canada A long way & Vast.
Across the Global Pit Stops – If it’s ‘Competition Season’ at EPCOT (which principally encompasses all of the yr save for a couple of weeks), you will have to forestall to revel in both the meals & drink cubicles or particular choices all through those occasions.
Listed below are the more than a few occasions together with their approximate annual timeframes:
Global Show off Atmospheric Acts – It will have to be glaring from the above entries, however we can not overemphasize the significance of slowing down and taking your time to revel in Global Show off. There will have to be no sense of urgency for the center portion of the day. Traces for points of interest on the entrance of the park are at their longest, making this a good time to kill time–discover the nooks and crannies, interact with the structure, browse stores, and–as mentioned above–consume!
Most significantly, take a while to prevent and notice the atmospheric leisure acts. Amongst different performers, this comprises Voices of Liberty (American Journey), Matsuriza Taiko Drummers (Japan), Command Efficiency (United Kingdom), Les Raftsmen (Canada), Sergio the Italian Clown Juggler, and extra. Word that performers can (and do!) trade seasonally, as do showtimes. For schedules, we extremely suggest consulting the My Disney Revel in app at the day of your consult with.
Maneuver to Mexico – Round mid-afternoon, you will have to realize crowds beginning to construct in Global Show off. Now’s the time to double again against the entrance of the park. For your means out, make a forestall within the Mexico pavilion to do the Gran Fiesta Excursion boat trip.
In the event you’re making plans on taking part in a drink or few, now may be a great time to prevent at L. a. Cava del Tequila or Choza de Margarita for a drink. Each places may have already got traces, however the ones will handiest be worse later.
Again to the Long term Global – When you’ve “completed” Global Show off, jump again to the entrance of the park, previously referred to as Long term Global. That is the counter-intuitive manner. Maximum visitors do EPCOT from entrance to again, that means the wait instances for points of interest on the entrance of the park are longest originally of the day and lowering within the afternoon.
Order of points of interest doesn’t make an enormous distinction in Long term Global (with a few large exceptions), however our beneficial manner is:
- Adventure into Creativeness with Figment
- Meet Figment
- Meet Minnie & Mickey Mouse
- Spaceship Earth
- The Seas with Nemo & Buddies (be certain that to take a look at the aquatic existence, particularly the majestic manatees)
- Moana’s Adventure of Water
- Dwelling with the Land
- Soarin’ Across the Global
- Project: Area
- Check Observe
The primary essential factor is to ensure Soarin’ Across the Global and Check Observe are against the tip. The ones are the 2 points of interest that can have the longest traces previous within the day. Through early night, each traces will have to be a lot shorter than they have been within the morning.
Any other factor to notice is that a few of these don’t seem to be must-dos for everybody. Even supposing that record is 10 entries lengthy (way more rides than you’ve achieved all day lengthy up up to now!) and may appear daunting this past due within the day, the truth is that the majority visitors will handiest do 5-7 entries. Now not handiest that, however as a result of some of these are non-essential, the wait instances have a tendency to be shorter.
The Seas with Nemo & Buddies, Adventure into Creativeness, and Dwelling with the Land all have a tendency to be walk-ons at the moment, whilst Spaceship Earth and Project Area will usually have wait instances of 10 mins or much less. Moana’s Adventure of Water is actually only a strolling trail, so there’s no look forward to that.
Except for Soarin’ and Check Observe, you will have to fly via this record. And in the event you do plan on doing extra of the entries, really feel such as you’re brief on time, or its posted wait time is prohibitive, take into account that Check Observe has a Unmarried Rider line. That can lead to a far shorter wait, you simply received’t trip at the side of your birthday party.
Culminating at Cosmic Rewind – Until you’re eligible for Early Access, there’s an excellent likelihood that the longest standby line you’ll wait in all day at EPCOT is for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. In the event you skipped the ‘highest & worst instances’ trip information, there are principally two optimum choices in the second one part of the day.
The primary of those is in a pre-dinner lull, which is analogous to the mid-morning lull after we beneficial doing Remy’s Ratatouille Journey previous. The reason is identical–the posted wait time will nonetheless be prime, and maximum visitors aren’t going to wish to wait in an hour-plus line proper earlier than their dinner plans. However in fact, the real wait time is falling.
The second one is ~half-hour till park ultimate, which is the candy spot for the shortest wait time of normal working hours (so minus Early Access or Prolonged Night time Hours). The issue with that is that it’ll imply you leave out the EPCOT fireworks. If that doesn’t trouble you, do Cosmic Rewind later. We propose the pre-dinner lull right here since you will have to now not skip the fireworks, and likewise as a result of getting out of the warmth and solar all through the pre-dinner lull is sweet, although the road is somewhat longer. As at all times, your mileage might range–that’s why we’re supplying you with choices!
Dinner – After getting back from the pink planet in Project: Area, head above Earth for dinner at EPCOT’s latest eating place. See our Footage & Video Within Area 220 Eating place in addition to our Area 220 Eating place Assessment that appears at whether or not the meals is price the fee tag.
In a great situation, you’d e book an Advance Eating Reservation in Global Show off about 2 hours earlier than the fireworks, with dinner wrapping up in a while earlier than that begins. If orbiting above Earth isn’t your velocity, there are nice choices in Global Show off.
Spice Highway Desk is our most sensible select in Global Show off at this time for delicacies and outdoor setting. If this sounds out of doors your convenience zone, we’d inspire you to take a look at it regardless of that–there are some strangely approachable menu choices. If Spice Highway Desk doesn’t sound interesting to you believe By way of Napoli, which serves the most efficient pizza in Walt Disney Global.
Impressions de France – That is the appeal we enjoy maximum in EPCOT, and we view it as criminally underrated. The rating is hauntingly stunning, and the imagery as you swoop via other portions of France is shocking.
There are a number of EPCOT movies, however that is the one one who we adore. Sadly, Impressions de France is handiest proven the ultimate 2 hours of the day, so you could now not have time for each Impressions de France and the fireworks. The typical visitor will have to do Luminous versus this display. Up to we adore Impressions de France, this can be a bit dated and doesn’t resonate with numerous first-timers.
If for some reason why the wait time was once too prime, you didn’t have a Lightning Lane, you don’t care about fireworks, otherwise you simply wish to trip it once more–this may be a good time to do Remy’s Ratatouille Journey. Although the posted wait time is over an hour, there’s an excellent chance the real wait time is ready part that. (Disney inflates wait instances on the finish of the evening.)
Fireworks Finale – EPCOT has had 3 other midnight spectaculars in the previous couple of years, with the most recent being the brand new Luminous: The Symphony of Us. We propose staking out a place about half-hour upfront.
For making plans functions, seek the advice of our Perfect EPCOT Fireworks Viewing Spots posts for an inventory of the most efficient spots and different pointers for viewing the midnight spectaculars. You do not want a front-row spot for Luminous, and tenting out for hours at the France bridge or different in style spots is entire overkill.
In the event you wait greater than 45 mins for Luminous, you’re doing it flawed. As a rule, we take hold of our spots about 5-Quarter-hour upfront, and feature an ideal view! You simply want to know the place to head, and now not apply the gang to essentially the most overhyped places.
EPCOT Submit Display: Global Show off Walk – For the reason that eating places in Global Show off make eating reservations till park ultimate and it takes some visitors over an hour after park ultimate to complete their foods, you may have over an hour to linger and slowly make your means out of the park after the park closes. Take complete benefit of this with a leisurely stroll out of the park. Agree with us, it’s price it.
In the event you’re ready to do even 75% of the issues on our single-day EPCOT plan of assault, you’re just about confident of getting a very good day within the park. In the event you do have two or extra days to revel in EPCOT, or wish to enjoy different points of interest but even so the ones we’ve indexed, be certain that to take a look at our EPCOT Park & Points of interest Information, which charges and critiques all points of interest.
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Our 1-day EPCOT itinerary has the most efficient order to do the entirety, together with the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind curler coaster and Frozen Ever After boat trip. This Walt Disney Global plan has step by step approach to keep away from ready in lengthy traces, beating crowds, consuming and taking part in Global Show off. (Up to date August 3, 2025.)
This one-day EPCOT plan is examined incessantly and has been up to date for Fall 2025, bearing in mind adjustments for Early Access and Prolonged Night time Hours. The plan has been overhauled following the finishing touch of Global Birthday celebration and CommuniCore Corridor, in addition to the debut of Check Observe 3.0.
It additionally displays the transfer to standby for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. We’ve achieved in depth box checking out to resolve the Perfect & Worst Occasions to Trip Guardians of Galaxy Cosmic Rewind, and one of the crucial effects may wonder you. Even supposing we haven’t achieved in a similar fashion rigorous box checking out for Check Observe 3.0 but, what we’ve observed up to now mirrors that beautiful carefully. Which means if you wish to have a DIY itinerary, you will have to simply learn that and do the 2 within reach points of interest back-to-back.
Then there’s Lightning Lane Multi-Cross and Unmarried Cross, the most recent paid FastPass that replaces the Genie+ machine. In the past, we had separate plans with and with out Lightning Lanes. With the brand new machine, we’re as an alternative recommending you get started with this itinerary because the ‘bones’ to construct your individual plan, and mix it with EPCOT Lightning Lane Multi-Cross Ratings & Technique. As long as you e book Lightning Lanes early, you will have to have the ability to slot the ones trip reservations into this plan–both substituting standby for Lightning Lanes, repeating rides, or lowering backtracking.
Truthfully, that ‘when to trip’ Cosmic Rewind information and EPCOT Lightning Lanes technique could be higher fitted to Walt Disney Global holiday planners who wish to construct their very own itinerary for EPCOT. That’s doubly true in the event you’re staying on-site and intend upon profiting from Early Access. There is not any one proper option to beat the crowds at EPCOT, and which approaches paintings highest rely upon your priorities, quantity of strolling you’re prepared to do, which front you’re the use of, and extra.
With all of that during thoughts, let’s duvet our optimum 1-day EPCOT itinerary that balances all of those variables…
Early Access at EPCOT – Walt Disney Global is now providing Early Theme Park Access, which permits on-site resort visitors to go into EPCOT (or any park) half-hour earlier than legitimate park opening time. Early Access is obtainable in any respect 4 theme parks each and every unmarried day of the week. This complicates technique, particularly for off-site visitors. Take a look at our Information to Early Theme Park Access at Walt Disney Global for more information.
If you’ll be able to benefit from this early admission and shall be coming into by means of Global Gateway, we’d strongly suggest studying our Early Theme Park Access at EPCOT Technique for how one can take on the park’s headliners by means of standby, and why this on-site perk is best than Lightning Lanes at EPCOT. This recommendation applies even now that Cosmic Rewind is a part of the the Early Access trip roster.
In the event you’re arriving by means of the entrance front of EPCOT, you will have to get started with Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. The one actual query is whether or not you wish to have to be on the very entrance of the pack and try to trip two times, or wish to benefit from our Simple EPCOT Early Access Plan for Low Waits at Guardians of Galaxy Cosmic Rewind.
The next technique is for legitimate park opening and the rest of the day, that means that it assumes you’re now not doing Early Access. Regulate as suitable in case you are eligible for, and profiting from, Early Access…
Navigate to Norway – Previously, we don’t have beneficial prioritizing Global Show off, which is most commonly buying groceries, eating, and wandering. On the other hand, there are a number of compelling causes for doing so at this time.
For starters, Global Show off is house to 2 of EPCOT’s hottest points of interest. There’s additionally the truth that maximum visitors arrive in the course of the entrance front and do EPCOT from entrance to again, that means they do Global Show off within the afternoon. Zig when others zag, and paintings from again to entrance, which places you at the reverse observe of crowds. It’s like leaving the town all through morning rush hour as an alternative of becoming a member of the rat race into the town.
For this reason we begin our day by way of heading to Frozen Ever After in Global Show off’s Norway/Arendelle pavilion. That is “handiest” the third or 4th hottest trip at EPCOT at this time, however it’s the one who is decrease precedence all through Early Access. Because of this, the road is a ways shorter right here at common rope drop than it’s at Cosmic Rewind, Check Observe, or Remy’s Ratatouille Journey.
By the point you get again to Norway, there’s an excellent chance that Frozen Ever After can have a posted wait time of half-hour or longer. As long as you arrive proper at EPCOT’s opening time, you will have to do it anyway. Wait instances for Frozen Ever After handiest aggravate because the day wears on, as maximum visitors do Global Show off in the second one part of the day.
Move to Canada – Beatles vs. Stones. Coke vs. Pepsi. Orange vs. Lime. Canada vs. Mexico.
Walt Disney Global lovers have lengthy debated which path is the “proper” option to get started a trek round Global Show off. We’re right here to tell you that the most efficient manner is if truth be told each. After completing up in Norway, double again and head to Canada, proceeding round Global Show off in that path. You’ll perceive why while you see the following forestall…
Scurry to the Streets of Paris – The opposite hottest Global Show off appeal is Remy’s Ratatouille Journey, which may be some of the more recent family-friendly points of interest at Walt Disney Global. Because of this, about one-third of visitors race to the Rat Trip all through Early Access and at rope drop.
Because of this, we’ve seen a captivating phenomenon with a relative lull in wait instances about an hour after park opening till round midday. This hole is principally between when the early arrivers have already completed up with the appeal however earlier than the visitors who prioritized the entrance of the park arrive to Global Show off. It’s nonetheless early, so this pattern may just trade, however it intuitively is sensible and our expectation is that it’ll proceed.
As such, your intention will have to be to reach at Remy’s Ratatouille Journey earlier than lunch. It won’t look like a lot, however knocking out those two headliners earlier than mealtime is massive, and can set you up for an effective afternoon. This may be a nice use of a Lightning Lane, so in the event you do acquire Multi-Cross, attempt to e book Remy’s Ratatouille Journey, preferably additionally with a time slot earlier than midday.
The Global Show off is Your Oyster – Mechanically seen because the culinary epicenter of Walt Disney Global, there are a selection of distinctive eating places in Global Show off. We expect the delicacies at many of those is puffed up, however it’s nonetheless price being slightly adventurous and consuming someplace distinctive.
If you wish to have one thing extra approachable, some of the highest counter provider eating places in EPCOT is Regal Eagle Smokehouse. It has plenty of crowd-pleasing BBQ, plus salad or even plant-based choices. (We’ve eaten the entirety at the menu–learn our Regal Eagle Smokehouse: A Assessment of All Meals, However Most commonly BBQ Meats for ideas on what to reserve.)
However, you need to simply graze round Global Show off, preventing at snack spots, quick-service kiosks, and competition market cubicles versus doing a conventional meal. All of those choices are mentioned within the steps under and, frankly, our most sensible recommendation can be now not preventing for a fully-fledged lunch. EPCOT is a large park with so much to do, so consuming lunch at the move is sensible.
American Journey – Proper subsequent door to Regal Eagle Smokehouse is Epcot’s highest appeal. American Journey is an impressive Audio Animatronics display montage level that includes key moments in American historical past.
American Journey is so just right that it made our record of the Most sensible 10 Disney Theme Park Points of interest. Skipping it might be distinctly unpatriotic.
_______ Across the Global – The gap round Global Show off is kind of 1.25 miles. In the event you apply this plan, that suggests you’ll be strolling a minimum of 2.5 miles (you’re prone to stroll over 10 miles in an afternoon at Walt Disney Global, so that is not anything), as that is going to name for two laps round Global Show off. It’s price it.
All the way through this primary lap, we propose making an attempt Ingesting Across the Global or Snacking Across the Global. Or take a look at each for a distinct type of the “Dopey Problem.” We propose a snack or drink at each and every forestall for the balanced manner, however hats off if you’ll be able to do extra. Alongside the way in which, believe breaks for Reflections of China and Canada A long way & Vast.
Across the Global Pit Stops – If it’s ‘Competition Season’ at EPCOT (which principally encompasses all of the yr save for a couple of weeks), you will have to forestall to revel in both the meals & drink cubicles or particular choices all through those occasions.
Listed below are the more than a few occasions together with their approximate annual timeframes:
Global Show off Atmospheric Acts – It will have to be glaring from the above entries, however we can not overemphasize the significance of slowing down and taking your time to revel in Global Show off. There will have to be no sense of urgency for the center portion of the day. Traces for points of interest on the entrance of the park are at their longest, making this a good time to kill time–discover the nooks and crannies, interact with the structure, browse stores, and–as mentioned above–consume!
Most significantly, take a while to prevent and notice the atmospheric leisure acts. Amongst different performers, this comprises Voices of Liberty (American Journey), Matsuriza Taiko Drummers (Japan), Command Efficiency (United Kingdom), Les Raftsmen (Canada), Sergio the Italian Clown Juggler, and extra. Word that performers can (and do!) trade seasonally, as do showtimes. For schedules, we extremely suggest consulting the My Disney Revel in app at the day of your consult with.
Maneuver to Mexico – Round mid-afternoon, you will have to realize crowds beginning to construct in Global Show off. Now’s the time to double again against the entrance of the park. For your means out, make a forestall within the Mexico pavilion to do the Gran Fiesta Excursion boat trip.
In the event you’re making plans on taking part in a drink or few, now may be a great time to prevent at L. a. Cava del Tequila or Choza de Margarita for a drink. Each places may have already got traces, however the ones will handiest be worse later.
Again to the Long term Global – When you’ve “completed” Global Show off, jump again to the entrance of the park, previously referred to as Long term Global. That is the counter-intuitive manner. Maximum visitors do EPCOT from entrance to again, that means the wait instances for points of interest on the entrance of the park are longest originally of the day and lowering within the afternoon.
Order of points of interest doesn’t make an enormous distinction in Long term Global (with a few large exceptions), however our beneficial manner is:
- Adventure into Creativeness with Figment
- Meet Figment
- Meet Minnie & Mickey Mouse
- Spaceship Earth
- The Seas with Nemo & Buddies (be certain that to take a look at the aquatic existence, particularly the majestic manatees)
- Moana’s Adventure of Water
- Dwelling with the Land
- Soarin’ Across the Global
- Project: Area
- Check Observe
The primary essential factor is to ensure Soarin’ Across the Global and Check Observe are against the tip. The ones are the 2 points of interest that can have the longest traces previous within the day. Through early night, each traces will have to be a lot shorter than they have been within the morning.
Any other factor to notice is that a few of these don’t seem to be must-dos for everybody. Even supposing that record is 10 entries lengthy (way more rides than you’ve achieved all day lengthy up up to now!) and may appear daunting this past due within the day, the truth is that the majority visitors will handiest do 5-7 entries. Now not handiest that, however as a result of some of these are non-essential, the wait instances have a tendency to be shorter.
The Seas with Nemo & Buddies, Adventure into Creativeness, and Dwelling with the Land all have a tendency to be walk-ons at the moment, whilst Spaceship Earth and Project Area will usually have wait instances of 10 mins or much less. Moana’s Adventure of Water is actually only a strolling trail, so there’s no look forward to that.
Except for Soarin’ and Check Observe, you will have to fly via this record. And in the event you do plan on doing extra of the entries, really feel such as you’re brief on time, or its posted wait time is prohibitive, take into account that Check Observe has a Unmarried Rider line. That can lead to a far shorter wait, you simply received’t trip at the side of your birthday party.
Culminating at Cosmic Rewind – Until you’re eligible for Early Access, there’s an excellent likelihood that the longest standby line you’ll wait in all day at EPCOT is for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. In the event you skipped the ‘highest & worst instances’ trip information, there are principally two optimum choices in the second one part of the day.
The primary of those is in a pre-dinner lull, which is analogous to the mid-morning lull after we beneficial doing Remy’s Ratatouille Journey previous. The reason is identical–the posted wait time will nonetheless be prime, and maximum visitors aren’t going to wish to wait in an hour-plus line proper earlier than their dinner plans. However in fact, the real wait time is falling.
The second one is ~half-hour till park ultimate, which is the candy spot for the shortest wait time of normal working hours (so minus Early Access or Prolonged Night time Hours). The issue with that is that it’ll imply you leave out the EPCOT fireworks. If that doesn’t trouble you, do Cosmic Rewind later. We propose the pre-dinner lull right here since you will have to now not skip the fireworks, and likewise as a result of getting out of the warmth and solar all through the pre-dinner lull is sweet, although the road is somewhat longer. As at all times, your mileage might range–that’s why we’re supplying you with choices!
Dinner – After getting back from the pink planet in Project: Area, head above Earth for dinner at EPCOT’s latest eating place. See our Footage & Video Within Area 220 Eating place in addition to our Area 220 Eating place Assessment that appears at whether or not the meals is price the fee tag.
In a great situation, you’d e book an Advance Eating Reservation in Global Show off about 2 hours earlier than the fireworks, with dinner wrapping up in a while earlier than that begins. If orbiting above Earth isn’t your velocity, there are nice choices in Global Show off.
Spice Highway Desk is our most sensible select in Global Show off at this time for delicacies and outdoor setting. If this sounds out of doors your convenience zone, we’d inspire you to take a look at it regardless of that–there are some strangely approachable menu choices. If Spice Highway Desk doesn’t sound interesting to you believe By way of Napoli, which serves the most efficient pizza in Walt Disney Global.
Impressions de France – That is the appeal we enjoy maximum in EPCOT, and we view it as criminally underrated. The rating is hauntingly stunning, and the imagery as you swoop via other portions of France is shocking.
There are a number of EPCOT movies, however that is the one one who we adore. Sadly, Impressions de France is handiest proven the ultimate 2 hours of the day, so you could now not have time for each Impressions de France and the fireworks. The typical visitor will have to do Luminous versus this display. Up to we adore Impressions de France, this can be a bit dated and doesn’t resonate with numerous first-timers.
If for some reason why the wait time was once too prime, you didn’t have a Lightning Lane, you don’t care about fireworks, otherwise you simply wish to trip it once more–this may be a good time to do Remy’s Ratatouille Journey. Although the posted wait time is over an hour, there’s an excellent chance the real wait time is ready part that. (Disney inflates wait instances on the finish of the evening.)
Fireworks Finale – EPCOT has had 3 other midnight spectaculars in the previous couple of years, with the most recent being the brand new Luminous: The Symphony of Us. We propose staking out a place about half-hour upfront.
For making plans functions, seek the advice of our Perfect EPCOT Fireworks Viewing Spots posts for an inventory of the most efficient spots and different pointers for viewing the midnight spectaculars. You do not want a front-row spot for Luminous, and tenting out for hours at the France bridge or different in style spots is entire overkill.
In the event you wait greater than 45 mins for Luminous, you’re doing it flawed. As a rule, we take hold of our spots about 5-Quarter-hour upfront, and feature an ideal view! You simply want to know the place to head, and now not apply the gang to essentially the most overhyped places.
EPCOT Submit Display: Global Show off Walk – For the reason that eating places in Global Show off make eating reservations till park ultimate and it takes some visitors over an hour after park ultimate to complete their foods, you may have over an hour to linger and slowly make your means out of the park after the park closes. Take complete benefit of this with a leisurely stroll out of the park. Agree with us, it’s price it.
In the event you’re ready to do even 75% of the issues on our single-day EPCOT plan of assault, you’re just about confident of getting a very good day within the park. In the event you do have two or extra days to revel in EPCOT, or wish to enjoy different points of interest but even so the ones we’ve indexed, be certain that to take a look at our EPCOT Park & Points of interest Information, which charges and critiques all points of interest.
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