Epcot Mitsukoshi Store and Via The Culture Tutto Napoli Gusto American Exhibit Liberty Adventure Inn Katsura Teppan Edo Tutto Grill Italia Sommerfest Tokyo Dining Restaurant Marrakesh Bier- garten Gardens Tangierine Cafe Theater France Boulangerie Pâtisserie Japan Spice Road Ice Cream Refreshment Italy Table Coolpost Germany American Impressions Pavilion Morocco Chefs de France de France Boat/Walkway to France Monsieur Hollywood Studios, BoardWalk Paul and Epcot Resorts International China IllumiNations Gateway Lotus Blossom Yorkshire County of China + FP+ Nine Dragons Fish Shop United Kingdom Norway Akershus Rose & Crown Pub & Dining Room Kringla Bakeri La Hacienda de San Angel Mexico Canada Cantina World Showplace de San Angel San Angel Mexico IllumiNations Inn Shops and La Cava FastPass+ Le Cellier del Tequila O’ Canada! Gran Fiesta Tour Odyssey Movie Center Preview Journey Into Imagination With Figment+ Test Track+ Club Mouse Cool Fountain Sunshine Gear of Character Seasons FP+ Nations Spot + Garden Mission: Grill Sum of (Top Floor) Space Electric FP+ + Sunshine All Thrills Umbrella Disney Visa Innoventions Seasons Meet and Greet East Circle of Life Living with (Top Floor) the Land+ Festival Center Spaceship Ellen’s Energy Turtle Earth Nemo Talk Adventure Guest + + Ride+ Services Coral Reef First Hour Attractions Living Seas Attraction Entrance First 2 Hours / Last 2 Hours of Operation Restrooms Anytime Attractions Main Entrance Table Service Dining and Exit Guest Services Quick Service Dining Resort Shopping Bus Stops IllumiNations Viewing Attractions followed by a + are FastPass+ enabled Epcot Cheat Sheet – From January 4th to when Soarin’ reopens, likely in June 2016 General Touring Philosophy: With Soarin’ closed, Epcot is down to what amounts to one headlining attraction in the form of Test Track. Your approach relies largely on whether you’re headed to Sum of All Thrills and Mission: SPACE. If you’d like to ride Test Track at least twice and plan to ride Sum of All Thrills and Mission: SPACE, head straight to Test Track to ride at rope drop, followed by Sum of All Thrills and Mission: SPACE. If you’d like to ride Test Track once, but also want to ride Sum of All Thrills and Mission: SPACE, head to Sum of All Thrills first, followed by Mission: SPACE and then head to Future World West. Ride Test Track with FastPass+ when it fits into your overall plan later in the day. If you’re content riding Test Track once or don’t want to ride at all, plan to skip Sum of All Thrills and Mission: SPACE, and want to avoid the mass of humanity headed in that direction, begin in Future World West with Character Spot or The Seas with Nemo. Soarin’s closure makes it easier to tour Epcot over one day, though most guests visiting Walt Disney World for 6+ days will likely find themselves at Epcot on at least two. With FastPass+, it makes it easier to arrive later in the day and still enjoy short waits at Test Track and two other attractions each day. Consider sleeping in and arriving late on at least one of your days. Characters: The Princesses in World Showcase can see substantial waits. Mickey, Minnie and Goofy at Character Spot can also see 30 to 50 minute waits. It’s best to do Character Spot near park close to avoid long waits or use FastPass+. If you’re skipping Test Track in the morning, visit Character Spot right after park open. Most other characters will have 5 to 20 minute waits. Random characters may also appear. Check in between the Canada and United Kingdom Pavilions and to the left of Liberty Inn in the United States in the afternoon. Rope Drop: Epcot has two entrances – Guests arriving via Disney bus, monorail, or their own vehicles will enter via the main entrance at the front of the park. The International Gateway entrance in between the France and UK Pavilions in World Showcase is used by those arriving from the BoardWalk, Beach Club, Yacht Club, Swan, and Dolphin resorts. 30 minutes before open, Disney will begin letting guests enter the park from both entrances. Guests will be held at the Fountain of Nations until 15 minutes to open and then cast members will slowly walk guests toward Test Track. If you’re headed to Test Track, stay as far to the Future World East side (the left side as you enter from the main entrance) as possible and try to stay in front of the crowd walking over. If you’re headed to Future World West, where The Land, Seas, and Imagination Pavilions are located, you’ll have a much less frantic time as far fewer people will be headed in that direction. Spaceship Earth will start operating 15 minutes prior to open. If you’re headed to Future World West and skipping Character Spot, you may elect to ride immediately at open. Everyone headed to Test Track or Character Spot should bypass Spaceship Earth first thing and either use FastPass+ later or ride after 5pm when waits are reliably short. FastPass+ AT EPCOT FastPass+ at Epcot is divided into two tiers. Guests may initially select only one Tier 1 experience. With Soarin’ closed for refurbishment, the obvious choice is Test Track, which saves 60+ minutes in line. Mission: SPACE moves to Tier 1 during Soarin’s refurbishment, but it’s easy enough to ride before 10am or in the evening with relatively short waits. There are five options for Tier 2 and guests may initially select two of them. Most will want to initially select two of the top three choices. FastPass+ Priority: Tier 1 (Choose One) 1. Test Track 2. Mission: SPACE 3. IllumiNations 4. Living with the Land Tier 2 (Choose Two): 1. Spaceship Earth 2. Character Spot 3. Turtle Talk with Crush 4. Journey into Imagination with Figment 5. The Seas with Nemo and Friends 4th FastPass+ Selection Availability During Soarin’s closure, Test Track is extremely unlikely to have any day-of availability outside of cancellations. Mission: SPACE will likely also have very little, if any, availability as a 4th option most days. Character Spot will also be unavailable save for the occasional cancellation. Living with the Land and low priority Tier 2 attractions like The Seas and Journey into Imagination may have availability, but it’s usually easier to head to the attraction of choice at a recommended time of day and wait a few minutes rather than hunt down a kiosk and wait there for a FastPass+ that won’t save you much time. Availability is better when crowds are lower, but with so few options, a “good” 4th FastPass+ is unlikely outside of lucking into a cancelation. FastPass+ Kiosks: Future World West breezeway across from the entrance to Character Spot Future World East breezeway outside Mouse Gear and across from Electric Umbrella International Gateway in between UK and France Pavilions near entrance/exit There may be a temporary kiosk in Norway along the lagoon. ONE DAY TOURING PLAN WITH TEST TRACK, SUM OF ALL THRILLS, AND MISSION: SPACE Use FastPass+ at: Character Spot (1pm-2pm) Spaceship Earth (2pm-3pm) Test Track (3pm-4pm) The Plan: 1. Ride Test Track: 8:55am – 9:20am 2. Ride Sum of All Thrills in Innoventions East: 9:25am – 9:45am 3. Ride Mission: SPACE: 9:50am – 10:15am 4. Ride The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10:25am – 10:40am 5. See Turtle Talk with Crush: 10:45am – 11:15am 6. Ride Living with the Land: 11:30am – 12pm 7. Have lunch at Sunshine Seasons: 12:05pm – 12:45pm 8. Ride Journey into Imagination with Figment: 1pm – 1:25pm 9. Visit Character Spot with FastPass+: 1:30pm – 1:50pm 10. Ride Spaceship Earth with FastPass+: 2pm – 2:20pm 11. Visit Innoventions East, Innoventions West, The Seas Pavilion, and/or whatever else. 12. Ride Test Track with FastPass+ between 3pm and 4pm. Later Afternoon and Evening: Visit World Showcase beginning with Mexico or Canada. If You’d Like More Time in World Showcase: Eliminate any attractions that your group is not interested in experiencing and move the FastPass+ times sooner in the day based on how much time you can expect to save by skipping those steps. ONE DAY TOURING PLAN WITH TEST TRACK ONCE AND SKIPPING SUM OF ALL THRILLS AND MISSION: SPACE Use FastPass+ at: Turtle Talk (10:30am-11:30am), Spaceship Earth (11:30am-12:30pm), Test Track (12:30pm-1:30pm) 1. Visit Character Spot: 8:55am – 9:15am 2. Ride Living with the Land: 9:25am – 9:45am 3. Ride Journey into Imagination with Figment: 9:55am – 10:15am 4. Ride The Seas with Nemo and Friends: 10:25am – 10:45am 5. See Turtle Talk with Crush with FastPass+ and look around The Seas: 10:47am – 11:30am 6. Ride Spaceship Earth with FastPass+: 12pm – 12:20pm 7. Ride Test Track with FastPass+: 12:35pm – 1:10pm 8. Visit Innoventions East, West, Ellen’s Energy Adventure, or another desired anytime attraction. Later Afternoon and Evening: Visit World Showcase beginning with Mexico or Canada. TWO DAY PLAN – ONE ROPE DROP AND ONE LATE ARRIVAL With Soarin’ closed, it makes the most sense to do one early arrival and one late arrival. Two Day Plan, Rope Drop Arrival Use FastPass+ at Spaceship Earth (9:30am – 10:30am), Character Spot (10:30am – 11:30am), and Test Track (11:30am – 12:30pm) 1. Ride Test Track: 8:55am – 9:20am 2. Ride Sum of All Thrills in Innoventions East: 9:25am – 9:45am 3. Ride Mission: SPACE: 9:50am – 10:10am 4. Ride Spaceship Earth with FastPass+: 10:20am – 10:40am 5. Visit Character Spot with FastPass+: 10:50am – 11:10am 6.