Mouse Gear
FestivalCenter
OdysseyCenter
GardensTheater
MexicoShops and
La Cavadel
Tequila
IllumiNationsFastPass+
Main Entrance and Exit
GuestServices
RefreshmentCoolpost
Mexico
Norway
China
GermanyItaly American
Pavilion
Japan
Morocco
France
United Kingdom
Canada
TestTrack+
Mission:Space+
SpaceshipEarth+
InnoventionsEast
Ellen’s EnergyAdventure
Disney VisaMeet and Greet
CharacterSpot+
Circle of Life(Top Floor)
Sum ofAll Thrills
Living withthe Land+
Living Seas
NemoRide+
TurtleTalk+
Journey IntoImagination
With Figment+
InternationalGateway
Impressionsde France
O’ Canada!
World Showplace
CoralReef
GardenGrill
(Top Floor)SunshineSeasons
ElectricUmbrella
ClubCool
La Haciendade San Angel
San AngelInn
Akershus
Kringla Bakeri
Nine Dragons
Lotus Blossom
Bier-garten
Sommerfest
ViaNapoli
LibertyInn
TuttoItalia
Teppan Edo
Tokyo Dining RestaurantMarrakesh
TangierineCafe
Chefsde France
Yorkshire CountyFish Shop
Rose & CrownPub & Dining Room
MonsieurPaul
BoulangeriePâtisserie
Le Cellier
Cantinade San Angel
Gran FiestaTour
of China
TheAmericanAdventure
ResortBus Stops
SunshineSeasons
Boat/Walkway to Hollywood Studios, BoardWalk
and Epcot Resorts
MitsukoshiStore andCulture Exhibit
KatsuraGrill
IllumiNations+
GuestServices
TuttoGusto
Spice RoadTable
FranceIce Cream
Movie Preview
Fountainof
Nations
First Hour Attractions
First 2 Hours / Last 2 Hours of Operation
Anytime Attractions
Table Service Dining
Quick Service Dining
Shopping
Attraction Entrance
Restrooms
IllumiNations Viewing
Attractions followed by a + are FastPass+ enabled
FP+
FP+
FP+
Epcot
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. Visit Innoventions West, Innoventions East, grab a snack, or any other anytime attraction
7. Ride Test Track with FastPass+: Anytime during your return window
8. Have lunch. Electric Umbrella in Future World is close and there are lots of options in
World Showcase.
Late Morning and Evening
You have some options depending on what you plan to do in World Showcase and whether
you’re planning to head back to Future World. Now would be a fine time to visit Ellen’s Energy
Adventure or anything in Innoventions East other than Sum of All Thrills. But those are lengthy
attractions that could be kept for a 5pm return. Consider heading up to World Showcase
beginning with the Gran Fiesta Tour in the Mexico Pavilion. You can stay in World Showcase or
take the boat in Germany back to Future World around 5pm when crowds thin. Standby waits
will be short for anything other than Test Track, which has the single rider line, and potentially
Mission: SPACE. See IllumiNations if you like from the Mexico/Norway area.
Two Day Plan, Late Arrival
Use FastPass+ at Spaceship Earth (11:30am – 12:30pm, a second repeat attraction if desired, and
Test Track (7pm – 8pm)
1. Arrive between 11:30am – 12pm or earlier and enjoy lunch (or later with less time in
World Showcase).
2. Ride Spaceship Earth with FastPass+: 12pm – 12:20pm
3. Tour World Showcase beginning with Canada.
4. Return to Future World by 5pm.
5. Ride Journey into Imagination with Figment: 5:15pm – 5:30pm
6. Ride Living with the Land: 5:40pm – 6pm
7. Ride The Seas with Nemo: 6:10pm – 6:25pm
8. See Turtle Talk with Crush and look around The Seas: 6:30pm – 7:15pm
9. Ride Test Track with FastPass+: 7:30pm – 8pm
10. Have dinner and/or see IllumiNations
TWO DAY PLAN – TWO LATE ARRIVALS
Two Day Late Arrival Plan, Day 1
Use FastPass+ at:
Spaceship Earth (10:30am – 11:30am)
Character Spot (11:30am – 12:30pm)
Test Track (5pm – 6pm)
The Plan:
1. Arrive between 10:30am and 11am
2. Ride Spaceship Earth with FastPass+: 11am – 11:20am
3. Visit Character Spot with FastPass+: 11:30am-11:45am
4. Ride Gran Fiesta Tour: 12pm – 12:15pm
5. Have lunch. There are lots of options in World Showcase
6. Explore Mexico through Italy and take boat or walk back to Future World by 5pm
7. Ride Test Track with FastPass+: 5:15pm – 5:45pm
8. Ride Ellen’s Energy Adventure or explore Innoventions East: 5:50pm – 6:40pm
9. Ride Sum of All Thrills: 6:45pm – 7:15pm
10. Ride Mission: SPACE: 7:20pm – 7:50pm
11. Have dinner. Electric Umbrella is nearby in Future World or head up to World Showcase.
12. See IllumiNations or get in line for Test Track at 8:55pm
Two Day Late Arrival Plan, Day 2
Use FastPass+ at:
The Seas with Nemo (10:15am – 11:15am)
Turtle Talk with Crush (11:15am – 12:15pm)
Test Track (2pm – 3pm)
The Plan:
1. Arrive between 10:30am and 11am
2. Ride The Seas with Nemo and Friends with FastPass+: 11:10am – 11:25am
3. See Turtle Talk with Crush w/ FastPass+ and look around Seas Pavilion: 11:25am–12pm
4. Have lunch at Sunshine Seasons: 12:15pm – 1:15pm
5. Ride Living with the Land: 1:20pm – 1:45pm
6. Ride Journey into Imagination with Figment: 1:55pm – 2:15pm
7. Ride Test Track with FastPass+: 2:25pm – 3pm
8. Tour World Showcase from Canada – United States
9. Enjoy dinner in World Showcase or back in Future World
10. See IllumiNations or get in line for Test Track at 8:55pm
IllumiNations: IllumiNations is the nightly entertainment at Epcot, scheduled at 9pm most
nights. For the best spots, arrive 30 to 45 minutes before the start of the show. The problem you
may run into when looking for a spot is that certain sections are roped off for private parties that
have spent big bucks to get a prime spot on the water. So you may need a backup plan.
Best spots:
1. Base of the World Showcase directly across from the United States Pavilion. This “front
of house” view is elevated with a direct view of the globe and fireworks. Parts of this area
are reserved for FastPass+.
2. The next best spot is the bridge connecting the UK and France. It can’t be reserved and
the IllumiNations cruisers will stop below you, enjoying a similar view.
3. The Italy Isola, or raised section across from Italy. Parts can be reserved, but the viewing
location behind the seated guests is almost as good.
4. The stretch from Mexico to Norway is good. Areas closer to Norway have fewer people.
5. Other options: There’s limited space outside Tokyo Dining on the second level in Japan.
Limited viewing is available along Canada into the UK. There are areas to the right of the
UK down stairs that are good locations, but they may be reserved for private events.
6. Rose & Crown has patio seating and a reserved platform for those dining inside prior to
the show. La Hacienda de San Angel also has indoor viewing, but only some of the tables
face the windows. It isn’t a great choice if you’re looking for a guaranteed view.
Consider a meal that begins after 7:45pm.
After IllumiNations, hang out for 20 to 45 minutes and let others exit in front of you.
Wait Times in Minutes
Crowd Level 1 ‐ 29:30am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm
Character Spot 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10Ellen's Energy Adventure 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 n/a n/a n/aGran Fiesta Tour n/a n/a 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5Journey into Imagination 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 n/a n/a n/aLiving with the Land 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 n/a n/a n/aMission: Space Green 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 5Mission: Space Orange 10 10 15 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 15 10Seas with Nemo 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10Spaceship Earth 5 10 20 20 15 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5Sum of All Thrills 5 10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 n/a n/a n/aTest Track 30 30 50 60 50 40 40 40 40 40 30 20 20
Crowd Level 3 ‐ 49:30am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm
Character Spot 10 20 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 15 20 10 10Ellen's Energy Adventure 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 n/a n/a n/aGran Fiesta Tour n/a n/a 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5Journey into Imagination 5 10 15 20 20 20 20 15 15 10 n/a n/a n/aLiving with the Land 5 10 15 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 n/a n/a n/aMission: Space Green 5 15 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 10 20 10 5Mission: Space Orange 10 20 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 15 25 15 10Seas with Nemo 5 5 15 20 15 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5Spaceship Earth 10 20 20 25 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 5 5Sum of All Thrills 15 20 20 25 25 20 20 20 20 10 n/a n/a n/aTest Track 30 50 60 70 60 60 50 50 50 50 40 30 20
Crowd Level 5 ‐ 69:30am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm
Character Spot 25 30 35 30 30 30 30 30 20 20 20 15 10Ellen's Energy Adventure 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 n/a n/a n/aGran Fiesta Tour n/a n/a 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5Journey into Imagination 5 10 20 30 30 30 30 30 20 10 n/a n/a n/aLiving with the Land 5 10 20 30 30 20 20 10 10 10 n/a n/a n/aMission: Space Green 5 20 30 30 25 25 20 20 15 10 30 20 10Mission: Space Orange 10 25 35 35 35 30 25 25 20 15 35 25 15Seas with Nemo 5 10 35 30 20 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5Spaceship Earth 15 30 30 30 25 25 20 15 10 10 5 5 5Sum of All Thrills 15 20 30 25 25 25 25 25 20 15 n/a n/a n/aTest Track 45 60 70 80 80 70 60 60 60 60 50 40 30
Crowd Level 7 ‐ 89:30am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm
Character Spot 25 35 45 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 20 20 10Ellen's Energy Adventure 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 n/a n/a n/aGran Fiesta Tour n/a n/a 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5Journey into Imagination 5 10 30 40 40 40 40 35 25 20 n/a n/a n/aLiving with the Land 5 15 25 30 35 30 20 15 10 10 n/a n/a n/aMission: Space Green 5 20 40 40 30 30 25 20 15 20 30 20 15Mission: Space Orange 10 25 45 45 40 30 35 30 25 25 40 30 20Seas with Nemo 5 20 40 35 30 15 15 10 10 10 5 5 5Spaceship Earth 15 30 35 35 30 30 25 20 15 10 10 5 5Sum of All Thrills 15 25 35 30 30 30 30 25 20 15 n/a n/a n/aTest Track 60 70 80 90 80 80 70 70 70 60 60 50 30
Crowd Level 99:30am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm
Character Spot 25 35 45 45 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 20 10Ellen's Energy Adventure 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 n/a n/a n/aGran Fiesta Tour n/a n/a 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5Journey into Imagination 5 10 35 45 45 40 40 35 30 20 n/a n/a n/aLiving with the Land 5 15 30 40 40 40 30 30 20 10 n/a n/a n/aMission: Space Green 5 20 50 60 60 45 45 40 30 30 45 30 10Mission: Space Orange 10 30 60 75 75 60 60 50 50 40 50 40 15Seas with Nemo 5 20 45 40 40 25 20 20 15 10 10 5 5Spaceship Earth 15 35 45 45 35 30 25 25 20 15 15 10 5Sum of All Thrills 20 30 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 30 n/a n/a n/aTest Track 80 90 100 120 120 120 100 100 90 80 70 60 50
Crowd Level 109:30am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm
Character Spot 25 45 60 60 60 50 50 50 50 45 30 20 10Ellen's Energy Adventure 5 5 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 n/a n/a n/aGran Fiesta Tour n/a n/a 10 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 10 5Journey into Imagination 10 20 45 60 60 60 50 50 40 30 n/a n/a n/aLiving with the Land 5 20 40 60 60 60 40 30 30 20 n/a n/a n/aMission: Space Green 20 40 70 90 90 80 80 80 70 60 60 50 30Mission: Space Orange 30 60 80 110 110 100 90 90 80 70 70 60 40Seas with Nemo 10 30 60 60 50 40 40 40 35 30 20 15 10Spaceship Earth 25 50 60 70 60 60 50 40 35 30 30 15 10Sum of All Thrills 30 45 60 60 60 60 50 50 50 30 n/a n/a n/aTest Track 100 120 180 180 180 180 180 160 140 120 100 90 50