Best EPCOT Guide - Tips, Tricks, Must do's, Please Contribute!!!

[IMwink]

thanks for all the info everyone. I will be traveling for the next two weeks and I won't have easy internet access for most of my trip. If you have any last advice or tips please post them.

thank you

IMwink

 

[Eljay]

It looks like you have pretty much everything covered.

Just a few random thoughts:
If the kids are really into autographs, they don't have to limit themselves to just Characters. The waiters, waitresses, musicians, performers, mousekeepers, boat captains, monorail crew, etc., will all sign their book. We found that some of them are surprised and thrilled to sign, often with a message in their native language. It will help bring back fun memories when you look back at it.

I like to take pictures of food. Sometimes the presentation is so beautiful, I just have to capture it. More often than not, I'm so hungry from all the walking, that I forget!

And finally, remember that City Hall in MK and Guest Relations in the other 3 parks, are your friends. Anything you need or need to know about, can be accomplished by them, or they can tell you where to go and who to see.
Where can I find Cinderella?
Can we eat lunch at The Rose & Crown?
Can I compliment a CM on a job well done?
Can I leave a camera here that I found?
They can help you.

Have a wonderful vacation and...
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!

 

[jagafen]

subbing to find it later

 

[tamaraten]

Hi, just read your thread, it's amazing.

One question: Re Illuminations at Epcot - you said one of the great places to see it is at a Japanese sushi bar. I understand there are a few there - which one are you speaking of (what's the name) and are reservations required?

thanks!

 

[DisneyCruiser2008]

Great thead!

 

[cjhrow]

great thread. subbing for later

 

[reelmom]

This info is great. We have been to Disney alot over the past 5 years and this thread has things I never knew about.

 

[Hunnybee]

Going in October -- subscribing to make sure we don't miss any "must-sees"!

 

[dolphindan1]

for Soarin ask CM for row B1...front center...no feet hanging in front of you...its our preference

 

[MnMomtoboys]

This is amazing. Thanks for doing the list.

 

[Eljay]

So, we never heard back from IMwink.
I wonder how the vacation went after gathering all this info.

 

[buddyjay]

Saving thread to read later. Thanks!

 

[eww1024]

It's called the American Dream and it has a blue slush drink on the bottom, vanilla soft serve in the middle, and red slush on the top (with more soft serve). It's a snack credit on the DDP, but at $3.99, it's even worth it paying cash.

 

[Poohstick]

It's called the American Dream and it has a blue slush drink on the bottom, vanilla soft serve in the middle, and red slush on the top (with more soft serve). It's a snack credit on the DDP, but at $3.99, it's even worth it paying cash.

I have not heard about this drink. It sounds yummy! Thanks for sharing this tip!

 

[DisneyaHolic23]

I read all five pages and have a couple of ideas to add (please excuse me if I missed the information in one of the posts, but I did try to check to see if the ideas were already listed):

1. Don't know if you want to add a section on special events at EPCOT:
A. At Christmas, each country has a traditional storyteller (often a Santa-like character) who tells about Christmas in their country;
B. The Candlelight Processional at Christmastime is amazing. Each night between Thanksgiving and the end of December there is a celebrity narrator that reads the Christmas story and a huge choir that sings accompanying songs;
C. The Food and Wine Festival in October/November adds a bunch of booths from countries not in the World Showcase during the rest of the year (as well as booths from the existing countries) and each sells snacks and beverages from those countries. The snacks count as snack credits on the Disney Dining Plan.
D. The Flower and Garden Festival in the Spring adds gorgeous flower displays all over EPCOT, as well as a Flower Power concert series.

2. I read about a bachelorette party that went around the World Showcase and asked each princess for their "Happily Ever After" advice.

3. It is fun to Drink Around the World Showcase. Every country has several adult beverages available, often including beer, wine, and cocktails. You can get a free passport online (with a shipping fee) at DrinkAroundtheWorldShowcase.com. I just ordered three for our Christmas trip. They also have a deluxe guide with a list of possible beverages in each country and a review of all the bathrooms of the World Showcase.

4. An additional photo idea: take a picture in each country using a traditional item (like fans in Japan, the puppets in China, paintbrushes in France, drums at the outpost, beer steins in Germany...)

5. Three Hidden Mickeys:
A. In Norway, as you are loading the ride, look at the painting on the wall. One of the vikings is wearing mouse ears.
B. In Morocco there are three plates hanging on one of the doors on the water side shop in the shape of a Mickey head.
C. In Germany, look at the crowns of the kings above the beer stein store - one of the three kings has a Mickey head in the center of the crown.

That's it for now!

 

[welley]

Subbing

 

[DnA2010]

These are great, thank you!

 

[shalom]

I'm thinking about hitting Epcot for the first time this spring. Any comments on how accurate the first post is anymore?

 

[Minnie Mommy Mouse]

I'm thinking about hitting Epcot for the first time this spring. Any comments on how accurate the first post is anymore?

Us too for our 1st in-depth Epcot explore. We have two days scheduled so I have a couple of questions:

1).Kidcot- is there a current location listing?
2).Can you do Kidcot & Kim Possible adventure same day, or is more enjoyable to do them on separate dates?

TIA

 

[shalom]

I do know that "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience" has been replace by "Captain EO" until further notice.

And "The Sum of All Thrills" has been added to Innoventions, along with a few other changes there.

http://innoventions.disney.go.com/site/