We are going to Epcot on Thanksgiving day (this will be our only Epcot day). We want to ride both Soarin and Test Track (and we don't want to do single rider).
What would be the best strategy, FP Soarin and ride TT standby? Or FP TT and Ride Soarin standby? We will be at Epcot at rope drop to get in line as early as possible for whichever ride we decide to do standby.
I agree with PP to go to Soarin at RD, and FP TT.
We will also be there for Thanksgiving Week.... so, I'd love to hear more insight on this! Sadly, we HAVE to use our Tier 1 on FEA. If we get there early, should we hit TT first then Soarin'? Any strategies? I've put together a plan on TP, but it tells us to hit Soarin' around noon. Is this really a good strategy? The only monkey wrench I've got is an ADR for Akershus at 10:30AM. My other thought is to do everything we can in FW until 1PM and then do WS for the rest of the day. Help!
If you have a second day/morning to be at Epcot, it makes it a lot easier, as you can FP Frozen for after your ADR(around 12-1), go to Soarin at RD, and then do something else in FW before your ADR if you have time. Then after your ADR and Frozen FP, you can spend time in WS as you mentioned(There is a meet and greet for Anna and Elsa as you may know, so you may want to hit that after the ride if lines are reasonable). Then on 2nd day, you could do TT FP, and do more in FW. Otherwise, with 1 day, it is difficult to do both TT and Soarin without waiting in a long line for one of them. You will have to choose which one is most. impt. to your family, for us it is Soarin, so you can reverse this advise if TT is the one for you! I would get there early for RD(keep in mind it will be busier with the holiday week), and go right to Soarin. When you get off Soarin, you can check wait times for TT, but my guess is it will be at least 40 min. at that point, if not an hr. If it is short enough for you to make your ADR, then you can run over there. There is a single rider line, but probably not good for you if you have little ones(I am guessing with Frozen ride being impt. and Akershus ADR!). If you do have little ones, WS may not be that exciting for them, so maybe plan to walk around for a little while, then head back to FW for your other two FP(maybe Nemo and TT w/Crush maybe around 4?) Keep checking wait times for TT throughout the day. Soarin at noon is not a good idea, unless 3rd theater is really making a difference in wait times. it is usually an hour or more all day long, and has been known to be over 100 min. on busy days.
The other strategy you could try is to go to Frozen at RD(it is open right away) and do that first, since your ADR is right next to it. So you do the ride, go to your ADR, then meet A&E after if you like. Now, you can walk around WS for a little while, then plan your FP for later in the day for Soarin(maybe 3-4;00), and 2 other Tier 2s in FW. You can grab QS dinner at Sunshine Seasons ( next to Soarin). You can keep checking wait times for TT, and if you are planning on staying later but not heading to Illuminations, you could try to head there at the end of the night, when it is often not as long of a wait as many will head to WS for Illuminations. Hope that helps some, as I know it is still a challenge if you only have one day.
