EPCOT Strategy

[wdw&sonny]

How do we do TT and Remy if offsite, without standby or single rider lines? We will have G+. We'd like to get both done in morning. Our touring style is morning to lunch, then back to resort for break, back to park for dinner and evening.

Seems like one or the other will be unavailable by second G+ time. We're offsite, so SB will already be long wait when we arrive.

We are four adults and don't want to race to Remy, or zig-zag park. We'd like to do TT first, then Soarin, The Land, Nemo, before heading back to Remy.

What's the best strategy? OR, what are some options?

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

It looks like both Remy and TT G+ are usually still available at 2 hours after park opening, albeit for the evening. Thrill data last month average shows them both having availability until about 11:30am, even though they kick into evening returns very quickly.

You either have to accept that you're riding one of them in the evening, or you'll have to suck it up and tolerate a 60+ minute line for one in the AM. If you're good with an evening ride on Remy, start by watching a few youtube videos about the best way to maximize your 7am G+ pick up (use time.gov, set up your tip board properly, etc) so that you get the earliest TT you can. If you get it for less than 2 hours from park open, be there to tap in right at the 5 minute grace period before the window even opens to have the best chances for Remy. If it's later than 2 hours, then make sure you're using the same strategies from 7am to do your Remy G+ right at the 2 hour window.

You're right that, with offsite RD, you're not getting to either of these before the line is up there. That's really the only way to do both of these (early entry RD one, G+ the other) with short waits in the morning. The next best way to get a short wait is the evening G+ or getting in line just before park close, but obviously neither of those satisfy your desire to do both in the morning.

 

[rangerxenos]

If you're willing to do the Single rider line at Test Track that's another option for a quicker wait.

 

[TheSouthernBelle]

How do we do TT and Remy if offsite, without standby or single rider lines? We will have G+. We'd like to get both done in morning. Our touring style is morning to lunch, then back to resort for break, back to park for dinner and evening.

Seems like one or the other will be unavailable by second G+ time. We're offsite, so SB will already be long wait when we arrive.

We are four adults and don't want to race to Remy, or zig-zag park. We'd like to do TT first, then Soarin, The Land, Nemo, before heading back to Remy.

What's the best strategy? OR, what are some options?

I think you could potentially get G+ for Remy or TT but not both. You have to be Johnny on the spot with MDE and not dilly dally.

I don't know when you'll be at the parks but if it's anytime in the next 30 days or so, you won't have an issue as crowds have been much much lighter. You can also get in line during fireworks. Back when you could buy iLL$ for Remy, we bought one, loved the ride so much and wanted to ride again so we got in line during Harmonious and only waited about 45 min and that was in April during peak spring break. And of course, you can always do the tried and true, get in line right at park close and shut the place down.

 

[ghtx]

I am doing the same thing. Your best bet is to go to rope drop one and use G+ for the other. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think actual waits will be 60+ if you are among the first offsite guests to arrive in the morning and hit one of them. Good luck!

 

[wdw&sonny]

Great suggestions...I didn't think about the advantage of getting a G+ for either within 2 hours of park opening to be able to tap in and beat the 2h post-opening frenzy for the second G+.
Also, might consider hitting Remy during or just after fireworks.
Thanks all.

 

[raidermatt]

Great suggestions.

As a last resort, if the 2nd attraction is not available after tapping in for the first or after the 2 hr mark, don't give up. A few additional times will become available throughout the day. We were In Epcot earlier this month and TT was gone by 11am. But around 2:00 I was able to get a 3:30 return time for it. To do this, you need to continue refreshing your tip board and then jump on an available time when it shows up. Unfortunately it will often be gone before you click in, but once in awhile you will be able to get it. If repeatedly refreshing your screen does not sound like fun, you're right. But I only did it during down time, while in lines, etc. It worked a couple of times in different parks.

 

[triciambe]

How do we do TT and Remy if offsite, without standby or single rider lines? We will have G+. We'd like to get both done in morning. Our touring style is morning to lunch, then back to resort for break, back to park for dinner and evening.

Seems like one or the other will be unavailable by second G+ time. We're offsite, so SB will already be long wait when we arrive.

We are four adults and don't want to race to Remy, or zig-zag park. We'd like to do TT first, then Soarin, The Land, Nemo, before heading back to Remy.

What's the best strategy? OR, what are some options?

This was us this past week: off-site but with G+. Here is what we did:

• 7AM - Booked Remy's, with a return time of 8:35-9:35
• 8:39AM - As soon as we tapped into Remy's (it took us 9 minutes to trek from the front of the park), booked TT for a return time of 4:30-5:30

We almost got Frozen, too, but I watched the LLs for that sell out literally 30 seconds before we became eligible to book at 10:39AM.

Btw, not sure if you are planning on riding Cosmic Rewind, but we did not get the VQ at 7am, but did get it at the 1PM drop and were able to ride at 6PM (as well as 12:30 earlier by purchasing the ILL).

 

[RoseGold]

You can take an Uber to Beach Club and rope drop through the back to Remy. The people on site are already far ahead of you, but you are ahead of the off-site.

If they turn you away, just walk through the parking lot. It's not far.

 

[CarolynFH]

You can take an Uber to Beach Club and rope drop through the back to Remy. The people on site are already far ahead of you, but you are ahead of the off-site.

If they turn you away, just walk through the parking lot. It's not far.

Or Uber to the Swan or Dolphin. The walk isn’t that much farther, and there’s no question of being turned away because there’s no guard at the entrance.