Epcot touring plan question

[chicagogrl]

We have a Fastpass for Soarin at 9 am. Should we for from there to Test Track?
The last time we were there we weren't able to do that since the wait was so long.
We also have a Fastpass at mission space for 11:20.

 

[Robo]

We have a Fastpass for Soarin at 9 am. Should we for from there to Test Track?
The last time we were there we weren't able to do that since the wait was so long.
We also have a Fastpass at mission space for 11:20.

Yes.

Soarin' to TT to MS makes a lot of sense.
Some guests like to choose to ride TT via the Single Rider Line.
That can cut down a lot of the wait-time if the ride is busy.

If you do get finished on TT early, you can try to change your MS FP+ to an earlier time.

(Or just do MS standby, as it is seldom backed up very far.)

 

[chicagogrl]

Thank you! Good idea to try to get an earlier time! I didn't know you could do standby!

 

[wisblue]

If you are at the park before 9, I would seriously consider going to TT first. If you can get there quickly enough, you should be able to get on and off TT in plenty of time to get to Soarin before the FP return time expires at 10. Remember too that with the "grace period" your Soarin FP will be honored up to 10:15.

If you go to Soarin first you won't be off there and to TT until 9:30 or later, and the standby line will be significantly longer than it will be at 9. If you could do it, it might help to move the Soarin FP to 9:30 to give you even more time to get through TT.

As the PP mentioned, doing TT through the single rider line can save you time too if that would work for your party.

 

[Robo]

Thank you! Good idea to try to get an earlier time! I didn't know you could do standby!

"Standby" just means the regular line.

Walk to the attraction, wait in the line, ride the attraction.
That's called riding "standby."

 

[caroline1851]

I would try to move soarin fp to a bit later....
Either way....I'd go directly to TT then to Soarin which should be no problem getting to before your fp time expires. The line will already be longish if you ride TT after Soarin.

 

[Geoff_M]

Agreed... I'd move directly to TT, particularly if you're there for the rope drop, ride TT via standby and then use the Soarin' FP. That's what we did during a busy August day and our actual TT wait was about 15 minutes. If you do TT 2nd, the lines will probably be pretty jammed by that point in time, unless you're going in a slow time.

 

[chicagogrl]

Thanks! Will do! We didn't get to do test track the last time. We are going in September but still found certain rides to be busy when we went last time.

The first time available for Soarin is 12:20. So I think we will keep this time.
We have seas with Nemo 10:10 and mission space 11:20

I can get later times for those. I am not sure we will even ride Nemo.
If we don't ride can we still get more fast passes after those times?

 

[wisblue]

Even if they were available, which they may or may not be, you wouldn't be able to change your FP for Soarin until after noon because you can't have FPs with overlapping times, and your Nemo and MS FPs fill the rest of the morning. If you really wanted to see if you could get a FP for Soarin around 9:30, you would first have to move the Nemo one to a later time, like in the afternoon, and then see what times are available for Soarin. At this late date, unless you feel pretty comfortable navigating the FP+ screens, I wouldn't bother to do that. You might end up messing up what you already have. The FPs you have are fine and you can accomplish a lot with them.

With those FP times, I would do as I suggested. Go to TT first, then go to Soarin. After Soarin you can do some of the other things on that side of the park like Living With the Land or Figment before going to Nemo and the rest of the Seas pavilion. You can then go to MS for the FP. Don't be afraid to use those FPs closer to the end of the return window instead of feeling like you have to be there at the beginning.

After you use the MS FP you will be eligible for more, but there may not be anything you want available. And yes, you can get more FPs even if you don't use one or any of them. Once the window expires it's treated the same as if you used it.

 

[chicagogrl]

Ahhh I started to check but Was afraid to lose the Soarin Fastpass.

Thanks! I will leave it. I think we can get to Test Track early.

 

[wisblue]

Ahhh I started to check but Was afraid to lose the Soarin Fastpass.

Thanks! I will leave it. I think we can get to Test Track early.

If you move the time of the Nemo FP to the afternoon to clear the morning time slot, you should then be able to click on the Soarin FP and look for a different time. You wouldn't lose the current time for Soarin unless you elected to accept a new time. But, if you are nervous about trying that, I wouldn't do it because an inadvertent selection might get you a result you don't want.

Have a great trip.

 

[Saxsoon]

If you are at the park before 9, I would seriously consider going to TT first. If you can get there quickly enough, you should be able to get on and off TT in plenty of time to get to Soarin before the FP return time expires at 10. Remember too that with the "grace period" your Soarin FP will be honored up to 10:15.

If you go to Soarin first you won't be off there and to TT until 9:30 or later, and the standby line will be significantly longer than it will be at 9. If you could do it, it might help to move the Soarin FP to 9:30 to give you even more time to get through TT.

As the PP mentioned, doing TT through the single rider line can save you time too if that would work for your party.

This is the correct answer. TT as rope drop is not bad and all and what my family normally does.

 

[chicagogrl]

I will try to take a look.

 

[wareagle57]

As others have said, don't go to Soarin' first. Your fastpass is good for one hour. Get there at rope drop and do Test Track first. Then if you have more than 30 minutes (which you should) go ahead and do Mission Space too. Then your Soarin' FP. I'd say you could change your Mission Space FP to something else...but assuming you already have Spaceship Earth as your 3rd FP, there really isn't anything worth changing it to. You could try doing Sum of all Thrills after Test Track instead, and then come back and use your MS FP as planned.

 

[chicagogrl]

I can't get on the Disney site right now for some reason.
Don't really care about Nemo too much. I just had to pick something.

 

[wisblue]

As others have said, don't go to Soarin' first. Your fastpass is good for one hour. Get there at rope drop and do Test Track first. Then if you have more than 30 minutes (which you should) go ahead and do Mission Space too. Then your Soarin' FP. I'd say you could change your Mission Space FP to something else...but assuming you already have Spaceship Earth as your 3rd FP, there really isn't anything worth changing it to. You could try doing Sum of all Thrills after Test Track instead, and then come back and use your MS FP as planned.

I really wouldn't recommend doing MS right after TT with a Soarin FP from 9-10 because that could be cutting it kind of close when you factor in the preshow and boarding routines at both attractions and the possibility of some kind of delay.

If the OP can get her Soarin FP moved back to something more like 10-11 by moving the Nemo FP to the afternoon, and is interested in Spaceship Earth, I would then recommend:

1. Change the MS FP to SE with a return time starting as close to 11 AM as possible.

2. Start at TT

3. Go to MS

4. Then head to the other side of FW toward the Land Pavilion. If it is before 10, they could do Living With the Land before the Soarin FP.

5. After Soarin, they could see other things on that side that interest them (like Nemo, Turtle Talk, or Figment) before going to SE to use that FP.

6. They would still have their 3rd FP that they could use for anything else that interests them.

Because of the relatively low number of attractions in FW, it isn't hard with 3 FPs and a good plan to do most everything someone wants to do there once each in about 3-4 hours or less, especially if going at a time with lower crowds, like September.

 

[chicagogrl]

We haven't ever done sum of all thrills. That may be good to try.

Nemo is our second fast pass but I don't think my husband wants to do that one.

 

[wisblue]

I can't get on the Disney site right now for some reason.
Don't really care about Nemo too much. I just had to pick something.

If you don't care about Nemo, it really makes sense to move that one later in the day so you can try to get earlier times for other things. Other than Soarin, MS, and TT, which of these things would you most like to do:

Spaceship Earth
Living with the Land
Nemo
Turtle Talk
Sum of All Thrills
Figment
Captain EO
Character Spot

 

[wisblue]

We haven't ever done sum of all thrills. That may be good to try.

Nemo is our second fast pass but I don't think my husband wants to do that one.

If you want to do SOAT, I would suggest doing it right after Test Track because that is very low capacity and the line builds quickly. That would be another reason to try to get the Soarin FP moved to a later time.

If you don't mind me asking, what is the exact dare of your visit?

 

[chicagogrl]

Ok so I can choose 9:45 for Soarin then I can do test track and mission space. Changed mission space to spaceship earth. Moved Nemo to A later time. Probably won't even do that one.
We like Soarin, test track, and mission space most then will do other things.

I hope we can do sum of all thrills. I think it was a long wait the last time.