Epcot with no Fastpasses?

[monkeybug]

My daughters birthday is the same day we are going to epcot and she desperately wants to meet Anna & Elsa on her birthday. I was just able to snag some, but I had to cancel our Epcot Fastpasses to do it. I also scored MSEP fastpasses in the process.

We are going on an EMH hour day (morning) so if we get there before 8:00am and head straight to Soarin' and then after straight to Test Track we shouldn't be in too bad of shape right?

 

[MelanieRI]

My daughters birthday is the same day we are going to epcot and she desperately wants to meet Anna & Elsa on her birthday. I was just able to snag some, but I had to cancel our Epcot Fastpasses to do it. I also scored MSEP fastpasses in the process.

We are going on an EMH hour day (morning) so if we get there before 8:00am and head straight to Soarin' and then after straight to Test Track we shouldn't be in too bad of shape right?

If you're planning a night visit to Epcot, a great time to ride Mission Space, Living with the Land, Figment, Spaceship Earth, etc. is to go between 5p-7p as most people have moved on to the back of the park by that time. Probably going early like you are for Soarin and Test track is the best, too.

 

[wdwjeffc37]

Head straight to Soarin'. Test Track has a single rider line which will have a considerably shorter wait if you don't mind being separated for a few minutes. When we use the single rider line we are never separated by more than a couple of cars. The only draw back is not being in the same ride picture. The evenings are sometimes good at EPCOT but Soarin' always had at least a 90 minute wait. Good luck!!

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

I would think Soarin' first then Test Track is your best plan. That's what I'd do if I were in your shoes (and I will be on our last park day in February - we're doing Epcot then MK that day).

Test Track to me has the more interesting line. If they let you in a little early you can probably get Soarin' done by 8:15 or so. Depending on how busy the park is you could be over to Test Track around 8:30. The wait there could be less than 30 minutes still or it could be over 60 by then, it really depends on a lot of factors. Either way, worst case scenario you probably can ride both by 9:30 which still isn't that bad with no fastpasses. If things work out in your favor you ride both by 9am and still have the whole day to check out Epcot before moving over to MK.

 

[monkeybug]

I would think Soarin' first then Test Track is your best plan. That's what I'd do if I were in your shoes (and I will be on our last park day in February - we're doing Epcot then MK that day).

Test Track to me has the more interesting line. If they let you in a little early you can probably get Soarin' done by 8:15 or so. Depending on how busy the park is you could be over to Test Track around 8:30. The wait there could be less than 30 minutes still or it could be over 60 by then, it really depends on a lot of factors. Either way, worst case scenario you probably can ride both by 9:30 which still isn't that bad with no fastpasses. If things work out in your favor you ride both by 9am and still have the whole day to check out Epcot before moving over to MK.

That's what I'm hoping for! Thankfully it looks like it will be relatively low crowds on that day.

 

[ghtx]

Head straight to Soarin'. Test Track has a single rider line which will have a considerably shorter wait if you don't mind being separated for a few minutes. When we use the single rider line we are never separated by more than a couple of cars. The only draw back is not being in the same ride picture. The evenings are sometimes good at EPCOT but Soarin' always had at least a 90 minute wait. Good luck!!

FYI single rider queue won't work if kid/kids are younger than 7 - they can't ride alone.

 

[disney_bob]

We just got back. Since you're going in the next two months I think you'll be fine. The lines there were mostly non-existent except Soarin' on one day and Test Track on another. Test Track line is resolved by going through single rider. It was pretty much walk-on for me in the middle of the day.

 

[ghtx]

We just got back. Since you're going in the next two months I think you'll be fine. The lines there were mostly non-existent except Soarin' on one day and Test Track on another. Test Track line is resolved by going through single rider. It was pretty much walk-on for me in the middle of the day.

Hmmmm...

Maybe walk-on in September, but probably not in October or November, at least not in the middle of the day during F&W fest.

 

[monkeybug]

FYI single rider queue won't work if kid/kids are younger than 7 - they can't ride alone.

Single rider won't work for us, but we are able to utilize rider swap! If we head straight to Soarin' at 8:00am do you think our wait would be more than 30 minutes?
In the past when we went to Epcot we would ride Soarin' first thing at RD, then grab a FP for it and head straight to Test Track. From what I remember the line at Test Track was usually around 30 minutes. I know that FP+ has changed the way RD works, but during EMH it should be similar to pre-fp+ right?

I really don't want to give up my MK fastpasses! lol!