How long do you think Test Track and Soarin lines will be during evening EMH ?

[maryj11]

This will be Memorial evening EMH at Epcot. How long do you think the lines will be for TT and Soarin ? Do they have fastpass + during EMH ? I'm thinking the answer is no but I havent been to one in such a long time.

 

[vicb]

I just did Epcot eve emh last week so I can tell you how it was that particular night. No FP+ during emh.

We skipped Illuminations to go watch Capt. Eo and ride Figment (both no waits). TT was 30 min wait just before Illum. and Soarin was still 45 min which was why we opted to wait.

We got out of the Imagination pavillion around 9:15ish just as Illum was finishing, wait at TT was listed as 20 min so we zipped over there, it might have only been 15, not bad at all. We were going to ride again but it had moved up to 40 min when we came out as people streamed in from Illum. Headed to MS but the orange side was down, not good. That funneled even more people to TT and it ballooned to 50 min. Soarin was around 40 at that point.

We sat on a bench to eat our desserts we had earlier purchased in the candy shop in Germany. Luckily the orange side of MS came back up with 10 min. wait so some went to ride that. By 10:30 TT was still 50 min, but Soarin dropped to 15 min! My group opted to ride Spaceship Earth and shop, no wait at Spaceship Earth. Wait times for the stuff in the Seas was 15 min so not bad.

We thought it was worth while, nice to stroll back through the empty countries on our was to the Dolphin.

 

[maryj11]

I just did Epcot eve emh last week so I can tell you how it was that particular night. No FP+ during emh.

We skipped Illuminations to go watch Capt. Eo and ride Figment (both no waits). TT was 30 min wait just before Illum. and Soarin was still 45 min which was why we opted to wait.

We got out of the Imagination pavillion around 9:15ish just as Illum was finishing, wait at TT was listed as 20 min so we zipped over there, it might have only been 15, not bad at all. We were going to ride again but it had moved up to 40 min when we came out as people streamed in from Illum. Headed to MS but the orange side was down, not good. That funneled even more people to TT and it ballooned to 50 min. Soarin was around 40 at that point.

We sat on a bench to eat our desserts we had earlier purchased in the candy shop in Germany. Luckily the orange side of MS came back up with 10 min. wait so some went to ride that. By 10:30 TT was still 50 min, but Soarin dropped to 15 min! My group opted to ride Spaceship Earth and shop, no wait at Spaceship Earth. Wait times for the stuff in the Seas was 15 min so not bad.

We thought it was worth while, nice to stroll back through the empty countries on our was to the Dolphin.

Wow looks like they went up and down, I was trying to figure out which one to get a fastpass before EMH starts then ride the other during EMH . They are both about the same it looks like on wait times.

 

[maryj11]

Anyone else have any experiences with lines at evening EMH at Epcot ?

 

[Damien2213]

I just did Epcot eve emh last week so I can tell you how it was that particular night. No FP+ during emh.

We skipped Illuminations to go watch Capt. Eo and ride Figment (both no waits). TT was 30 min wait just before Illum. and Soarin was still 45 min which was why we opted to wait.

We got out of the Imagination pavillion around 9:15ish just as Illum was finishing, wait at TT was listed as 20 min so we zipped over there, it might have only been 15, not bad at all. We were going to ride again but it had moved up to 40 min when we came out as people streamed in from Illum. Headed to MS but the orange side was down, not good. That funneled even more people to TT and it ballooned to 50 min. Soarin was around 40 at that point.

We sat on a bench to eat our desserts we had earlier purchased in the candy shop in Germany. Luckily the orange side of MS came back up with 10 min. wait so some went to ride that. By 10:30 TT was still 50 min, but Soarin dropped to 15 min! My group opted to ride Spaceship Earth and shop, no wait at Spaceship Earth. Wait times for the stuff in the Seas was 15 min so not bad.

We thought it was worth while, nice to stroll back through the empty countries on our was to the Dolphin.

We were there the 8th through the 14th. We did Epcot EMH and I can vouch for what the above poster is saying. That sounds about right. Though Test track kept getting worse late into EMH. Close to 60 mins when the pack was close to closing.

Funny enough, and I apologize for going a wee bit off subject, MK had the best EMH situation. It was near dead. What a great night to be there. Peter Pan and Pooh had two of the worst times at around 35 mins out of those open for EMH. If you have a chance to do MK EMH on a Sunday night....do it....you won't regret it...

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

We plan to be at MK until 3 am on June 1. Epcot closes too early and has too few attractions to be a viable evening EMH park.

 

[vicb]

We were there the 8th through the 14th. We did Epcot EMH and I can vouch for what the above poster is saying. That sounds about right. Though Test track kept getting worse late into EMH. Close to 60 mins when the pack was close to closing.

Funny enough, and I apologize for going a wee bit off subject, MK had the best EMH situation. It was near dead. What a great night to be there. Peter Pan and Pooh had two of the worst times at around 35 mins out of those open for EMH. If you have a chance to do MK EMH on a Sunday night....do it....you won't regret it...

I LOVE MK eve emh! Not only for the atmosphere but both times I had done it in the past (including Easter week 2012) we got on soooo many rides. This trip we didn't arrive till Monday due to my DD's college graduation so we missed the Sun. eve emh at MK. We did do the Mon. eve emh at HS though and that was pretty good. Nothing like riding ToT at midnight on your first day!

I wondered if TT was worse that night due to the orange side of MS being down for the first hour of emh?? Overall we thought it was worthwhile and enjoyed ourselves.

 

[judaloo]

We plan to be at MK until 3 am on June 1. Epcot closes too early and has too few attractions to be a viable evening EMH park.

We'll be there as well!!! We usually do one MK evening EMH every trip. Our last trip there were several closures that night and we were pretty disappointed. That being said, I feel like some pixie dust is coming our way for this one!

 

[maryj11]

Ok thanks I will have to go check and see if there is an evening EMH for MK

 

[shyjade]

I agree about MK. We did our first evening EMH at MK last October. At first we thought we were nuts because the park was packed until close to midnight (when the park closed). Even HM had almost an hour wait.

We stuck it out and between midnight and 2am the place was EMPTY. We were able to walk on every single ride. It was so amazing. That truly was the highlight of the trip...DD15 and I strolling through MK in the dark, taking in the sights and sounds and doing whatever we wanted...except eat. Finding a place to eat shortly before midnight was a disaster. And walking up an empty Main Street at 2am? Priceless.

 

[PEC]

Firstthere is no FP during EMH (unless WDW has done a major change I am not aware of. I used EMH when at Disney over Easter break for Soarin at EPCOT and PP at MK. A factor during EMH is even if the line is the same length as regular hours it would go faster because nobody had FP. The line for both took us around 40 minutes but keep in mind Easter is one of the busier times at Disney.

 

[maryj11]

Firstthere is no FP during EMH (unless WDW has done a major change I am not aware of. I used EMH when at Disney over Easter break for Soarin at EPCOT and PP at MK. A factor during EMH is even if the line is the same length as regular hours it would go faster because nobody had FP. The line for both took us around 40 minutes but keep in mind Easter is one of the busier times at Disney.

Ok thanks

 

[2Tiggies]

Anyone else have any experiences with lines at evening EMH at Epcot ?

Epcot EMH in the evening are almost always worth it if you want to walk around the WS at night and enjoy the atmosphere and do things within the various pavilions. The headliner attractions however are hit or miss. I noticed a change after they cut the hours from 3 to 2 because it was usually in the final hour that the wait times tapered off very quickly. We have had mixed experiences and they don't seem necessarily tied in with the general crowd levels at that particular time. If you go with reasonable expectations and aren't staying specifically for just one or two attractions, then it is not likely to disappoint.

 

[maryj11]

Epcot EMH in the evening are almost always worth it if you want to walk around the WS at night and enjoy the atmosphere and do things within the various pavilions. The headliner attractions however are hit or miss. I noticed a change after they cut the hours from 3 to 2 because it was usually in the final hour that the wait times tapered off very quickly. We have had mixed experiences and they don't seem necessarily tied in with the general crowd levels at that particular time. If you go with reasonable expectations and aren't staying specifically for just one or two attractions, then it is not likely to disappoint.

Ok thanks for the advice