Need your help! 2 couples (Mid 50's) wanting to do AK and the go to Epcot same day

[marlene1]

We are leaving tomorrow. So we will be there DEC 2-9. Will probablygo tothe park on Dec 5 or 6. Weather isn't looking very good for the week.

We would love your input for the order of what to do at AK. What are your favorites and must do's.

Then we will leave AK after we have finished doing everything. Drive to Epcot. Do Soarin', maybe the new ride at the living seas,test track, mission space,and what would you suggest before going into the world show case

Once in the World showcase, which Countries are your favorites? And why? What should we not miss!!

2 Things that are "must do's" for us are the Candlelight Processional and Illuminations.

So we need your help planning for these. How early do you need to get inline before the candlelight Processional? Is it better to go to the first one? We are going to be there probably DEC 5 or 6. Or does it really matter if we go to a later one? If we go to the early one. what do you do between 5:45 and 9 for Illumination?

We are looking for some TNT suggestions. If we do ADR's what kind of food are included and are the seats really great?

 

[Deb & Bill]

Depending on the crowd, Soarin' fast passes could be gone early. I know they were gone by noon last week.

If you go to AK first, head for Expedition Everest first. Fast passes go very quickly for EE. So get some before you ride if you want to do it twice. Then do the Safari. Then head over to Dinosaur. You can still do the Tree of Life show (Tough to be a Bug) and some of the others. I thought the new Nemo show wasn't that great. But Festival of the Lion King is excellent. If the weather is warm, you may want to do Kali River Rapids (do this last because you will get wet, maybe even soaked).

If you do Epcot first, go to Soarin' and get fast passes. Then head over to Test track to ride. Check on Mission Space before your fast pass to Soarin'. If the time is short, do it. If not, get fast passes as soon as you can after your time starts for Soarin'. If you don't have the dinner package for the Candlelight Processional, you will need to get in the standby line at least an hour before the show. If you do have the dinner package for CP, you will still need to get in line at least 45 minutes before the show. Just make sure you get in the right line. Last time we did it, the CP dinner package line was toward France. The no dinner package line was towards Germany.

I'm afraid I can't figure out what you mean by TNT. If you don't have ADRs for your time already, you may be disappointed and not get any.

We have been to the CP when it was pouring down very heavily. The cast was protected by the roof, as were some of the audience. Most of the audience sat in the downpour. They might cancel it if it is lightning.

 

[disney queen]

AK can be done in half a day. our musts are safari, everest for the guys, festival of the lion king(great!). kali rapids--it has always been too cool to do it. as far as epcot, your plan for future world sounds great. not all countries have a ride or film. some are just walk through and enjoy the atmosphere. our lest favorite country is mexico. candlelight is great! if you have not already booked the dinner package it may be too late. those went on sale in august and some dates/restaurants sold out quickly. however, you do not need a dinner package to see the performance. i would opt for the middle performance; less time to kill before illuminations. LOL!! most start lining up at least 30 minutes prior to the performance, but usually it is much earlier. just about any restaurant is a good choice. any option would be to exit the international gate and dine at either the boardwalk or yacht club/beach club. then return to epcot. but you may not have enough time. you might get more restaurants ideas on the dining board. good luck and enjoy!