Touring EP in Sept....?

[meachell13]

We are planning on going to EP Monday Sept 12th. I do have ADR for Le Cellier at 12...we plan on getting there for rope drop and this is what we want to do in FW....then we will go to each country later in the day.... We plan on staying there till Illuminations.

How much do you think I can get in before our ADR? I know that the Innoventions area has a lot to do? But I don't know what or how interesting it will really be for us?

Below is the order I think I would like to do things but let me know where I need to put in lunch...

Touring:
Run to Soarin’ for FP, rest go to Test Track
Ride TT
Check out Mission Space Area Maybe Ride??
When FP opens up get more TT
Go to Innoventions Area.... Things to do?
Ride Soarin’
Nemo Ride, Turtle Talk and Aquarium
FP Soarin’ when opened up

 

[minnie mum]

Just a tad ambitious for one morning, but a lot of it is doable since you are going at a slower time and are planning to be there at RD.

I would leave Innoventions till last. I doubt that you will get to it before you have to go to Canada for lunch. Don't forget that it will take a few minutes to get there, and you should arrive about 15 minutes early.

 

[sharonabe]

You also need to figure in a little time for rider swap. DD will not be able to ride Soarin', TT, or MS, so if both you and DH want to ride, you'll need to do child swap. Good thing is DS gets to ride 2x! But that does take some time.

I agree with leaving Innoventions until later. We LOVE Innoventions, but there won't be much to interest DD there, whereas, The Seas will probably keep her very involved. I would also do the Living with the Land ride in The Land and Spaceship Earth (the big ball) since she can go on both.

Check out the Kim Possible missions for the countries. DS will be able to do it with some help from mom and dad.

 

[meachell13]

I don't think that we will actually ride Mission Space, I just thought it would be neat to see what it looked like around that area? I read somewhere that there is a little climbing thing but I guest this could just get scrapped till we come next time..... I think that I will switch the Nemo and Innoventions.... We could always check the Innoventions later in the day? Do they have that open till the park closes?

 

[sharonabe]

You will still need to do child swap for Soarin' and TT and Soarin' is the one that will take the most time.

I THINK Innoventions closes around 7:00, but someone who knows for sure should come along to confirm/correct.

 

[minnie mum]

Yep. I think most of FW closes at 7 except on EMH nights. The "problem" with Epcot, is that it is impossible to see everything in one day. If that is all the time you have, then you have to be fairly ruthless in just picking your 'must-see' attractions, and sticking to them.

Personally, I would take Spaceship Earth and Livin with the Land over Innoventions, but everyone has their own preferences.

 

[2manydaves]

In mid-September, I think you will be able to do everything on your list MINUS either Innoventions or Nemo / Aquarium / Turtle Talk.

I would bump Innoventions to after lunch and focus on Soarin', TT and the aquarium-related stuff. Our kids LOVE the aquarium and we spend at least an hour in there, not counting Turtle Talk with Crush.

 

[meachell13]

I have taken my kids to an aquarium before and they loved it! So know that we will spend a lot of time there...Ok so yeah, I'm going to cut Mission Space since my son won't be able to ride it....

What is there really at Innoventions to do? Me and DH are really into neat gadgets so I thought it would be fun to look around....

What is Imageworks?

 

[Lora]

At that time of year (and we will be at WDW at that same time this year!), I usually plan my mornings around the main attractions and plan on one attraction per 30 min. If you really get there at rope drop, that should give you time for about 4-5 things. You should focus on 1) Soarin', 2) TT, and 3) Nemo, 4) Crush first and then see what time you have for 5) aquarium or innoventions. If you're just going to check out the exit area games and climbing stuff for M:S, you can do that in the heat of the day while others ride. M:S lines never really got very long during any of our Sept. trips.

Am I reading right that you are trying to get in a second TT ride in the am?

As others have said, you might need a bit more time to account for the babyswap.

If you are way ahead of the pack for the rope drop, you could do Soarin' first w/out the FP, send someone to TT for one after you ride while the others go to Nemo.

 

[meachell13]

At that time of year (and we will be at WDW at that same time this year!), I usually plan my mornings around the main attractions and plan on one attraction per 30 min. If you really get there at rope drop, that should give you time for about 4-5 things. You should focus on 1) Soarin', 2) TT, and 3) Nemo, 4) Crush first and then see what time you have for 5) aquarium or innoventions. If you're just going to check out the exit area games and climbing stuff for M:S, you can do that in the heat of the day while others ride. M:S lines never really got very long during any of our Sept. trips.

Am I reading right that you are trying to get in a second TT ride in the am?

As others have said, you might need a bit more time to account for the babyswap.

If you are way ahead of the pack for the rope drop, you could do Soarin' first w/out the FP, send someone to TT for one after you ride while the others go to Nemo.

The Extra FPs I was going to get so that we could hit them again later on in the day probably more like the evening time. I'm not sure how much we are really going to be looking around at everything in WS so we may have extra time to kill after dinner or something while we wait for Illuminations.... Do the rides close at 7 too?

 

[Raenstoirm]

What is there really at Innoventions to do? Me and DH are really into neat gadgets so I thought it would be fun to look around....

Personally my husband and I love doing the waste management project. We had so much fun "fighting" in there. I would throw him plastic and he was working on metal. It was great fun!

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

Just stopping by to say we will be at Epcot that day too!

 

[meachell13]

Just stopping by to say we will be at Epcot that day too!

Yea! Do you have a strategy yet?

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

Yea! Do you have a strategy yet?

No. It'll be our 2nd day in Epcot (we are there for 2 weeks and arrive 9/3) so it'll depend on what we want to do again, and what we missed the first day.

 

[sharonabe]

The Extra FPs I was going to get so that we could hit them again later on in the day probably more like the evening time. I'm not sure how much we are really going to be looking around at everything in WS so we may have extra time to kill after dinner or something while we wait for Illuminations.... Do the rides close at 7 too?

I know Soarin', TT, Mission Space, and Spaceship Earth are all open until 9:00. I'm not sure about The Seas.

 

[meachell13]

I know Soarin', TT, Mission Space, and Spaceship Earth are all open until 9:00. I'm not sure about The Seas.

Thank you! I think we will definitely do the Seas early in the day before lunch because I know that is something my kids will really enjoy!

 

[Lora]

The Extra FPs I was going to get so that we could hit them again later on in the day probably more like the evening time. I'm not sure how much we are really going to be looking around at everything in WS so we may have extra time to kill after dinner or something while we wait for Illuminations.... Do the rides close at 7 too?

That should work. The calendar of park hours here on the DIS and at the officially Disney World site is showing Future World open until 9:00, just like the World Showcase for that time. Hopefully that is not an error. It's listed that way for the current week. Anyone have confirmation that that is true for all of the FW rides?