With a little planning and pixie dust - GREAT day at Epcot!!

[laura428]

DD10 and I went back and forth about getting up super early for EMH at Epcot. We don't have FP+ for FEA this trip, and I knew this was likely our best chance to ride.

We got there much later than I'd hoped - pulled into the parking lot at 7:40. And when we walked in and saw how many were ahead of us, I was thinking we'd be in for a super long wait.

But the walk to FEA was easy and polite. And the wait was.... wait for it...

21 minutes.

After FEA, we met Anna and Elsa with NO wait. Walked to Test Track and waited 25 minutes in standby.

Then FP+ #1 at Spaceship Earth.

Then FP #2 at Soarin. Then Living with the Land (tradition), then quick snack at Sunshine Seasons.

Then FP#3 at The Seas. And then a nice boat ride and a walk around Japan, Canada,France and Great Britain. Then a fun lunch at Garden Grill.

Back at the resort for a fun afternoon of swimming and relaxing, and heading back to Epcot for our FP#4 -Test Track again.

I know there have been a lot of issues lately, but I just wanted to post this to give some hope to those heading to the World soon. I was a bit worried, but on top of our great night at AK yesterday, it's been awesome.

 

[vettegirl]

That is awesome!!

 

[kj2mom]

I had a very similar experience last week during Epcot EMH. I was all alone so I did the single rider TT after FEA and it took me 4 minutes once I entered to be on the ride. Glad you are having a great time!

 

[ChasingLeslie]

We saw waits for Frozen at 45-60 minutes this past week, which is still long but not as bad as the 3-5 hours that have been reported.

 

[twoolle]

Good news! I have been following the wait times on Epcot EMH days for the last few weeks. We aren't going until November but plan to get FP for FEA. We want to do test track at rope drop then head to soarin. Between 8 and 10am on thursday the soarin wait was never more than 25 minutes according to the app!

 

[laura428]

And we had a great time going back, too. Jumped on Spaceship Earth - walk-on - before heading over to Test Track. We did run into some delays on TT, not sure why, but the FP+ line (and everything, for that matter) was moving pretty slow. FP+ at 8:30, got in right then, didn't get off the ride until 9:10, right when everyone was making a mad dash for the exits. The upside? Fireworks from the TT outside track - that was awesome.

 

[BebopBaloo]

Sounds wonderful!!!

 

[Mom2Stitch]

Thank you for a positive report-even with your TT wait you found the silver lining, awesome!

 

[MissouriPrincess]

We also did EMH yesterday and we were pleasantly surprised by how much we were able to do by noon. We had a FEA fastpass, but we rope dropped Soarin with a less than ten minute wait.

 

[DisneyPiPhi]

What a great Epcot day! Epcot is our favorite park and I am so excited about the new experiences!

 

[Planogirl]

I wouldn't mind what I see as a very limited park if it always had such short wait times. I'm hearing that the parks are quieter lately and for those going soon I hope that they stay that way!

 

[laura428]

I wouldn't mind what I see as a very limited park if it always had such short wait times. I'm hearing that the parks are quieter lately and for those going soon I hope that they stay that way!

We've definitely seen way shorter wait times this stay, across all parks. It's been great!

 

[chloelovesdisney]

Sounds great, we're there in 6 weeks and you give me hope!