Epcot, Florida, United States

5Robin B 5:00 PM Jan 22, 2023

Amazing Park
One of my favorite Disney parks. It has a more laid back feel that the other parks. Epcot’s World Showcase area has by far the best food of the four Disney parks. I recommend staying at a deluxe resort when visiting Epcot so you can take advantage of the late night option. When we visited, the late night for Epcot was a Monday. You’re only in the park for an additional 2 hours after it officially closes, but you’d be amazed by how much you can do in those 2 hours. We hit all the rides with normally very long waits. The only ride not available after hours was the new Guardians of the Galaxy Ride. What I don’t recommend is going to Epcot the first week of a festival. We didn’t realize the Festival of the Arts was beginning during our visit and it was noticeably more crowded once that festival started. Although the festival meant there were many more new food booths to try, the lines for them were so long that we didn’t even bother. If you can, wait until mid-way through a festival before you visit.

4Ward D 5:00 PM Dec 21, 2021

Dec 2021 update - If you can see one Disney park - see this one!
This park is hard to miss since it has a large (18 stories tall) sphere at the entrance to the location. We visited in Dec 2021. You need to have a reservation to go to the park so be sure you do that ahead of time. There were no trams running from the parking lot so you will have to walk from your car but the parking lot seems smaller than the other parks. You will pass through security through one of two lines: one line for strollers/wheelchairs and another for just people. No weapons are allowed. If you are selected, you may have to go through additional screening measures. Following this, you can either purchase a ticket or use your prepurchased tickets to pass through the entrance. The center fountain and innovention east and west are closed for renovation. The park has two major parts: the front part by spaceship Earth and the countries that are centered around the lake. If you plan on doing any of the rides, I would suggest looking into the lightning lane. This is an extra $15/person/day but got us onto 5 rides in 2 hours and so saved us lots of time. If you are not doing any rides, you can wander around the countries that surround the lake. Depending on when you choose to go, there may be a festival like the food and wine or the flower and garden. I believe that they have them several times during the year. Overall it was a very pleasant visit that I highly recommend for all travelers to the area. Enjoy.