Epcot Day 1 Disney World 2016 FastPass+ Lower Crowd Itinerary, 7 Night Saturday Arrival Version

EPCOT DAY 1: WEDNESDAY AGENDA

Take the morning off, then head to Epcot.  Seeing a lot today will give you more flexibility on your second visit Friday.  Your aim is to see a few rides, half of World Showcase, and IllumiNations, all worked in around dinner.

FIRST THINGS

(Note: this is from the 2016 FastPass+ Lower-Crowd Itinerary, 7 Night Saturday Arrival Variant. It does not work all weeks–use the comment form to check in on yours!)

Be at Epcot by 2p if you can, and not much later than 4p

AT THE PARK

• Your plan today is to see some rides, see parts of World Showcase that are most fun in the evening, and see Epcot’s park-closing spectacular Illuminations. You should also have FastPass+ for Frozen Ever After (if open by your dates–IllumiNations otherwise) Spaceship Earth and a third ride, and dinner reservations for either Akershus or San Angel Inn at around 7p.
• Go through the turnstiles and pick up a park map and “Times Guide”–a schedule. Use your Spaceship Earth FastPass+ and then see Ellen’s Energy Adventure.
• Check out Innoventions, saving Sum of All Thrills for Friday
• Head to World Showcase, and while keeping an eye out for your Frozen Ever After FastPass+ and you dinner reservation at around 7p, see the pavilions starting with Mexico and going clockwise.
  • Each pavilion will have some or all of shopping, special exhibits, a ride, a movie, and other special events—such as acrobats in China.
  • Check your map, times guide, and the pavilion itself, to see what each pavilion has.
  • For scheduled events like the acrobats, etc., sequence what you do when among items that are not scheduled (shops, exhibits, and rides), and bounce back and forth between nearby pavilions, so that you don’t have to wait long for the scheduled item
• If it is open by your trip, see Frozen Ever After in Norway (FastPass+)
• Have dinner at whichever you chose to reserve between San Angel Inn inside the Mexico pyramid or the Akershus Royal Banquet  Meal in Norway at 7p
• Continue touring World Showcase clockwise until about 8:30p
• Start making your way to the Illuminations FastPass+ area right where Future World and World Showcase intersect. Hit the bathrooms if needed on the way, as you don’t want to so pause after IllumiNations
• Find a spot near the IllumiNations FastPass+ area (or in it, if you have FastPass+ for it rather than Frozen Ever after) and watch it.
• If you are parked, taking the monorail, or taking a bus back to your hotel, immediately at its end start walking briskly to the park exit (on the far side of Spaceship Earth) to beat the crowds.  The value of your Illuminations FastPass+ is that 1. it puts you in the best viewing spot for Illuminations, and 2. it puts you in the viewing spot nearest the park exit
• Return to your hotel

PREVIEW OF TOMORROW

Tomorrow you continue your visit to the Magic Kingdom.

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