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BASIC EPCOT ITINERARY eb11

• Today you will complete Epcot, with an afternoon break at your hotel. As a Walt Disney World Resort guest, you can stay at Epcot until midnight
• Don’t forget your Candlelight Processional tickets.
• Pop Century guests need to complete their breakfast in their room and be at their bus stop by 7:50. Polynesian guests need to complete breakfast in their room, walk over to TTC and be on the Epcot monorail platform by 8:10

AT THE PARK

• Be at Epcot by 8:30
• Enter the turnstiles when the park opens at 9, grab a map and Times Schedule, and follow the cast members to Soarin
• Ride Soarin, then walk across the park to Mission: Space. Fastpass it
• Walk to Test Track and ride
• If your Mission: Space fastpass is ready, use it (ride the “green” version of the ride; if you love it, you can ride the much more intense “orange” version later tonight); otherwise ride Ellen’s Universe of Energy
• When you have ridden both the above, cross the park again to the Seas pavilion and see Turtle Talk with Crush, and then the Seas with Nemo and Friends
• Return to The Land pavilion—where you saw Soarin—and see the other rides in this building. If you wish, fastpass Soarin for another ride, if the return time works. (You will be able to see it again tonight after 10p)
• If you are ready for lunch, have it now, as you will be eating lunch in this building, in the Sunshine Seasons Food Fair (counter credit) on the same level as Soarin. If not, continue with the steps below and return for lunch when you are ready
• Move on to the Imagination building, and see Honey I Shrunk the Audience. Skip Journey Into Imagination with Figment unless you have a lot of time on your hands. A lot of time…
• You have now (almost) completed what you must do in the morning and early afternoon. You can begin heading back to your hotel now–seeing Innoventions and Spaceship Earth on your way out–or go on to the World Showcase and both continue your tour of it, and try out Kim Possible’s World Showcase Adventure.
• If you continue in the World Showcase, go counterclockwise starting with Canada, as the gardens and flowers in Canada, England and France are at their best at daylight. Attend the items with defined schedules and work the unscheduled items at the pavilions around them
• Check out Innoventions and ride Spaceship Earth on your way out, and return to your hotel and goof off

AT THE PARK: EVENING

• Be back at Epcot by 5p—Pop guests need to be at their bus stop by 4:20; Polynesian guests at the Epcot monorail stop at TTC by 4:40
• Make your way to Mexico and your 5:30 dinner reservations at San Angel Inn (two table credits.) This is your special Candlelight Processional dinner which guarantees you a seat at the 8:15 Candlelight Processional show. Be sure to inform your waiter and ask if there is anything special you need or need to do
• After dinner, continue visiting the World Showcase until about 7:45
• At 7:45, find the line for the guaranteed seating for the Candlelight Processional. There are TWO lines—one standing room only, and one, for YOU, guaranteed, because you did the Candlelight Dinner package. The guaranteed line is usually the one the goes counterclockwise and ends at the American Pavilion stage. Check with a cast member (not with another, possibly equally confused, guest) to be sure you are in the right guaranteed seating line!
• See the 8:15 Candlelight Processional
• After the show, get the list of rides and restaurants that will remain open late. You likely will have time to tour one more pavilion—but not see a movie or ride in it—before finding a spot to watch Illuminations
• Between 9 and 9:15, find a spot to watch Illuminations—given where you are, the bridge near the International gateway is as good as any
• At 9:30, watch the special Christmas version of Illuminations
• If you have not already seen the American Adventure, see it now
• Return to the International Gateway, exit, and see the Christmas decorations at the Boardwalk, and also at the Yacht Club if you missed them earlier this week
• Stop in Boulangerie Patisserie for a snack (cash)
• Decide based on the list of what is open what rides to see again. Families often split on this. Some members may even wish to return to the hotel, while others stay.
• Return to your hotel by the means you used to get to Epcot

NOTE: Bring The Comprehensive Guide to Rides and Rides that Might be Skipped with you in case your day gets too intense.

LINKS TO DAYS AND TO-DO LIST

The links below take you to pages with specific guidance on what to do every day of your first family Walt Disney World vacation, and the To-Do List for preparing for your trip.

• Summary
• To-Do List
• First Saturday
• First Sunday
• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Second Saturday
• Second Sunday

LINKS TO BASIC ITINERARY VARIANTS

BASIC ITINERARY LESS SECOND SUNDAY: Summary To-Do List

BASIC ITINERARY LESS FIRST SATURDAY: Summary To-Do List

BASIC ITINERARY LESS FIRST SATURDAY AND SECOND SUNDAY: Summary To-Do List

BASIC ITINERARY 5 NIGHT VERSION: Summary To-Do List

BASIC ITINERARY RELAXED VERSION: Summary To-Do List

ITINERARY LINKS

• For itinerary design goals and the basic December Itinerary, see this
• For shorter and longer itineraries targeted at the same December week, see this
• For itineraries covering all the other parts of the year, see this
• To design your own itinerary, see this
• For rides that might be skipped, see this
• For a comprehensive guide to rides and attractions, see this

LINKS FOR WHEN TO GO

• For when to go, see this
• For next best dates, see this
• For best and worst times to visit, see this
  • For 2009 weeks to visit, ranked in order, see this
  • For 2010 weeks to visit, ranked in order, see this
  • For the 2010 Week Picker App, see this
  • For 2011 weeks to visit, ranked in order, see this
• For forecasting crowds at Walt Disney World, see this
• For seasonal pricing at Walt Disney World, see this
  • For 2009 price seasons, see this
  • For 2010 price seasons, see this
  • For projected 2011 price seasons, see this
• For weather at Walt Disney World, see this

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