My 17th WDW Trip – in 2017 too! – Day 4 (Epcot)
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Today we got to Epcot at 8:45 before the rope dropped in front of Spaceship Earth. Not as many people here on a Wednesday as at the other parks we went to thus far, so that was great!
Here’s how our day has worked out so far:
Went to Soarin’ without a FP right after rope drop. Waited 15 minutes to ride even though it seemed like lots of people were in front of us! Got front and center seats! Best in the house! I do love this new version of Soarin’! Especially how they transition from one place to the next!
Walked on Living with the Land after that
Strolled over to the Seas
Got right on the ride.
Saw Turtle Talk with Crush. It was a full house for the show, but Crush was in rare form! Best show from him I’ve seen in a few years!
Moseyed around the Seas pavilion for a bit.
Walked to Imagination pavilion. :im:
Wait was too long at Journey with Figment, just 30 minutes, but we had a reservation coming up, so we explored the DVC lounge! Great place to get away and relax with some “free” soda and snacks.
Walked back to and had lunch at Garden Grill Though I was skeptical about the new menu, it was still very good! My favorite parts were the vegetables, salad, macaroni and cheese, and the turkey. I miss the fish and the roast beef/sliced prime rib though. I could have made my meal out of that salad and I’m not a salad person! Also the character interactions were great! We got to see them all (Mickey, Pluto, Chip & Dale) at least twice and “chat” with them!
After lunch we ventured out of the park, but on the way used our FP+ for Spaceship Earth
Currently on a 3-hour break. Going back to see the Mexico side of the World Showcase plus IllumiNations later on
Nice day!
30 minutes does seem long for Figment though!
I’m glad you enjoyed the Garden Grill! I had only eaten there for my first time a few months ago and was totally unaware it was a new menu! It is very good! :mickey:
Do you have any plans to do any of the
rides or shows besides Illuminations?
Wow a 30 min wait for Imagination?? YIKES!
Since when is that a ‘popular’ ride? You’ve hit up almost all of my favs at Epcot: Spaceship Earth, Living with the Land, Soarin….. but no Test Track???
I hope that your afternoon break… and your evening with the 3 Caballeros went fabulous!!
I have loved reading about your trip so far!! Makes me feel like I am there…or just wishing
I agree with you on Crush!! The last time we were there, he was great!!
And I too am a little surprised on Figment!!
@acamm We plan to do Test Track Friday morning
Update: We got back to the park around 6:15pm. We saw the pixar shorts 3D video at Imagination Pavilion which was pretty cool! Worth a trip if you have time to spare. Then we went on the Journey into Imagination with Figment with a 10 minute posted wait…more like 3 minutes.
We walked over to club cool and had our first timer try out the Beverly
As you can imagine :sarcasm font: she loved it! :end sarcasm font: We walked over to Mexico and did the Gran Fiesta Tour, then to Norway to use our FP+ for Frozen Ever After. The posted wait was 85 minutes and it took us 20 minutes with FPs
So yeah, no FastPass for Frozen? Abandon all hope! Disappear! Disappear! We got a good viewing spot for IllumiNations between Mexico and Norway. This is still a good view with relatively few people trying to see it there so I highly recommend it
While waiting we sent a runner (me) to get some food from La Cantina. We got the nachos and Tacos de Pollo. Both were satisfying The show was great but the globe didn’t open so I’m guessing that function was broken this time around 
Afterward, rather than fight the exodus, we shopped in Mouse Gears for a bit and then left. Pretty good close to the evening!
Bleh! I hate the Short Film Festival! Today, I saw posted it was a 125 minute wait! People must like it
everybody loves Beverly
Sounds like a fun day!
Bleh! I hate the Short Film Festival! Today, I saw posted it was a 125 minute wait! People must like it
That’s the beauty of WDW, something different for all different tastes. that had to be a glitch on the wait. I can’t ever imagine it a two hour wait, not even during Christmas.
Wow a 30 min wait for Imagination?? YIKES!
Since when is that a ‘popular’ ride?
Since FP+. Really. It’s skewing the wait times of everything. On my last trip
was a 40 minute wait and so was The Great Movie Ride. I had walked on to both every time before FP+. I read recently on Twitter I think that someone was at Epcot and Frozen was a 60 min wait while Spaceship Earth was 85 min. Absurd.
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