How to Skip the Lines at Epcot
Be at the gates before opening (use Early Theme Park Entry if you're at a Disney hotel) and ride Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind or Test Track first, or buy Cosmic Rewind as a Lightning Lane Single Pass. Book Multi Pass for the rest. Visit on a weekday, because Epcot's festivals draw big weekend crowds from Florida locals.
- Cosmic Rewind
- Lightning Lane Single Pass, roughly $14-25 per person (up to $25 from 1 Nov)
- Multi Pass
- Pick up to 3 rides in advance, then book more through the day
- Early entry
- 30 minutes early for Disney hotel guests
- Back door
- International Gateway, near the Boardwalk and Beach Club resorts
- Best days
- Weekdays, especially outside festival weekends
- Busiest
- Weekends during festivals, holidays, Christmas to New Year
How long are the lines at Epcot?
Epcot's lines concentrate on a few big rides: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Test Track, Frozen Ever After and Remy's Ratatouille Adventure. Elsewhere waits are usually manageable. The other thing that drives crowds here is the calendar: Epcot runs festivals for most of the year (Food & Wine, Flower & Garden, Festival of the Holidays), and weekends during them get very busy.
Before you choose your Epcot day, check how busy it's likely to be. BeatTheCrowd shows the live crowd level and an hourly forecast for any date, adjusted for school holidays, public holidays and weather.
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