Orlando 2026 May 8–17
Day 7 Thu, May 14
🌐 EPCOT WDW

EPCOT — Festival + slower pacing

Mid-trip breather. Flower & Garden, World Showcase, two great meals.

All EPCOT info
Rides, heights, dining, characters

Park hours

Open
9:00 AM
Close
9:00 PM
Fireworks
9:00 PM (Luminous)
  • Flower & Garden Festival running through Jun 1. Hollywood Studios After Hours runs 9:30 PM tonight (separately ticketed event we're not part of).

Source: Disney Food Blog

Rope drop

Guardians is now LL Single Pass only — buy at 7am 3 days out. Then Frozen Ever After at rope drop while line is short. Then Test Track or Soarin'.

Must do (7)

  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (42" — paid LL Single Pass only, no more VQ)
  • Test Track (40" — single rider)
  • Frozen Ever After (kids)
  • Soarin' Around the World (40")
  • Remy's Ratatouille Adventure
  • Living with the Land (A/C break)
  • World Showcase + Festival food booths

All rides (9)

  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
    42" ⚡ LL Single thrill

    Paid LL Single Pass only (VQ retired Feb 2025). Buy at 7am, 3 days out. Briggs cleared at 42".

  • Test Track
    40" ⚡ LL Multi Single Rider thrill
  • Frozen Ever After
    ⚡ LL Multi mild

    Norway. Long standby — LL or rope drop.

  • Soarin' Around the World
    40" ⚡ LL Multi mild

    Hang glider simulator.

  • Remy's Ratatouille Adventure
    ⚡ LL Multi mild

    France pavilion.

  • Mission: SPACE Orange (intense)
    44" ⚡ LL Multi extreme

    Blocks: Briggs, Louie

    Centrifuge — makes adults sick. Skip unless thrill-seeker.

  • Mission: SPACE Green (mild)
    40" ⚡ LL Multi mild

    Same ride, no centrifuge.

  • Living with the Land
    ⚡ LL Multi mild

    Slow boat, A/C break.

  • Mexico Boat Ride (Gran Fiesta Tour)
    mild

Meals (3)

  • Space 220 Booked · 4:00 PM (2 groups of 5)
    ✅ Booked. ⚠️ Bringing 11 humans on 2 × 5-top reservations — call ahead to ask about seating close together + warn about the +1.
  • Lotus Blossom Café (China) Quick
    Chinese, very good.
  • Regal Eagle (American Adventure) Quick
    Best BBQ in the park.

Express / Lightning Lane

LL Multi Pass priority: Test Track (back from refurb), Soarin', Frozen Ever After, Remy's Ratatouille.

LL Single Pass: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind — paid only (VQ retired Feb 2025). Buy at 7am, 3 days out.

Shows & parades (6)

  • Luminous The Symphony of Us 9:00 PM
    fireworks World Showcase Lagoon
  • Garden Rocks Concert Series Typically 5:30 / 6:45 / 8:00 PM Fri–Mon
    show America Gardens Theatre

    Festival-only. Thursday is often a dark day — verify in My Disney Experience day-of.

  • Mariachi Cobre 11:15, 12:00, 12:45, 1:30, 3:00, 3:45, 4:30 PM
    show Mexico pavilion

    25 min, outdoor.

  • Voices of Liberty
    show American Adventure rotunda

    A cappella, indoor. Multiple daily — check app.

  • JAMMin' Gardeners
    show World Discovery

    Festival-only trash-can percussion.

  • Disney Princess Promenade
    meet World Showcase

    Festival entertainment add. Check app.

Live show times
My Disney Experience TouringPlans live times

Times above are typical patterns — confirm in the app or TouringPlans on the day.

Rain backup

Tons of indoor — World Showcase pavilions (Mexico, Norway, China, Japan). Mexico boat ride + Japan shop fill a rainy hour.

Skip (1)

  • Mission: SPACE Orange (44", makes adults nauseous)

Notes

Height blocks

  • Bowen/Briggs/Louie: clear on most rides
  • Briggs (42”): out at Mission: Space Orange (44”)

Festival: snack lap between Space 220 and Via Napoli — kids share small plates. Mexico → Norway → Germany → Italy.