Orlando 2026 May 8โ€“17
Day 8 Fri, May 15
๐ŸŒ EPCOT

EPCOT โ€” Festival + slower pacing

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

Weatherยท climate average

88ยฐ /67ยฐ
Thunderstorms
45% ยท 0.1"

Climate average โ€” too far out for forecast

Park hours

Open
9:00 AM
Close
9:00 PM
Fireworks
9:00 PM (Luminous)
  • Early entry: 8:30 AM for Disney resort guests only.
  • Flower & Garden Festival running through Jun 1.

Source: Disney Food Blog

Rope drop

Guardians: virtual queue at 7am OR LL Single Pass. Then Frozen Ever After while line is short. Then Test Track or Soarin'.

Must do

  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (42")
  • Test Track (40" โ€” 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

Skip

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

Express / Lightning Lane

LL Multi Pass: Test Track + Soarin' standard combo. Frozen Ever After third.

Guardians: 7am virtual queue (free) OR LL Single Pass (paid).

Rain backup

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

Meals

Height blocks

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

Festival: snack lap between Space 220 and Via Napoli โ€” kids share small plates. Mexico โ†’ Norway โ†’ Germany โ†’ Italy.