{"id":49517,"date":"2016-10-06T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=49517"},"modified":"2022-05-04T20:07:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T00:07:20","slug":"seeing-epcots-future-world-attractions-one-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/seeing-epcots-future-world-attractions-one-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Did: Seeing Epcot&#8217;s Future World Attractions in One Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/2016\/08\/seeing-epcot-future-world-attractions-one-morning\/\">previous post<\/a>\u00a0on Epcot, I demonstrated how you could see all of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/parks\/epcot-park\">Epcot<\/a>\u2019s Future World attractions in one morning using park open (\u201crope drop\u201d) and FastPass+ strategies to your advantage.\u00a0 I put this plan to the test in August 2016.\u00a0 This post goes through my plan and my success at completing the steps.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Epcot_One_AM.jpg\" alt=\"epcot_one_am\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Epcot_One_AM.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Epcot_One_AM-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-Trip Preparation<br \/>\n<\/strong>I was able to obtain the following FastPass+ reservations 60 days in advance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mission: Space 9:15-10:15<\/li>\n<li>Spaceship Earth 10:15-11:15<\/li>\n<li>Soarin\u2019 11:20-12:20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also made an ADR at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/dining\/menus\/garden-grill-menu\/\">Garden Grill<\/a> at 1:00 p.m. about 4 months in advance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rope Drop<br \/>\n<\/strong>We arrived at the Mickey ticket readers at 8:15 and got in the line next to the reader where they were allowing those with breakfast ADRs to enter.\u00a0 As predicted, that line converted to a regular line at about 8:40, so we hopped in that line, just two people back from the front. When they opened the park, we stayed to the right and headed toward Epcot Character Spot inside Innoventions West first.\u00a0 We were first in line for the Inside Out character meet and greet and had to wait outside.\u00a0 Surprisingly, only two other families queued up behind us, the crowd\u00a0all heading toward the Land Pavilion for <em>Soarin\u2019<\/em>.\u00a0 We were let in the building at 9:00 a.m. and lined\u00a0up for Joy and Sadness, who were a minute or two behind schedule.\u00a0 The Joy and Sadness meet-and-greet is great, and they were able to communicate their emotions extremely well to our kids.\u00a0 We immediately crossed the hall over to the Baymax meeting area.\u00a0 The Baymax line moves more quickly than Joy and Sadness, as Baymax doesn\u2019t sign autographs and is limited in his movements and interactions with guests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Inside_Out.jpg\" alt=\"inside_out\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Inside_Out.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Inside_Out-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Inside_Out-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Joy and Sadness meet at Epcot Character Spot<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By 9:15 a.m., we were on our way to Test Track where we were met with a posted 30-minute wait in the standby line, that was just outside the entrance door.\u00a0 The wait was actually around 15 minutes by the time we got into the car design area.\u00a0 After our ride, our kids showed great interest\u00a0in all of the areas after the unloading area:\u00a0 the video games where you drive your designed car, the gift shop, and even the new cars and trucks on display.\u00a0 This is something I didn\u2019t consider \u2013 the kids will probably love one or more of these things, so you may want to build in some extra time here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Test_Track.jpg\" alt=\"test_track\" width=\"550\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Test_Track.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Test_Track-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Test_Track-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Test Track<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following Test Track, we stuck to the plan and went to Mission: Space for our first FastPass reservation, right around 9:45 a.m..\u00a0 We stuck to the \u201cgreen\u201d version, which had a slightly shorter wait, but both sides were nearly walk-on at this time of the morning. \u00a0After Mission: Space, we were still good on time, so we stopped at Club Cool in Innoventions East for 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>We rode Spaceship Earth using our second FastPass, and once again we got distracted with the post-show area where our kids were interested in the exhibits.\u00a0 A quick restroom break followed, and then I got distracted myself and forgot we were supposed to head over to the Seas pavilion for Turtle Talk with Crush and The Seas with Nemo and Friends.\u00a0 Instead, we went over to the Imagination Pavilion where we were going to ride Journey Into Imagination.\u00a0 The wait there was posted at 40 minutes, and that ride just isn\u2019t worth that long of a wait.\u00a0 Instead, we headed to the Disney\/Pixar Short Film Festival and watched the three shorts.\u00a0 While we\u2019ve seen all of the\u00a0films before, they did take on new meaning with the subtle movements of the seats and other 4-D effects.\u00a0 Upon exiting, the Florida rains came down, so we had to take a few minutes to\u00a0put on our rain gear.\u00a0 At this point, I realized we missed our visit to The Seas, but we had entered the FastPass window for <em>Soarin\u2019<\/em>, and with the rain delay, I decided to skip The Seas and come back either after lunch or on a day later in our trip to see those attractions.<\/p>\n<p>We went to The Land pavilion and went to <em>Soarin\u2019<\/em>.\u00a0 As soon as we entered the queue and validated our FastPass, I got on My Disney Experience and searched for a FastPass for Living with the Land, which I found for 12:05 and booked.\u00a0 As recommended by many bloggers and other Disney \u201cexperts,\u201d we asked to be seated in the \u201cB\u201d section of the <em>Soarin\u2019<\/em> theatre so that we didn\u2019t have to see the distorted views so many have complained about.\u00a0 We had to wait one show more than we would have had to if we had gone with\u00a0A or C, but it was worth the extra 10 minutes.\u00a0 The new film is solid, and the CG effects, while noticeable, are really not that distracting and certainly didn&#8217;t\u00a0take away from our experience.\u00a0 This is still a headliner and not-to-be-missed!<\/p>\n<p>After <em>Soarin\u2019<\/em>, we stopped at a pressed penny machine and the restrooms before our FastPass window for Living with the Land opened. \u00a0The fourth FastPass was helpful, as we were met with a 20-minute standby wait. \u00a0We got in the queue just before our FastPass window opened (you get a 5-minute grace period before your scheduled time) and we were off in our boat.\u00a0 We finished\u00a0a bit earlier than our 1:00 p.m. ADR, so we checked in a little early, requested to be seated in one of the booths (so that we had a view facing out) and were in about 15 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Garden_Grill.jpg\" alt=\"garden_grill\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Garden_Grill.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Garden_Grill-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The\u00a0farm scene from Living with the Land, as seen from Garden Grill<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lunch took just over an hour by the time we met all of the characters.\u00a0 We weren\u2019t too tired, so we went to The Seas pavilion and rode the Nemo attraction with about a 10-minute standby wait.\u00a0 We decided to tackle Turtle Talk with Crush on a day later in 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