{"id":73025,"date":"2019-09-10T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=73025"},"modified":"2022-04-08T22:22:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T02:22:46","slug":"six-year-olds-guide-epcot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/six-year-olds-guide-epcot\/","title":{"rendered":"A Six Year Old’s Guide To The Best Rides In EPCOT"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When planning a trip to Disney or anywhere for that matter, research<\/a> is always required. And the best way to research a vacation destination is to ask someone you know who has been. If you were to ask everyone you know what are the best rides in EPCOT<\/a>, they would tell you the same things – Soarin\u2019, Test Track, Spaceship Earth, Frozen…<\/p>\n

My youngest daughter, Sterling (who just turned 6), is definitely not a thrill seeker. Since the rest of our family prefers the most popular rides, she gets dragged (often times crying) onto those rides as soon as she meets the height requirements.<\/p>\n

Because our family likes rides from opposite sides of an amusement park barometer, we have to find rides for everyone which gives us reasons to try things we normally wouldn’t try. Which means we end up finding new attractions to love and can have a great time even if we can’t ride the most popular ones.\u00a0 So I decided to use Sterling\u2019s non-adrenaline love of rides as inspiration for this blog.<\/p>\n

Without further ado, here is my 6 yr old\u2019s guide to EPCOT.<\/p>\n

1. Journey Into Imagination With Figment<\/h4>\n

This is her absolute favorite ride in Epcot and I have to admit, it\u2019s pretty darn cute. Located in Future World West, its a 6 minute ride moving gently through a variety of rooms meant to stimulate the imagination. The vehicle is a 4-car train and each car has a front row and back row. The ride is supposed to be a journey through an imagination laboratory but gets high-jacked by a purple dinosaur named Figment.\u00a0 Don\u2019t waste a FastPass+ on this ride because wait times are typically very short which is another bonus to this ride.<\/p>\n

On a side note, if you have ever seen a purple dinosaur in the stores of Epcot and wondered who it is, you will understand after this ride.<\/p>\n

***Sterling says: “It’s just really fun and I like when figment sings.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Journey Into Imagination cars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A fun video at the start of the ride<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. Living with the Land Presented by Chiquita<\/h4>\n

This is a gentle 20-minute boat ride located on the lower level of the Land Pavilion in Future World West.\u00a0 From a 6 yr old, non-adrenaline seeking perspective, that\u2019s probably all I need to say. But for those of you who have never heard of this ride, it\u2019s an educational ride similar to Spaceship Earth.\u00a0 It begins with the history of farming and continues with how scientists around the world are inventing new ways to grow foods that are healthy for us and the planet. The last leg of the ride travels through actual greenhouses called the Living Laboratory.<\/p>\n

While the educational part is over the heads’ of our children, my husband and I enjoy this ride because it\u2019s pretty cool to see some things Disney is doing to make the planet more sustainable. This is another ride that typically does not require a FastPass+, but we tend to get one to make sure she gets to ride it.<\/p>\n

***Sterling says: “It’s a fun boat ride.\u00a0 You get to see a dog, a rooster and go into a greenhouse.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The dog and the rooster are her favorites<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Inside the Living Laboratory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros<\/h4>\n

It was years before we even knew this existed. This ride is tucked in the back left corner inside the Mexico Pavilion of the World Showcase. It\u2019s another gentle boat ride (are you sensing a trend in what she likes?) similar to Its A Small World in Magic Kingdom. This ride is 7 minutes in length and follows Donald Duck through a tour of Mexico while the other two \u201cCaballeros\u201d of his Mexican trio look for him. This ride is very cute for the whole family and it usually doesn\u2019t have a long line either.<\/p>\n

***Sterling says: “It’s a nice boat ride with Donald and his friends.\u00a0 And you get to see fireworks at the end.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Entrance in Mexico Pavilion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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She loves the indoor fireworks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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There you have it!\u00a0 My 6 year old’s guide to the greatest rides in Epcot!\u00a0 So do not worry if you can’t get a FastPass+ for the more popular rides or if the lines are too long.\u00a0 There is still plenty of things to do that are fun and magical for the whole family.\u00a0 Enjoy your trip!<\/p>\n

Honorable mentions from Sterling:<\/strong>
\na. The Seas with Nemo & Friends Attraction – I never see long waits for this ride.
\nb. Test Track – just when we think we know this kid, she surprises us. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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What are some of your favorite EPCOT rides?\u00a0 Let us know your thoughts in the comments, or on Facebook<\/a> or Twitter<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n

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