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Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros

Gran Fiesta Tour Mexico Epcot World Showcase

Join Donald Duck, Jose Carioca, and Panchito Pistoles, the title characters from Disney’s 1944 animated classic The Three Caballeros, on this Gran Fiesta Tour through Mexican history and culture in the Mexico Pavilion’s iconic pyramid.

Ride Information  Restrictions  Location  Fun Facts  Top 5 Tips

Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros Ride Information

Opening Day: April 6, 2007

Type of Ride: Boat ride through Mexican culture

Age Recommendation: All ages

Duration of Ride: About 7 minutes

Typical Queue Time: Short; typically less than 10 minutes

Single Rider Line: No

Chicken Exit Available: No

Baby Swap Available: No

Type of Vehicle: Boats

Type of Restraint: None

Attraction Open During Early Theme Park Entry: No. See our Early Theme Park Entry page for more information.

Ride Photo Available For Purchase: No

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Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros Ride Restrictions

Height Requirements: None

Flash Photography or Video Allowed: No

Location

Shopping: Shopping options abound inside Mexico’s multipurpose pyramid. Ceramics, sombreros, pinatas, worry dolls, leather goods, jewelry, apparel, and pottery can all be purchased at the spacious indoor marketplace.

Dining/Refreshment: Augmented by views of a volcano, a pyramid, and Gran Fiesta’s Tour’s boats, guests can enjoy a table service lunch or dinner at San Angel Inn. Offerings at this charming restaurant include steak, beef, pork, chicken, and fish entrees; tacos; quesadillas; soups; salads; and a plethora of margaritas.

Restroom: Facilities are situated in the Odyssey Center. This is across the World Celebration border from the Mexico Pavilion.

Smoking Location: Smoking is permitted in designated smoking areas only. Disney parks are smoke free.

Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros Fun Facts

Did you know?

  • Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros replaced a more serious boat ride, “El Rio del Tiempo,” in 2007. Translating to “The River of Time,” El Rio del Tiempo had operated since Epcot’s opening day, October 1, 1982. El Rio del Tiempo was augmented by an upbeat tune of the same name.
  • Gran Fiesta Tour features The Three Caballeros.  Donald Duck, Jose Carioca, and Panchito Pistoles from The Three Caballeros (1944) host the attraction. Of the trio, only Panchito is from Mexico, Jose Carioca being from Brazil and Donald from the United States. Jose Carioca had previously appeared with Donald in Saludos Amigos (1942).
  • Content differences notwithstanding, the facades and dolls seen during Gran Fiesta Tour are largely unchanged from those of El Rio del Tiempo.
  • An imposing pyramid—within the larger pyramid—and a volcano are seen at the beginning of the cruise.
  • The protagonists of Gran Fiesta Tour travel via flying sarape, essentially a magic carpet.
  • Donald, Panchito, and Jose Carioca enjoy Mexican beaches, restaurants, and dances during the attraction.
  • The segment with the dolls is reminiscent of It’s a Small World.
  • The theme song, “The Three Caballeros,” from The Three Caballeros is heard instrumentally throughout the attraction.  In addition, the trio singing the lyrics at the end of the voyage.
  • Gran Fiesta Tour sits aside the San Angel Inn restaurant, effectively making San Angel Inn the Walt Disney World version of Disneyland Park’s Blue Bayou Restaurant, which occupies the same position for that park’s Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. Similar restaurants, “Blue Bayou” and “Blue Lagoon,” complement the respective Pirates of the Caribbean attractions at Tokyo Disneyland Park and Disneyland Park Paris.

Hidden Mickeys:

Hidden Mickeys are embedded on tiles on the platform base on the left side of your boat during the attraction’s final scene. Also, look for a  Hidden Mickey  in the smoke from the adjacent volcano.
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Gran Fiesta Tour Epcot World Showcase

Top 5 Tips for Grand Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros

  • With negligible wait times, guests can enjoy Gran Fiesta Tour at their pleasure.
  • Consider making an ADR for San Angel Inn and requesting a table with a view of Gran Fiesta Tour.
  • Do not expect an educational attraction. Gran Fiesta Tour provides more laughs than information.
  • “The Three Caballeros” song may linger in your head for a while after riding Gran Fiesta Tour.
  • Consider watching Saludos Amigos and The Three Caballeros prior to your visit such as to better appreciate this attraction.
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