Epcot is a huge park with lots to explore.
Here’s a guide to all Epcot rides and attractions to help you decide what to do on your next trip…
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UPDATE: Attraction closures
Several rides, shows, and character meets are temporarily unavailable due to current global events. These attractions have been noted below and we will continue to make updates as Disney releases additional information.
A quick overview
Epcot is the park with the large “golf ball” as its icon and it’s split into 2 sections: Future World and The World Showcase.
Let’s take a look at each of the 2 sections…
New temporary entertainment
While several popular character meets and shows are unavailable, new temporary character experiences and shows have taken their place. Here is what to expect at Epcot:
- Frozen Promenade
- Mickey and Friends World Tour
- Princess Promenade
- Joy on the Imagination! Lawn
- Winnie the Pooh on the Imagination! Lawn
- Mary Poppins at UK gazebo
- Alice in Wonderland at UK gazebo
Find more information about these experiences, including when to see them, in our Complete Guide to Characters and Cavalcades in Epcot .
Epcot rides and attractions
Future World
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (Coming May 27, 2022)
Storytelling coaster themed to Guardians of the Galaxy with a reverse launch
Soarin'
Soarin' is one of the most popular rides in all of Disney World and a very unique experience. You sit in a ride vehicle that lifts you in front of a huge screen and then you glide through many popular landmarks from across the world, often smelling various things you see on screen.
Test Track
Guests on this ride first spend time in a pre-show room with computer screens where you build your own car. You then proceed to the ride area and board a car. Once boarded, you ride a convertible car through various car tests, ending in a high-speed lap outside. Many people are confused about how their designed car relates to the ride itself. If you look on the screens throughout the ride (after every car test), you should see the car you designed and how it performs compared to the cars designed by other people in your ride vehicle. The exit area of this ride allows you to do other things with the car you designed, including driving it on a virtual track. You can also pose with various real cars with virtual backgrounds to get your picture taken and emailed to you.
Mission: SPACE
Revamped in 2017, this attraction is a simulator that lets you feel like an astronaut and takes you from launching pad on 1 of 2 missions: the family-friendly Mission Space - Earth (with a 40 inch height requirement) and a Mission Space - Mars (with a 44 inch height requirement). Once on the selected mission, each rider is assigned 1 of 4 jobs to do (in reality, it just means you push a blinking button when it lights up in front of you).
Living with the Land
This gentle boat ride takes you on a tour of some of the greenhouses to see how things are grown at Disney World.
Journey Into Imagination
Located in the Imagination pavilion, this ride takes you through an exploration of your senses. The exit area is a fun play area for little ones.
The Seas Pavilion
The Seas pavilion includes a ride that gets you into the building called The Seas with Nemo and Friends which allows you to view the water with real fish in it as well as animated characters from Finding Nemo. Once inside, you can explore the various exhibits and see some of the shows which include dolphin demonstrations and a show called Turtle Talk with Crush.
The Seas with Nemo & Friends
The Seas with Nemo and Friends is an attraction that brings the animated characters from Finding Nemo and the real aquatic life inside the aquarium of The Living Seas together.
Turtle Talk with Crush - Temporarily Unavailable
Turtle Talk uses the same technology that is used at Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor in Magic Kingdom which includes an actor voicing the character while also controlling the live animation on the screen. This fun show includes many of your favorite characters from Finding Nemo and Finding Dory. The technology always amazes me.
Club Cool (temporarily closed)
Located right by Innoventions West, Club Cool is where you can sample various sodas from around the world. The Beverly drink is notoriously bad and many people like to trick their travel companions into trying it.
Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival
Located in the Imagination pavilion inside the Magic Eye Theater, this 4D movie experience includes 3 animated shorts from both Disney and Pixar Studios.
Spaceship Earth
Located inside the golf ball, this attraction is a gentle ride through time to see how far we've come. Using a picture that is taken at the beginning of the ride, on the decent your head is added to interactive illustrations about the future. The picture is also used in the exit area up on the large screens.
JAMMitors - Temporarily Unavailable
A fun drum line that utilizes trashcans to beat out popular tunes.
Mickey Mouse (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
Meet Mickey Mouse in the Imagination! pavilion near the Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival queue
Joy (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
Ralph and Vanellope (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
Awesome Planet
A film with an environmental message full of nature photography, space imagery, and in-theater special effects
Pluto (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
World Showcase
Germany - Groovin' Alps - Temporarily Unavailable
German percussion band playing Bavarian folk tunes.
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure - Opening October 1, 2021
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is a trackless ride themed to the movie Ratatouille coming to the France pavilion.
World Showcase
Mexico Pavilion
This dimly-lit pavilion opens at park opening and is a pyramid that contains various shops and a ride called Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros! Entertainment in this area includes music available several times a day, 7 days a week (available outside unless the weather is bad and they move inside).
Mexico - Gran Fiesta Tour
A cute, gentle boat ride that is sort of like its a small world, but instead of being the world it is only focused on Mexico.
Mexico - Mariachi Cobre - Temporarily Unavailable
A fun and festive mariachi band that performs the traditional folk music of Jalisco, Mexico. Dancers join the band for some shows and perform songs from "Coco".
Mexico - Donald (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
Norway Pavilion
The Norway area which looks like a quaint, Norwegian town square, is now home to the popular Frozen Ever After attraction as well as the Anna and Elsa character meet. There are also places to eat (try the school bread at the bakery) and shop (smells so good inside!).
Norway - Frozen Ever After
A beautiful & gentle boat ride with all your favorite Frozen characters. While the World Showcase as a whole opens at 11, this attraction is available for guests to ride at park opening.
Norway - Anna & Elsa at the Royal Sommerhus (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
Meet Anna and Elsa at their Royal Sommerhus located in the Norway Pavilion of Epcot.
China Pavilion
China is a gorgeous pavilion with the main attractions here being a 360 CircleVision movie called Reflections of China that is shown every 30 minutes and The Jeweled Dragon Acrobats which appear outside toward the front of the area several times a day.
China - Jeweled Dragon Acrobats - Temporarily Unavailable
China - Wondrous China - Opening date TBD
A new 360 CircleVision movie on China coming to the China pavilion
China - Mulan (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
Germany Pavilion
Food and shopping are the main attractions in the Germany pavilion. Using snack credits for caramel treats at Karamelle-Kuche is 1 of our favorite things to do here. A German band appears about once every hour for 25 minutes inside the Biergarten restaurant.
Germany - Snow White (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
Italy Pavilion
Shop, eat and enjoy the architecture in the Italy pavilion. If wine is your thing, you'll find some excellent options here.
Italy - Sergio - Temporarily Unavailable
Sergio is a master juggler and mime that entertains guests in a lighthearted, old Italian piazza-style juggling show.
American Adventure Pavilion
This colonial-style pavilion is home to a few great entertainment options including the Voices of Liberty (an a cappella group that sings patriotic songs in the rotunda) and American Adventure (a show in the theater upstairs)
American Adventure - Voices of Liberty - Temporarily Unavailable
An a cappella group that sings patriotic songs in the rotunda.
American Adventure show
A show in the theater upstairs of the American Adventure pavilion that highlights the history of the United States.
America - Guardians of the Galaxy – Awesome Mix Live! - Temporarily Unavailable
Star-Lord and Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy will take guests on a musical journey through the cosmos as they sing some of the popular tracks from the Guardians of the Galaxy movies.
Japan Pavilion
The Japan pavilion is not only beautiful, it also happens to be my favorite. The food is great, the large Mitsukoshi Department Store has a lot to see (including the option to pick a pearl) and the architecture is fantastic. Entertainment here includes Matsuriza (drummers that can be heard from a long way).
Japan - Matsuriza - Temporarily Unavailable
A live performance of Japanese Taiko drums which includes both rhythmic beats and choreographed moves.
Morocco Pavilion
Beautiful pavilion with great food options. There's live music and belly dancing inside Restaurant Marrakesh.
Morocco - Jasmine (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
France Pavilion
Ahhh, France. Such a beautiful area. Fine dining and great shopping are located throughout this pavilion. There is a 20 minute show here called Impressions de France which features the sights of France, as well as a Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along. These two films show at different times in the same theater so be sure to check they My Disney Experience app for times. Entertainment here includes Serveur Amusant, a funny juggling act that lasts for about 20 minutes and appears most days of the week.
France - Impressions de France
20-minute show which features the sights of France, shown in a plush air-conditioned theater.
France - Serveur Amusant - Temporarily Unavailable
A funny juggling act that lasts for about 20 minutes and appears most days of the week.
France - Aurora (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
Minnie Mouse (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
Find Minnie Mouse meeting in the World Showcase Gazebo
France - Belle (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
Daisy Duck (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
UK Pavilion
Shopping, fun entertainment and a pub are the main attractions in the U.K. pavilion. There's also a butterfly garden and a hedge maze to walk through.
Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along
A video sing along version of the popular Disney classic Beauty and the Beast
UK - Winnie the Pooh (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
UK - British Revolution - Temporarily Unavailable
The British Revolution covers a variety of crowd pleasing favorites from British bands like The Who and The Rolling Stones.
UK - Alice in Wonderland (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
UK - Mary Poppins (character meet) - Temporarily Unavailable
Canada Pavilion
A gorgeous and a great advertisement for the Canadian tourism industry. It's also home to one of the best World Showcase movies, Canada Far and Wide, and a fabulous steak restaurant called Le Cellier.
Canada - Canada Far and Wide
New film called "Canada Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360" that premiered in January 2020.
Agent P's Adventure - Temporarily Unavailable
A fun activity to do throughout the World Showcase that involves using your smartphone and solving clues that you are given. The devices activate things in the pavilions in the World Showcase so secret doors might open or things will start moving.
HarmonioUS (Opening date TBD)
According to Disney this "new nighttime spectacular will celebrate how Disney music inspires people around the world, and will feature massive floating set pieces, custom-built LED panels, choreographed moving fountains, lights, pyrotechnics and lasers."
Epcot Forever - Temporarily Unavailable
This temporary nighttime show at Epcot will feature classic music from Epcot. This show will run after the closing of Illuminations until 2020.
Dining at Epcot
We have a dining guide below to help you decide on food options at Epcot.
The pros and cons of all Epcot restaurants
Because of the World Showcase, Epcot has a huge number of restaurants compared to the other parks. Be sure to check out the list to help you decide where you’ll eat during your trip.
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Jennifer
Thursday 27th of May 2021
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