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EPCOT wait times

Lake Buena Vista, FL · 19 rides · Open 9am–9pm today · Tue, Oct 27

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Quiet 1/10

One of the quietest days to visit.

Halloween-event season: weekend nights run heavy

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The 6 rides worth planning around.

Typical wait ranges from 330,000+ historical samples, the model's best dip windows, and the alert thresholds Skip will pre-fill if you set this park as your home in the app.

World Discovery

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

Coaster · 42 in

70–90 min Headliner
8am ↓ best ~8am 9pm
Best window
Rope drop
Set Skip alert at
≤ 55 min

This and Test Track are the park's heaviest lines. It opens high, holds there through the afternoon and peaks in the evening, so there's no dip to wait for. Take it first and get it behind you, unless you bought its Single Pass.

World Discovery

Test Track

Thrill ride · 40 in

60–80 min Headliner
8am ↓ best ~8am 9pm
Best window
Rope drop · last hour
Set Skip alert at
≤ 50 min

Test Track is the second stop after Guardians. Take it right after, before the morning crowd works its way around World Discovery.

Norway Pavilion

Frozen Ever After

Dark ride · opened 2016

50–65 min Headliner
8am ↓ best ~8am 9pm
Best window
Early Entry · last hour
Set Skip alert at
≤ 35 min

Frozen Ever After sits in Norway, a long walk from the front of the park. It's shortest in Early Entry (about 25 this fall); after that it posts about 45 at the open and in the last hour, so if it's your must-do, ride it right after Guardians and Test Track or on your way out, not mid-afternoon.

France Pavilion

Remy's Ratatouille Adventure

Dark ride · opened 2021

45–60 min
8am ↓ best ~9pm 9pm
Best window
Rope drop
Set Skip alert at
≤ 35 min

Remy's is the other World Showcase line worth planning around. Like Frozen, it's shortest early and only eases a little in the final hour, so ride whichever of the two you care about most right after Test Track instead of saving it for the evening.

World Nature

Soarin' Across America

Flight simulator · 40 in

25–40 min
8am ↓ best ~8am 9pm
Best window
Rope drop · first hour
Set Skip alert at
≤ 23 min

Soarin' opens short, climbs into the 30s by late morning and holds there through the afternoon before easing in the evening. Ride it in the first hour before the line finds its legs.

World Celebration

Spaceship Earth

Dark ride · opened 1982

10–25 min
8am ↓ best ~8am 9pm
Best window
Rope drop · after 5pm
Set Skip alert at
≤ 16 min

It stays short most of the day, with a small bump in the late morning before it settles back down by early afternoon. Ride it at rope drop or any time after 5pm and you'll barely wait.

EPCOT wait times by hour.

On a typical Monday, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind has the longest line of EPCOT's 6 featured rides, peaking around 95 minutes near 7pm. Across them, waits are lightest around 8am (about 30 min on average) and heaviest around 11am (about 57 min). The crowd forecast for Tue, Oct 27 is Quiet, 1 out of 10.

Ride8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind6085758070607570758080959065
Test Track3065828075707565556065757055
Frozen Ever After3050455565706565606060605045
Remy's Ratatouille Adventure5045455550555560555055604535
Soarin' Across America515354035353040303035253015
Spaceship Earth55253020201510101010101010

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Strategy guide

The EPCOT battle plan.

The rope-drop order, the best window for each headliner, and when a line isn't worth it.

Things you'll only spot if you know.

The details the designers slipped into the queues and themed environments. Each one rewards a closer look.

Skip's day-of playbook.

  1. 01

    Pick your 3 must-dos.

    Don't try to ride everything. Skip will help you sequence based on the dips you flag.

  2. 02

    Set drop alerts before you go.

    Pre-fill Skip's defaults from the cards above. Tighten as the day unfolds.

  3. 03

    Open with Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind.

    Then pivot lands when the next alert pings. Buffer with shows or food.

  4. 04

    Re-check at 3pm.

    Crowds often soften late. Tighten thresholds for a second wave.

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