We’re back with a new Epcot wait time scorecard for the week ending July 28. This week saw mostly drops in waits, but we tweaked our strategy recommendations a bit, too. Read on to learn more!
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If you’re new to the wait time scorecards, check out our post explaining our Disney World Wait Time Scorecards. That post explains the different numbers you’ll see here including why they’re imperfect. Our wait time scorecards are based on the last week of data from Thrill-Data.com.
Epcot Wait Times (Week End July 28) (you are here)
We also have a post covering the reopening of Walt Disney World from top to bottom if you’re planning an upcoming visit. This post is written in tandem with our Epcot Rope Drop Strategy post, which explains more about the process of arriving and going to your first ride. If you’re new to Disney World planning, you might want to read our Guide to the Rides and Entertainment of Epcot, too.
Epcot Wait Time Scorecard Part 1
Data Source: Thrill-Data
While Epcot’s wait times remained quite low (most went down from last week, actually), there were a few notable shifts in patterns, particularly amongst the most popular rides.
Test Track had the longest average wait in the park last week, at 30 minutes. Notably, the ride was also down 32% of the week, while no other Epcot rides were down for more than 10% of the week. Mission: SPACE also took the number 3 spot this week, up from the fourth spot last week.
These two changes combine to make Test Track—>Mission: SPACE our preferred rope drop strategy, provided you’re entering from the main entrance. (If you don’t know about Epcot’s two entrances, read our Epcot Rope Drop Strategy post.)
Even with that, I wouldn’t recommend taking the bus to the main entrance if you’re more comfortable walking or taking the Skyliner to the World Showcase entrance (if your hotel has those options). But if it’s all the same, or if you’re at a hotel where you have to use the main entrance, then arrive 30 minutes early, go to Test Track, then go to Mission: SPACE.
From the Skyliner entrance, you’ll start at Frozen Ever After. If Mission: SPACE is at or under 15 minutes, go there second.
After Mission: SPACE (or straight from Frozen Ever After, if you’re skipping Mission: SPACE right now), you should have time to ride Soarin’ and then Living With the Land. Soarin’ waits were 10 minutes or less until at least 1PM the entire week.
With those first few rides under your belt, it’s time to take your first lap around the World Showcase. We advocate taking multiple laps around the World Showcase, stopping at Future World for a few rides in between laps.
Since you shouldn’t have any trouble finding time for Living With The Land, Gran Fiesta Tour, Journey Into Imagination, The Seas with Nemo and Friends, or Spaceship Earth, you’re just left trying to fit in whichever of Frozen Ever After or Test Track you skipped in the morning.
For more on that, let’s look at the second half of the scorecard…
Epcot Wait Time Scorecard Part 2
Data Source: Thrill-Data
Basically all your need is to consider the Frozen and Test Track data here. You can see the median afternoon wait time for Test Track was about 25-30 minutes, and for Frozen about 30-40 minutes.
You can also see that each of these spend the majority of the week at or under 30 minute waits, and waits over 45 minutes were very rare.
Given Test Track’s frequent downtime, I’d hop in that line at 45 minutes or less no question. That would be a long wait, but you should have time, and the ride just hasn’t been reliable recently.
For Frozen Ever After, I’m probably hoping to catch it at 30 minutes or less, but settling for 45 minutes or less if I have to.
Conclusions
Epcot remains an easy park to visit. Enjoy the World Showcase, the new cavalcades, and the ongoing Taste of Epcot Food & Wine with little stress about getting on rides!