EPCOT Park Checklist and Printable

EPCOT Park at Disney World is home to Spaceship Earth, and one of Walt Disney’s most ambitious projects for a community of tomorrow. Filled with areas like the World Showcase, and sections that honor Technology, our Planet, and people coming together, there is a lot this park has to offer. Our list covers EPCOT rides and attractions, restaurants, and shows. As well as the Best Snacks, and the Best Days to Visit Epcot. This List of Things to Do at EPCOT can help you plan your vacation so that you don’t miss a thing. Check out everything on the EPCOT Checklist you can do, see and eat during your next visit. 

EPCOT Park is best known for the park icon, Spaceship Earth. This architectural wonder not only stands at the entrance of the park, but also features light shows and the Spaceship Earth ride inside it. Home to the EPCOT Festivals, this park is known for the Frozen Ever After Ride, Soarin’ at the Land Building and the new Moana Journey of Water attraction. Add in dozens of cultural cuisines featureed in restaurants and outdoor kitchens across the park, and you’ll have plenty to do. Whether you’re cramming this park into one day or a week, here are all the things you need to know before you go. Including the things to do, see and eat at EPCOT Park. 

EPCOT Park Details

No matter when your next visit to Walt Disney World is, get started with this list of attractions, restaurants, touring plans, and more. Everything you need to build the perfect Disney Vacation. Traveling Soon? Check out everything happening at Walt Disney World in the next few years. In addition to this post you can check out all the EPCOT Park Hours, Rides, Restaurants, and Activities, as well. Known for its nonstop annual festivals, EPCOT Park is also home to the Behind the Seeds Tour; well worth the time if you’re interested in the ways Disney’s spectacular food gets on the table. 

EPCOT Park Tickets

While Disney World Tickets are not specific to each of the four theme parks, you simply need buy a WDW ticket and it will get you into any of the four theme parks: EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom or Magic Kingdom. In fact, if you’re hoping to try for two or more parks in one day,  you simply need add the Park Hopper Ticket to your purchase, and voila! Purchase an EPCOT Park Ticket or Disney Vacation Package to get your Disney Vacation plans started. 

EPCOT Park Hours

EPCOT Park Hours are typically 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM. This doesn’t include Early Entry or Extended Evening Hours. As a result be sure to check out the Up to Date Hours and Event Schedules on the Disney 5 Day Calendar. Or on the My Disney Experience App, which you should have downloaded on your phone prior to your vacation. Note, that in EPCOT during the festivals, the outdoor kitchens open at 11:00 am. This means you have a couple hours in the park, ahead of the festival crowds to tackle rides. 

• Early Entry Hours ( when offered): 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
• EPCOT Daytime Hours: 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
• EPCOT Festival Hours: 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
• Extended Evening Hours ( when offered): 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Early Morning Entry 

Early Entry Hours are available to Disney Resort Guests and allows guests to enter the park 30 minutes prior to park opening. To make the most of your extra time, we recommend arriving at the park gates, at least 30 minutes before your Early Theme Park Entry time. While some of the EPCOT Park sections may not be open, it still gets you close to the action to get into lines early, or just enjoy the park. 

Extended Evening Hours

Available to Disney Deluxe Resort Guests, the Extended Evening Hours allow you to stay an hour or two after the park closes. This is also a huge perk for guests interested in riding Guardians of the Galaxy, which requires a virtual queue boarding pass. If you’re staying at a Disney Deluxe Resort, you get the option, to join the 6:00 PM Virtual Queue for Guardians which allows you the chance to ride the ride.

Epcot Lightning Lane Passes

Billed per person, per day, you have two choices when purchases this skip the line add-on to your EPCOT ticket. When you use Lightning Lane Passes strategically, you select ride times in the early part of the day first, so that you can add additional rides to your account throughout the day, once those initial rides are completed. This is called “stacking” rides and can often get you onto more rides throughout the day. Read up on Single and Multi-Pass Lightning Lane Options for EPCOT and how you can schedule them in advance when you stay at a Disney Resort. 

EPCOT Parking and Transportation

EPCOT Park has it’s own parking lot as well as transportation access by Disney Monorail, Disney Skyliner, and Boat! Of all the parks, EPCOT is one of the most centrally located, near the Disney Boardwalk, and Disney Springs. The address of EPCOT is at 200 Epcot Center Drive, Orlando, FL 32830.

Best Days to visit EPCOT Park

The best days to visit EPCOT are Tuesdays, and Wednesdays for lower crowd levels. With Mondays following a close third place. Due to the fact that most locals have a busy start to the workweek and don’t tend to head to EPCOT on Mondays. Weekdays at Epcot are usually safe. Since this is one of the food and drink meccas in Orlando, Florida, you can bet that weekends and evenings get pretty packed, and if you’re there during a festival of any kind avoid the weekends completely. Check out the full post on the Best Days to Visit Walt Disney World for a sample itinerary. 

What is the Busiest Day at EPCOT?

The busiest days at EPCOT are Saturdays and Sundays.  With Friday following close behind. The crowd levels on these days are due to the heavy influx of local Disney Annual Passholders, combined with both incoming and outgoing family vacationers to the parks. 

• Sunday is the busiest day at every Walt Disney World Park.
• Saturday the second busiest.
• Monday the third busiest.
• Friday the fourth busiest.

How Many Days Do you Need at EPCOT?

EPCOT is a 2-Day Park when you’re visiting for a festival. With rides and attractions in each World Showcase country as well other areas of the park, you’ll want to plan ample time in this park. Rides like Soarin’, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind, and Frozen Ever After are all popular and you should plan for the waits.

Epcot Festivals add another layer of things to do, like trying out foods, taking classes, watching performances, shows and playing games. As such, you will need at least 2 days at EPCOT to fit it all in. And even then, you may still not get to everything. While you can definitely fit EPCOT into One Day, you won’t get to ride everything, or experience all the areas of the park. 

Hotels and Resorts Near EPCOT Park

EPCOT is next door to the BoardWalk Resorts, and offers the closest lodging. Disney’s Beach Club Resort is the closest hotel to EPCOT, accessible trough the International Gateway. Others nearby are the Yacht Club and Disney’s BoardWalk Inn. Also in walking distance of EPCOT are the Marriott Resorts at Disney World: The Swan Hotel, Dolphin Hotel and Swan Reserve. 

EPCOT Club 33

Located in the America Adventure building, this Club 33 location is decorated in the classic style and honors our four fathers. If you’re heading to the Regal Eagle Smokehouse you’ll be able to see the Club 33 “doorbell” at the door on the front of building, but this is just a decoy. Club 33 at America Adventure is actually accessible via a hidden entrance, like all the other locations. 

EPCOT Park Map

The EPCOT Park Map features all four areas of EPCOT, and includes restaurants, rides, and attractions. Grab the EPCOT Park Map or click through the images below. You will also have access to an interactive map in the My Disney Experience App where you can see locations, ride times and more. 

EPCOT Park Rides List

EPCOT has some of the more popular rides at Disney World. As such, if you’re hoping to ride many of them, it’s important to have a Disney Ride Strategy. Be sure to save the busiest rides for morning or evening magic hours. Don’t waste a Lightning Lane at these times, unless it’s for a popular ride, as fewer people in the parks mean a much shorter wait at rides. However, you’ll want to plan our your EPCOT day to get in the things you care about most. Don’t forget that EPCOT is also home to the Kidcot Fun Stops, offering the chance for kids to track their journey around the World Showcase with cute cards to color, and an interaction with a cast member in each country.

• Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival
• Journey Into Imagination with Figment
• Spaceship Earth
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
• Mission: SPACE
• Test Track
• Awesome Planet
• Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana
• Living with the Land
• Soarin’
• Seas with Nemo & Friends
• Turtle Talk with Crush
• Gran Fiesta Tour- Mexico
• Frozen Ever After- Norway
• Reflections of China- China
• The American Adventure- United States
• Beauty and the Beast Sing Along- France
• Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure- France
• Canada Far & Wide- Canada

EPCOT Park Character List

Characters at EPCOT Park tend to be limited to meet and greets and Disney Character Dining Restaurants. While it’s common to see Disney Characters across other parks in parades, and sometimes strolling around, EPCOT doesn’t have those kinds of characters.

• Meet Disney Pals at EPCOT Main Entrance
• Meet Disney Pals at Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival
• Meet Figment inside ImageWorks
• Meet Joy inside ImageWorks
• Meet Mickey and Friends at Garden Grill Restaurant
• Meet Mulan in China
• Meet Princess Aurora in France
• Meet Princess Jasmine in Morocco
• Meet Snow White in Germany
• Meet Asha in World Showcase Plaza
• Meet Winnie the Pooh in the UK
• Meet Alice in the UK
• Meet Anna and Elsa at the Royal Sommerhus Norway
• Meet Belle in France
• Meet Donald Duck in Mexico
• Meet Disney Princesses at Akershus Norway

EPCOT Park Restaurant List

With a variety of cultures represented in Epcot’s World Showcase, there are tons of food options here! Check out all the Best Restaurants in Epcot so you can find your new favorite place to eat at Epcot. 

Quick Service Restaurants in EPCOT

Breakfast and Lunch at EPCOT offers a lot of options. With so many different kinds  of cultural cuisines available there is plenty to choose from. Oddly, we like the restaurants that are bit more under the radar. Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie in France, is a favorite. Check out our Best Quick Service Restaurants in EPCOT so you only pick the good places to grab a bite. 

• Connections Cafe and Eatery- World Celebration
• Crepes a Emporter by La Creperie de Paris-France
• Katsura Grill- Japan
• La Cantina de San Angel- Mexico
• Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie- France
• Lotus Blossom Cafe- China
• Refreshment Port- World Showcase Plaza
• Regal Eagle Smokehouse Craft Drafts and BBQ– United States
• Sommerfest- Germany
• Sunshine Seasons- World Nature
• Yorkshire County Fish Shop- UK

Table Service Restaurants in EPCOT

EPCOT Park has a variety of restaurants spanning cultural flavors. Home to Disney Princess Restaurant, Akershus, this park draws both families and adults alike. Other restaurant worth noting here are Garden Grill, featuring Mickey and Friends, Space 220 Lounge and Restaurant, and the popular Via Napoli Ristorante. 

• Akershus Royal Banquet Hall- Norway
• Biergarten Restaurant- Germany
• Chefs de France– France
• Coral Reef Restaurant- World Nature
• Garden Grill Restaurant– World Nature
• La Creperie de Paris-France
• La Hacienda de San Angel- Mexico
• Le Cellier Steakhouse- Canada
• Monsieur Paul- France
• Nine Dragons Restaurant- China
• Rose and Crown- UK
• San Angel Inn Restaurante- Mexico
• Shiki-Sai Sushi Izakaya– Japan
• Space 220 Restaurant– World Discovery
• Spice Road Table- Morocco
• Takumi Tei- Japan
• Teppan Edo- Japan
• Tutto Italia Ristorante- Italy
• Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria– Italy

EPCOT Festival Dining Packages

As part of the EPCOT Festivals held annually, you can also take advantage of Dining Packages to the nightly concerts. This allows you to grab dinner and also secure a seat at the concert. For the most popular events, like the Candlelight Processional, the dining package can often be a godsend. 

• Disney on Broadway Concert Series Dining Package
• Garden Rocks Dining Package
• Eat to the Beat Dining Package
• Candlelight Processional Dining Package

Epcot Park Shows

▢ Luminous the Symphony of Us  at 9:00 PM

EPCOT features a Nighttime Spectacular that includes pyrotechnics, and original soundtrack, and fireworks. Shown just before closing, this nighttime show can be seen from all areas of the World Showcase. 

Epcot Park Festivals and Events

A Full Year of EPCOT Festivals are a mainstay at EPCOT Park, and offer additional things to do in the park, throughout the year. 

Festival of the Arts | Mid-January to Mid-February

The Festival of the Arts is a winter festival featuring Disney artists and  Broadway concerts in the evening. As one of the smaller festivals, EPCOT Festival of the Arts also includes artful foods in the kitchens, the Figment Brush with the Masters game, and Festival of the Arts Photo Ops across the park. 

Flower and Garden Festival | March- Early July

This springtime festival at EPCOT features Disney character shaped topiaries all over the park, and a variety of gardens. Including a Butterfly House, Tea Gardens, and flowers covering almost all of the park, there is plenty to experience at the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival. This festival also includes the Garden Rocks Concert Series, and Spike the Bees Pollen Nation Scavenger Hunt game. 

Food and Wine Festival | Mid-July- November

The EPCOT Food and Wine Festival  is the most popular festival at Disney World. Sometimes known for drinking around the world, EPCOT’s Food and Wine Festival showcases a variety of foods and culinary techniques from around the world. This festival also includes Remy’s Scavenger Hunt Game, and the Eat to the Beat Concert Series. 

Festival of Holidays | December

This Christmas festival at Disney World is one of the best, and honors holidays from around the world. In addition to festive foods across the parks, one of the most popular events at the EPCOT Festival of Holidays is the Candlelight Processional. A MUST-Do for the holiday season if attending. Festival of Holidays also includes the Cookie Stroll, and holiday storyteller performances in each World Showcase country. 

EPCOT Park Snacks

Looking for the Best Snacks in EPCOT? From the American Dream slushy to the Cronuts, we’ve rounded up our favorite Epcot Snacks so far! And the ones most worth your Disney Snack Dollars!

• Choza de Margarita: Chips and Guac
• Fife and Drum: The American Dream
• Funnel Cake: Funnel Cakes
• Gelateria Toscana: Espresso Affogato
• Joy of Tea: Egg Rolls
• Kabuki Cafe: Kakigori
• Karamell Kuche: Werther’s Caramel Popcorn
• Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe: School Bread
• L’Artisan des Glaces: Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich
• Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie: Pastries
• Oasis Sweets and Sips: Pastry Assortments
• Popcorn in Canada: Popcorn
• Refreshment Outpost: Pineapple Skewer
• Refreshment Port: Poutine
• Regal Eagle Smokehouse and BBQ: Banana Pudding
• Sommerfest: Pretzel Bread Pudding
• Tangierine Cafe Flavors of Medina: Kebabs

EPCOT Park Attractions by Area

This section of the post includes what you can find in each area of EPCOT Park. Separated into 4 neighborhoods, Epcot highlights the connection of people. Across countries, people connect in the World Showcase. We all share the planet in World Nature, we come together in World Celebration and we discover a way forward in World Discovery. Here you will find rides, restaurants and shows. GUIDE LEGEND: ( TS)= Table Service, Reservation Recommended (QS) = Quick Service, Walk-Up Counter. (S) = Snack.

World Celebration

This area of the park opens to the entrance. Including Spaceship Earth, the Starbucks at EPCOT, and Communicore Plaza, this space acts as the hub of the park. 

Attractions
▢ Spaceship Earth
▢ Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival
▢ Journey into Imagination with Figment

Photo Ops
▢Bubble Gum Wall at the exits of Spaceship Earth. Check out our Instagram Wall post to see them all.

Restaurants

▢ Connections Cafe( QS)
▢ Connections Eatery (QS)

Characters

▢ Meet Disney Pals at EPCOT Main Entrance
▢ Meet Disney Pals at Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival
▢ Meet Figment inside ImageWorks
▢ Meet Joy inside ImageWorks

Shopping
▢ Creations Shop
▢ Club Cool
▢ Disney Traders
▢ Gateway Gifts
▢ ImageWorks

World Discovery

Featuring technological advances, Space travel and all things progress, World Discovery is home to Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Space 220 Restaurant.  

Photo Ops
▢ Rose Gold Wall at Mission Space

Attractions
▢ Mission: SPACE
▢ Test Track
▢ Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind

Restaurants

▢ Refreshment Station ( S)
▢ Taste Track (S)
▢ Space 220 Restaurant ( TS, Lounge)

Shopping
▢ Test Track SIMporium
▢ Treasures of Xandar
▢ Mission SPACE Cargo Bay

World Nature

Home to the NEW Journey of Water inspired by Moana, this area of the park honors the planet with The Land and Seas buildings, and rides that share that same theme. 

Photo Ops
▢Toothpaste Wall at Coral Reef Restaurant

Attractions
▢ The Seas with Nemo and Friends
▢ Soarin’
▢Living with the Land
▢ Awesome Planet
▢ Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana

Restaurants
▢ Sunshine Seasons (QS)
▢ The Garden Grill (TS)
▢ Coral Reef Restaurant(TS)

Shopping
▢ SeaBase Gift Shop

World Showcase

The most popular section of EPCOT, World Showcase includes 11 countries with restaurants, rides and performances in each. Check out what you can find in each area of World Showcase. 

Games
▢ Ducktales World Showcase Adventure 
▢ KidCot Fun Stops

Outdoor Kitchens
▢ Refreshment Outpost ( S)
▢ Refreshment Port ( S)

Shopping
▢ Port of Entry Gift Shops

Mexico

Attractions
▢ Gran Fiesta Tour starring the Three Caballeros
▢ Mariachi Cobre

Restaurants
▢ La Hacienda de Angel ( TS)
▢ La Cantina de San Angel ( S) 
▢ San Angel Inn Restaurante ( TS)
▢ Choza de Margarita ( S)
▢ La Cava del Tequila ( Lounge)

Character Meet and Greet
▢ Donald Duck

Shopping
▢ La Tienda Encantada
▢ Plaza de los Amigos

Norway

Attractions
▢  Frozen Ever After

Restaurants
▢  Akershus Royal Banquet Hall ( TS)
▢  Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe ( S)

Character Meet and Greet
▢  Meet Anna and Elsa at the Royal Sommerhus

Shopping
▢ The Fjording

China

Attractions
▢ Dragon Legend Acrobats
▢ Yong Feng Shangdian Shop
▢ China Circlevision 360

Restaurants
▢ Lotus Blossom Cafe (QS)
▢ Nine Dragons  ( TS)
▢ Joy of Tea (S)

Character Meet and Greet
▢ Mulan

Shopping
▢ House of Good Fortune

Germany

Restaurants
▢ Biergarten (TS)
▢ Karamell-Kuche (S)
▢ Sommerfest(QS)
Character Meet and Greet
▢ Snow White

Shopping
▢ die Weihnachts Ecke Christmas Shoppe
▢ Das Kaufhaus
▢ Glaskunst
▢ Stein Haus

Italy

Restaurants
▢ Gelateria Toscana ( S)
▢ Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria ( TS)
▢ Taglio Pizza Window (QS)
▢ Gelati (S)
▢ Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar (Lounge)
▢ Tutto Italia Ristorante (TS)

Shopping
▢ il Bel Cristallo
▢ La Bottega Italiana

America

Attractions
▢ The American Adventure

Restaurants
▢ Fife and Drum ( S) | American Dream
▢ Regal Eagle Smokehouse and BBQ ( QS)
▢ Block & Hans (QS)

Shopping
▢ Art of Disney

Japan

Attractions
▢ Matsuriza Japanese Drummers
▢ Kawaii Museum Exhibit

Restaurants
▢ Teppan Edo ( TS)
▢ Shiki-Sai ( TS)
▢ Takumi Tei ( TS)
▢ Kabuki Cafe (QS)
▢ Katsura Grill (QS)

Shopping
▢ Mitsukoshi Department Store

Morocco

Attractions
▢ Matboukha Groove Live Music

Restaurants
▢ Tangierine Cafe ( S)
▢ Spice Road Table ( QS)

Character Meet and Greet
▢ Aladdin and Jasmine 

Shopping
▢ Souk-al-Magreb

France

Attractions
▢ Serveur Amusant Acrobats
▢ La Maison du Vin Shopping
▢ Beauty and the Beast Sing-A-Long
▢ Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure

Restaurants
▢ Chefs de France ( TS) 
▢ Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie ( QS)
▢ L’Artisan des Glaces ( S)
▢ Monsieur Paul (TS)
▢ Les Vins des Chefs de France (QS)
▢ La Creperie de Paris ( TS and QS) 

Character Meet and Greet
▢ Belle and Aurora

Shopping
▢ Souvenirs de France
▢ Les Vins de France
▢ La Signature

United Kingdom

Restaurants
▢ Rose and Crown Dining Room (TS)
▢ Rose and Crown Pub (Lounge)
▢ UK Beer Cart (S)
▢ Yorkshire County Fish Shop (QS)

Character Meet and Greet
▢ Mary Poppins, Alice, and Winnie the Pooh

Shopping
▢ The Crown and Crest
▢ Lords and Ladies
▢ The Queens Table

Canada

Attractions
▢ Victoria Gardens Walk and Waterfall
▢ Canada Far and Wide

Restaurants
▢ La Cellier Steakhouse (TS)

Shopping
▢ Canadian Trading Post

EPCOT Park Printable Checklist 

If you’re hoping to keep tabs on everything you can do in the park, you can get the EPCOT Checklist to save to your iPhone as an iBook, photo, or trip planner insert.

 

Check out our printable Disney checklists for each Walt Disney World Park featuring rides, attractions, restaurants and tips. 

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• Magic Kingdom Walt Disney World Checklist
• Animal Kingdom Walt Disney World Checklist
• Disney BoardWalk Checklist Walt Disney World