EPCOT Overview
There is an ambitious future for one of Disney’s most underrated parks. The whole focus of this park will be shifting like the current demolition and rebuilding of Future World. When the dust settles will EPCOT finally fulfill its promise?
Basic Information
EPCOT
A few facts on Disney’s EPCOT Center. For more information on the attractions please scroll to the bottom of the page.
Vital Stats
Park Size:
305 Acres
Demographic:
Families & Older Children
Annual Visitors (2019):
12.44M
Avarage Daily Visitors:
34,175
Address
200 EPCOT Center Drive
Lake Buena Vista
FL, 32821
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EPCOT Attraction Mix
- Roller Coasters & Thrill Rides 17%
- Family & Children’s Attractions 43%
- Shows 39%
EPCOT Location
EPCOT Entrance Plaza
Disney’s EPCOT
Walking Distances
The physical aspect of walking around theme parks almost every day for 2 or more weeks comes as a surprise to many people. To illustrate the physical exertion, I use my Google Fit app to track my step count and distance walked in each park. I’ve crunched the numbers and the figures below represent my most recent visit to the park.
Steps Walked
28,156
Distance Walked
17.41 km (10.81 miles)
EPCOT
Attraction Count
An overview of the attraction types you can expect to find in EPCOT Center
Roller Coasters
Thrill Rides
Water Rides
Immersive Rides
Children's Rides
Shows
EPCOT Center
Photo Gallery
A small selection of images taken by me in EPCOT
EPCOT Center
Park Downloads
Free guides, maps and tools to help you plan smarter!
Park Map
An up-to-date park map to give you an idea of the layout and know where your favourite attractions are in relation to one another. Days in the parks can be long, don’t walk further than you have to!
Park Guide
A handy overview of the park. Download and read at your pleasure and use in conjunction with the park map and attraction tick list to plan your day.
Attraction List
Set your priorities for the day by knowing the must-do attractions and ones to avoid. Set expectations so there is no disappointment when you arrive and know what else you can do if there is time.
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EPCOT Center
Attractions
Roller Coasters
EPCOT’s roller coaster drought has come to end in spectacular style with the opening of Guardians Of The Galaxy: Mission Rewind, the world’s largest enclosed roller coaster.
Thrill Rides
Educating people doesn’t need to be without thrills but the thrills need to inform the subject. The two thrill attractions here are a perfect demonstration of this.
Water Rides
You would think a park built on education would teach us about our most important resource? Currently, two attractions use water only as a means of transport.
Immersive Rides
With a firm focus on education, the attractions at EPCOT are heavily skewed towards dark rides where Imagineers can conjure compelling stories.
Children's Rides
EPCOT is built as a family destination. Only the two thrill attractions have a height restriction making this park perfect for families.
Shows
EPCOT’s reputation has been built on the quality of its shows and some favourites have made way for new experiences while others receive welcome updates.
See EPCOT Center Visually
FREE VISUAL GUIDE
EPCOT Center
Insider Tips
International Gateway
EPCOT is the center of Disney World’s transportation network. If you are coming straight from Hollywood Studios you can even walk between the parks in around 20 minutes or hop on a water taxi to arrive in a little style.
These methods let you enter the park at the other entrance, the International Gateway. If you are in the vicinity of or are staying in the Swan and Dolphin resorts you can use this quieter entrance.
The Guardians Effect
The opening of Guardians Of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind has fundamentally changed Genie+ and Individual Lighting Lane Reservations in EPCOT.
Guardian’s Of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is the hottest ticket in Disney World. So hot, it’s rumoured to have pushed one popular EPCOT attraction permanently onto Disney’s Genie+ selection from Individual Lightning Lane Selection!
If you want to ride Guardians Of The Galaxy please make sure you reserve either your virtual lane ticket or ILL Selection as soon as 7 am as possible. Reservations are drying up within minutes of being available.
Remember that the second wave of virtual lane tickets becomes available to those inside EOCOT at 1 pm. They will also go very quickly!
If you stay in a Deluxe Resort remember you may also have a 6 pm slot you can book if you have Extra Evening Magic Hours at EPCOT.
Bring Your Walking Shoes!
EPCOT is a big park with not many shortcuts. In terms of accessibility, EPCOT is actually larger than Animal Kingdom as a huge chunk of Animal Kingdom’s 500 acres is dedicated to one attraction that guests can’t walk in.
To get everything done in EPCOT you will be walking a lot more than you realise.
The walk around World Showcase alone is 1.25 miles without factoring in yo-yo-ing between attractions.
