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8 Things No One Tells You About Visiting Epcot in Walt Disney World

1. Illuminations Viewing Towards the end of your night in Epcot, Illuminations: Reflections of Earth can be the perfect send-off right before you leave the park. Taking place in the World Showcase Lagoon, there are a number of great viewing…

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8 Things No One Tells You About Visiting Epcot in Walt Disney World

2. Get There For Rope Drop With the format of the FastPass+ selections at Epcot, you are limited to selecting one option from Tier 1 and 2 options from Tier 2. Since both Test Track and Soarin’ are Tier 1…

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8 Things No One Tells You About Visiting Epcot in Walt Disney World

3. Shopping In addition to the large number of dining options, there is also a wide variety of stores to shop in throughout the park. Particularly in the World Showcase, each country offers one or more shops filled with cultural pieces…

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8 Things No One Tells You About Visiting Epcot in Walt Disney World

4. Dining In The World Showcase While many guests know that there are restaurants available in Epcot, you typically won’t be told about how many restaurants there are to choose from. Combining both quick service and table service restaurants, Epcot…

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8 Things No One Tells You About Visiting Epcot in Walt Disney World

5. Spaceship Earth E-mailed video Spaceship Earth is one of the most iconic attractions in Walt Disney World, given it’s status as the visual centerpiece of Epcot. Not only is it a look through the significant milestones in human history,…

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8 Things No One Tells You About Visiting Epcot in Walt Disney World

6. Behind The Seeds The Living With The Land attraction in Future World offers a great insight into sustainable farming research and what Disney is doing to become a more balanced ecosystem when it comes to their food production. One…

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8 Things No One Tells You About Visiting Epcot in Walt Disney World

7. Country Attractions With 11 countries to visit, it can be hard to decide where to spend your time in the World Showcase. What makes it even more difficult is the fact that there are a variety of diverse attractions…

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8 Things No One Tells You About Visiting Epcot in Walt Disney World

8. You Will Walk A Lot Since Epcot has two very distinct areas, it has the feel of two parks in one. The World Showcase alone is a 1.2 mile path around the World Showcase Lagoon. This doesn’t take into…

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8 Things No One Tells You About Visiting Epcot in Walt Disney World

Housing both the World Showcase and Future World, Epcot is an enormous park filled with lots to see and explore. It features some of the most popular and iconic rides, is filled with great opportunities to learn and experience different…

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8 Rookie Mistakes People Make at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World

1. Forget Their Camera on Kilimanjaro Safaris This is truly a spectacular attraction. Every safari is different. You will never have the same experience: the drivers are different, the animals will not be in the same location, and they may…

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8 Rookie Mistakes People Make at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World

2. Not Apply Sunscreen Yeah, there are a lot of trees at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. But for the love of all that is good, wear sunscreen! You will still get burnt in this park. In fact, this is the park…

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8 Rookie Mistakes People Make at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World

3. Not Explore the Park This park was designed for exploring! There are little trails all over Discovery Island with animals to see, like anteaters and parrots. And don’t forget about Pangani Forest Trail and Maharaja Jungle Trek. That’s where…

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8 Rookie Mistakes People Make at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World

4. Eat “Regular” Food Pizzafari serves pizza. Restaurantosaurus serves burgers. Try something a little more adventurous at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Explore new tastes with Flame Tree Barbecue, Yak & Yeti, or Harambe Market. You can find standard pizza and burgers…

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8 Rookie Mistakes People Make at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World

5. Not Prepared for Kali River Rapids I once rode Kali with a jovial man who wore white shorts and claimed to “never get wet.” Needless to say, he went over the waterfall backwards, so he was the one who…

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8 Rookie Mistakes People Make at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World

6. Not See a Show Confession time, I didn’t see Festival of the Lion King until last year. I regret not seeing it now, because I love it! Festival of the Lion King is one of the highlights of my…

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8 Rookie Mistakes People Make at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World

7. Leave Early Just like getting to the park hours after it opened, leaving hours before it closes also cuts out lots of park time (and I shudder at the thought of someone arriving late and leaving early!). Most guests…

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8 Rookie Mistakes People Make at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World

8. Show Up Late It’s true that Disney’s Animal Kingdom has only a few “E ticket” attractions. But that means lines for attractions like Kilimanjaro Safaris, Expedition Everest, Kali River Rapids, and Dinosaur get quite long early in the day.…

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