I’ve seen more discussion about MK than Epcot. What was your strategy? In before 6 to obtain a VQ then dinner? What did you get done before 9, and then in the period between 9-11? When I do a TP for that time there seem to be waits of 20-30 minutes on rides like TT, Frozen and Remi- is that accurate?
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I would not see the nighttime show on extended hours night. We did and it eats too much time.
I would recommend doing the FW stuff in that 2hrs. We got to ride Test Track, Soarin, and Spaceship Earth in what amounted to 90 minutes since we did watch the show at 9. So with even more time we could have knocked out the rest except for GOTG. Oh if your VQ is valid during the show ride GOTG then - everyone heads for it after the show.
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We arrived at 7:30pm. We did Pixar Shorts, SE, Soarin. At 9 we went to TT, then GFT, FEA, Remy.
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Stupid question is there a 3rd VQ drop for extended hours?
Yes, at 6. Must be tapped into Epcot at some point in the day before 6.
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This isn’t how it’s supposed to work, but some people have had that happen to them which is frustrating.
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We went in Jan. Our biggest issue was distance. We did Harmonius- which does eat up a lot of time ! Then GOTG with VQ, TT, 3 Caballeros, FEA. We were not allowed to walk directly from Norway to France, as world showcase was closed off in Morroco, so we had to backtrack. We still could have made Remy, but we were too tired and had already ridden it that morning. You definitely need to have a plan.
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Do you recall what your wait times were like for these (approximately)?
The past couple trips we have RD Epcot at EE and stayed until 5:00ish pm, but my kids are proving to be more night owls at WDW. For next trip, I’m considering arriving at Epcot around 11:00 am on a Monday and staying for the Deluxe evening hours.
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I’m surprised the standby times posted are so inaccurate! Good to see your experience
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I always do a posted/actual timer and find that most times the posted number is way off.
Often, TP predicted wait can be high too (just not as high as Disney for me).
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This is very helpful. Thank you!
To those who have attended the extended evening hours, I have a stupid question… is it possible to use g+ during that time? Or is the last slot before the park closes?
There’s no G+ during the extended hours.
Also not all the rides will be running and World Showcase is closed off from Norway round to France (clockwise).
If you try and go beyond Norway the CMs will stop you - it’s essentially one way to allow guests out of World Showcase after Epcot Forever.
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That’s really helpful, thank you!
Has anyone done the VQ in the morning and then also at 6:00? What happens if you haven’t used the morning one yet? Or is it one per day even with EE? I will probably do the LL and then the VQ at EE because I want to sleep in but I’m curious.
The 6:00 VQ for EEH is a separate thing and won’t affect (or be affected by) what you do at the 7:00am or 1pm times. You do have to tap into the line for the daytime ones by the end of the official regular park hours. The EEH VQ is a bonus one, otherwise it’s just one per day. Also, for the 6::00pm one you do not have to be in EP or have tapped in that day, you can do it from anywhere.
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Thanks you so much! So I could technically hold 2 VQ? Do we know how long Guardians lets you wait to tap in for VQ like if I’m called at 2 but I can’t be there until 7 will they let me? I will be at Epcot from 10-1 but then won’t be back until the evening. Have they been strict with arrival time?
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Guardians lets you tap in any time after your BG has been called, up until closing. It’s been that way for many, many months (maybe since the beginning).
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Yes, as long as one is the regular park hours one you got at 7am or 1pm, and the other is from the EEH 6:00pm time.
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