I haven’t seen any feedback on this in a few years. Some say pre COVID the kid cot tables were fun, but post Covid (at least through 2023), not so much.
Any recent experiences? Worth the $17 per passport fee?
You don’t have to have the passport to use the kidcot tables. There is usually a postcard/sticker that you can take and some coloring or chatting with a CM. But nothing that you need to pay for. I don’t think I would pay for the passport.
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Super good to know. Thank you.
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I actually did all the Kidcots myself last December, and I was not the only adult. 
You do not need to buy the passport to collect all the cards, and at least some of the Kidcots have a free sleeve that you can use to hold / protect them (I found out about that at the America pavilion).
If you do have a book, I think they do extra stamps / writing. It can be faster to run in and ask for a card (prewritten) versus wait in line sometimes for the CM to write something personal. Pros and cons to both!
I’m thinking about getting the special books if it will keep my kids more invested in visiting the countries, but just collecting the cards might be enough? I’ll be interested in what the experience is like if you get books!
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In my experience if you have a LL coming up or an ADR or are trying to make a show, suddenly the kids MUST spend an hour coloring at the KidCot station!
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Ha! My kiddos are past coloring stage, but my 10-year-old can find all sorts of reasons to do his own thing at the expense of the plan!
Well, they’ve been told by their cousins that Epcot is the worst park and I’m trying to disabuse of that perception by taking advantage of all the things that kids can have fun doing. Outside of rides, of course. Which we’re doing in spades on our first day of our vacation, and then again on their Monday night extra hours. I 100% know the guardians will be their favorite ride.
But my brother and sister-in-law are very much the show up and figure it out type. Although they did rope drop magic kingdom, knock me over with a feather.
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We don’t go till Thanksgiving, but I will report back if we do it. I’m leaning towards it.
I know my 10-year-old will love it and my 16 year-old is a good sport in general so it gives him something to do with his younger brother
and because we’re in the Parks more than one day, they can start on our first day and get a couple countries in, and then on our world showcase day they can do it for example while my mom and I are listening to La Posadas, or while I’m waiting in the processional queue, cause, even though you have a dining package, apparently I still need to queue up an hour in advance!
I love Epcot and World Showcase but can understand where their cousins are coming from.
My nebulous thoughts for keeping my kids from getting bored include eating around the world (although we may get too full with a snack at each place? I am amazed at the drinking around the world fortitude), maybe a scavenger hunt of our own besides the festival one (they don’t have phones, so might figure out something with cameras), and “can you find the kidcot station?” and let them search.
Plus knowing which countries I don’t care about as much, as a compromise. 
I think it depends on what you want to see versus what you want them to see? For example, I’ve seen the Stave Church and Kawaii exhibits and don’t feel a need to see them again (assuming they haven’t changed) - although if the kids wanted to look, I wouldn’t object.
One of my kids is a “browser” (eg she is old enough now to understand money a bit 
), so we will be hitting gift shops.
(Getting off topic, but let me know if you want scavenger hunt ideas - I have been collecting them as I think of them.)
Look for Hidden Mickeys!! It’s my favorite way to pass time in long lines. My first trip was when I was 11 and looking for Hidden Mickeys has become a core memory from that trip.
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