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Review
Epcot is an incredibly unique member of the Disney theme park family and I would call it Disney's second best in North America. Opened in 1982, its 'futuristic' design is a bit timeworn but inside the decades-old structures you will be amazed by genuinely state-of-the-art crackerjack rides. Not to forget the best world exhibition ever, which awaits you after!
'Test Track' is Epcot's best attraction and exclusive to the park. Your ride vehicle speeds, brakes and moves again, creating storytelling possibilities never experienced before. A serious surge of adrenaline awaits you at the end when accelerating to great speed into Formula 1-like race curves. This attraction is addictive and you’ll want to ride it again and again.
'Mission to Space' features Apollo 13-star Gary Sinise as the instructor and space commander. You will enter a small, narrow capsule (if you suffer from claustrophobia, don’t do it), which gives you and three other riders pseudo-control over a space ship boosting away to Mars. The original version runs with a centrifuge that flattens your face like an astronaut accelerating into space. It’s pretty tough for a Disney ride but an additional, softer 'green' version has been installed as an alternative, which guarantees a nausea-free experience.
'Soarin’ is a brilliant 'flying' movie ride, originally designed for Disney's California Adventure. 'Ellen's Energy Adventure' turns a movie screening into a slow dark ride packed with dinosaurs: it's a wonderful idea, however, the humor leaves riders silent and the whole attraction feels a bit outdated. 'Spaceship Earth' dark ride within the park's trademark orb-shaped building, 'The Seas with Nemo & friends' aquarium and the brilliant 3-D movie 'Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!' add to the incredible Epcot experience.
World Showcase's country pavilions cluster around a huge lake and house very accurate architectural styles of nations such as Japan, China, Mexico, Morocco, Germany and Italy. Native speaking staff from the respective countries induce visible joy in foreign visitors to Central Florida's wetlands.
Epcot's uniqueness makes it a must-do in Walt Disney World along with Animal Kingdom and Typhoon Lagoon.
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