09/07/2026
✨ EPCOT WITH ZERO PLANS… AND IT WAS ONE OF OUR BEST DAYS ✨
Our most recent Disney trip was a short weekend getaway, so we only had ONE park day. My husband suggested we do Early Entry, so we got up early, headed to EPCOT… and had absolutely no plan beyond two dining reservations.
And you know what? We had the BEST day. 🥹✨
We got there for Early Entry and knocked out THREE rides, saw Daisy walking around, and then headed to our breakfast reservation at Garden Grill. And OH. MY. GOODNESS. 🤤 If you haven't done Garden Grill, PLEASE put it on your list. The food was incredible, and we loved the whole experience.
After breakfast we:
✨ Met Moana
✨ Walked through Journey of Water
✨ Went to Goofy's Dance Party (exclusive to Cool Kids Summer!)
✨ Danced with Goofy & Max
✨ Hit the Encanto Dance Party
✨ Explored the countries
✨ Snacked our way around World Showcase
✨ Met Anna & Elsa in Norway
✨ Rode the Mexico boat ride
✨ Had dinner at Via Napoli
✨ Watched the fireworks
And somewhere around 2–3pm, our newly 3-year-old officially hit the wall. 😂 It was nap time. So we put on his earmuffs, covered the stroller with a lightweight blanket, turned on the fans and… he was OUT. 😂
Which meant Mom and Dad got to enjoy some World Showcase time while he slept. We wandered through the countries, looked around, grabbed snacks for ourselves and just enjoyed the afternoon.
Just as we reached Morocco, the skies opened up. 🌧️ We ducked inside and managed to grab the last two seats before the Florida downpour hit. And, naturally, about 10 minutes later it was basically over and we were back on our way. 😂
We continued through World Showcase and when we got to Norway, our little guy finally woke up just in time for us to meet Anna & Elsa! 👑❄️ Then we headed into Mexico to ride the boat and explore the shops before dinner at Via Napoli. 🍕
After dinner, we headed back toward World Celebration to watch the fireworks.
And the BEST part? We were at EPCOT from basically open to close with a 3-year-old… and we only rode FOUR rides the entire day. THREE of those were during Early Entry and we basically walked right onto them.
We didn't have a touring plan. We didn't have a packed itinerary. We weren't running from attraction to attraction.
We just went with the flow.
And it was WONDERFUL. ❤️
So when people say EPCOT isn't a park for kids, I have to respectfully disagree. 😂 Between character meets, entertainment, Journey of Water, dance parties, food, Mexico's boat ride and all of the things there are to explore… I actually think EPCOT can be an AMAZING park for little ones.
Sometimes the best Disney days are the ones you don't plan. ✨🏰
Would you be able to spend an entire Disney park day with ZERO plans?! 👇🏼