08/18/2026
Disney Day 2: the one where the itinerary went out the window pretty early on: EPCOT
Did we have a strategy? Absolutely. Did we have an early entry plan? Yes, you NEED one. But did we pivot where we needed to - YES, you have too. You can never predict ride breakdowns, wait times, transportation mishaps, etc - and they all happened to us on this day… but that’s OKAY because we did ALL our priorities (except for one) without lightning multi-pass (we had lightning lane single pass for Guardians because you will never see me waiting in 90+ minute lines with children).
Highlights of the day:
⏰Early Entry: Test Track (did Rider Swap) & Frozen Ever After
👑Met Anna & Elsa (a highlight!)
🐟After, Remy’s was down (dang it!), went and rode Nemo instead (got stuck on the ride for 20 minutes), a couple kids had hangry melt downs (mine!)
🍽️Late Breakfast (11:30 AM) at Akershsus Royal Banquet Hall and saw some pretty great Princesses
🎢Guardians LLSP & took littles to GoofyCore!
🪂Soarn’
💤Back to the Resort for some much needed rest
🚡Then we had some transportation mishaps to get back to EPCOT, pivoted took Skyliner to Hollywood Studios and then Boat to EPCOT - missed our dining reservation, and ended up getting Quick Service instead
🎢Rider Swap group rode Test Track
🐢Made it literally at the last second for the last showing of Turtle Talk w/ Crush
💦Moana Journey of Water Attraction (night > day)
🎆Luminous Fireworks (personal favorite)
🚡20 minute wait at Skyliner to get back to the resort (in all reality, we were the first stop at Caribbean beach, Art of Animation/Pop Century guests probably had another 10-15 minute line once at Caribbean to get back to their resorts - resort choice matters!)
✨Stayed tuned for our much needed rest day