EPCOT International Festival of the Arts
Visual, culinary and performing arts festival with the Disney on Broadway concert series.
EPCOT
Theme park · North America
🇺🇸 Bay Lake, Florida, United States
Edutainment, world culture and festival food
Overall score6.8
Opened
1982
Size
300 acres (122 ha)
Rides
20 attractions
Avg. visit
9 hours
Ticket range
$109–$189 USD
Events & shows
EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
Holiday kitchens, the Candlelight Processional and storytellers from around World Showcase.
EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival
Topiaries, gardens, outdoor kitchens and the Garden Rocks concert series.
EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival
Global marketplaces of food and drink around World Showcase plus the Eat to the Beat concert series.
Visual Archive
EPCOT pairs a future-facing Discovery park with the World Showcase, eleven country pavilions circling a 40-acre lagoon. Its year-round festival calendar — Food & Wine, Flower & Garden, Festival of the Arts — makes it the most repeat-visited park at Walt Disney World for adults, while Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and Test Track supply the thrills.
Plan Your Visit
Hours & tickets
- Operating hours
- Typically 9am-9pm, with extended hours during festivals
- Seasonal closures
- Open year-round
- Queue-skip pass
- Lightning Lane Multi Pass plus Single Pass for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. From about $32 USD.
- How long to stay
- Full day
- Multi-day tickets
- Covered by Walt Disney World multi-day tickets (2-10 days) with optional Park Hopper.
- Season pass
- Annual or season pass from about $469 USD.
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- Orlando International Airport (MCO), ~22 miles
- Public transit
- No direct public transit; Disney buses, monorail, Skyliner and Friendship boats serve the park
- Parking
- On-site parking available. Around $30 USD per day.
- Staying over
- Walk or boat to the Epcot resort area hotels (Beach Club, Yacht Club, BoardWalk, Swan and Dolphin)
Accessibility
- Accessibility
- Fully accessible with step-free paths, wheelchair and ECV rental, Disability Access Service (DAS), audio description and handheld captioning devices.
Good to know
- Who it suits
- Leans adult, with the World Showcase and festivals as the main draw; fewer rides for small children than Magic Kingdom
- Best time to visit
- Weekdays during the Flower & Garden or Food & Wine festivals, avoiding festival weekends
- Dining
- The best dining at Walt Disney World thanks to the World Showcase pavilions and seasonal festival booths
- Outside food
- You can bring your own food and drink.
- Weather cover
- Excellent rain coverage — most pavilions, Spaceship Earth, Test Track's queue and the World Showcase pavilions are indoors.
- Baby care
- Baby Care Center near the Odyssey Center with nursing rooms and changing facilities.
- Rentals on site
- Stroller / pushchair hire and Lockers available on site.
- Currency & payment
- Cards and mobile wallets accepted park-wide; USD cash accepted.
- Official app
- My Disney Experience (iOS/Android): wait times, mobile ordering, Lightning Lane and festival maps.