Each spring EPCOT is transformed into a colorful land of Disney-themed gardens, topiaries and mosaicultures. The flowers combined with the themed dining kiosks and comfortable spring temperatures make it is arguably the best time to visit the park.

For our spring 2026 trip we had just one day and night at Walt Disney World Resort. With our focus on EPCOT we booked a night at the Boardwalk Resort for the easy 10-minute walk to and from the World Showcase entrance to the park.

World Showcase

World Celebration & World Nature

World Celebration & World Discovery

The Odyssey, previously a central festival shopping area, is now another great spot for indoor seating to enjoy snacks and drinks. Some fun newer themed gardens and topiaries are also located around these plazas, including characters from Monsters, Inc.

Visiting Attractions & Utilizing Lighting Lane

During our early March trip we expected a high visitation day at the start of Spring Break season and the opening weekend for the Festival. EPCOT has three main attractions that really require Lighting Lane and only one can be chosen in advance.

We scanned into our first ride, Spaceship Earth, at 11am and opened the My Disney Experience App to select a new ride. We know that to ride all three of the most popular rides using Lighting Lane we would have had to arrive early in the day to use our first selection, then hope to add either Frozen Ever After or Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure for a time later in the day. So we weren’t surprised that they were all “unavailable” for the rest of the day.

Even without riding everything we were still able to justify the cost of the Lightning Lane by the short wait for Test Track (the line stayed at 90 minutes+ for standby the entire day) and the flexibility of cutting 15-30 minutes off of wait times for all of the rides at the peak midday hours.

And no visit to EPCOT is complete without some time in the weird underwater world of The Seas. We are always happily surprised to find some new residents, and on this trip it was the leafy seadragon, an animal that groups with others to form what looks like a mass of seaweed.

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