I am going in 5 weeks and doubt I will go there this trip. The reason is my daughter tolerates it. Epcot is simply not kid friendly in my opinion. There are a few kids attractions, but not enough. We are going to hit Typhoon Lagoon twice while there if the weather is right. Much more fun for her to do that. My enjoyment comes from her being happy.
If my daughter was not there, then it is a different story and with a different group. Sitting and having drinks around the world is fun. Definitely not something a 7yo enjoys.
Please don't take this in a wrong direction, I see that you said you have decided that it isn't kid friendly, not her. I am not judging how you deal with your kids, that is your business. That said, I will tell you how I feel about it. I always felt that when I let my kids make the decisions concerning what we did and when we did it, I was, in effect, making it their responsibility that we all have a good time. Kids, in my mind, don't really know what they like. They see things, mentally, different than we do as adults and even the best description that we verbally create are not seen in its reality.
I originally went to WDW because I thought it would be a nice place to take the kids while they were young and would be traveling with us as a family. I let them have input (suggestions) to our agenda but not control of it. This was a family thing and I personally felt that if all I was going to get out of it was seeing the joy in my children while I trudged around behind them, I could find many other places I could go too.
I guess I am more old school as well. I felt that they were damn lucky that they were in a family that not only wanted them along but had the ability to go to a place like WDW. They were the center of my world, but they rode along with me, the world didn't revolve around them. I found that if I showed enthusiasm and joy while there it was contagious and that they would also feel it. They did.
One of my granddaughters had a fit when we said that we were going to Epcot. She was 6 at the time and had determined that from what she saw in the vacation planning video there was nothing there that she would be interested in. She slipped into boredom mode before we ever stepped foot in the park. Well, she didn't have any choice but to go wherever we went. After a few minutes of pouting and foot stomping she finally decided, I guess, that she should make the most out of it. She started to get into it. When we got to Test Track, I felt, oh, no, she isn't going to like this. She asked what it was about, we told her, and she wasn't sure but decided it would be more interesting then sitting out on the wall waiting for us, so she came along. Guess what...she is 10 now and her absolute favorite ride in all of Disney World is Test Track. Her favorite park is Epcot. She talks about it all the time.
Moral of the story...one never knows what individuals will like until they have experienced whatever it is. They, or you, may think they won't be liking it, but find something in it that wins them over. I have been on these Disney related boards for years and I always get a chuckle when people ask what is worth going too and what should they skip. No one can answer that for anyone else. We don't see the world the way they do. Example, I loved "Sounds Dangerous" whereas I have never ridden Dumbo in 30 years and have no intention to do so. I'm sure that if I had asked advice about it, those two attractions would have had a completely different reaction from many people.
