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Is EPCOT worth the price of admission?
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TalkToEthan
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THEMEPARKPIONEER
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It’s the only park I go to now
JIMINYCR
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Yes it’s worth it if you do enough. A lot of money for what you get IS equated to what you will experience. Any park loses value if you don’t take advantage of all there is to do. Many people complain AK isn’t a full day park for ex. But we find plenty to do that makes it worth an all day trip. EP certainly isn’t the park it used to be but it’s still filled with enough to make the price worth paying. .
We finally made it to Dollywood this summer. I have to admit we were quite impressed! We bought a 3 day ticket, which is less than a 1 day Disney ticket. Although not as expansive as WDW, there is still plenty to see and do.
Andrew25
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It's all personal opinions, but part of the reason why some find Epcot not worth the price of admission is that what makes Epcot truly great (or appealing) are the food/drinks... all requiring additional payment.
MickeyLuv'r
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Agree. On a visit in 2018 or 2019, we got a fair amount of art festival foods. Some of the foods were excellent and worth the price.
Ultimately though, when we looked at price of admission PLUS the cost of the food, we decided we needed to be more selective.
I don't tend to buy one day tickets. If I had not been to WDW in some years though, and I only had one day to visit, I might chose to visit Epcot. GoG is my favorite new WDW attraction. I would not pay the ILL cost to ride it, but GoG +Remy +TT and all the Epcot landscaping = a fun day.
If I only have 1 day, I tend to choose MK. Two days = MK +Epcot. Three days = MK, Epcot, AK. Four = 2MK, Epcot, AK. HS is only worthwhile if 5+ days, IMO.
Andrew25
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Yup, if Epcot wasn't included as part of an AP or multi-day, would probably just avoid it lol
JIMINYCR
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Unfair assessment. Starting out saying the admission is not value enough, now its adding in the cost of food? No park is going to include food with an admission. So the argument of EP not having value shouldnt be because of the food costs. We love the snacks in MK and DHS along with EP. We know that cost will be extra if we want to splurge on a lot of snacking and it will cost us. We have the ability to say how much or how little we will spend. Thats not on Disneys ticket pricing.
Andrew25
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The point I'm trying to make is that in order to enjoy a day at MK, I don't really care much about the food. At Epcot, it's a main selling point for a lot of people.
osian
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So these people think that there isn't anything much worth doing at EPCOT besides eating and drinking? These people don't sound very intelligent to me. Perhaps they should go to the food festivals at Busch, Sea World and Universal instead because they're cheaper to get in, but then perhaps they would complain that the more they eat the more it costs them, Yes, it is all personal opinion. Many people don't think in the way that you describe.
Perhaps it's the influx of IP that has put them off.
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osian
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I really don't understand the argument.
Are you saying that these people think that the food at EPCOT is so good that they buy a day ticket for it, then complain about the price of the ticket because they have to pay extra for the food?
They need to get real. To enter a theme park, any theme park, requires the purchase of a ticket. Other parks in the area are goign to be chgeaper, so they could go there instead. But if they find the food at EPCOT superlative and eat so much more there than any other theme park then perhaps they should be happy to pay a slightly higher entrance price for a premium experience? But it's their choice whether to spend their money on eating more than they would do at any other theme park. If they resent the idea of paying to enter a theme park if all they're going to do is eat, perhaps they ought to try their local restaurants instead where the food might be just as good or even better. Or local food festivals in the streets for example.
Eric Graham
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We really have enjoyed eating around the world during festivals, and walking around Epcot and taking in a number of rides there. We wish, however, that parts of the world were open earlier than 11.
MickeyLuv'r
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I understood it in the context of the festival food/beverages.
Long ago, Epcot had a booth that gave away free wine samples. The line was over an hour long. That was back when Epcot tickets were about $50/day. Even though the wine was free, my in-park time was not free.
Here at home a shop near me sells fabulous samosas for $1. I think they were $5 each at The Epcot booth. If I visit Epcot to tour the food booths, then I'm paying for both the food and park admission. When you add it all up, if you just went to Epcot to buy food all day, the booth food is rather pricey for what you get.
[Mind, you have to eat, and some of the treats are excellent. Epcot introduced me to taiyaki fish. They are like an ice cream filled waffle in the shape of a fish. Delicious. and I have since found them on a local menu. I don't know I would have tried them if not for trying them at the Epcot Japan booth, so sometimes value goes beyond just trying a new food.]
iamgroot61
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Agree! Single day/park tickets are just too expensive. When you get multi-day tickets/hoppers, that's when the value kicks in. As for things to do at EPCOT (to the OP), since the World Showcase is the "main" feature of the park, there are ride attractions worth doing. Ratatouille, some of the international pavilions have water rides (Mexico and Norway), and let's not forget Guardians (an amazing ride!). Test Track is just ok (a far cry from its cousin at Disney California Adventure, Radiator Springs Racers). A group of adults can easily entertain themselves at EPCOT, but to get value for $$, you need to park hop.
Smiley/OCD
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And yet all the locals with the Drinking Around the World T-shirts have no problems or complaints for a day…we come down for a week, so we’re at Epcot more than 1 day, but I’d do Epcot for 1 day before HWD…
osian
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This is like saying I only go to Magic Kingdom for Skipper Canteen, therefore I feel I should get the food there free because the price of entry to Magic Kingdom is too high for just buying food.
JIMINYCR
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Sure it’s a selling point for many. That’s why Disney started events driven by people’s love of food and drink. It gets them in but the price to get in is the park ticket. Then it’s up to them how they want to use that ticket. They can eat and drink but not do anything else with their time. Or they can enjoy all EP has to offer outside of the kiosks or restaurants. The value is there IF they want to use it. Again the food and drink will cost them because that side of things has nothing to do with the price of the ticket.
TomorrowlandKD
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EPCOT is absolutely worth the price of admission.