10 Things To Do At Epcot With Kids

There’s plenty of things to do at Epcot with kids. Don’t be fooled into thinking Epcot is education, or just for adults. With marine life, activities, plenty of characters and so much more, the kids wont want to leave.

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Sea Base Aquarium

Located in Future World, on the upper deck of the Observation Deck, you can spot sea turtles, angelfish, dolphins, rays, sharks and more. They’ll be swimming through the 5.7-million-gallon Caribbean Coral Reef Aquarium, one of the largest man-made ocean environments on the planet. It’s home to over 4,000 sea creatures from over 60 species.

You could spend hours inside the aquarium, and it’s a great way to escape the heat or hide from the rain at Disney World. If you time your visit right, you may even see some of the fish being fed and be able to listen to some of the trainer talks.

Tips for visiting Epcot for the first time

Kidcot Epcot

When you set off on your World Showcase adventures at Epcot, we are often hearing moans about the walk ahead from young people. Kidcot is a great way to keep the kids entertained on your journey around the World Showcase.

In each pavilion you will find a Kidcot station. You can take the opportunity to do some colouring, drawing and get your country stamp on your Kidcot bear. The cast members are full of fun information about their pavilion.

Kidcot locations around the World Showcase are-

  • Mexico Pavilion (near Mexico Folk Art Gallery) 
  • Norway Pavilion (at The Puffin’s Roost) 
  • China Pavilion (near the exit of Reflections of China) 
  • Germany Pavilion (at Volkunst) 
  • Italy Pavilion (outside, near La Bottega Italiana) 
  • American Adventure Pavilion (outside, near Art of Disney) 
  • Japan Pavilion (in the Bijutsu-kan Gallery) 
  • Morocco Pavilion (at the Marketplace in the Medina) 
  • France Pavilion (at Souvenirs de France) 
  • United Kingdom Pavilion (at The Toy Soldier) 
  • Canada Pavilion (at the exit of Canada Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360)

Epcot Characters

Epcot is full of characters to meet and greet. There are plenty of characters to be found in the pavilions in the World Showcase. For example Mary Poppins can be spotted in the UK pavilion along with Alice. Snow White can be spotted in Germany, Belle in France, Anna and Elsa in Norway and Donald Duck in his Mexican outfit in Mexico.

Ducktales World Showcase Adventure

You can join Scrooge McDuck, Donald, nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, Launchpad and Webby in search of priceless treasure.

This interactive scavenger hunt uses the Play Disney Parks mobile app, where guests take a trip around World Showcase discovering exotic destinations, exciting mysteries, and maybe even a few thieves, villains and supernatural guardians of ancient artefacts.

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Epcot Character Meals

Epcot is home to some amazing character meals such as the Garden Grill, a slow rotating restaurant home to Chip, Dale, Farmer Mickey and Pluto. We have eaten here before and it’s on our list to go back and visit again one day, we enjoyed it that much.

You can also enjoy a princess character meal at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in Norway. Meet Belle and a variety of princesses at this themed restaurant. Akershus is often a great alternative to Cinderella’s Royal Table for a cheaper price.

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Epcot Rides

There are a good variety of rides at Epcot for kids. Some of our favourites include Spaceship Earth, The Seas With Nemo and Friends, Turtle Talk with Crush and Test Track. We can’t go to Epcot without a ride on Frozen Ever After in Norway and a trip across the world on Soarin’. New for 2021, there’s also the chance to shrink down to mouse size on Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in the France pavilion.

Club Cool

One of the great fun and free things to do at Epcot with kids is a visit to Club Cool. We will always pop into Club Cool when in Epcot to sample the different sodas from around the world.

You can taste different Coca Cola flavours from around the world including Beverly soft drink from Italy, Bobon Anglais from Madagascar, Country Club from Dominican Republic. There’s also Minute Maid JOY from Korea, Royal Watermelon from Phillipines, Smart Sound Plum from China, Sprite from Russia and VIVA from Moldova.

Hidden Mickeys

One sure fire way to keep the kids entertained in Epcot is to set them off hunting for hidden Mickeys. There are a lot to spot in Epcot, and we always have fun trying to find new ones. A few places we have spotted them are in the Sea Base aquarium, there is a knotted rope hidden Mickey at the bottom of the tank.

You can spot one in the mini railway in the Germany Pavilion made out of grass. There is often one made of rose petals in the Japan Pavilion outside Katsura Grill.

Imageworks

Imageworks is an interactive play area just at the end of Journey into Imagination with Figment. It’s a great place to take a few minutes and let the kids burn off some energy. You can create slow motion images, create music with your arms and so much more in this fun play area.

Epcot Splash Zone

In the Florida heat, a small amount of water is always welcomed by kids. You can find splash zones in Epcot as you venture towards the World Showcase near the Innoventions Pavilion. You may need a towel if the kids stay in the shooting fountains for too long, but they will dry off quickly on a hot day.

Epcot is also home to the leapfrog fountains, these are fun to watch and to try to catch the small jets of water as they shoot from fountain to fountain. We always get sidetracked when walking past and spend a little while watching the water.

Check out our Walt Disney World resource page for plenty more tips and tricks

2 thoughts on “10 Things To Do At Epcot With Kids”

  1. Epcot is my favourite of all the Disney Parks, I could spend a whole week visiting. I took my older two when they were around 9 & 10 and they absolutely loved it, especially Soarin and Spaceship Earth.

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    • Epcot is fast becoming my favourite as well. I would love to spend a week exploring it all.

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