EPCOT Secrets

[Stu]

Following on from a couple of recent threads, I'd like to try and update a list of Secrets and Tips for each of the WDW parks.

If you could confirm any of the following are still there, or any of them are now gone or you have any new ones not on the list then please post.

Please try to keep the thread ON TOPIC, it will make it easier for us to update the thread.

EPCOT SECRETS and things to look out for!

* Watch Off Kilter in WorldShowcas & the people enjoying them!
* See the Dancing Fountain located directly across from the Fountainview Café on the plaza behind Spaceship Earth.
* Play in the Magic Water Fountain on the walkway between FWorld and WS (on the right when walking to WS).
* Another "Magic Water Fountain" on the east side of FWorld, in between Innoventions East and (I think) Horizons.
* Toss your waste in a Talking Trashcan . There's one by the Electric Umbrella next to Innoventions.
* The Butterfly Garden near the entrance to Test Track -- follow the path near the Cool Wash on your way to WS.
* In Innoventions West, at the IBM exhibit, you can actually email pictures of yourself.
* In Innoventions West, you can have a color photo taken and given to you as a souvenir at the Pixography exhibit.
* At Innoventions East you can send a 10 second video clip via email to folks back home.
* Each country had a table set up for children to sit at with 3-4 cast members, and were given free masks to decorate.
* Buy the Epcot Passport, you get a button, plus a passport and a set of stamps for each country
* The solar powered lawnmower at EPCOT.
* The music in the "bushes" as you walk into Epcot!
* Living Statues at Epcot's France pavilion.
* Tiny lights in the sidewalk in Futureworld.
* World Showcase at Epcot is a GREAT place to find characters.
* The hidden Mickey on the Norway ride.
* The troll you take pictures with in the Norway store!
* Being in Germany at the top of the hour.
* The garden behind England in Epcot - stop and smell the flowers and just relax.
* Enter Epcot through the International Gateway before 11 a.m., take a leisurely stroll through UK and Canada with no crowds. Get some great pictures!
* Find the Secret Garden in the UK. Take the path running down the French side of the Rose & Crown that screams; "just ignore me!" There's a nice little sitting area there right by the lagoon.
* The little park in the UK pavilion. Follow the lane that leads away from the waterfront and the park is just around the corner with hedgerow maze. Also a GREAT place to find characters like Pooh and Eeyore and Piglet.
* Drink from a Talking Water Fountain. There are three that we know of: if you face the "Fountain of Nations" with Spaceship Earth behind you, the talking water fountain is outside the Mouse Gear Shop (east side) on your left. The second one can be found one to the right of the magic/play fountain between World Showcase and Future World . There is a third one located behind Innoventions West , near the restroom, sort of between Innoventions and the Honey I Shrunk the Audience Pavilion
* Take the kids to each country and get them to search for the Kidz Fun Stop - here they can get a free mask that they can decorate at each country, they can have their name written in the language of each country on the mask and spend time adding different decorations. This makes a wonderful free momento of EPCOT.

[Guest]

Stu,

Sadly, the Living Statues are no longer in France - it's the Serveur Amusant (IMHO not very amusing).
How about adding Miyuki in Japan to the list? She creates any animal you want to choose from candy (you get to pick the colours too!) before your eyes, and then you get to keep it for free - very talented and entertaining.

Lynn

[johnb]

I think Minnie's Butterfly Garden is only there during the flower festival. It certainly wasn't there in November 2006.

[Guest]

With the mask decorating for kids , they get a stamp from each country, and the CM often writes "hello" in the appropriate language. They also get a themed "earring"/charm to attach to the mask in each country. If they collect the full set & take it to a CM, they are given a free Disney poster. All this is free & great fun.

[Guest]

The monument in Future World East with famous quotes and inventions marks the exact centre of Walt Disney World.
Dave..

[Guest]

What about the free soft drinks- trying all different types from coca cola company. (near the dancing fountain) Some were nice but some were Vile!

[swampie]

The red one was the best but cant remember what country it was!

[Guest]

Try and hang back after Illuminations (or book a late dinner in World Showcase) and this means your walk out of the park will be magical. All the lights are on, the music is on but there won't be many people...

From memory, I think you've got about 30 minutes from the end of Illuminations to the time where the security guards will start to kick you out so there's plenty of time to enjoy a leisurely stroll.

[mermaid13]

Build a (free!) plastic robot in Innovations and take it home. I even got DH to do one!

[Embraer]

Try the Segway Tour if you want to see Epcot with no crowds. You also find out some incredible trivia. Ever wondered why the Tower of Terror is sand pink? If you stand on the Future World side of the lagoon in front of the Odyssey Center it is directly in line of sight behind Morocco and as it is such a tall structure it would have stood out and not looked right - this one we found out from our guide the second time we took the tour