Low crowds
EPCOT in May
May at EPCOT means low crowds, blooming World Showcase gardens, and topiaries throughout the Flower & Garden Festival, all before summer humidity peaks.
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- Crowd level
- Low
- Avg high
- 89°F
- Avg low
- 69°F
- Rain days
- 9 days
Pros
Reasons to visit in May
- The Flower & Garden Festival fills World Showcase with topiaries and outdoor kitchens, giving you extra food stops without festival-level crowding.
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind sees shorter waits than peak season, making standby a real option some mornings.
- Low overall crowds mean World Discovery's walkways and Test Track's queue move without the shuffle-step pace of summer.
- Remy's Ratatouille Adventure in France is easier to ride twice thanks to lighter May attendance.
- Evening temperatures are mild enough to enjoy Luminous The Symphony of Us from a World Showcase Lagoon spot without the peak-summer swelter.
Cons
Things to watch out for
- Midday sun across the open plaza of World Celebration and World Discovery gets brutal with little shade, and 89F afternoons make it worse.
- Afternoon storms roll in often enough that an outdoor stroll through the Flower & Garden topiaries can get cut short.
- Festival crowds pack the walkways between France and Germany during peak lunch hours even though overall park attendance is low.
- Mother's Day weekend pushes wait times for Frozen Ever After up in the late morning, more than most other EPCOT attractions.
- Memorial Day weekend brings enough of a bump that Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind's Lightning Lane Single Pass sells out earlier than usual for EPCOT.
Special events
Events in May
Resort-wideMother's Day weekendMemorial Day weekend
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Attractions
Attractions at EPCOT
With crowds running low this month, EPCOT's rides from Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind to Remy's Ratatouille Adventure are more accessible than usual, especially outside the festival's busiest walkways.
Lightning LaneSingle PassMulti Pass tier 1Multi Pass tier 250 shown
- Club CoolWorld Celebration
- Disney and Pixar Short Film FestivalWorld Celebration
- ImageWorks - The "What If" LabsWorld Celebration
- Journey Into Imagination With FigmentWorld Celebration
- Project Tomorrow: Inventing the Wonders of the FutureWorld Celebration
- Spaceship EarthWorld Celebration
- Advanced Training LabWorld Discovery
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic RewindWorld Discovery42 in or tallerMust-do
- Mission: SPACE (Green Mission)World Discovery40 in or taller
- Mission: SPACE (Orange Mission)World Discovery44 in or taller
- Test TrackWorld Discovery40 in or tallerMust-do
- Awesome PlanetWorld Nature
- Bruce's Shark WorldWorld Nature
- Journey of Water, Inspired by MoanaWorld Nature
- Living with the LandWorld Nature
- SeaBase AquariumWorld Nature
- Soarin' Across AmericaWorld Nature40 in or taller
- The Seas with Nemo & FriendsWorld Nature
- Entertainment at Canada Mill StageCanada
- House of the Whispering WillowsChina
- Reflections of ChinaChina
- Beauty and the Beast Sing-AlongFrance
- Impressions de FranceFrance
- Palais du Cinéma GalleryFrance
- Remy's Ratatouille AdventureFrance
- Bijutsu-kan GalleryJapan
- Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three CaballerosMexico
- Mariachi CobreMexico
- Mexico Folk Art GalleryMexico
- Gallery of Arts and HistoryMorocco
- Frozen Ever AfterNorwayMust-do
- Stave Church GalleryNorway
- American Heritage GalleryThe American Adventure
- Kidcot Fun StopsThe American Adventure
- The American AdventureThe American Adventure
- Voices of LibertyThe American Adventure
- Rose & Crown Pub MusicianUnited Kingdom
- Canada Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360World Showcase
- ¡Celebración Encanto!
- Acrobatico!
- Command Performance
- Entertainment at Germany Gazebo
- Garden Rocks Concert Series at EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival
- GoofyCore at CommuniCore Hall
- JAMMitors
- Luminous The Symphony of Us
- Marimba de las Américas
- Matsuriza
- Sergio
- Viva Mexico
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