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 individual Lightning Lane sells out earlier than usual for EPCOT.
Pro tip
Ride Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind first thing, ideally by rope drop or within the first 30 minutes of opening, since even May's low crowds cluster there quickly. From there head to Frozen Ever After before 10:30am, then use the rest of the morning to work through the Flower & Garden Festival outdoor kitchens in World Showcase while lines stay short. Save Test Track for after 5pm, when the afternoon storms tend to clear and the World Discovery queue empties out for the evening push toward Luminous The Symphony of Us.
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EPCOT in May
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Rides at EPCOT
AttractionsWith 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.
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