Peak crowds
EPCOT in November
November at EPCOT overlaps the tail end of Food & Wine with the start of Festival of the Holidays, so World Showcase is packed with kiosks, choirs and Candlelight Processional crowds even as peak-level attendance fills the park.
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- Crowd level
- Peak
- Avg high
- 79°F
- Avg low
- 61°F
- Rain days
- 5 days
Pros
Reasons to visit in November
- Food & Wine kiosks are still running through mid-November, so you can graze World Showcase before the switch to Festival of the Holidays.
- Once Festival of the Holidays begins, every World Showcase pavilion adds a Holiday Storyteller performance, from Las Posadas in Mexico to Chinese Lion Dancers in China.
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind runs comfortably in the mild fall temperatures, unlike the sweltering summer months in World Discovery.
- Luminous The Symphony of Us caps the night over World Showcase Lagoon with pleasant, jacket-optional viewing weather.
- Remy's Ratatouille Adventure and Frozen Ever After both use Lightning Lane Multi Pass, giving you two strong France and Norway options even on a packed day.
Cons
Things to watch out for
- Crowd levels run at their peak in November, and World Showcase promenade can bottleneck around festival kiosks and holiday storyteller crowds.
- Thanksgiving week pushes wait times for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and Test Track well past an hour for most of the day.
- The overlap week between the two festivals means some kiosks close early while holiday decor and merchandise booths aren't fully set up yet.
- Candlelight Processional Dining Package reservations sell out fast once the Festival of the Holidays begins, leaving standby guests facing a long wait outside the American Gardens Theatre.
- World Nature and World Discovery offer little shade, and midday sun during the mild but still-bright November days can make outdoor queues uncomfortable.
Special events
Events in November
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Attractions
Attractions at EPCOT
EPCOT's lineup spans World Celebration, World Discovery and World Showcase, and with November crowds at their peak, prioritizing Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and other Lightning Lane Multi Pass rides early in the day matters more than usual.
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' Around the WorldWorld 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
- Eat to the Beat Concert Series Presented by Enterprise® at EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival
- Entertainment at Germany Gazebo
- GoofyCore at CommuniCore Hall
- JAMMitors
- Luminous The Symphony of Us
- Marimba de las Américas
- Matsuriza
- Sergio
- Viva Mexico
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