Crowd Level
low
Avg High
90°F
Avg Low
74°F
Rain Days
14 days
Pros
Reasons to visit in September
- ✓Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind runs well under its usual peak-season waits, making a rope-drop lap actually feasible.
- ✓EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival begins ramping up in World Showcase, with marketplace booths opening even before the full lineup is running.
- ✓Low crowd levels mean walking straight onto Turtle Talk With Crush and Canada Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360 with little to no wait.
- ✓World Nature's shaded, air-conditioned attractions like Living with the Land and The Seas with Nemo & Friends offer real relief from the afternoon heat.
- ✓Test Track and Frozen Ever After post shorter overall wait windows, so pairing both in one loop around World Discovery and Norway is realistic.
Cons
Things to watch out for
- ✕World Showcase's open-air walkways get brutal midday sun with little shade between pavilions, and September afternoons push into the low 90s.
- ✕Afternoon thunderstorms are common enough this month to interrupt outdoor World Showcase strolling and festival booth browsing.
- ✕Early Food & Wine setup means some marketplace booths and merchandise carts may still be under construction or unstaffed.
- ✕Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind still draws a real line by mid-morning even in a low-crowd month, since it's the park's single headliner.
- ✕Meet Anna and Elsa at Royal Sommerhus doesn't open until 9:15am, so it's not a rope-drop option even on light-crowd days.
Pro tip
Head straight for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at rope drop, since even in this low-crowd month it can post a 45-55 minute wait by mid-morning; riding before 9:30am keeps you under 20 minutes. From there, walk to Frozen Ever After before 10am while its line is still building, then use the midday heat window (roughly 12pm to 3pm) to duck into World Nature's air-conditioned attractions like Living with the Land and The Seas with Nemo & Friends instead of fighting the sun in World Showcase. Save World Showcase and any Food & Wine marketplace grazing for after 4pm, when temperatures ease and the walkways are far more comfortable.
SPECIAL EVENTS
EPCOT in September
Must-Do Rides
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Rides at EPCOT
AttractionsWith crowds running low this month, September is a good time to actually ride Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind more than once and still work through World Showcase's galleries and shows without a fight.
World Discovery
World Nature
World Discovery
World Celebration
Norway
World Celebration
World Nature
World Discovery
World Discovery
France
World Celebration
World Nature
World Nature
World Discovery
The American Adventure
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France
Japan
World Nature
World Showcase
World Celebration
Canada Pavilion
Morocco
Mexico
China
World Celebration
France
World Nature
The American Adventure
Mexico Pavilion
World Showcase
World Showcase Plaza
World Celebration
Mexico Pavilion
Imagination Pavilion
China Pavilion
EPCOT Main Entrance
France Pavilion
Mexico
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World Celebration
China
United Kingdom Pavilion
World Nature
Norway
The American Adventure
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