30 Hidden Gems in Epcot's World Showcase!
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- Опубликовано: 9 дек 2018
- From quiet galleries to ice cream martinis we've got 30 great things you NEED to know about World Showcase before you head to Disney World!
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Fun fact: the Agent P adventure used to be Kim Possible themed! When I was seven I was able to do the Kim Possible mission!
I remember doing the Kim Possible one! And I got a Kim Possible pin when I was done! :D
I did the Kim Possible mission too!! It was so fun
Grace Baldwin I preferred that one. It was so fun.
I remember the Kim Possible commercials but I never got to do it because my parents hate Epcot and never took me there as a kid 😢
kendall Huh when I used to live in Florida and we had season passes it was always my parents favorite park They actually disliked animal kingdom the most
Carl the bartender was a snack in his day
_curlsss *I was gonna like this comment, but it was at exactly 69 likes so I decided not to ruin the moment*
O_O
Literally what I was thinking
He old too late sorry hun
@@amandadelfinavasquez7432 haha that’s why I said back in his day!
Mitzukoshi is also the only place in Walt Disney world to get any studio Ghibli souvenirs
Falon120 that’s sad
you WHAT
There is something so peaceful and just all around perfect about strolling around Epcot. Away from the ride to ride rush of the Magic Kingdom. This is a special park and is my #1 pick for all of Disney.
There is no word good enough in the English vocabulary to describe how much I *love* Epcot
A fun story involving 2 (sort of) things here! One day at Epcot my family had ate at Akershus for breakfast. After we finished we split up because my mom, sister, aunt, and grandmother wanted to meet characters and get autographs and I had grown to despise autographs. So my dad and I went to go do the China Kim Possible (what is now Agent P) mission as we waited for them. When we met up again they told us of their experience with the Belle they met up with. Belle had recognized them from Akershus and asked where "your other little tea cup" is and honestly to this day I feel touched that Belle remembered me.
The Aurora at Epcot is literally the best Aurora at Disney. She is 100% the character!!!!
My gem for Epcot: This is something I did with my daughter when she was young, it was the passport. You can purchase a passport in Epcot world showcase and if you visit every pavilion ask where it can be sign, most likely it will be at the kidcot in most cases. They will write a greeting or a message for you. I wanted to make it more special for my daughter that I made sure to take a picture of her with the person that wrote in her passport, then later at home I printed the picture very small and placed it on the spot that the flag would have gone and she loves that passport. One suggestion I would add that I wish I did was write somewhere what the message says because they write it in there language and I don't remember what they wrote unless I have someone translate it for me.
This video was JAM PACKED! Holy cow. Every time I watch a video I think “I’ll need to add another day to my trip to fit all the cool stuff in” which we all know it’s impossible to fit ALL of it in. Maybe I should move to orlando and get a pass. Heck maybe I should work at Disney world.
EDubbs12 haha
The fish and chips are good and there's a little place you can go down by the water to eat but beware. The seagulls want your fries and do not fear you.
Missy Barbour just like the real uk!!
When i went there was a bunch of ducks running around eating fries off the floor 😂
Cloud concepts ducks love food!
Sorry, can’t leave this be. They’re chips. Fish. And. Chips.
Fries are different.
they really give you the entire uk experience then
My boys when little loved the splash areas in Epcot where kids and adults and sometimes goofy in a swimsuit splash in the in-ground fountains. Bring a small towel, change of clothes or swimsuit and pool shoes and let the kids have fun. Little kids find the lights in the sidewalk by the ball fascinating. I love the clocks and pearl necklaces in the Japan store. I am a trumpet player and love the mariachi band in Mexico.
I accidentally stumbled upon that little back area in the England pavilion last time I was there and they had Mary poppins and Alice back there
That's where we take our kid to nap, so hopefully this video doesn't make it too popular. 😁
Yeah there’s a good place to wait out the rain outside of Christopher robins room!
I love meeting characters in those "hidden" spots. I saw Winnie the Pooh back there, too (and the line to meet him wasn't long at all).
Agent P's scavenger hunt is awesome! People don't realize how you get to manipulate your surroundings. And it is so cool! I did it for the first time with my sister and niece years ago when it was still Kimpossible themed. We loved it even more they after they updated it to Perry. I make sure to do at least one mission on every disney trip.
I agree! I did it back when it was known as Kim Possible’s world mission (and you had to get little paper slips lol) I didn’t have time to do it on my last trip but my mom thought it was really fun how you got to do special stuff with the surroundings (like make a gargoyle appear in China and get a special fortune cookie and make the Beer steins sing in Germany) and I think it’s a fun and unique way to explore the worlds showcase
My kids love the drums and the train display. So many hidden gems in Epcot. I hate when people say it’s an adults only park. It’s awesome for the whole family.
Epcot has always been my favorite park. Even as a little kid.
The World’s Showcase is my favorite portion of the entire Walt Disney World Resort!
COMMANDRofAWESUM Same!
I am so grateful to now know about all these little hidden spots that are calm. Could you (or have you) done videos on all the parks like this? I am on the autism spectrum, so sometimes the noises overwhelm me. Love love love these videos!
I can confirm as of my last birthday (May 13th...just a few weeks ago), Carl is still there and as delightful as you said he is.
You mentioned the Norway bakery but didn't bring up my personal favorite hidden gem about it, or maybe it's no longer on the menu since the renovation. Anyway, they have/had a fairly sizeable Norwegian club sandwich that has stuff like lingonberries, jarlberg cheese, and so on. Now just ordering the sandwich isn't all that amazing, it's good but not Disney price good, instead what you have to do is ask them to toast it. The result is a wonderful sandwich with a great flavor profile brought out by the heat and mixes wonderfully with the lingdonberry spread.
No one seems to know getting the sandwich toasted is possible but when I tell people about it in line they usually thank me afterwards for revealing a little 'disney secret' to them as one couple worded it.
I saw Carl at Rose and Crown just this past week, and I was so excited to finally meet him! He gave me an excellent pour of "Carl's Combo" (Harp and Bass Ale mixed). It was pretty crowded in there, but he was amazingly charming and full of fun!
(PS, my group and I loved the Scotch Eggs there, too!)
ice cream martinis in france are fantastic. everytime i get one i have people around staring at it and asking me where i got it. even people who get ice cream there dont realize they have the martini option. pro tip: you can get scoops of 2 diff flavors. it doesn't have to be 2 scoops of the same. the blueberry yogurt flavor is exquisite!
Ok so when I went to Disney world, and to Epcot , I was so so excited because I knew that there was the agent P adventure so I wore my phineas and ferb dress that I made, my jean Jacket with my phineas and ferb pins on it, and my Fedora with my perry pin. And we where playing the game but we had a reservation for dinner so we had to leave. But oh my wow I love phineas and ferb so so so much and I’m happy it’s in this video!!!!!
I was at epcot this last weekend and the garden in france is currently closes while they build the ratatouille expansion
My now fiancé and I just went to WDW for the first time (he proposed there!) and I’m actually surprised how many of these we discovered, pretty much all of them. We even found the galleries!
We started with the tequila bar, and it definitely enhanced ;) our time!
Everyone was stopping me asking where I got the shaved ice.
I fell in love with world showcase, and even though it seems we hit even the hidden stuff I left feeling there was so much more to see. We are planning to go back for our honeymoon and I can’t wait!!!
Thank you AJ for your videos our first trip would have not been as amazing as it was if we didn’t have your tips to help us along the way.
I'm not sure if you mentioned this, but the Voices of Liberty at the American Pavilion is amazing!!
This video made me realize how much I've been neglecting the France pavilion.
The courtyard with the fountain in Morocco is my favorite quiet place in Epcot. The water echoes off of the beautiful tile walls and takes you to another place.
This is why I need AJ! Even If I had seen the signs for the Wine Walk, I would have ignored them. Now I can't wait for my next trip so that I can do the wine walk. After watching this video I wish my trip was sooner and longer.
Cathy Grace me too!
Are we not going to talk about young Carl the Bartender or 👀
Right? I think there needs to be a whole video for that. :)
That’s what I was just thinking!!! What a stud!!! 😍😍
i was just going to comment this omg
Yes!,
I’m 21 and I’m so doing Agent P’s scavenger hunt. I love him 😭😭
My mother is a HUGE Mary Poppins fan. She had no idea you could meet her in UK and accidentally ran into her while she was headed to her meet spot and she cried my mom was so excited! It was one of those special Disney moments.
DFB videos are literally the highlight of my everyday life. That might be a sad thing but I don't care lol
idreamofdisney not sad at all. I love AJ
Oh goodness, that's not sad at all! It's a little slice of Disney World for those of us who can't go all the time. 😊❤️
tbh same, i'm not even going to disney anytime soon but i still watch these anyways
@@alreemvader1274 yeah it's like they are Disney News or something lol I love it!
@Aine Palumbo 😂 aw well u hope someday soon you'll be eating the real thing!
I've never been to Disney world, and I don't have any plans on going any time soon. Yet here I am watching these videos every single week. I love them!
Please Please, a video on which park is best to spend Valentine's day 🙏🙏🙏
I wouldn't have found the UK garden if I hadn't followed the sound of Queen being played (by the band), it's beautiful back there.
Shelby Chanel Queen played there?
cover bands usually. I found it because I heard and saw the early Beatles!
I'm glad you mentioned agent p's world showcase adventure. I love doing that in Epcot.
I love the sound of AJ’s voice, she’s always so enthusiastic, but I still can’t get over the way she says ‘caramel’ “curamel” 😂
Maybe it's my ears, but it sounds like AJ is pronouncing it "carmel", without the "a" in the middle.
I'm from the UK and we still have the phone booths but we don't use them. They have mostly been converted into places for public defibrillators. Also I find it really funny that a phone booth is seen as a photo op in America :D
We have phone booths over here too (or used to) but ours were not nearly as cute as the little red ones at the UK pavillion 😂
Epcot is my favourite Disney park thank you so much DFB for this vlog 😊
Some of these really make me think the quiet spots are intentional to give people places to get away from the crowds. It is like Disney predicted the degrees of social/crowd anxiety that are becoming more common in the US anymore.
I remember the first time I came to Epcot and they had the Kim Impossible scavenger hunt, being able to act as if I’m helping the animated Kim was a lot of fun. They added more gags with the addition of Perry the platypus and even though I miss the old adventure it’s still nice that they kept the phones. (Unless it’s been changed with the introduction of the interactive Disney app.)
I loved this! I kept pausing to tell my husband all of the things we missed last time! Apparently he found the Sake bar with his brother while the rest of us were shopping and getting a pearl for my niece! No wonder they were both in really good moods that day! 😂😂😂. Now it all makes sense. My Epcot bucket list is getting too long! Thanks for the content as always - so helpful and fun.
I just want to say I throughly enjoy enjoy ALL of your posts. I’m also from Dallas. Moved to NYC to work on Broadway. Lived around the world. (Went to Tokyo Disneyland 28 times. I had to entertain American guests.) And I love everything Disney. I bought bootleg copies of movies before they started releasing them, had a map of the 1966 Disneyland (after a vacation) that was on my childhood wall that I would stare at everyday and some of my best memories come from Walt Disney World.
Your information, delivery and casual sense of humor are so brilliant. I don’t know how you and all of your team eat and do all of these things, but it’s a comfort. These posts are such a comfort and they never disappoint. It’s just the attitude on how they are presented that makes me feel like I have had a small vacation. PLEASE don’t change anything and know you have a huge fan here in NYC.😀
Sincerely,
David Storey
EPCOT is a Disney gem!
There are so many little things that the kiddos can do. My son always LOVED going there. It’s a good break in between all of the rides.
However Soarin and Test Track are beyond cool!
the matsuri drummers actually sometimes do shows outside of disney too! I've seen them at tallahasse asia fest before and Japan fest Atlanta! They're really terrific and nice people.
Disney is so detailed that You would have to live in the park for years to find out every little detail. Epcot center is my favorite park by far and it breaks my heart to leave every time!
I got to see the acrobats when I was about 8-9. They were awesome. I definitely recommend watching them if you get a chance. They're very entertaining especially to little ones.
When I was 6 we had the Akershus Royal Banquet Hall all to ourselves. It was amazing it’s one of my only memories of Disney so much so I insisted on changing into my newly bought Aurora dress so I could match her
I met Jasmine and Belle when I went as a kid, I was about 9 and had done the bibbidi bobbidi boutique so was dressed up as Jasmine but felt awkward cause I felt 'too big' to be in a costume. My parents made me line up to meet Jasmine and she was super lovely and said 'we must shop at the same marketplace', and I had a bracelet on which she wanted Aladdin to get a version for her. I didn't expect to meet a princess at disney, especially not epcot and that cast member made my day.
Definitely ride the three caballeros ride in Mexico!! So adorable!!! 😀😀
This video is making me miss my WDW CM days sooooo much! One of my favorite things to do on my days off was just pop over to Epcot by myself for a few hours and explore all the nooks and crannies of the World Showcase.
Thanks for sharing these tips. Me and my family are some of the few people that enjoy Epcot and Animal Kingdom more than Magic Kingdom. We'll have to explore these hidden gems next time we go.
People don't know about karamell kuche? How many people lack a sense of smell??
my favorite thing to do in the world showcase is just talk to the Cast Member at the various pavilions. I love talking to people and learning about different cultures.
No one seems to know about the Three Caballeros Ride. It’s one of my favourites but is usually a walk on
Really? I just thought that is was very obvious. I love that ride
The thunder drummers in Japan are just terrific. Can't say enough about them. Sure wish Off Kilter was back in action.
Even if you're not dining at Le Cellier, I would highly recommend walking back there. If you're facing Canada, go far to the right side to another sidewalk that leads to the restaurant. It is also the accessible entrance to O' Canada. There is a very nice garden back there, and if you keep going through the "rocks" you'll find a peaceful waterfall.
11:25 God, going into a building in Disney World and seeing an Evangelion wig would give me such emotional whiplash
I think she must really like the places with drinks.
I’d love to see an interview with Carl The Bartender AJ.😃
THE YORKSHIRE COUNTY FISH SHOP FISH AND CHIPS ARE THE *BEST* My sister talked about them so much after the first time she had them (I didn't go along on that trip), and when I finally got to try them on our next trip I could not get them out of my mind until I had them again.
I've also met Mary Poppins in the UK pavilion :)
I’ve been to the world showcase 2 times in my life, and it makes me happy to know that I’ve been to those not so obvious parts of the pavilions 😋 which I didn’t know were hidden until I watched this video 😝 but thanks for all the other things I didn’t know about!!!
The showcase is my favorite place in all of WDW. I always have to take my picture with the troll in Norway.
Yeah, they've sold off a lot of the phone booths around the UK, over the past 15-20 years, I think mostly because everyone has mobiles now and because they've never been that nice to use anyway (at least in London they're not particularly sanitary...)
It's gotten to the extent that the ones that are left tend to just be for touristy photo ops and have queues of people outside of them ^^
UK phone booths are owned by BT and there is a legal requirement for phone booths to exist in certain built up areas. Problem is the newer phone booths can have adverts on so BT can make more profit by getting rid of the old red ones and replace them with the newer uglier ones with posters on.
Talk about things not to miss. I ate at the Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar for the first time ever. OMG. The lasagna and the lemon cheesecake were to die for. The wines the waitress recommended for each meal were outstanding. I never had Italian food that good in all my years. I don't know if that was just a good day but now I wish I had gone there many years ago. Best meal I had ever had at DW.
OMG I
Yesss!!! I’m so grateful for this video! There’s SO much to see in the world showcase and it can get so overwhelming 😅 this video really helps! 🙌🏻
The amount of shaved ices I've had is unnatural, one of my favorite treats in Disney!! I recommend melon with the condensed milk topping!!
Fun fact about the train;
LGB was one of the first large scale "outdoor" sets to be manufactured. LGB is made in Germany 🇩🇪
Don't get this wrong but your voice is do soothing it helps me sleep at night. It's not boring or anything like that.
Something kind of amusing to do that no one thinks about... If you're a fan of the Penny Dreadful stories like myself, it's interesting to go to London, EPCOT on a rainy/foggy day or night. If it's raining, head to London as soon as the rain clears. There'll be almost no one because most guests leave when it rains, especially at night and you'll get to see a London that really feels chilling, haunting, lonely and cold, just like the Penny Dreadful settings.
I LOVE the wine walk, we were just two people and we’d been to Epcot plenty of times so this really gave us a new purpose moving around the countries. We spent most of the day on our quest for the next glass. In Germany we even had some cheese and fruit with our last glasses, it just all felt special and neat. ( also the Japanese department store is epic. Just EPIC).
Love all the information you continually bring us. It sure makes planning and doing something special for all o us who make Walt Disney World our second home! Thank You!
Love the band that plays at the Morocco pavilion as well! Very entertaining and the kids love dancing along!
This is such fantastic information. We went to Epcot recently with our kids and it was the first time I had been in YEARS. Experiencing Epcot as an adult is so different than when you're a kid. I told my husband we needed to come back without the kids to really enjoy it, and we are planning to go in May for our 11th anniversary. I am absolutely writing down all this info and keeping it tucked away for when we go.
The Kaki Gori is excellent when it’s hot or when you want to get one last dessert despite being stuffed! Don’t be intimidated by the condensed milk! Twin and I adore it.
Kringla is great if you like dessert but don’t like how sweet/rich France’s are. I recommend going at night and sitting in the little outdoor seating area if you can. Really quiet and adorable!
One of my favorite videos by far. I only had one day for Epcot and it was pouring rain. It’s something I look forward to whenever I make it back!
Thanks AJ I've been I Epcot quite a few times and missed some places you've shown. So thank you again.
So happy to see this video! My husband and I went to WDW for our honeymoon this past June - Epcot was the park that I really did the least amount of research on, so I’m wanting to give it another go when we book our next trip! This has tons of great info, and makes Epcot seem much more “worth it!”
I love your videos, thank you so much for all the work you do to make our lives so much easier!!
Wait! Did I hear you say you can meet Baymax? I had no idea! (Probably in Future World? I'll have to check into it now.) I love love love your videos, thanks so much for what you do.
Karen Coutinho yes, Baymax is in future world. Kinda hidden actually it’s near the entrance to the oceans world (Nemo) right across from where you can meet Mickey & Minnie
I could not have found this video at a better time since I'm going to Epcot in a couple of days. I've been there once when I was a kid so its cool to see a bunch of stuff I can enjoy now as an adult!! Thank you for this, your videos are awesome.
Thank you for bringing light to how awesome Epcot is! It's my favorite park because it's less of a theme park. I could spend most of my time there.
The World Showcase is my favorite place in all of Walt Disney World!
Heading there Thursday!! Thanks for all your input! SO helpful.
And the two year old LOVED the drums!
The world showcase is my fave place in disney world, 10/10
for the fish and chips, they also now offer a vegan version as well! (:
Arkeshus (the dining with the princesses) was AMAZING!! The food was great! I went for lunch and got the ravioli and it was great. Been craving it ever since!
I love World Showcase. My fave place in Epcot. Thanks for your videos they are very enjoyable.
I love your videos, I'll be going to Disney soon for Christmas. You're videos always get me so excited for when I'll be there next!
This was a particularly awesome video. Thank you for all the info, definitely very useful for next trip
I believe the other D word that you are looking for is 'decompress'.
I was thinking the same!
AJ!! I'd love if you could do a video about planning a Disney trip with kids/individuals who have disabilities! I asked for a trip to Disney World for my college graduation next December and my brother (who will be 20 by then) has autism. My parents have never been to Disney, so they have no idea how anything works, especially the accommodations available and how they work! You're so informative and easy to follow and I feel like a video with all that info would be so helpful for many people out there!! :)
Devin Dimizio Our son (10) has autism and ADHD so struggles with loud noises and the crowded lines, but enjoys many of the rides. Disney has a fantastic accommodation. We brought his NC headphones and visited Guest Services in the first park on the first day to get a DAS Pass. They added it to his magic band and linked the rest of our group with it. Instead of standing in line, we were able to check in at a ride line (the FP+ entrance) and they gave us a return time to come back. So, if a line was 2 hours (like at Avatar in AK), we could spend that 2 hours seeing other sites and going on shorter ride lines and then come back and spend 10 minutes in the FP+ line. Conditions were, he had to be first to check in and had to go on the ride. We used our FP+ for the rides he didn’t want to go on. Instead of having him melt down 1 hour into a 2 hour line up and not get on any rides, we were able to keep moving, see other stuff, get snacks, and otherwise all enjoy our trip.
One time at Epcot I was taking a picture in Italy and then a cast member came out of nowhere and said “Take a picture with Tony!” It was awesome!!!!
Yum... Icecream and liquor? I'm so here for it. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💗
For the garden area there's a little alley that has this Awesome pasty's made in France, and a little ice cream shop. OMG the ice cream there is sooooo good must get!!
One thing I do miss was when the Celtic/Irish band Off Kilter used to play at the Canadian pavilion. A friend introduced it to me, and I always loved listening to their songs. A particular favorite was "Whiskey in the Jar".
I can confirm there are still plenty of working red phone boxes all over the UK!
It is a shame that in London people sometimes mistake them as litter boxes... at least the ones in front of the Trafalgar Square... 🙁
Liked this video a lot. Did not know several a these things. Thanks
I am so happy you added Carl to your video. He is my favorite person at EPCOT. He also makes a special drink titled “Carl’s Combo”. Ask for it next time you are in the UK!