What Crowds Look Like at the First Day of the 2023 EPCOT Festival of the Arts

The 2023 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts is here and we are on the ground checking out all the sights, sounds, and eats!

Festival of the Arts is here!

Today is the opening day of the festival, and we aren’t the only ones here! Besides the Broadway performers and artists, festival fans have arrived and are more than ready to experience all that Festival of the Arts has to offer.

When we first arrived, there weren’t that many people lining up at the entrance.

Where is everyone?

Once we went inside, it was a totally different story! Rain wasn’t gonna stop any of us from trying out some festival fare.

Rise and shine!! It’s Festival of the Arts day at EPCOT! ☀️👏🎨

We’ll be here all day checking everything out so make sure you’re following along. pic.twitter.com/HpBpOhKNbu

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It looked like a lot of guests took advantage of Early Theme Park Entry to get a head start on the festival.

Oh, they’re all inside!

Disney had everyone nice and organized so it didn’t feel chaotic at all.

Any specific you’d like to see today? Drop it down below ⬇️ and we’ll try our best to get to it all! ✨ pic.twitter.com/7ARUQyWYM0

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By the time we went inside the Creations Shop a fair amount of customers had filled the store, ready to get that new festival merchandise!

Shoppers galore

There is tons of Festival of the Arts merchandise to shop, so if you want to avoid some of these lines you can always use Mobile Checkout in the My Disney Experience App to avoid waiting!

Where did the crowd head first?! Creations Shop of course 🛍️

Everyone wants a piece of the Figgy merch 🌈 pic.twitter.com/vZBcr4YjSb

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Overall, so far the festival crowds have been as busy as expected, but we are excited to continue exploring to see all that it has to offer. Stay tuned to our site to join us!