I was going to skip this ride as I'm not a fan of heights and this one really picks you up and then the video makes you feel like you're flying though the sky. I've been on this once before in Disneyland when it first opened and once was enough for me. My husband really wanted to go so we went. I figure if it got that bad I could always close my eyes. We had the Premier Pass so it wasn't an issue that we wanted to go spur of the moment. We were in line with another ride and that's when he told me his favorite rides were virtual reality rides like Soarin'. The line to Soarin' wasn't long. We waited less than 15 minutes and the line moved the whole time. There was a large group in front of us so there was a little bit of confusion as they didn't all fit on one row, and at least wanted to be on at the same time so they moved them which took a little bit of time to coordinate. We rode Soarin' and it wasn't bad. I only closed my eyes a couple of times. It really is a magnificent view. My husband said it wasn't as good as the one in Disneyland. I'm glad we rode it, at least my husband can say that and not be like we should have rode it, but didn't. read more

Soarin' is a fun ride where you sit in rows of seats that lift up into the air in front of an 80-foot IMAX screen with a 180-degree view. The ride simulates you flying above various beautiful, wide-sweeping vistas. There are different variations of this ride. We did Soarin' Around the World. Soarin' Around the World includes, in order, the Swiss Alps, Greenland (polar bears), Sydney Harbour, Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany, Mount Kilimanjaro (elephants), the Great Wall of China, the Egyptian pyramids, the Taj Mahal, the West and East Mitten Buttes in Arizona, islands in Fiji (my favorite since my wife and I just got back from there), Iguazu Falls in Brazil and Argentina, the Eiffel Tower, and, finally, a fireworks show at EPCOT. There are smells and scents (e.g., when you go through the African grasslands, you smell grass; when you go to India, you smell spices), water mist (e.g., when you go to the waterfalls), and the seats tilt and move to help with the flight simulation experience. The music for Soarin' was originally composed by the late legendary Jerry Goldsmith. He scored many of my favorite motion picture soundtracks like the Star Trek and Rambo movies. Soarin' is located inside the Land Pavilion in World Nature at EPCOT. Soarin' also has locations in Anaheim, Shanghai, and Tokyo. In Summer 2026, the Orlando and Anaheim rides will change from Soarin' Around the World to Soarin' Across America to celebrate the United States Semiquincentennial (250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence). Here's a preview of the new ride: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQFhC-WEnWG/ It looks incredible! read more

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I've never written a review for a Disney ride but over the years, whether it is Soarin' Over California or Soarin' Over the World, whether it is at Disneyland or EPCOT at Walt Disney World, it is consistently my favorite ride. My most recent time Soarin' was a week or so ago at EPCOT. I was glad to see they fixed the horribly bent top of the Eiffel Tower...but there was still something a bit wonky about it. I was happy to see Patrick Warburton still hosting the boarding video; it's been 25 years and I'm glad they haven't remade it. There's something about this ride that affects me emotionally like no other ride does. Something ethereal. Maybe it's the wind in my face or the smells or the gorgeous visuals. The grandiose music perhaps? Maybe it's just the sensation of flying through the air. It makes me feel serene, gives me a peaceful easy feeling. I love Soarin'. Unrelated rant: When did scooters overtake strollers as the menace of Disney? I swear there are more scooters out to run you over than strollers anymore. And honestly ony 10% are truly needed by people who have injuries or physical disabilities. Most are being steered by ridiculously obese folks who drive them right up to the entrance of rides or to the corn dog ordering window where they dismount and waddle along without much trouble. The humans in WALL-E have become reality in America. read more

Soarin' - in line... - Amusement Parks Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Soarin is one of my favorite rides at Epcot and Disney's California Adventure! Soarin' is located in the Land Pavilion at Disney World's Epcot Theme Park. It's on the first level near Living with the Land. If you purchase the multi-pass lightning lane, Soarin is a Tier I ride. You can choose between Frozen Ever After, Remy's Ratatouille Adventure, or Soarin Around the World initially with your first ride of the day out of the three rides you can reserve in-advance. The typical stand-by wait time for Soarin can range from 30 minutes to 60 minutes on a busy day. While waiting in the stand-by line, you can play a travel-themed trivia game using your mobile device! If you score a lot of points, you'll be on the score board at Soarin! Soarin Around the World is an immersive ride that simulates flying in the sky. Before going on the ride, you'll listen to a variety of safety instructions from a flight crew member! There are [3] different boarding levels, 1, 2, and 3. The 1st boarding group is the highest in the air, and the 3rd is the lowest in the air. Once you enter the ride, you'll sit down in the ride vehicle and buckle up. The ride vehicle lifts you in the air in front of a huge screen! There are elements to this ride like smell, wind, and movement. There used to be water when the whale would splash, but I'm not sure if that was removed? Some of the areas you'll visit on the ride are the Great Pyramids of Egypt, the Taj Mahal in India, Fiji's Lau Island, and so much more! The screen is massive! It's 180-degree, 80-foot Imax digital projection dome. I'm not sure if it's the same size as the Avatar ride in Animal Kingdom, but it feels similar. The music in the Soarin ride is amazing. The music and the video makes it feel like you're there, in person at all of those sites. This is a must ride for my family every time we visit Epcot! It's so much fun! read more

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What a blast! One of my favorite rides at EPCOT. The line was really long but worth the wait. As you enter the dome, strapped in and lifted off the ground, legs dangling, the journey begins. Wind, mist, temperature changes all matches each simulated location as you are hand gliding over some of the world's greatest wonders. Such a heart pumping experience. Afterwards, play the mobile device trivia game at the end. read more

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There are rides you do once at EPCOT, and then there's Soarin' -- the ride you always do. Every trip. Every time. It's non-negotiable, like grabbing a Mickey bar or pretending you'll "take it easy" at Food & Wine before blacking out in Germany. History check: Soarin' was born out of one man's garage tinkering session. Imagineer Mark Sumner was tasked with inventing a flight simulator on a budget. He literally built a working prototype out of an old erector set, string, and wood, testing it in his living room until he figured out the mechanics. That backyard contraption evolved into the ride system Disney still uses today -- massive ride arms lifting rows of seats into the air, dangling you in front of a giant screen. It's not just a ride, it's a patented Imagineering flex. The original version -- Soarin' Over California -- opened at Disney's California Adventure in 2001. It was so popular they cloned it for EPCOT in 2005, instantly becoming a park icon. In 2016, it was updated to Soarin' Around the World, swapping California's orange groves and golf courses for a world tour: the Great Wall of China, the Pyramids, Iguazu Falls, and yes, the Eiffel Tower (which looks like it had one too many drinks because of the screen's curve, but we forgive it). So what makes it magical? You're not just watching travel footage -- you're flying through it. The seats lift, your feet dangle, and suddenly you're gliding over elephants in Africa or through the Swiss Alps. Disney pumps in scents -- fresh grass, ocean mist, jasmine, oranges -- so real you'll swear Delta just added a "smell upgrade" to your frequent flyer miles. The soundtrack swells, you get goosebumps, and for five minutes you believe you're soaring. It's also one of the few rides that silences cynics. Kids go wide-eyed, grandparents gasp, adults stop doomscrolling their phones and just feel. That's the magic of Soarin'. It makes you forget you're strapped into a ride in Florida surrounded by people wearing Crocs. Is it worth the wait? Always. Even if it's an hour in line behind a family arguing about whether churros count as lunch. The payoff is pure Disney magic: flight without turbulence, jet lag, or TSA pat-downs. read more

This is my wife's favorite ride but I still don't like the around the world theme I liked the California theme better and ai am looking forward to them changing the theme again which I believe they are in 2026 back to an america only version read more

My fav ride...I had feeling I'm an eagle in heights and looking from its eyes...the most fun part of the ride was to smell the orange, feel the wind in face and etc...Everything looks so real...All my senses were involved. The line was so long but it did worth the wait time. Be aware that you are sitting in a ride that you'll feel you are in height so if you afraid of height you get that vibes...Overall, great experience... read more

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Epcot day ride #5: Soarin' Soarin' is always a good time! If I could have a superpower, it would be to fly, and Soarin' is the closest experience to that I've had. The current film is Soarin' over the World. I could ride Soarin' twice a day and I do when the line is short enough. The line length varies. This ride gets my highest recommendation. read more

By no means a "thrill" ride, but it's a fun one. The added smells are always fun (wouldn't mind even more). Taking small children on this ride is the best part. It's a whole new experience to them. Watching them laugh and lift their feet up when flying over mountains / pyramids, is a blast. Luckily wait times have gone down, since it's no longer the ride in the park. Try for middle section, front row if you can (best view). But all are decent enough. read more

Soarin is located in The Land Pavilion and is one of our favorite rides, and has been since it opened! Pro tip - this is a lightning lane ride unless you want to wait 40+ minutes. We didn't have a lightning pass, so we waited. It was fine, and there is a trivia game you can play on your phone or on the screens to help pass the time. Pro tip#2 - once you get in your "boarding lanes", lane 1 is the highest in the air and 3rd is the lowest. Once on the ride, you are strapped in, and you fly through various areas and get an eagle-eye view soaring through the air. It is an eye-f ride so if you get motion sick, consider sitting this one out or keep your gaze on the side of the screen to diminish the vertigo. Way back when, the ride ended flying you through orange groves and you smelled oranges, but that is no more, and also gone is the water spray when the whale spashes, but it is still a solid ride. read more

This is a fun ride that gives the illusion of soaring through the air across the world. You are suspended in the air and drift through scenes and clouds as you journey around the world. It true Disney style you get to experience a lot in a short time, even getting misted when the water splashes on the screen. If you compare this ride to the Flight of the Banshee ride @ Animal Kingdom you might be disappointed as it's now a bit dated, but it's still a great and fun ride. read more

Who doesn't love Soarin'? Well if you're a little motion sickness, maybe it's not for you. My motion sickness is bad enough that I can barely handle Ratatouille haha. But it's still a fun ride! I believe they have made the return of Soarin' over California, but it was sore over the countries for a while, which was also fun, but not as authentic as Soarin' over California. So over the countries you could tell that it was really heavy in CGI. Well, if you've always wondered what it's like to fly, this is the ride for you read more

I'm not a fan of roller coasters or heights so I was a bit trepidatious to go on this. But I enjoyed it so much I went twice in a row! There are two main sets of seats, one in front and one behind. The ride opens in the dark and the set of seats in the front goes forward and up, making room for the back row to come forward as well. This means that the initial start for the front row is a little more swooping and for this of us who don't love heights, it's a little much, since the scenery makes it look like we're flying above the earth. The back row is a bit less high and as others have remarked, you can see the feet of the front set dangling ahead of you. So for those with fears of heights, I thought it better to be in the back set because you don't go up physically as high and the feet actually help to remind me I'm on a ride. The rest of the ride is thrilling. My husband and I loved the beauty of the scenes and with just enough swooping to feel like we were flying but not to make us scared. My husband does get motion sick and two rounds in a row did make him a little queasy but not as bad as some of the 3D rides which really bother his equilibrium. read more

Soarin' over California... in Florida? I was really hoping to be soaring over Florida or somewhere else lol Disney California has the same ride and you soar over different places in California. So I was hopeful that we might soar over different places in Florida maybe? Wishful thinking I guess? Still a fun ride! You soar or "float" over orange groves, the beach, the mountains, and varies locations in California. You smell all the things too, which is fun! This is a nice ride, read more

Soarin' - Soarin - Amusement Parks Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Soarin' is a flight simulated thrill ride located at disneys Epcot theme park. The ride itself is located inside a mall like area of the parks called "the land". One of the more popular rides at Epcot you can expect to wait a good hour or so with no fast pass on this ride. The ride itself has you sit down in a seat that is clustered together with a bunch of other seats. You are then propelled into the air in front of a huge screen. The ride simulates the movement as you soar through some of our worlds most beautiful sites, cities and countries. The ride itself is not only breathtaking but also had the element of fun and slightly thrilling as well. Overall This is one of the more popular Epcot rides and is for good reason. Pretty fun and offers breathtaking views or places only a few are lucky enough to travel and see all of. read more

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If you're doing Epcot Soarin is a must experience! Great visuals and a family fun experience!

This is an upgrade from your typical movie theater. Once you're strapped into your seat, you're lifted up and "hang gliding" around the world to see marvels, like the Swiss Alps, Sydney Harbour, Great Wall of China, and more on a large IMAX screen. The unique part of this experience was the grassy scent. I think we were incredibly lucky to be sitting in the front. When the ride started, front seats moved towards the top. However, people in the back rows were somewhat below us, meaning our dangling feet obstructed their view and experience.  I don't think I would line up to go on this again. read more

This is by far the most realistic and fun attraction in all of Epcot. The ride takes you to the most popular places on earth and when you go to different places it smells different which is super cool. read more

Soarin' is located inside the Land and next to Living with the Land and other restaurants. Once you get strapped on, you go on a ride throughout California and its many landscapes and attractions. From the Golden Gate Bridge, Yosemite, downtown Los Angeles, and San Diego, you see and experience it all. This is the same ride that they have in Disneyland so if you go there often, this might be a ride you skip since it's not exclusive to Disney World. Either way, if you have time it's still a fun ride. read more

Oneof my favorite rides at Disney California Adventure, but I've only done Soarin' California, so it was nice to see a different version of the show and Soarin' Round the World is great. It always makes me laugh when you fly over water and the scent they use to represent it is men's cologne, but it's fine. If you can swing it, the best seats in the house is the first row of the middle, so you don't have feet dangling in front of you and the image isn't distorted. I rode this twice that day and both times I was on the left, so the Eiffel Tower looked like it was bending over to the right. Still, it's always fun. Wish Disney would throw a little money into it and update the videos so we could see other global treasures, but Disney ain't about giving you the best for the money you pay. That was in Walt's day. We're in the Iger era so if they can charge you more for less, they will. read more

We just took the new California version of this ride at WDW in Orlando. The former version from 2005? was a trip around the world's greatest sites like the pyramids and the Great Wall. The California version shows the Golden Gate Bridge, Big Sur, Napa valley vineyards, Yosemite water fall, and downtown LA traffic at night. It's okay but not what a new ride experience could be. It seemed small compared to the old ride and dated. I suggest a new video about America's greatest sites and experiences. read more

Like being in a hand glider far about some of the worlds most iconic places! This is a gentle ride that makes you feel like you are Soaring far above the earth looking down at some of the biggest wonders of the world. (Like the Great Wall of China or the Eiffel Tower ) You can feel the wind in your hair... you can even smell the grass when flying over the savanna... it is like you are really there. It is an eye full of a ride and worth every min. of the wait! read more

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Pretty cool 4D experience where they take you across the world and you get to fly over iconic world landmarks! There wasn't as much movement as I expected, but that helped by allowing us to take in the breathtaking sites shown on the big screen. read more

This was one of the best attractions I have ever experienced. You sit in a seat that is then lifted over a huge panoramic screen (think IMAX) that covers your peripheral vision. You get the feeling that you are soaring in the air over vast landscapes. I can't recommend this enough. read more

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FAVORITE CLASSIC EPCOT RIDE We really enjoy Soarin' and jumped on the line when we saw the posted wait time of only 25 minutes (off peak weekend after 6 p.m.). This ride is so much fun as you glide through and above beautiful scenery (amazing low-tech technology combined with great high quality video). Paris has recently been added to the video that has remained the same for years. We wish the ride featured different videos for different ride experiences - surely Disney can do for Soarin' what it did for Star Tours (Hollywood Studios) where guests can go on the ride many times and experience different planet adventures each time. read more

Except for the wait - line is longer than the ride (30 minute wait for a 5 minute ride) - this is an excellent ride to see the world and cool off. If you have a fear of heights, like our niece, you won't agree. The ride simulates a glider, floating high above landmarks. I love to lean forward, to try and catch the simulated breeze, and to forget it's make believe. That would terrify my niece! The staff here is friendly and professional. They wear masks, even though guests are exempt if guests have been vaccinated. We have been vaccinated since February and March. Hope all those around us who are not masked can say the same thing. The six foot rule is no longer enforced. But some plexiglass barriers remain. This is a safer place than most other public places! read more

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Hands down one of my most favorite Disney rides. The wait went super quickly because my friend and I were just chatting the whole time so 45 mins was nothing. Pics aren't allowed and it's no wonder, because you'd most likely drop your phone while you go soaring over the world. It's so engaging and so cool and I want to know how they make it smell in the room like the place you're soaring over. I could literally sit there and do it all day and I wish they'd make movie theaters around the country with this for discovery channel and National Geographic stuff so you could feel like you're really in those places all the time. It's an amazing experience for kids and adults and you get off the ride and immediately want to book a trip to a different country. read more

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G !!! So cool and it feels like you are Soarin' around the world. enjoying the beautiful views of the world we live in. Wait was long but super calm, cool, and pretty worth it. read more

Hands down the greatest ride at Epcot in my opinion. Be sure to get on this ride early in the morning because the line tends to fill up ridiculously quick and there are usually wait times of 90 minutes and long for this spectacular ride! The ride begins with an introductory video by none other than the voice of Kronk from Emperor's New Groove. He introduces how to get on the ride and what to prepare for and to let you know that if you are afraid of heights to not ride this ride. You are then lead into a insanely massive Auditorium with three sections of ride cars with three rows each. The middle is usually the best in my opinion. Loading into the ride is rather quick and before you know it you're soaring around the world. It's amazing what Disney is capable of doing it as they lift you and suspend you in the air as you watch yourself flying through different countries. You go to the wild African Plains and see gorgeous elephants while smelling some fresh cut grass and you go to India and see the Taj Mahal as well as seeing the beautiful Eiffel Tower in France! It ends with a stunning firework display at Epcot before you are safely put back on the ground. Those are just a handful of The Gorgeous places you see some stunning scenery of during this ride! A must do! read more

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This ride proved time and time again as to how magical Disney can be. The imagineers of this ride completely blew it out of the on yet another magical and awe-inspiring ride. The ride is set in a giant auditorium with 3 rows of 3 hanging seats. There are three auditoriums so they fill in the ride very quickly, however due to the popularity this ride always has lines upward of 90 minutes or more. The ride itself is truly magical, making you feel like you were flying around the world to different countries. You visit China and the beautiful Great Wall and see people flying some amazing designed kites as well as the Egyptian pyramids where you get to see a few baby camels along the way! They truly took their time designing this ride and making you feel like you are genuinely at the country you are visiting. Another wonderful thing about this ride is they pump in scent during some of the scenes making you smell grass on the wild African plains or very fruity smell when you are visiting some gorgeous Islands! It's a great ride and always a must when visiting Epcot! read more

Soarin' - Amusement Parks Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Kinda lame. We soared over California. I could take it or leave it. Probably would not do again.

By far the best ride we experienced at EPCOT. Cool animations. Probably not the best for people who struggle with motion sickness but a solid ride. read more

Soaring is one of the more relaxing and great ways to tour the world through the art of video. If you arrive when EPCOT opens the wait is minimal as was our case. Patrick Warburton AKA "Puddy" from the Seinfeld series gives you a briefing before you enter the ride. After taking a numbered place you walk into your assigned row to have a seat and put fasten your seat belt. Small items can be stored in the pocket near the bottom of your seat. A cast member directs you where you can safely put larger items on the floor so that you don't loose them. As soon as the ride starts a roof swings down over the entire unit to give you the sensation of hang gliding. The entire unit is lifted so you can watch an Omni max video featuring not only the 7 wonders of the world but also the great icons, frozen waters with breaching whales, the great pyramids of Egypt, the great wall of China, Sydney harbor, the south pacific and a lot more! They angle the film so at times you feel like you are "touching" water-don't worry they don't splash any on you. You can feel the coldness as you soar over icy regions. All in all the ride is gentle and more relaxing. This ride is modeled after Soaring in Disney's California Adventure and recreated here. Great ride to beat the heat. Located in the Land Pavilion in the newly renamed "World Nature" section of EPCOT. read more

Soarin' - Amusement Parks Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Get there as soon as the park opens and you'll enjoy the quasi no like no wait experience for this awesome ride!! They are social distancing the lines and the ride itself has a plastic barrier every 3 seats , so it felt ok - still you are inside all the time, passage ways and hallways and the ride itself is in a big room... (see picture) so if you are sensitive to being in a closed big room with mucho many people wearing masks: not for you. This was a very cool 360 immersive jump around the world!! The chairs lift up to give you a birds eye view of the marvelous sites where they take you: truly a fun experience not to miss. We loved it. It was not like Avatar, where the twists and turns of the dragon can make you dizzy, this was much relaxed bIt's flying so once you were up, it was very enjoyable - GO Soar!!! read more

Soarin' - View Inside the SOARIN ride - Amusement Parks Near Me - Orlando, Florida

This is definitely my favorite ride in Epcot. I am someone who gets motion sick, but this ride doesn't bother me. I love soaring all over the world and seeing all the world has to offer. I would love Disney to change the scenery as they have had the same one for years, but I do still keep coming back. read more

This has always been on our list for when we come to Epcot and it is typically our favorite ride. Flying high above and getting to see all the views was so much fun and it ended the ride with the simulation at Epcot. The ride previously would have been a 5. We just rode this ride in November and they changed the simulation to be all California and to end at Magic Kingdom which just changed the whole ride experience. That is a why the ride is now a 2. Still a great ride experience for children and adults but bring back the old scenery! read more

This is a run and relaxing ride. You really feel like you're flying around the world. You can feel the wind blowing your hair and you can even smell all the smells. I love this ride! read more

Epcot (Orlando) FUTURE WORLD WEST One of my favorite rides! Enjoyed this attraction at the Disney California Adventure Park and now here at Epcot. It's almost the same ride except we end up with a fireworks display featuring the giant golf ball (Epcot's icon). After the video is shown during preboarding, where actor from the show Seinfeld explains the ride's requirements (you might better recognize him in the National Rental Car commercials -- Patrick) off we go as our chairs were lifted up (not sure how many feet up) into an area facing an IMAX movie screen and wheeeee! We're flying!! Oh the thrill to be high above soaring and seeing the world from a birds eye view as I tried to remember the names of the countries I recognized: Sydney Opera House in Australia, the Great Wall of China, Egyptian pyramids, the Taj Mahal in India, the Eiffel Tower in France... castles, hot air balloons, elephants in Africa, polar bears (I need to brush up on my geography). We were on standby and had a 30-min wait time for this ride. During our wait we joined the screens for a Soarin' Challenge and played on our phones. It made the wait time go by fast. This hang gliding ride was only about 5 mins long but it's always fun. Find this ride at Future World [West]. Review #1542 read more

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Absolutely love this ride! Get ready to test all your senses and travel the world! Perfect for all ages! read more

Soarin' - Soarin Ride - Amusement Parks Near Me - Orlando, Florida