Soarin' Across America Passholder Previews Begin Today at EPCOT — May 19, 2026

Soarin' Across America opens to Annual Passholders today, May 19, as the first guests get their chance to ride the new film ahead of the official public opening on May 26.

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Passholder previews run today and tomorrow, May 20, with DVC members getting their own preview day on May 21. After that, there's a gap of four days before the official opening — May 22 through May 25 remain unaccounted for on Disney's published schedule. Whether the attraction soft opens to all guests during that window hasn't been announced or confirmed, but it wouldn't be unusual for Disney to run additional preview capacity in the days leading up to an official opening date.

If you're planning to visit EPCOT between May 22 and May 25 hoping to ride, it's worth trying — but don't count on it until Disney confirms something either way. We'll update as soon as we have more information.

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How to get in during passholder previews

No separate booking or Lightning Lane is needed. Passholders can join the standby queue during normal park operating hours, subject to capacity. You'll need:

• A Walt Disney World Annual Pass with valid admission on the preview date
• A theme park reservation for EPCOT if arriving before 2pm
• No active blockout dates on your pass for May 19 or 20

DVC members have their preview day on May 21.

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Soarin' Across America

The new film takes you on a 4 minute 50 second hang glider flight across more than a dozen American locations, opening with an Artemis rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center and closing with a nighttime flight over EPCOT itself. In between you'll cover New York Harbor, the New England coastline, Washington D.C., the Louisiana bayous, the Appalachian heartland, Mount Rushmore, the Grand Canyon, the great plains, Alaska, Hawaii, and Los Angeles at night.

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The preshow brings back Patrick Warburton, now promoted to captain. The queue, show room, and seating are unchanged from the previous version. The new National Geographic trivia challenge in the queue adds something to do while you wait.

Photo: WDWMAGICSoarin' Across America Patrick Warburton Pre-show

Full first impressions, a complete POV video, and a location-by-location breakdown are available in our review.