Soarin' Across America

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Soarin' Across America lifts you into a hang glider seat at EPCOT and sends you over the Grand Canyon, New York Harbor and the Hawaii and Alaska flyovers, with wind in your face and the ride's signature scents piped in as the scenery changes. The flight opens with an Artemis rocket launch and closes with Spaceship Earth lit red, white and blue for the country's 250th anniversary. Guests call it gentle, scenic and immersive, and definitely worth doing, though the line builds fast.

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