Gran Fiesta Tour

I always stop by The Gran Fiesta Tour ride after a flight of tequila or a margarita (or two) at La Cava del Tequila in the Mexico pavilion. Your ride experience will likely be more delightful if you follow the order of events above.
This is an older ride that’s not anything special or innovative, but is a nice slow boat ride with a fun story to follow and the Small World vibes. The boat ride rides through the dark scenes inside the Mexico pavilion in front of the volcano and behind the restaurant. There is rarely a line which is why I think it’s a must visit.
Stop by after a Mexican beverage or during a Florida afternoon shower to catch a break from the rain.

The last time I rode this it was still Rio del Tiempo. Mich of the ride has not changed. It is still a lovely ride thru Mexico, just now the Tres Cabelleros join you in the journey.
I cant say that they are an improvement, or if they cheapen it for me. But over all, the ride has a timeless quality like Delta/Eastern’s If you had wings to me.
Calm and sedate, its a little «Small world» and a little «Pirates» and a lot of its own. Truly its just a nice ride on the water.

If only the lines at Test Track and Soarin’ would move just as fast as this one did…
During the last two times I was at Epcot, we always went on this ride. During my recent experience, it was my 3^rd time. We got in line, and it moved rather quickly. This was because of the rows of seating that was available on each boat ride.
This ride features The Three Caballeros, including Donald Duck. Apparently they were getting ready to perform when they noticed that Donald was missing. For this, they went on a frantic search to find him. Donald is seen exploring different parts of Mexico.
The ride made us follow Donald Duck on his excursions with the other Caballeros rushing to find him. We rode into different rooms that featured different live-​action scenes of Donald’s explorations with the other Caballeros chasing him. Each room featured unique decorations that were consistent with the live-​action scenes. In the end of the ride, we saw Donald Duck perform with the other Caballeros.
There was one room that featured dancing animatronics singing «It’s A Small World» with a Donald Duck piñata. There was another room where fireworks were going off overhead with The Three Caballeros performing all together. These rooms were very favorable. Other rooms were fine.
What does Donald do exactly during his excursions in Mexico? You would have to ride and see for yourself. You may even get some kicks and giggles when you ride. Overall, this is a perfect ride to relax and have some fun. Enjoy!

Easily one of the top ten Mexican boat rides featuring Donald Duck I’ve been on all year!

This boat ride is located in the Mexico Pavilion. It’s inside the large, aztec type pyramid. Once you enter the building, the attraction is located towards the back, on the left hand side. On the right had side is a rather expensive Mexican restaurant that you actually float by once on the ride. The ride is your average dark, water boat ride that Disney loves. This one floats through different scene of Mexico as José Carioca and Panchito Pistoles look for Donald Duck. This is a nice ride to rest your feet after you’ve walked all the way from the entrance to the World Showcase. There are projection screens in the ride that show the 3 birds in a different scenario of events. At the end, there are LED fireworks in the ceiling that are pretty neat, even for adults. After you’re off the ride, you can stop at the tequila bar and get a margarita. Win win!

This ride is just like Its a small world but the only country featured is Mexico. It even has a song that repeats throughout the whole ride. There’s never a line here so you can always get right on. It’s located inside the Mexico pavilion of Epcot all the way in the back to the left. What’s really neat is the beginning of the ride floats through the restaurant.
The ride follows the three caballeros featuring Donald Duck. It’s a very relaxing ride that takes you through different parts of Mexico. It has multiple screens that play the Donald Duck cartoons throughout.
It’s not the best ride or even a good ride but it is something you don’t have to wait for and is enjoyable for kids and drunks coming from the tequila bar. Please note they do not allow drinks on the ride.

Donald and his amigos host this cute little boat ride through the Mexico Pavilion. The boat is pretty rickety and wobbly but is fun for the most part.

Donald’s Lecherous Adventure
Overall: 1 Star
What do you get when you cross «It’s a Small World» with Donald Duck and his band The Three Caballeros? You get a lecherous boring repetitive repetitive repetitive ride. The ride is very slow and you constantly see the same animations repeating in a loop. 5+ times over and over. The Mexican music you don’t understand repeats over and over in a never ending loop.
Not to mention the ride is located in the back of a restaurant inside the temple. It’s dull and the story of the Three Caballeros follow isn’t interesting. It would improve significantly if they told a story regarding Mexican mythology for example Quetzalcoatl. Now that would grab the attention of both children and adults if done properly.
This ride is a «Must Skip,» if you’re able to find it.
Hat Losing Scale: .5÷10
Sometimes the boat bumps into each other near the end, but it is unlikely the force is strong enough to knock off your hat. Now if the hat falls off because you used it to cover your eyes and ears that is a different story.

Quirky little ride. Looking for a duck. It’s a good spot to avoid the heat and it’s usually not that busy.

This is basically it’s a Small World, but only the Mexico section while on a search for Donald Duck. Yes, you’re on a search for Donald Duck who has gotten ahead of himself.
It’s a fun little ride that doesn’t last very long and is actually kinda hidden. We stumbled on it by accident, but glad we did, as we probably wouldn’t have gone on this ride otherwise.
Again, a nice little relaxer. Plus, it’s a Small World is closed, so this might make a nice little substitute while in Disney World.

Gran Fiesta Tour is very similar to Small World, but with a Mexican flair.
If you are in the Mexican area of EPCOT and are too full and/​or too tired of walking, this is quite a fun diversion. You can have fun, relaxing cruise with The Three Caballeros and see Mexican backdrops.
I will not go so far as to say that it is a must-​see, but it is a really fun way to spend a few minutes.

Very cool boat ride at the Mexico Pavilion– never a long wait time — Starring Panchito — Jose and DonaldDuck– visit it at Epcot

The Grande Fiesta ride, is located inside the Mexican pavilion in Epcot at Walt Disney World. It’s a wonderful way to break up the day while you’re walking around Epcot. it’s a tour through Mexico, that ends up at the restaurant inside the Mexican pavilion. I enjoyed the water ride, in the introduction of the Mexican culture.
As always you wind up in the gift shop at the end of the ride.

It had been a very long time since I had bothered to stop at the mexico pavilion at epcot but decided it was time again. The gran fiesta tour was very cute especially with the three amigos but as a person with a Mexican American background this ride left a lot to be desired. They gave no history or insight as to the important images they were showing. in the past, the ride had an informative tour guide speaking but now it’s all Donald and his wacky party antics. The images portrayed were very indicative of the past culture and history and things we do during festival times but to say that, that is what mexico is was just disappointing. Even my mother agreed with me. But alas, it’s epcot and I know it has to be fun and somewhat informative but this just lacked on the background history. The ride was cute though and since my mom was with me she was able to help me identify some of the places I had not been to and tell me their importance.

«Es un mundo pequeño después de todo»
This ride is hidden in the back left corner of the pyramid building in the Mexico Pavilion of EPCOT. Last trip, I had no idea it even existed but when planning for this most recent trip I read about it and knew my love for The Three Caballeros would make this a must ride.
It is a cute boat ride taking you through various scenes and backdrops of Mexico. The ride utilizes a combination of animatronics and animation screens throughout your boat trip. The plot is simple: The Three Caballeros have a concert in Mexico when low and behold-​Donald is missing?!? So you ride your boat along as Panchito and José search high and low all over Mexico to find their AWOL amigo. One of my favorite things in the ride is the inclusion of the Donald piñata that is being swung at.
This nice, relaxing boat ride is a wonderful escape from the heat, a hidden gem that will leave you with a smile on your face. Disfrutar

Never been to Mexico. Loved the pre curser. It’s almost like being in a latino version of «It’s a small world» in Magic Kingdom (love that one!). So the good folks at the Mexico of Epcot did a fab job recreating the smaller subset of that ride.
For those who have been to Mexico — am sure will have a word or two to say otherwise but I did enjoy it with my nieces. Especially loved the fact it is quite educational in introducing you to various sub cultures from the beautiful country. My favorite part was the rainforest section and seeing all the locals pop up after.
Also, another great thing — No Lines for a ride so fun. Now that is a rarity at a Disney park but again, in general I found Mexico to be not so busy. I would highly recommend getting on this ride — if you are at Epcot, whether will young ones or not. One of those rather simpler joys of life we all should experience.

This ride at night is interesting to say the least. The most interesting part of the ride happens in the first 30 seconds. You get a spectacular view of the in house dining, and the illuminated Mayan temple. After that it is animatronic robots depicting multiple Mexican fiestas, and videos of Donald duck getting himself in to trouble. A slow paced, relaxing ride that is great on hot days, or if you just need a dependents to chill.

This ride has been vastly improved by the overhaul and addition of Donald Duck and friends. If you or your kids are a Donald fan, this one is not to be missed. It’s worth riding if there’s no line and if you like boat rides (or need to rest your feet) but there’s not much going on here. You ride through a pleasant enough «river» and look at outdated tourism clips for popular cities in Mexico. Once in a while, you’ll see animated Donald Ducks flying around.
If you have a hard time standing up and down or if you are elderly or clumsy, be warned that it is extremely difficult to get in and out of these boats! I am part of the clumsy clan and I have almost taken a swim in the water here on several occasions.

Bring on the cheese!
One part It’s a Small World, one part Disney ethnic stereotyping, one part typical Disney slow boat ride plus one part watching Donald go out of his damn mind with his perpetual anger management issues and when you put it all together it equals Gran Fiesta.
On the positive side: the pre-​ride drinks were strong, the A/​C was freakin’ glorious and so was the chance to sit down.

Cheesy but fun.
Located in the Mexico area of EPCOT, this boat ride is worth checking out. To get to the ride you must walk through the shop area. Once on the ride you pass the large volcano and continue on your journey.
The ride itself wasn’t spectacular, but it was a welcome break from the heat.
As long as you know what you’re getting into, this ride is worth checking out.