Coming in the International Gateway?

[Hixski]

My DH and I will be staying in the BCV for the first time. I know you can walk from there and enter through the International Gateway in Epcot. But my question is this. Future worlds opens at 9:00am when we go and 11:00am for World Showcase. Can you get in to Future world from this gateway or do you have to wait till 11:00am for World Showcase to open??? Or do we have to come in the main entrance thereby not allowing us to walk to Epcot?

 

[PanamaMike]

Yes the entrance is open, even if the pavillions are not.

 

[TiggMan]

You can go in this way to Future World. The bridge to France is roped off, and all of the buildings & kiosks are closed as you walk through England and Canada to the front.

 

[SFLTIGGER]

You can also take the boat from the dock @ YC/BC to the International Gateway entrance, if you don't want to walk. That is what we did last year and it worked great Yeh, you may have to stop at BW or Swan/Dolphin (I don't remember the order of stops) But it was a very short trip.

 

[Hixski]

Thank you, I was hoping for just that answer. Now I just have to not wish the summer away so we can go.

 

[Eljay]

Since the WS is not officially open yet, it's a wonderful opportunity to take pictures in the UK with no people!

 

[Hixski]

Ooooh, Good idea. I have plenty of pictures of the UK with people. Might get some good ones.

 

[jazzgirl]

Ooh, that is a great idea (pictures). I never thought of the fact that there probably wouldn't be anyone around. We're staying at the BC in November and will probably be at Epcot everyday at some point!

 

[DizParks]

You can also take the boat from the dock @ YC/BC to the International Gateway entrance, if you don't want to walk. That is what we did last year and it worked great Yeh, you may have to stop at BW or Swan/Dolphin (I don't remember the order of stops) But it was a very short trip.

The boat is a good idea, but not for this poster. lol. Since the OP is staying at the BCV it would probably take longer to walk to the boat dock, then to walk to Epcot.

 

[SFLTIGGER]

The boat is a good idea, but not for this poster. lol. Since the OP is staying at the BCV it would probably take longer to walk to the boat dock, then to walk to Epcot.

We did stay at BCV last year. And did boat after breakfast at CMC, so it worked for us!