kes601
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Update:
Ignore the below message. They ended up checking in DVC people at International Gateway this morning for the preview event. I do not believe they had planned to but there were so many people at the entrance for the event that they ended up calling a couple over. You line up to the right of the entrance and they check you in by looking at your confirmation email and your blue card.
Even if you have an Epcot park pass they want you to check in there for the event so they can account for you in the park. They told us to just tap in again when we left the park so that we could park hop with no issue after 2:00.
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Original Post:
Heads up to those of you who are doing the DVC Remy’s preview and are staying in the Boardwalk area or Riviera…..
If your reservation window is prior to park hopping time or you don’t have a park pass for Epcot I was just told you won’t be able to enter from the International Gateway side. They will only allow for special entry from the main entrance. I’ve asked this twice and have been told the same answer twice. So if you are coming from the InternatIonal Gateway side you will either need 1) an Epcot Park Pass or 2) have gone to your first park prior to your reservation window.
This seems very short-sighted to me. With the AP preview they just loaded a bonus Epcot Park pass on everybody’s MDE. So we were able to do HS at rope drop and get to EP at rope drop.
On another note, arrive early for your reservation window. As they are activating Florida special 2 day passes at the tap sties. This is causing huge lines to get in. EP wasn’t even allowing people through security as we were leaving because the lines were so long. Similar situation when We left HS today.
ETA: I was also told to take Disney transportation to the main entrance…..little hard to do that from BCV.
Ignore the below message. They ended up checking in DVC people at International Gateway this morning for the preview event. I do not believe they had planned to but there were so many people at the entrance for the event that they ended up calling a couple over. You line up to the right of the entrance and they check you in by looking at your confirmation email and your blue card.
Even if you have an Epcot park pass they want you to check in there for the event so they can account for you in the park. They told us to just tap in again when we left the park so that we could park hop with no issue after 2:00.
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Original Post:
Heads up to those of you who are doing the DVC Remy’s preview and are staying in the Boardwalk area or Riviera…..
If your reservation window is prior to park hopping time or you don’t have a park pass for Epcot I was just told you won’t be able to enter from the International Gateway side. They will only allow for special entry from the main entrance. I’ve asked this twice and have been told the same answer twice. So if you are coming from the InternatIonal Gateway side you will either need 1) an Epcot Park Pass or 2) have gone to your first park prior to your reservation window.
This seems very short-sighted to me. With the AP preview they just loaded a bonus Epcot Park pass on everybody’s MDE. So we were able to do HS at rope drop and get to EP at rope drop.
On another note, arrive early for your reservation window. As they are activating Florida special 2 day passes at the tap sties. This is causing huge lines to get in. EP wasn’t even allowing people through security as we were leaving because the lines were so long. Similar situation when We left HS today.
ETA: I was also told to take Disney transportation to the main entrance…..little hard to do that from BCV.
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