Early entry

[KimK2006]

I am arriving next Tuesday for a quick trip. I've never been during this much of an "off" season. Can I expect the parks to official opening? Or, is it possible they will open early as they sometimes do in the busier seasons?

 

[mustinjourney]

I am arriving next Tuesday for a quick trip. I've never been during this much of an "off" season. Can I expect the parks to official opening? Or, is it possible they will open early as they sometimes do in the busier seasons?

I only go during off periods, and based on my experience, they seem to always let people thru the tapstyles prior to official park opening. They will stop you at some point depending on which park you're at. MK you get stopped in the hub. Not sure about Epcot as I don't rope drop that park. DHS is usually somewhere near the starbucks. I think DAK is near pandora bridge...not sure what they do if you try to go to the other areas...but 99% of the people there are going to pandora.

 

[KimK2006]

...but 99% of the people there are going to pandora.

That is the main reason I am asking. I couldn't get FOP FP's and want to get in line as early as I can. Thanks!

 

[mustinjourney]

That is the main reason I am asking. I couldn't get FOP FP's and want to get in line as early as I can. Thanks!

If you're trying to rope drop DAK for pandoa -- you're going to want to show up at least an hour prior to scheduled opening. Same with DHS.

Also -- they will grossly inflate the wait time right after the park opens for FOP...so if it goes to 75 minutes within 10 minutes, that is probably not correct.