Epcot Educational Program - exit location?

[CvilleDiane]

We are attending an educational program at Epcot with Girl Scouts in a few weeks. We know that it doesn't include Epcot admission, so my expectation is that the entrance/exit for this program are not the normal entrances. Does anyone know where you exit from the educational programs? Ideally we would like to leave at the International Gateway and go to Hollywood Studios via skyliner, but I can make an epcot park res if we are going to have to walk through the park to get there. Thanks!

 

[tzvdmd]

If I had to guess about this I would say that your group will be let in all together at the main entrance and escorted by a cast member to your programs location. Then escorted back out once the program is over. If this is how it works there is a bus to Hollywood Studios that leaves from load zone #10. Again that is just my guess.

 

[CvilleDiane]

If I had to guess about this I would say that your group will be let in all together at the main entrance and escorted by a cast member to your programs location. Then escorted back out once the program is over. If this is how it works there is a bus to Hollywood Studios that leaves from load zone #10. Again that is just my guess.

Thanks! It’s 1500 people so might be difficult to walk them through the main entrance. I’m thinking there must be some side entrance, like maybe between the skyliner and the actual international gateway entrance??

 

[tzvdmd]

Thanks! It’s 1500 people so might be difficult to walk them through the main entrance. I’m thinking there must be some side entrance, like maybe between the skyliner and the actual international gateway entrance??

There isn't one that I know of however with that many people I am sure it isn't as I described. Disney isn't as concerned about people seeing backstage so who knows, you may get to see areas that others never do.

 

[CarolynFH]

Thanks! It’s 1500 people so might be difficult to walk them through the main entrance. I’m thinking there must be some side entrance, like maybe between the skyliner and the actual international gateway entrance??

There is a backstage entrance in that area. We used it when we participated in one of the 5K runDisney races through Epcot. Is that where the group is to meet up to begin the program?

 

[CvilleDiane]

There is a backstage entrance in that area. We used it when we participated in one of the 5K runDisney races through Epcot. Is that where the group is to meet up to begin the program?

We don’t have any information on where to go when we get to Epcot, and the organizers haven’t answered email questions.

 

[CarolynFH]

We don’t have any information on where to go when we get to Epcot, and the organizers haven’t answered email questions.

Ah, okay. Most likely the exit will be the same as the entrance location, with a group of 1500. There are a number of backstage entrances all around the Epcot perimeter. Which one you use might depend on the nature of the educational program, too.