Epcot Illuminations for free?

[joanflo]

Has anyone done this?

Epcot IllumiNations for Free
At 9:00pm, EPCOT opens the gates for anyone who wishes to see Illuminations, which means that you can see IllumiNations without using a park-day on the pass. This is great if you're staying on property, and have been to a minor park, or a non-WDW attraction, and are looking for something to finish the day off.

Illuminations starts at 9:00 sharp, so if you come in the main entrance, you might miss the first few minutes of the show due to the fact that you have to walk to the World Showcase Lagoon. But if you enter EPCOT via the International Gateway, you can get a place right by the lagoon, and not miss part of the show.

 

[Mickey_UK]

I am not sure you will always get in at the international gateway at 9pm, I was there last week Thurs 20th Nov and strolled round from the boardwalk,we have seen the fireworks many times so were not concerned about getting inside the gates but some people thought they would be okay just to walk in at this time, the turnstiles were all covered up but the guy's on the gate would not let them in at any time while the show was still going on.