From parking booth through bag check/security to tapstile, how long for entry at each park?

[mgpan]

Help or link requested. Coming in from off site for first day to HS, then staying rest of week on property. We have PPO ADR at 8:00 and will be coming directly from that offsite hotel to the park, checking into onsite hotel later that day/evening after spending time in the park.

When should we plan on being at the toll plaza for HS in order to park, go through bag check/security and be at tapstiles ready to enter? We obviously want to make that early 8 a.m. ADR. New/enhanced security procedures will affect this but I'm unsure how much.

If you know the answer for a similar situation for each park, that info might help someone (who is better at searching than I am apparently!) later.

Thanks!

 

[pooh4evr]

HS is probably the fastest to enter from parking to tapstiles, but I believe they do let people in early, so I would say for an 8 am ADR you could be at the toll thing about 7:15 or so, since it is pre park opening. Once you get to the tapstiles, I think the PPO ADR people head to the ones on the far left hand side (I think..).

 

[mgpan]

HS is probably the fastest to enter from parking to tapstiles, but I believe they do let people in early, so I would say for an 8 am ADR you could be at the toll thing about 7:15 or so, since it is pre park opening. Once you get to the tapstiles, I think the PPO ADR people head to the ones on the far left hand side (I think..).

Thanks for the suggestion, I was thinking about 7:15 would be about right. And you are right according to others about using right hand side for dining. It's been a long time since we stayed offsite (with hotel rates as they are this will be the last onsite stay) and I forget how long it took to get to the MK and EPCOT from the toll booths years ago.