You might be able to get in as early as 7:50 or so, but probably no earlier than that. Of course, that is early enough to get a really good shot of people in front of the castle.
I was there on Oct.14 and they let us through the turnstiles at 7:45 and then had us wait about 5 minutes or so before letting us go under the railroad tracks (tunnel) onto Main St.
The photopass photographers were no where to be found the first 5 min or so either. By the time they started coming out onto Main St. it was getting busy. I haven't added my photopass cards in yet so I don't know how many people are in the photos.
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