International Gateway - PrePark opening

[mouserrificmom]

staying at Boardwalk, 8 am reservation at Akershus, park opening at 9. Will they allow us in at 7:45 for reservation like the front gate?

 

[Robo]

staying at Boardwalk, 8 am reservation at Akershus, park opening at 9. Will they allow us in at 7:45 for reservation like the front gate?

Yes.

The IG is the only entrance WDW offers to guests at the Epcot resorts (like Boardwalk.)

 

[mouserrificmom]

Perfect! What I suspected, but wasn't sure - have used the entrance many, many times....but never before the park opened!! Have always enjoyed how peaceful and quiet it is, which I am sure will change after the Gondolas are operational......

 

[asbyrneva]

International gateway is great for Dining reservation but with the front of the park getting let in and held at innovations and IG being held at france and released at the same time it puts you way back in the pack for test track

 

[Robo]

International gateway is great for Dining reservation but with the front of the park getting let in and held at innovations and IG being held at france and released at the same time it puts you way back in the pack for test track

It is not necessarily the case that IG guests will always be "held" at the IG area (which is actually closer to UK than France.)

There are multiple situations and locations where guests entering via the IG may be held for rope drop (if they are held at all.)

 

[asbyrneva]

It is not necessarily the case that IG guests will always be "held" at the IG area (which is actually closer to UK than France.)

There are multiple situations and locations where guests entering via the IG may be held for rope drop (if they are held at all.)

Agreed Robo (and in April we were let in a little early almost 10 minutes- but held at the turnstiles) but the last week on both EMH and regular 9 am opening we were held just past #5 in the shade of the trees before you get to 6A and they didn't let us go till exactly 8 on EMH or 9 on regular opening. We were at the front of the line both days. I assumed it was new policy to get guests through security but without having to staff along the WS.

 

[Robo]

Agreed Robo (and in April we were let in a little early almost 10 minutes- but held at the turnstiles) but the last week on both EMH and regular 9 am opening we were held just past #5 in the shade of the trees before you get to 6A and they didn't let us go till exactly 8 on EMH or 9 on regular opening. We were at the front of the line both days. I assumed it was new policy to get guests through security but without having to staff along the WS.

There have been many "techniques and methods" for allowing guests to enter IG at rope drop.

It can depend on who is "in charge" at any given time.

 

[mouserrificmom]

Do we have to go LEFT after entering? Wondering since Norway is on the opposite side of the lagoon....would be nice to head towards France and walk through all of the countries alone....like the old days of walking up Main Street, USA but I understand if we are roped off and guided the other way

 

[gap2368]

Do we have to go LEFT after entering? Wondering since Norway is on the opposite side of the lagoon....would be nice to head towards France and walk through all of the countries alone....like the old days of walking up Main Street, USA but I understand if we are roped off and guided the other way

I believe you have to go left.

 

[ucfknight]

Do we have to go LEFT after entering? Wondering since Norway is on the opposite side of the lagoon....would be nice to head towards France and walk through all of the countries alone....like the old days of walking up Main Street, USA but I understand if we are roped off and guided the other way

Going right you can only get as far as France. So unless you want to swim (not recommended in that body of water), going left is the only way to get to Norway at that time.

 

[The Foolish Mortal]

Agreed Robo (and in April we were let in a little early almost 10 minutes- but held at the turnstiles) but the last week on both EMH and regular 9 am opening we were held just past #5 in the shade of the trees before you get to 6A and they didn't let us go till exactly 8 on EMH or 9 on regular opening. We were at the front of the line both days. I assumed it was new policy to get guests through security but without having to staff along the WS.

In a similar thread I created a month ago, I thought someone said guests are allowed in as far as Canada for the rope drop from IG?

 

[Robo]

In a similar thread I created a month ago, I thought someone said guests are allowed in as far as Canada for the rope drop from IG?

That's what I mean about there being any number of different scenarios for IG guests being "held" at rope drop.

 

[mouserrificmom]

Going right you can only get as far as France. So unless you want to swim (not recommended in that body of water), going left is the only way to get to Norway at that time.

Haha... true that!