Logistics of EP's 2 Entrances

[TheBigErn]

We will be driving from our resort AKL to EP and intend to rope drop Remy. Knowing the International Gates is closest to Remy, is there parking that we can use to access that gate? Or some other idea that would work?

 

[RivGirl]

I believe the best (only?) option for this is to park your car at Hollywood Studios and take either the Skyliner over or the Friendship Boats.

 

[sbbobe]

Parking would not be available for your vehicle, However you could Minnie van, Lyft or Uber from AKL to Boardwalk and walk to the International Gateway or take a Disney bus from AKL to AK and then Disney bus to Boardwalk.

 

[Dave006]

Knowing the International Gates is closest to Remy, is there parking that we can use to access that gate? Or some other idea that would work?

No parking at the resorts on Crescent lake unless you are staying there or have an ADR for Breakfast since it sounds like you want to enter early in the morning.

The Guards at the 3 resorts will not allow you to park more than about an hour before your ADR. How about a Minnie Van to the Beach Club?

But if you insist on entering at the International Gateway then you could take a rideshare to the Swan & Dolphin for a drop off there, and walk or take a Friendship boat (slow) to the International Gateway.

Dave

 

[Dave006]

I believe the best (only?) option for this is to park your car at Hollywood Studios and take either the Skyliner over or the Friendship Boats.

@TheBigErn don't try the Skyliner in the early morning from HS. You will get caught at the transfer at CBR. Take a Friendship or walk if you insist at parking at HS.

 

[RivGirl]

@TheBigErn don't try the Skyliner in the early morning from HS. You will get caught at the transfer at CBR. Take a Friendship or walk if you insist at parking at HS.

I agree that the transfer at CBR is something to consider. But it’s no different than rope dropping Remy from Pop Century, which also requires a transfer at CBR, and I understand that people do that with plenty of success as long as they are early enough.

Edited to add: Unless there’s something about the start time for various stations/directions of Skyliner that I don’t know… I assume they all start running at the same time since they are circular tracks…so if it’s running from Caribbean Beach to Hollywood Studios it also has to be running from Hollywood Studios to Caribbean Beach…no?

 

[TheBigErn]

Thanks for all of the replies. We will just park at EP as normal and make our way back to Remy. Seems the easiest.

 

[Skippyboo]

HS and Epcot parking lots are probably opening around the same time. You can only park at HS if you’re driving and want International Gateway. But the time it takes to get over to Epcot. People walking from crescent lake hotels and Skyliner people are also getting into the line at gateway.

 

[scrappinginontario]

@TheBigErn don't try the Skyliner in the early morning from HS. You will get caught at the transfer at CBR. Take a Friendship or walk if you insist at parking at HS.

We took the Skyliner to DHS and Epcot 6 times in time for rope drop out last trip amd the longest we waited at transfer station was 3 or 4 gondolas, literally a couple of minutes.

 

[TheBigErn]

Curious why this was moved to the transportation thread when the point of the question posed was rope dropping Remy

 

[hardcorestitch]

We will be driving from our resort AKL to EP and intend to rope drop Remy. Knowing the International Gates is closest to Remy, is there parking that we can use to access that gate? Or some other idea that would work?

The International Gateway parking is exclusively for Disney and Marriott resort guests respectively. You’ll either use the EPCOT parking or you can just forget about driving entirely and take a Disney Transport bus. Unfortunately either way, you’ll have to walk through the main entrance.

 

[kimmar067]

...the only other alternative is if you have a breakfast reservation at Trattoria del Forno (at which you may park at the Boardwalk) or a reservation at the Riviera at which you can ride the Skyliner.

 

[Ralph&Pam]

...the only other alternative is if you have a breakfast reservation at Trattoria del Forno (at which you may park at the Boardwalk) or a reservation at the Riviera at which you can ride the Skyliner.

…or breakfast ADR at Ale & Compass (and park at the Yacht Club).

 

[sam_gordon]

...the only other alternative is if you have a breakfast reservation at Trattoria del Forno (at which you may park at the Boardwalk) or a reservation at the Riviera at which you can ride the Skyliner.

…or breakfast ADR at Ale & Compass (and park at the Yacht Club).

Do breakfast ADRs allow you to park all day at those resorts?

 

[lanejudy]

Do breakfast ADRs allow you to park all day at those resorts?

No

 

[Ralph&Pam]

Do breakfast ADRs allow you to park all day at those resorts?

Only if you pay to valet park.

 

[sam_gordon]

Only if you pay to valet park.

So shouldn't the suggestion be to valet park? Not just make a breakfast ADR?

 

[CarolynFH]

So shouldn't the suggestion be to valet park? Not just make a breakfast ADR?

Yes, that should be the suggestion. Unfortunately, it's only a matter of time before someone answers your post with "Sure!! We do it all the time!!" It seems that Disney doesn't police people parking at the Epcot resorts as they sometimes do at the MK resorts. But out of consideration for guests at those resorts, guests with dining or other reservations should not use those reservations as a means of evading the cost and/or inconvenience of parking at the park itself.