MK afternoon parade?

[Soupermom]

If we have a FP for Splash Mt at 3 pm, will we be "stuck" afterwards or will we be able to leave Frontierland. I want to leave for Epcot at that point..

 

[FLchick415]

You should be okay. Splash is roughly a 12 minute ride. The 3pm parade is about 15 minutes. You might get stuck for a couple minutes tops, but that's it.

 

[11290]

Parade will clear the Splash area at about 3:15 or so. There are no crossings for the parade so when it starts so yes, you are "stuck" on the Splash side until it ends.

 

[Soupermom]

Which direction does the parade go? When would it clear Tomorrowland?

 

[11290]

Which direction does the parade go? When would it clear Tomorrowland?

Tomorrowland is never blocked. You can get from Splash to Tomorrowland and to the park exit without having to cross the parade route, if that is what you are basically asking.

Splash down the River Walk to Liberty Sq. then Fantasyland thru Tomorrowland to Plaza and Main St. sidewalk to East Portal then exit.

 

[nhra67]

You will hit the parade again on Main St. You might want to take the train around to the front of the park, even with the stops it may be faster than walking from Splash.

 

[jrdgtr]

Even if you don't take the train around from splash mountain, during parades they usually open up the cast exit in tomorrowland so most of the route and crowds on main street can be avoided. It let's you out by the chapeau on Main Street.

 

[Soupermom]

Instead of ending up at Spl. Mountain, I was thinking of ending the afternoon in Tomorrowland and exiting around 3pm-ish, which prompted the most recent question. I thought the train didn't run during the parade?

 

[11290]

You will hit the parade again on Main St. You might want to take the train around to the front of the park, even with the stops it may be faster than walking from Splash.

Even if you don't take the train around from splash mountain, during parades they usually open up the cast exit in tomorrowland so most of the route and crowds on main street can be avoided. It let's you out by the chapeau on Main Street.

The OP posted about the day parade. You won't "hit the parade again on Main St. if coming from Tomorrowland as you will be on the East side of Main St., can walk right down the sidewalk from Ice Cream, past Confectionary and Town Sq. Theater and then to the East Portal and would only get blocked by the parade if you were on the West side (Casey's side).

The East ByPass (it's at Plaza not Tomorrowland) only opens on some occasions after the night parade, not during the day parade.