Parking Lot Question for Epcot

[ktozj]

We will be driving to the parks each day instead of riding a bus and are staying off site this year.

We have a PS at the Princess breakfast at Epcot on Dec. 24. The PS is for 8:30 and the park doesn't open until 9:00.

Does anyone know what time the Parks gates open for parking prior to the time the actual park opens?

 

[wdwrich]

I don't know the exact time period before park opening that the lots open, but we have arrived at the parks as much as an hour before opening and the parking lots have been manned and open.

 

[ktozj]

Thank you Rich for you input.

 

[CRCrazy]

We just did exactly that last Thursday. We stayed on-site, but rather than monorail to Epcot, we decided to take the car. BAD CHOICE! We arrived at about 7:45 - the monorail was dropping off passengers, who could then enter if they were on the PS list, but the parking attendants held the cars up till 8 am on the dot. We then had to book it from the parking lot - the gate, and through to World Showcase - no chance for our little princess to be first for the Princess of the Day. We did make it however, to at least participate in the "Awakening of the Troll" ceremony~

 

[WDWAurora]

That's so odd...when I was there in August they had a lane for people with PS...they checked to see if you were on the list, then let you in...I think it was near the CM entrance...but odd that they didn't give you any options for entry. I noticed the special lane at all the parks (except maybe MGM)

 

[InstImpres]

Originally posted by CRCrazy
We did make it however, to at least participate in the "Awakening of the Troll" ceremony~

I'll bite, what is this?

BTW, we had a PS before MK opened, no problem gettting in the lot.

Sandy