Second entrance to DHS?

[gometros]

I thought I knew my WDW well, but the latest issue of All Ears mentioned a closing of a second entrance to DHS. I can only think of one entrance (the main one). Where is there another entrance?

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[erionm]

There is a second entrance to the parking lot off Buena Vista Dr at Epcot Resorts Blvd (near the Boardwalk Inn).

 

[cigar95]

There is a second entrance to the parking lot off Buena Vista Dr at Epcot Resorts Blvd (near the Boardwalk Inn).

Most guests probably think of this one as the "main entrance", even though it's far too small - a real bottleneck at busy times. When I drive past the "official" main entrance, I rarely see even a single car there.

 

[mesaboy2]

Most guests probably think of this one as the "main entrance", even though it's far too small - a real bottleneck at busy times. When I drive past the "official" main entrance, I rarely see even a single car there.

Yep. This is the one that comes in from World Drive and points offsite. When staying onsite, almost all drivers and all buses use the small one on the north side of DHS from Buena Vista.

 

[DebbieB]

So which one is closing? The busses use the Buena Vista entrance. I think World Drive is only an entrance, not an exit, correct?

 

[mesaboy2]

So which one is closing? The busses use the Buena Vista entrance. I think World Drive is only an entrance, not an exit, correct?

Correct.

I'd be surprised if it wasn't the World Drive one closing, but that's just a guess.

 

[Missyrose]

Correct.

I'd be surprised if it wasn't the World Drive one closing, but that's just a guess.

According to this blog post:

Parking – Guests arriving by car for Villains Unleashed should come through the Main Auto Plaza, the south entrance located off US-192 and World Drive. The satellite entrance (across from the Hess station) will be closed for this event.

 

[mesaboy2]

According to this blog post:

Parking – Guests arriving by car for Villains Unleashed should come through the Main Auto Plaza, the south entrance located off US-192 and World Drive. The satellite entrance (across from the Hess station) will be closed for this event.

Ah. Based on the OP only, I thought we were discussing a potential permanent closure.

There'll be some interesting routing happening to get onsite guests to that south entrance.

 

[illinidp]

Especially since there isn't a ramp from the monorail resorts - you have to backtrack. You also will have to go the long way from the Epcot resorts or backtrack.

 

[Itinkso]

It's more to discourage onsite resort guests from driving to DHS for the party. Buses will still be entering and exiting from Buena Vista and there shouldn't be the traffic jam that occurred at last year's Villains event.

 

[djm08150]

The Buena Vista Dr entrance is long overdue for an expansion. When DHS opened there wasn't nearly as much traffic coming off that entrance as the main one from off prop. If I am correct, the satellite entrance was always there, right?

 

[BuzzinDownToDisney]

Most important, can this 2nd entrance allow rope droppers to avoid the opening show?

 

[Itinkso]

The Buena Vista Dr entrance is long overdue for an expansion. When DHS opened there wasn't nearly as much traffic coming off that entrance as the main one from off prop. If I am correct, the satellite entrance was always there, right?

I believe so. Our first stay, almost 20 years ago, was at CBR and we only used the Buena Vista entrance. I didn't know the World Drive entrance existed until a couple of years ago.

 

[CAS239]

Most important, can this 2nd entrance allow rope droppers to avoid the opening show?

The two openings being talked about are entrances cars take to the parking lot, not a direct walking entrance to the park

 

[MAD on Disney]

Most important, can this 2nd entrance allow rope droppers to avoid the opening show?

I am not certain, but it sounds like they are talking about a second driving entrance into the DHS parking lots, not a second gate into the park itself.

 

[mesaboy2]

The two openings being talked about are entrances cars take to the parking lot, not a direct walking entrance to the park

I am not certain, but it sounds like they are talking about a second driving entrance into the DHS parking lots, not a second gate into the park itself.

Just a different access into the parking lot.

 

[MAD on Disney]

The two openings being talked about are entrances cars take to the parking lot, not a direct walking entrance to the park

Wow, I totally missed that you had already made this point an hour before I did. I really need to learn to read ahead before posting a response... but I probably won't.

 

[mesaboy2]

Wow, I totally missed that you had already made this point an hour before I did. I really need to learn to read ahead before posting a response... but I probably won't.

Why be different?

 

[mom2of2]

Be glad you aren't Cast...they have to park at Epcot and take a bus on Saturday

 

[gometros]

The two openings being talked about are entrances cars take to the parking lot, not a direct walking entrance to the park

I think your question just cleared up my confusion. I'm thinking park entrance (where the actual ticket entry is). It sounds like the original notice I was basing my question on is about parking lot entrance.