Something we just noticed on "park reservation" as it relates to Epcot

[gatormom2tots]

We were lucky to get through in about 2 1/2 hours and got our reservations completed for October.
But we noticed that is says "During your scheduled arrival window, head to the park’s Main Entrance and use your MagicBand or card that is linked to your account. "
We are staying in BCV and assumed we would be using the international gateway entrance...wondering if perhaps they may not open this entrance? Or are we overthinking things?

 

[Ame N.]

Oh I hope that is wrong because we will be at Riviera and I am holding at hope Skyliner is working.

 

[CogsworthTN]

We were lucky to get through in about 2 1/2 hours and got our reservations completed for October.
But we noticed that is says "During your scheduled arrival window, head to the park’s Main Entrance and use your MagicBand or card that is linked to your account. "
We are staying in BCV and assumed we would be using the international gateway entrance...wondering if perhaps they may not open this entrance? Or are we overthinking things?

I hope that is wrong. The International gateway is one of the reasons we stay at BWI. Can anyone check again, I tried but it wouldn’t let me since I’ve already booked .

 

[Darklord77]

Having to go to the main entrance would negate any benefit of staying at the BWV or BCV.

 

[CogsworthTN]

I went back and looked at my park reservations. Every park has the direction to go to the Parks main entrance. It would be beneficial for Disney to have the International Gateway open For guests to walk in and thus alleviating busses.

 

[lanejudy]

I have to imagine that wording was standardized and a complete oversight for EPCOT. It’s sure to be adjusted, otherwise WDW would need to add bus route from those resorts. I wouldn’t stress about it. Just check back in a bit.

 

[sharonabe]

We were lucky to get through in about 2 1/2 hours and got our reservations completed for October.
But we noticed that is says "During your scheduled arrival window, head to the park’s Main Entrance and use your MagicBand or card that is linked to your account. "
We are staying in BCV and assumed we would be using the international gateway entrance...wondering if perhaps they may not open this entrance? Or are we overthinking things?

How would they get you to the Main Entrance? There are no buses from any of the EP Boardwalk vicinity resorts to EP. I wouldn't stress over it at all.

 

[chicagoshannon]

Yeah no way they're going to have anyone from Boardwalk or Beach Club go to the main entrance. They'd have to add a lot more buses!

 

[DisneyOutsider]

You're reading into that too much. It's just standard boilerplate language. The international gateway will be open.

They're not gonna have guests using buses right now unless they absolutely have to. It costs them more money and endangers their guests unnecessary.

 

[MomOTwins]

Yep, I think if they were going to close IG, they would express slate it is closed, or else say "future world entrance" rather than "main entrance"--which is more generic.