Travel time from off-site church to ADR in Epcot?

[SteveTrek]

I'm not sure where to post this question, so forgive me if this isn't the place, but...

We will be at WDW in early June and will be attending Catholic Mass at Mary Queen of the Universe Shrine at 6:00 on Saturday evening. We are staying at the Beach Club Villas and have an ADR at Akershus for 8:10.

Assuming we leave MQoU at 7:00, is that enough time to drive back to BCV, park, and walk to Norway in time for dinner? It's my understanding that BCV is only about 5 minutes on foot to World Showcase via the International Gateway.

 

[TDC Nala]

Should be (assuming you get out of church traffic in enough time, I have seen the traffic coming out of that church)

Once they have checked your breakfast reservation (there will be a cast member there to do it), you will enter through International Gateway, walk through England and Canada, and then across the Future World plaza area where you will be allowed in to cross Mexico and enter Norway. The whole walk (starting at Beach Club) should take about 10 to 15 minutes. As this is a long time before opening, there will likely be a CM to escort you. Remember to bring your tickets - to enter before opening you still need park admission.

 

[SteveTrek]

Apologies! I should have been more specific with my times. The ADR is for 8:10 PM (dinner not breakfast) with the church service at 6:00 PM. I'm hoping that this will still mean that there will be enough time (1 hr 10 min) between leaving MQoU at 7:00 PM and getting to Norway on time. MapQuest says that the travel distance/time between MQoU and BCV is 6.1 miles and 16 minutes, but that's AFTER getting out of there. (We went to Mass there in 2006 on our last visit to WDW and I do remember now that the flow of traffic was far from optimal...)

 

[TDC Nala]

Darn! I thought it was breakfast. If you're a bit late they won't mind but I don't know how you will do if you are more than 15 minutes late. It's not a bad walk to Norway from Beach Club, if you have a problem it will be traffic.