Walking to EPCOT from Epcot-Area Resorts

[SteinsLaFemme]

I like to get to the parks when they open and ride the popular attractions before they get crowded. I am thinking of staying at the Yacht club and I would walk to EPCOT. Would I still be able to ride the popular attractions without waiting in the morning even though I entered the park from the World Showcase at opening instead of the front entrance? Would all of the people at the front entrance, who are as crazy as me about getting to park early, beat me to the good attractions? Please let me know if you have any experience in entering Future World at EPCOT on opening from the World Showcase. Thanks --

 

[4mykids]

My guess is the gates open at the same time. You would then have to walk through the World Showcase to get to Future World and the rides. This will take some time. Although, if you are not in a hurry it is one of my favorite times to be in the WS. You have the streets to yourself and can get some awesome pictures with no crowds! If you do this, be sure to go to the left (United Kingdom). Thats the shorter walk.

 

[mrsR123]

DH and I entered from the IG last July and hot-footed it over to TT and MS with the small crowd that had gathered there. We rode TT twice and DH had one of the first FPs for MS. We were quite pleased. It also helped, I think, that it was EE day for MK.

 

[carol1231]

Unless it is EE that day, Epcot doesn't seem to get that busy until later in the morning (like 11). We always walk from BWV at opening and have had no problems going on the rides at that time.

 

[MrsKreamer]

Are the boats running at this time? Not the boats to take you from the resort to Epcot, but the boats that go across the World Showcase Lagoon. Because if the boats were running couldn't you just take the boat across to Future World, or would that take more time?

 

[MAGICinMYHEART]

Opps...

 

[MAGICinMYHEART]

They aren't running at that time of the morning, everything in WS is closed until 11:00am. Plus the docks that the boats dock at are futher away then just walking from International Gateway to Future World.