What time does AK parking lot open?

[BigredNole]

We are less than 3 weeks out. AK lines are insane no matter what you are going to. Pandora is drawing in crowds like crazy. Once they find out they have a 12 hour wait, they go to the other attractions. Now those are getting over an hour long.

I want to be at the park at rope drop. On one of the days, there is morning EMH. AK opens at 7AM. My question is....

What time do the gates open to enter the parking lot?

 

[gap2368]

I do not think the lot closes I got there at 6 Saturday and they were there checking people in.

 

[BigredNole]

I've gotten there (pre-Pandora) and had to wait along with buses. Just curious if anyone knew.

 

[CAS239]

The parking lots don't close. You can get there at 3am if you wanted to and park. This is how some people were lined up for Pandora at 1am for opening day and how people arrived all night and early morning during Star Wars weekends to line up and wait

 

[mbrittb00]

This past Saturday we got there just after 6am (park opening was 8am) and were able to get in and park. We were on row D (in the Cast Members lot). There were about 100-150 people ahead of us.

 

[BigredNole]

Wow. 100-150 deep at the turnstiles just after 6AM. I know that was Pandora opening morning. But still. I am hoping for it not to be as crazy. I know it will be crazy, but hoping for it to not be like opening day. Otherwise, it will just be the FPs, see what we can see, and end it there until the next trip. We have 2 AK days. I have a FP for each ride on one of the days. If that is all we get to see of it, then so be it. The rest will have to wait until December.

 

[mbrittb00]

Wow. 100-150 deep at the turnstiles just after 6AM. I know that was Pandora opening morning. But still. I am hoping for it not to be as crazy. I know it will be crazy, but hoping for it to not be like opening day. Otherwise, it will just be the FPs, see what we can see, and end it there until the next trip. We have 2 AK days. I have a FP for each ride on one of the days. If that is all we get to see of it, then so be it. The rest will have to wait until December.

No, no, sorry. 150-200 people TOTAL at ALL turnstiles. They had two ropes, one just before the first bridge, then a 2nd rope about 1/2 down the path to Pandora. We were in the first group at each of the ropes, about 6-10 "rows" of people back with each "row" about 15 across.

They ended up doing a soft opening at 7am (scheduled for 8am) and we basically walked onto Flight of Passage.