Except for peak seasons, all four parks open at 9am. On Extra Magic Hour Days (MK Sunday/Thursday, DAK Monday/Friday, MGM Tuesday/Saturday, Epcot Wed) Resort Guests are allowed in to experience select attractions 1 hour earlier (usually 8am). Non-resort guests are admitted at normal park opening time. At MK, the gates open to non-resort guests around 8:35, at which time, those guests are admitted into a roped off area of the entrance plaza for the "Opening Ceremony" train show, which usually starts around 8:45.