The Pluto People
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- Apr 7, 2000
We are staying at the Beach Club in May 2020. Will we be able to enter EPCOT ( at any time of day) through the International Gateway by WALKING in from the resort? Thanks!
Well we will have to wait until after September 29 when the Skyliner officially opens. Disney has been reworking the entire International Gateway entrance to allow for the increased guest traffic due to the Skyliner.The only thing I would interested to see is how much additional time it takes to go through security there now with the skyliner.
As long as you have a valid park ticket for the day or valid park hopper the International Gateway is open throughout the day. It is open early for Epcot's EMH (mornings), during all regular hours, and for Epcot EMH (evenings).We are staying at the Beach Club in May 2020. Will we be able to enter EPCOT ( at any time of day) through the International Gateway by WALKING in from the resort? Thanks!
I'm hoping that guests that board the skyline will go through security at the resort and can be ushered right into the parks. If they are leaving the parks they won't need to be searched again.
I'm hoping that guests that board the skyline will go through security at the resort and can be ushered right into the parks. If they are leaving the parks they won't need to be searched again.
I’m worried, too, about what the Skyliner traffic will do for the IG entrance to Epcot. The IG is a very big perk to the Epcot resorts. Even when we’re staying somewhere else at Disney, I find the cost to just Uber to BC and use the IG the best way to enter the park, especially in the morning. The bag check lines at the front of Epcot are the worst I’ve encountered anywhere at Disney. I find it particularly frustrating to stay at a monorail resort, do bad check there and then re-do bag check with a gigantic line upon arrival at Epcot. We avoid the front entrance at busy times. I really hope the IG doesn’t turn into the nightmare that can be found at the front of Epcot, especially first thing in the morning.We just finished a stay at BWV and used the IG several times on our way to epcot. My husband and I could not figure that out but based on where the gondola platform is and where the current security stations are, I can't see how it would make any sense to usher gondola guest through what is there now. But a lot of the platform was covered with fencing and plants. I suppose they can still be making big changes but I don't see a logical way to move the guests off the gondolas down to the current security area. I am hoping for that as well. Using the IG at Epcot is a big time saver for security IMO and a big perk to staying at Epcot area resorts.