Wondering what everyone’s tips are for getting to parks early for rope drops? Seems like the way to go with the limited operating hours lately is to get there early to get as much done before the parks fill up. Buses/Shuttles from the resorts seems to be the easy way but from my experience I never got from my resort to a park early enough to rope drop so I don’t have them listed in my list below.
The biggest suggestion I’ve seen is take a ride share but I’ve never been sure how that works. If you’re waiting at the gate for 30 minutes to get in is there some kind of crazy extra fee added to the ride share cost?
Here are some thoughts I have and some question marks too:
Magic Kingdom:
- Get a ride share to The Contemporary so you can walk over from there. Might need a reservation at The Contemporary to get through security.
- ???Take a ride share to GF and take the walking path over to MK. (Haven’t seen this mentioned before so don’t know if there is something preventing people from doing this)???
Epcot:
- Ride Share to Boardwalk and walk to the International Gateway
- Ride Share to front of park an hour before opening
Hollywood Studios:
- Ride Share to front of park an hour before opening
-??? I feel there was a suggestion to ride share to a local resort but don’t know which one has a walking path to HS???
Animal Kingdom:
- Ride Share to front of park an hour before opening
- ??? Haven’t heard of any walking option for AK, seems that the only choice is driving or taking a bus???
Would love to hear everyone’s thoughts, corrections, or strategies for getting to parks early to rope drop.
The biggest suggestion I’ve seen is take a ride share but I’ve never been sure how that works. If you’re waiting at the gate for 30 minutes to get in is there some kind of crazy extra fee added to the ride share cost?
Here are some thoughts I have and some question marks too:
Magic Kingdom:
- Get a ride share to The Contemporary so you can walk over from there. Might need a reservation at The Contemporary to get through security.
- ???Take a ride share to GF and take the walking path over to MK. (Haven’t seen this mentioned before so don’t know if there is something preventing people from doing this)???
Epcot:
- Ride Share to Boardwalk and walk to the International Gateway
- Ride Share to front of park an hour before opening
Hollywood Studios:
- Ride Share to front of park an hour before opening
-??? I feel there was a suggestion to ride share to a local resort but don’t know which one has a walking path to HS???
Animal Kingdom:
- Ride Share to front of park an hour before opening
- ??? Haven’t heard of any walking option for AK, seems that the only choice is driving or taking a bus???
Would love to hear everyone’s thoughts, corrections, or strategies for getting to parks early to rope drop.