Ok. Live update!
It's only 9:15 and it's already been a crazy day! Got here a little before 8. No wait at the parking gate. I'm in the second row. Thought it would be more crowded but it got crazier as we went on.
The check in table was packed. Got my Marty tickets and they are SUPERCOOL. Look like old park tickets. I hope I can keep them. The we queued up at the gate. They did a countdown and started letting people in. Park maps and 25th buttons for everyone!
Most people ran to the first shop under SSE and snagged T shirts. But if you went on, they had more shirts and Figment plushes at the small cart to the left of the pin station. Of course that small cart was overwhelmed with one cash register. So you could grab a Figment and a shirt and go into Mouse Gear to check out. Only two LE items per guest.
So go into MG and they had more shirts and plushes plus a LE watch. Checked out there. People were Figment pickin (looking for specific numbers since they are numbered on the foot).
Back behind the ropes for the drop. 3...2...1..... HAPPY BIRTHDAY EPCOT Center!!!!!!!!
Everyone runs. Tourists to the left and right to the attractions, everyone with yellow lanyard to the stage. One tourist said, "I don't know what's going on there" seeing the crowd in front of the stage.
So now I'm by the rope in front of the stage. They're playing all the old attraction music. Another 1/2 hour to the dedication and they on to Marty. I heard from Adam told me that the Marty sessions are now an hour to 1.5 hours. Sweet!
More later!