SoFloMagic
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Maybe, but I for one would've gone today if I could've just shown up but I've got 3 days booked already
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News EPCOT 2020 reopening reports
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TrainsOfDisney
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Sorry you’re not allowed to have an opinion on what you would do, the experts on this board have already decided that you wouldn’t have gone!
SoFloMagic
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I think the 3 days thing is severely limiting locals. I'd like to see them lift it to 5 days at a time. Or 25.
But they've already got our money. They want to leave space for people paying $125 a day. Not sure if I blame them.
TrainsOfDisney
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There should be up to 3 reservations that guarantee you a slot, but if there is room in the park your pass should get you into the park. That’s what you paid for when you bought your pass.
DVCakaCarlF
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Maybe they’ll open up the monorail to Epcot, and then allow park hopping?
SoFloMagic
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disneygeek90
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I think Epcot could use a bit of an evening pick me up.
disneygeek90
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Locals who want to go but can’t because they have weekend slots taken up already for MK, AK, and HS that’s nearly leaking into October.
Rider
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Cancel your advanced reservation for MK or AK. Book Epcot for tomorrow. After going to Epcot, rebook your MK or AK for next month because it's still available. Profit?
SoFloMagic
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Yes, but if you cancel the reservation you made with your girlfriend and instead go to epcot alone and then can't get into MK 8/2 you're in big trouble. Hypothetically.
DVCakaCarlF
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Maybe just exclude HS from park hopping?
Rider
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"I don't know what happened, honey! I swear! It must have been Bob's doing!"
SoFloMagic
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"you canceled our plans to eat hummus fries without me?"
disneygeek90
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That’s basically what I did tonight! Still feels like a gamble if you’re trying to book only one or two weekends out next, but while in the frozen queue at 9pm I booked MK for next Saturday.
Purduevian
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I would make a lottery system for APs each morning and afternoon for each park.
-1 hour before park open (MK: 8am, Epcot: 11AM, DHS 9am, and AK: 7am) to fill in a large % of the available slots not taken by resort or day guests.
-Let a certain number of Aps "Win" the lottery and be allowed to visit that park that day
-Let APs join the lottery as a group (that way a family or couple can win together)
-Run another lottery with 5 hours left of park time to cover guests that might have left for the day or no shows (MK: 2PM, Epcot 4PM, DHS 3PM, AK 1PM)
Rules:
-Does NOT count against your 3 guaranteed entries
-Winning the lottery and failing to show up before park close will ban you from any lottery for a week
-Once you win a Lottery, you can not enter another one for the day
This would allow the parks to fill up with APs that hopefully will spend some money on food or merch, without having to sacrifice day ticket or resort guest access until an hour before opening.
-1 hour before park open (MK: 8am, Epcot: 11AM, DHS 9am, and AK: 7am) to fill in a large % of the available slots not taken by resort or day guests.
-Let a certain number of Aps "Win" the lottery and be allowed to visit that park that day
-Let APs join the lottery as a group (that way a family or couple can win together)
-Run another lottery with 5 hours left of park time to cover guests that might have left for the day or no shows (MK: 2PM, Epcot 4PM, DHS 3PM, AK 1PM)
Rules:
-Does NOT count against your 3 guaranteed entries
-Winning the lottery and failing to show up before park close will ban you from any lottery for a week
-Once you win a Lottery, you can not enter another one for the day
This would allow the parks to fill up with APs that hopefully will spend some money on food or merch, without having to sacrifice day ticket or resort guest access until an hour before opening.
RSoxNo1
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That's been the case for 5 years. Epcot is the 2nd worst Disney park in the world right now.
WDWtraveler
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Photo update as of Monday, July 20, 2020. Was not crowded at the Festival Pavilion between Canada and UK. An excellent place to cool off. Several people were sitting on the floor.
You know Epcot is not crowded when the entrance to The Land Pavilion looks like this....
You know Epcot is not crowded when the entrance to The Land Pavilion looks like this....
Minnesota disney fan
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These photos of an almost empty Epcot are really sad, and scary for disney. I am not an AP, but feel they need to open this up more for the AP people who paid for this privilege. They need their locals now more than ever. I am out of state and not planning on our yearly trip to wDW until this is all over. It's not safe to fly for us at this point. It's really crazy that disney doesn't open up more for the locals.