It was my son's birthday today. We had 4:10 reservations at the Crystal Palace, and were arriving in two groups. When I hit the entrance to the parking lot at 3pm and was informed the park had been closed for capacity, I explained my situation and that my son and the rest of the family were already inside the park. The person at the parking entrance said there was no way they would let me into the park, but I was welcome to talk to security.
So I drove a little further up the line to where the cars were being directed back out of the parking lot, and spoke to security. I again explained the situation, and he very politely said that there was no way they would let me into the park, but that I was welcome to go up to the Ticket and Transportation Center and talk to Guest Services. He let me through into the parking lot while all other cars were being waived around.
I parked and walked up to the TTC, and I did not see anybody blocking guests from proceeding to the monoarail. I walked right up the ramp, got on a monorail, and was swept away to the Magic Kingdom. At the turnstiles there was a trickle of people entering the park, and I was allowed in without questioning.
So basically, in under thirty minutes I went from "no way will you be able to enter the park" to actually entering the park.
My son had a great birthday, by the way. Dinner was excellent, he got his picture taken with Pooh and Piglet, and he got to go on his favorite ride (Snow White). Every cast member I encountered was very polite about the situation, and I have no idea how it is I managed to get in when pretty much nobody else could, but I am grateful I did.
And yeah, the park was just a wee bit crowded...
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