We stay offsite and never drive to Epcot for 2 reasons. 1 is that I love the Monorail to Epcot. Number 2 is we drove to Epcot for IllumNations in May 1999 so it wasn't even ROE at the time(IDK if ROE draws in more people)and it was very hard to get out! I think we got back in time for the 1100 News. I remember this because the news was previewing MSEP for its grand return the next night. Speaking of parking, we never had a problem getting out of MK. We useally call it a night after the first or only showing of MSEP/Spectro. I was suprised how easlly we got out after F! Back in May 2013. Granted it was busy going towards DTD but it kept moving.
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Uh oh. Somebody broke the Epcot parking escape.
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olinecoach61
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Excellent advice!A very wise man once told our group, "If you go to Disney World, stay on property...and do not drive in if you're staying for the Fireworks....I spent 4 hours trying to get out of the MK our first trip"....best advice ever when I hear horror stories like this
Tom Morrow
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Well, it doesn't help that they don't make any attempt to coordinate the mass exit with traffic directors. Instead everyone is just left fighting to get out, and the result is the lots closest to the park entrance will not budge for two hours.
If they do anything to prevent the gridlock, it should be this. I'd say that since on nearly every other day this isn't an issue, a massive re-design isn't needed. Instead, they should anticipate the gridlock and deploy a huge team of traffic directors so that the parking lots can exit evenly, taking turns.
lazyboy97o
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Except that fixed line transit cannot be rerouted.
Goofyernmost
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Just add to that statement after rerouted...without a substantial cost to the route it was taken from. It's like saying...I don't care if someone else is standing there waiting for a bus that isn't coming, just as long as I don't have to wait. For reasons that I haven't figured out yet, the I, in this scenario, is far more important then the YOU.
AEfx
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A very wise man once told our group, "If you go to Disney World, stay on property...and do not drive in if you're staying for the Fireworks....I spent 4 hours trying to get out of the MK our first trip"....best advice ever when I hear horror stories like this
The best advice to steer clear of the place completely during a holiday weekend.
I could not imagine being in those crowds - you couldn't pay ME to do it, let alone ask me to spend thousands of dollars on a vacation during one of these periods.
Thrill
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Monorails would cost so much money to run resort-wide it isn't even funny. For those of you waiting for Carsland, you could probably get three of them for the price of a WDW monorail network.
PeopleMovers, I don't think anyone knows how much those would cost. Would be interesting to see, though. I think a 2.0/smart version of the PeopleMover would make a resort-wide transportation system easy. (You get your own car, press what resort/park you want to go to, and it finds the most efficient way for you to go, rather than navigating a rigid Monorail system). I'd imagine it would probably hover around the same price point as a full Monorail system, but it would have fewer logistical problems.
George1995
Active Member
First off I really hope no one was hurt because that really is more important but Wow, almost 2 hours to exit the parking lot?!? That's crazy! I think something really needs to be done in the parking lots on days when they know it's going to be a mass exit with a huge crowd. Maybe employ a traffic team or something to direct the flow of traffic a little better and try to prevent any accidents.
flavious27
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Oh the benefits of lodging on property.
flavious27
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Agreed 105% on the monorails. I love the monorails but they cost too much to build.
The 2.0 peoplemover / smart version you are looking for is a PRT system.
71jason
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I've seen them do this in DTD. It didn't work all that well. Really, the only way to correct the issue with current resources is to stagger when people leave. I assume that is why fireworks were an hour early at MK on the 3rd/4th. Convince people it's worth their while to just spend an extra hour or three in the parks.
Goofyernmost
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What good would that do you. If traffic is gridlocked, you ain't movin either.
unkadug
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That's why I always take my hovercraft.
Goofyernmost
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Based on the number of times that I have been to every park over the years and the fact that no matter when I left, there was never a problem getting out of the parks, I'm pretty confident that having a group of people directing traffic would be of no help. If something has happened anywhere on the path the people need to go to leave, it wouldn't matter how many "professionals" are there to get you out faster. All they will be able to do is walk around to all the stopped cars and inform them that they aren't going to move for a while.
flavious27
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I can take a magic train in the sky out of the place and either find a place that has extra hours or take a bus back to a resort.
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
If the roads are gridlocked the buses won't be moving either.
flavious27
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Not if you are away from the gridlock, the original post stated that there was only a gridlock in the EPCOT parking lot.
unkadug
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If you are away from the gridlock we wouldn't be having this conversation to begin with.
flavious27
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Did you even read the OP?
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
matter of fact I read the whole thread....did you?