meggiebeth
WDW, DLR & DLP enthusiast
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2011
Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone had any experience of the confusion we had when leaving Epcot today to return to our resort - we had finished extra magic hours in the evening and started walking back towards the World Showcase exit to walk towards Beach Club when we were told by a cast member that World Showcase had closed and we would have to leave via the front exit to Epcot. We were really confused by this and asked several more cast members on the way out who initially told us that World Showcase would be open to leave from. After we told them that we were refused entry, we were told we would have to either get the monorail to the TTC and then a bus to Beach Club (although Magic Kingdom closed over two hours earlier) or get a bus to Hollywood Studios and then transfer to a boat or walk (which takes half an hour I believe). We went to the Hollywood Studios bus stop with others who had been told the same, but a bus to Hollywood Studios didn’t show up - we found a bus without a listed destination and asked there and the driver kindly drove us back, but otherwise I’m not sure how we would have got back. Does anyone have any experience with the World Showcase exit being closed? A 7 minute walk turned into an hour to get back, and as far as I was aware the back exit should have been available to use. It would be great to know what to do in case it happens again as there didn’t seem to be any buses to Beach Club!
Just wondering if anyone had any experience of the confusion we had when leaving Epcot today to return to our resort - we had finished extra magic hours in the evening and started walking back towards the World Showcase exit to walk towards Beach Club when we were told by a cast member that World Showcase had closed and we would have to leave via the front exit to Epcot. We were really confused by this and asked several more cast members on the way out who initially told us that World Showcase would be open to leave from. After we told them that we were refused entry, we were told we would have to either get the monorail to the TTC and then a bus to Beach Club (although Magic Kingdom closed over two hours earlier) or get a bus to Hollywood Studios and then transfer to a boat or walk (which takes half an hour I believe). We went to the Hollywood Studios bus stop with others who had been told the same, but a bus to Hollywood Studios didn’t show up - we found a bus without a listed destination and asked there and the driver kindly drove us back, but otherwise I’m not sure how we would have got back. Does anyone have any experience with the World Showcase exit being closed? A 7 minute walk turned into an hour to get back, and as far as I was aware the back exit should have been available to use. It would be great to know what to do in case it happens again as there didn’t seem to be any buses to Beach Club!