Here Now & Just Back WDW Reopening Experiences Including Park Hopping

[yulilin3]

I know it’s been posted but do you have to cross the street from speedway? We’ve always stayed at BWI but never went to the speedway and for the life of me with all the maps and pics posted I still can’t visualize it in my head!!!

I took a video of the walk the other day

 

[scrappinginontario]

I took a video of the walk the other day

This is a great help!! Thank you @yulilin3 !!

 

[imjen]

I took a video of the walk the other day

Thank you! This is very helpful. Question for you...I guess there's two ways to get there from Speedway? Someone mentioned crossing Buena Vista further down under a bridge but this way has you crossing Buena Vista directly across from the Speedway. Is traffic usually pretty light and it's ok to not use a cross walk I guess? Is there a sidewalk on the Speedway side?

 

[imjen]

double post.

 

[yulilin3]

Thank you! This is very helpful. Question for you...I guess there's two ways to get there from Speedway? Someone mentioned crossing Buena Vista further down under a bridge but this way has you crossing Buena Vista directly across from the Speedway. Is traffic usually pretty light and it's ok to not use a cross walk I guess? Is there a sidewalk on the Speedway side?

You never cross Buena vista, you cross epcot resort Blvd
There's no sidewalk on the speedway side

 

[scrappinginontario]

Thank you! This is very helpful. Question for you...I guess there's two ways to get there from Speedway? Someone mentioned crossing Buena Vista further down under a bridge but this way has you crossing Buena Vista directly across from the Speedway. Is traffic usually pretty light and it's ok to not use a cross walk I guess? Is there a sidewalk on the Speedway side?

It's totally up to you but the change just announced today may negate the necessity to walk from Speedway at all.

Thanks for your video @yulilin3. We'll choose to believe you were the tipping point for them to make the change!!

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...7ryXvTmggl3yCohATvdlR8MaY62X-wRcRmA8-nPZMuU_c

 

[yulilin3]

It's totally up to you but the change just announced today may negate the necessity to walk from Speedway at all.

Thanks for your video @yulilin3. We'll choose to believe you were the tipping point for them to make the change!!

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...7ryXvTmggl3yCohATvdlR8MaY62X-wRcRmA8-nPZMuU_c

Lol, right, there's no need now unless you still want to rope drop mmrr

 

[PanchoX1]

It's totally up to you but the change just announced today may negate the necessity to walk from Speedway at all.

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...7ryXvTmggl3yCohATvdlR8MaY62X-wRcRmA8-nPZMuU_c

so.... you still have to try for a BG on the app, you just don't have to be in the park by 10 anymore, right? and it goes live at 7AM now? Am I understanding this right?

 

[yulilin3]

so.... you still have to try for a BG on the app, you just don't have to be in the park by 10 anymore, right? and it goes live at 7AM now? Am I understanding this right?

Yes, you still need to have a park reservation, but if you don't get one and still want to try at 2pm you have to be inside the park for that point

 

[auntlynne]

This is nearly what I‘be been hoping for. That would be knowing ahead of time whether I had a BG. But I’m happy with knowing before I go out for the day.

And double the parties per vehicle is great, too.

 

[TikiTikiFan]

Lol, right, there's no need now unless you still want to rope drop mmrr

My kid is all about that Skyliner ‘ride’ so this is good news for me- the idea of Ubering and walking was being met with much resistance. We still want to head right to MMRR- I imagine even with Skyliner we would still be ahead of the game if we line up early enough at the hotel?

 

[Wood Nymph]

We are here now and plan to go to MK tomorrow morning. The park opening time is 9 am but have they been letting people in earlier than that?

 

[yulilin3]

We are here now and plan to go to MK tomorrow morning. The park opening time is 9 am but have they been letting people in earlier than that?

Yes, i was there this morning, arrived by car, the toll plaza opened at 8:10, i was the third car parked, was inside mk at 8:25

 

[Wood Nymph]

Yes, i was there this morning, arrived by car, the toll plaza opened at 8:10, i was the third car parked, was inside mk at 8:25

Thanks.
Do they start running any of the rides early?

 

[yulilin3]

Thanks.
Do they start running any of the rides early?

Yes they do, not guaranteed but they do

 

[disney16]

I can't remember where I read it...possibly on these boards...that Disney was testing other distanced character appearances (beyond cavalcades) in Epcot. I know that Pooh, Joy, Alice and Mary Poppins have all been out. Have there been others?

 

[imjen]

My kid is all about that Skyliner ‘ride’ so this is good news for me- the idea of Ubering and walking was being met with much resistance. We still want to head right to MMRR- I imagine even with Skyliner we would still be ahead of the game if we line up early enough at the hotel?

I am hoping to hear from some next week whether most people are getting to skyliner a bit later. I would prefer taking skyliner as well but don't want to get into HS with a long MMRR line already formed. We will be at HS on the 7th so won't have many days to read reports about how the change has affected things.

Does the MMRR line get shorter at the end of the day? What is it typically?

 

[grossmansr]

Just in time for my HS day on Nov 5. Here's hoping!

 

[dachsie]

I can't remember where I read it...possibly on these boards...that Disney was testing other distanced character appearances (beyond cavalcades) in Epcot. I know that Pooh, Joy, Alice and Mary Poppins have all been out. Have there been others?

Anna and Elsa are meeting in Epcot

 

[js]

I took a video of the walk the other day

Wow, this is fabulous! Thank you! I made my Mears ressies today since we are six adults so Uber wont work since I want all of us to be together.

Anyway, I have a question. I am walking from Speedway since I want to get to Epcot early and be among the first waiting for temperature check.
Would it be best for me to just walk straight after crossing the street and go right through BW and then walk through the resort onto the actual BW and walk to Epcot?

We will be ar Epcot on Wednesday, November 11, which is Veteran’s Day.

I have Mears picking us up at SSR at 8:30 am. Is that enough time? This was very helpful. Thank you again!