Early Entry at the Epcot International Gateway! Our Best Tips for Timing & Strategy

This is the second video in our Early Entry series:
EARLY ENTRY AT MAGIC KINGDOM:

Also, don't forget to prep for Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind:

Guests at Disney World Resorts and select partner hotels get early park entry. For 30 minutes, only these guests are allowed to enter the theme parks. That's still a LOT of people – and not all of the park is open. Join us as we show you what Early Park Entry is really like at Epcot and see how we beat the early morning crowds to rope drop the best rides in the park! Want to cross Remy's Ratatouille Adventure and Frozen Ever After off your list first thing in the morning? Pull up a chair and we'll show you what it takes to get a jump on your Disney World day.

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DJI OM 5
This is like a steadicam for your phone. It keeps all your shots smooth and level, even while you are walking. Do not use on fast rides like roller coasters. Also note that this can convert to a selfie stick, but selfie sticks are not allowed in Disney Parks. This item is allowed because it is primarily a gimbal but you are not allowed to extend it.

RODE VIDEO MICRO
This little microphone is a great, affordable way to cut down on the noise around you so people can hear your voice. Just be sure to point it at the sound you want and unplug it when you want to hear all the sound around you.

COLD SHOE MOUNT ADAPTER
If you want to use the DJI Om 5 and the microphone at the same time, you need one of these.

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[laurenm]

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[gwynnerohnerdilbeck]

We can’t thank you enough for these early entry videos - for first timers, just knowing what to expect with early entry was so great. But we followed your advice and it was perfect! On our trip we got to ride Remy, Frozen, and Guardians one morning; 7 Dwarfs and Peter Pan another; and Rise of the Resistance (which was lucky because it was temp closed most of the rest of the day), Smugglers Run twice, and M&M Railway! Your advice worked so perfectly! Our Epcot day we were the second family at the gate! It really made our vacation and we were singing your praises every day. Thank you so so much!!

[rebeccaodom]

Rob, I want to say THANK YOU! I was so overloaded with trying to tackle our first DW visit! I was ELATED when I found your videos! You are such a joy to watch and really make it clear and are to the point! Your videos with the closeup step by step Genie + walk throughs are amazing!!! I ran into you at EPCOT and I am so sorry I was literally a rambling Mom trying to say THANK YOU! I was star struck and so want you to know that what you do made a 10 year olds DREAM Vacation an amazing one! Please keep doing what you do and know that your infectious smile, LOVE for Disney and true Joy is so appreciated and you make a difference in ways you will never know. We would have all been overloaded, confused and frustrated without you! YOU ARE OUR GENIE + BATTLE BUDDY!

[nigelio]

I wanted to thank you for allowing me to have an incredible first Disney World trip with my family. Your videos have helped me so much with the timing of early park entry. So many people make critical errors with "when" early park entry actually starts. And if you want to be successful and get the most out of your day, it starts WAAAAYYY before the 30 minutes of early park entry. Your videos do the best job at listing times and making it clear. Thank you so much.

[dominiquebilodeau]

Hi! This is the most helpful video to rope drop from international gateway for an anxious person. All the visuals greatly helped! :) it was great meeting you in Canada on Jan 15th!

[Mr-Platt]

One thing to note for Test Track. If your party is willing to split up, then the single rider line can save you the hour wait later in the day. We rope dropped for Remy & Frozen before park open, and then easily knocked out everything else with the help of the single rider line in one day.

[MagnumSpoon]

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Your videos are informative and I appreciate your energy and expert delivery of the information! A new favourite of mine for Disney planning! Thank you for these videos!

[byjustincook]

Rob. Always great stuff. Hope you see this. For that back entrance is there a customer service place? When we get Florida resident tickets we have to check in there first- if first park of the trip. Want to make sure that we can do that back there. TY!

[peterbiscardi]

Just came back from a week at Disney all 4 parks in 4 days.... We did every ride with 9 people except Slinky Dog had a Lightning Lane for 3:50 started to rain at 3:20 and thunder and lightning and ride never came back up.... Your tips truly helped, btw I got boarding group 14 for Guardians.... Thanks again....

[seanmurphy]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We used your guidance to perfection. Stayed at the Swan last week. Sept 18, rope-dropped and rode Remy and Frozen before 9. We all then single-rider-rode test track by 9:07. Now if I only had figured out the evening Virtual Que for extended hours . . . . Thanks again!

[Crystalite]

Thanks for your very informative video! As a parent taking my kiddo for the first time, I really appreciated you tips! We walked onto Frozen and my kiddo was thrilled!

[yeidycacho]

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[SlothFang]

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[mimi_meems]

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[christinanewman]

Success!! I got up early this morning (my Epcot day) and watched this video again to make my rope drop plan. Did exactly what you did and it was beautiful! Only we also were able to do test track too…only a 30min standby AND we also had a test track lightening lane. Thank you!! 😘

[uik]

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