Just yesterday we took a look at how a nine-month renovation project will bring changes to Magic Kingdom’s parking lot, TTC (Transportation and Ticket Center), and Tram system. And these changes, for the time being, will add a few more steps to your walk from the Magic Kingdom parking lots.
Magic Kingdom Tram Path Refurb
The work at Magic Kingdom is part of Disney’s property-wide improvements to ease the comings and goings of guests at the four theme parks. And now, if you drive to Epcot, you can look forward to racking up a few more steps on your pedometer over there, too.
Heading to Epcot
With the regular tram stop closed for refurbishment, guests parking their cars will still utilize the east and west lots, but will approach the entrance from the sides (as opposed to right down the center path with Spaceship Earth directly in view).
Epcot Pathways
East Tram and Preferred Parking sign
Epcot Pathway
These lots are served by two separate trams dropping off and picking up at two separate temporary locations.
West Tram and Drop-off sign
This results in a bit more walking as the temporary tram locations lay outside of the park’s entrance area.
Epcot Tram
While entrance improvements are either in-progress or planned for all four parks, the work at Epcot is especially noteworthy as it is in conjunction with the previously announced plans for a complete transformation of the park’s entrance, including the plaza. Ultimately, the plaza “will welcome guests with new pathways, sweeping green spaces and a newly reimagined fountain. This new design will pay homage to the original park entrance with fresh takes on classic elements.”
So, as time moves forward, we’re bound to see more of these…
Green Refurbishment Fence
… along the way at Epcot.
Refurbishment Fence
But the end result, which will also include the new Guardians of the Galaxy attraction, new restaurants in France and Japan (PLUS a space-themed restaurant in Future World), and SO much more… well, its all bound to be well worth it!
Find out more about Epcot’s historic transformation here!
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It’s about time. Ever since the new security TSA checks at all the parks and monorail hotels, it has become ridiculous getting in to Epcot. Not only do you go through security getting in the monorail from your hotel, at Epcot you had to go through security a second time!!! Beyond crazy and such a waste of time to get put back in the same lines of people who drove or took the bus and had not been through any security yet.
I hope that’s the biggest improvement and change. I complain and take surveys each time I enter Epcot and I always voice my issues and in the last decade Disney has listened and changed every complaint I’ve had.
Has anyone ever noticed that there are some missing parking lanes???
In WEST parking, Discover 26 lane is missing off of the sign. In EAST parking there’s lanes 84-85 missing off of the temporary signs. Any ideas ?? I find an imagineer missing consecutive lane numbers a bit unlikely.
This is going to be a logistical nightmare. What’s gonna end up happening is that guests will park at resorts nearest the park they want to go to, and use that resort’s bus system to get to the park. I have a hunch that either the lots will get so full, guests staying at those resorts won’t be able to park. Or they are gonna start charging even day guests to park at a resort
Is this tram over for Epcot gonna last until the same month Magic Kingdom’s tram overhaul does and after Hollywood Studios?
And where will the permanent tram load and unload zones be after they finish the overhaul?
Bradley, we haven’t heard a specific timeline, but we’ll look into it and update!
Please, please, please tell me they are improving the bag check area at Epcot. When I see the plans for the entrance refurbishment, the gates are not a part of the image. I hope that they are making plans to really expand the area for bag checks because it is grossly small in comparison to the other parks.