Epcot parking lot reopens after closing earlier due to capacity

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Saturday November 7, 2015 2:47pm EDT · "EPCOT"

UPDATE: 4pm Nov 7 2015. Epcot's parking lot has reopened. 

Previously:

Epcot's parking lot is currently closed due to reaching capacity.

Guests are being redirected to the Transportation and Ticket Center to then take the monorail to reach Epcot. Epcot remains open to all guests.

Epcot rarely reaches parking capacity, but part of the parking lot is in use for the Wine and Dine Half Marathon event this weekend, reducing capacity significantly. The Food and Wine Festival is also nearing the end for this year, which typically brings in many locals by car.

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Are there any events next Wednesday or Thursday that would cause crowds like this? Just trying to mentally prepare :-)
Does this mean some of the visitors will have to take the Monorail to the Epcot due to this?
↩ replying to Tom
Part of the parking lot is being used for the Wine and Dine marathon this weekend (so it took a lot of parking spaces away) and that will be over when you go so you should be fine. Plus your going in the middle of the week so I think you will be good. Also park is not to capacity just the parking lot due to the marathon set up. :)
↩ replying to brb1006
Yes the park is not closed to capacity just the parking lot so you have to use other methods to get there. :)
Here right now...got redirected to Magic Kingdom's parking lot.
↩ replying to Tom
Next Wednesday is Veterans Day. It's traditionally a very, very busy week in the parks.
Ok I first read the post and I'm thinking what in Gods name made people all want to go to epcot but I get I now.
Makes sense after reading the story, but wow, not a discussion topic you see everyday. :confused:
When was the last time Epcots lot reached capacity for only parking? Like, not marathon related?
↩ replying to Adam N
October 1st, 1982 ?
↩ replying to TP2000
Can be busier but nothing like summer or holiday crowds. Also really the only thing I see really affecting Epcot this coming week is mainly it's the last full week of the Food & Wine Festival which will bring more people into
Epcot all week. It will be the worst next weekend the last weekend of the fest. :)
<sigh>
Disney is never going to put any real money into this park as long as people keep paying admission to be let into a park in order to pay elevated prices for food and drinks.
↩ replying to sshindel
Not sure how this pertains to Epcot parking being full...
↩ replying to Bolt
Is the parking lot full and the park empty somehow? I guess I assumed that if the lot was full, there were many people in the park as well.
↩ replying to sshindel
Yes. Most of the lot is closed for the runDisney tents, starting line, bleachers, etc