The next morning, I got ready and headed to Epcot a little before 8 AM.  Having read that some visitors to the B Resort were frustrated by the shuttle bus service to the parks (apparently the shuttles are shared by several Disney Spring hotels and travel time can be long), I decided I would take an Uber to Epcot.  The Uber was quick and easy, and the driver dropped me off at the corner of the Journey parking lot – a very short walk to the Epcot entrance.  I waited in line to enter the park (they didn’t begin letting people in until after 8:30) and then again for “rope drop” past the entrance to Spaceship Earth, checking out some of the holiday merchandise at Gateway Gifts as I waited. read more