EPCOT guests wishing to make a detour through Crescent Lake tonight on New Year’s Eve should be notified that Cast members are scanning MagicBands for reservations at the bridge from International Gateway.

For access to Disney’s BoardWalk and Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts, guests must have a valid resort or dining reservation to enter.

As the theme parks close before midnight tonight, this new precaution seems to be taken to avoid a rush of guests at each resort. Most holiday lounges stay open until midnight, and if until 1 p.m. Close, it can be popular for merriment festival that wants to celebrate New Year’s Eve.

Do you have plans to enjoy a drink or dinner at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel tonight in celebration of New Year’s Eve? Let us know in the comments below, and from all of us at WDWNT we wish you a happy and safe new year!