Season pass holders have a 30 minute early access ...

Season pass holders have a 30 minute early access to ride the Copperhead which is in the back of the park. If the parking gate does not open until 30 minutes prior, explain to me how you can proceed through the parking gate, park, go through security, then the ticket gate and walk through the entire park to get to Copperhead by 9:30 when we are still sitting with the gate locked at the park entrance?