Got an EX raid invitation for an inaccessible location. Is there anything I can do?

I received an EX raid pass:

EX raid Oct 1st

However, the park will not open on October 1st, thereby making it impossible to participate. What can I do? Can the date be changed? Any other suggestions?


Since the gym is inaccessible during the time of the EX-Raid, your best bet is to submit a ticket with Niantic and explain the situation. According to the users on reddit, Niantic will cancel the raid and compensate you.

As evidence you will be compensated, a trainer I know received a few items after an EX-Raid they were invited to was canceled for unknown reasons just before the event.

Compensation for canceled EX-Raid


All you can do is try to contact Niantic asking for an alternative raid or time, but, since the question is quite time sensitive, I doubt they will respond to your needs in time. I got a reply within two weeks when I contacted them on another issue.

Like in normal raids, you should not bother trying to get to a raid where the attendance of other players isn't expected to be high enough. After all you can't beat it alone.