Fortnite Loot Lake Event Start Time Countdown Begins
By Nicholas Barth ·
The countdown to the Fortnite Loot Lake unvaulting event start time has officially begun, and it has the community anxiously awaiting for the mysterious Fortnite Loot Lake event to take place.

The past few seasons of Fortnite Battle Royale have featured an in-game event that drastically alters the world of Fortnite in an exciting fashion that players can only experience live once. Season 8 of Fortnite will be no different, as Epic Games has prepared the battle royale title for a new in-game event that is set to take place at Loot Lake. This Loot Lake activity is expected to be where an unvaulting will take place for one of the currently vaulted items in Fortnite. While the exact details of what will happen during this Fortnite Loot Lake unvaulting event are unclear, the official start time countdown for it has begun.
Fortnite Loot Lake Unvaulting Event Start Time Countdown
The confirmation of the start time for the activity was made when Epic Games added a live countdown timer on top of the battle royale title's location. The beginning of the start countdown for the Loot Lake unvaulting event revealed that this highly anticipated and mysterious activity will be taking place on Saturday, May 4th at 12 PM PST/ 2 PM CST/ 3 PM EST.
Adding to the mysterious nature of what will be occurring in the game on May 4th, the official Twitter account for the popular battle royale title quote tweeted a community member who posted a tweet showing off the event's start time countdown. This post by Epic Games consisted of the mysterious phrase of "Beneath the gateway, light breaks through" leading many to believe that a currently vaulted weapon will be able to make a return to Fortnite when the start time countdown timer for the Loot Lake event reaches zero.
Beneath the gateway, light breaks through. https://t.co/UuvLpkyVea
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) May 3, 2019
The official beginning of the start time countdown timer for the Loot Lake unvaulting event confirms a previous leak one community member had discovered regarding what time the activity would be beginning.
With the official confirmation of the start time for the Fortnite Loot Lake unvaulting event having been revealed by the newly added countdown timer on the battle royale game's map, what are you hoping to see come out of Season 8's highly anticipated in-game live experience? Let us know in the comments below!