Just returned from WDW. We used the morning EMHs at all parks. At DHS, MK and AK, they followed the opening procedures for a non EMH day (except that AK had no morning show).
However, EPCOT has an incredibly stupid opening procedure. They do not follow the opening procedures from a non EMH day.
First, they hold you at a rope about 50 feet from the ticket booth. Why? According to the CMs it is to 'avoid a rush to the ticket booth'. This is simply stupid. I have never experienced any mad rush to the ticket lines. People simply line up to get in.
Second, at 8:00 exactly, they start letting people walk to the ticket booths. Of course, there is something of a rush (i.e. what they are trying to avoid). Since only eight ticket booths were open, the people at the back of the line must have taken at least 20 to 30 minutes to get into the park.
Third, once you get to the booth, the CMs first plug in their operating codes. We stood and waited for the CM to walf up to their ticket booth and then punch in the code and let us in.
We were still one of the first families in the park - and once we were in there were no further lines (so lots of people made the mad dash to Soarin).
I would have been very angry if I paid for EMH access, and then lost 20-30 minutes just getting into the park because of this stupid procedure.
However, EPCOT has an incredibly stupid opening procedure. They do not follow the opening procedures from a non EMH day.
First, they hold you at a rope about 50 feet from the ticket booth. Why? According to the CMs it is to 'avoid a rush to the ticket booth'. This is simply stupid. I have never experienced any mad rush to the ticket lines. People simply line up to get in.
Second, at 8:00 exactly, they start letting people walk to the ticket booths. Of course, there is something of a rush (i.e. what they are trying to avoid). Since only eight ticket booths were open, the people at the back of the line must have taken at least 20 to 30 minutes to get into the park.
Third, once you get to the booth, the CMs first plug in their operating codes. We stood and waited for the CM to walf up to their ticket booth and then punch in the code and let us in.
We were still one of the first families in the park - and once we were in there were no further lines (so lots of people made the mad dash to Soarin).
I would have been very angry if I paid for EMH access, and then lost 20-30 minutes just getting into the park because of this stupid procedure.