D23 EXPO 2019 Superthread - dates announced!

[cmwade77]

How do you get a reservation date and time for a stay at the GC villas? We've had a reservation there for June 1-4 from way way back, before they even announced the GE opening dates. How did you get a reservation before checking in? Thanks!

They will email you at the email address associated with the reservation.

 

[wideeyedwonder]

Thx!

 

[cmwade77]

I will say that I think everyone who made duplicate reservations will be shocked and upset when Disney can cancels ALL of their reservations for violating the terms and conditions that you clearly agreed to when making the reservation. This would be easy enough to determine by IP address and cross checking names to see if there are duplicates made from the same IP address.

It was quite clear, one VISIT per person during the reservation period. Not per day, not per ticket, not per Disney account, not with different lead guests. This means if you go on May 31, you cannot go to Galaxy's Edge until after the reservation period has ended late in June. And finding ways to try to get around this rule violated the terms of making the reservation and should invalidate said reservation.

Additionally, reading through the email, it sounds like everyone's ID will be recorded when you arrive for your reservation and if you try for a second time you will be turned away, so even if it isn't canceled, don't think you are getting in a second time. This is better than scanning tickets, as someone could have purchased multiple one day tickets. Even if you have say both a passport and drivers license, scanning one will reveal if the other has already been used.

 

[SOCALMouseMommy]

I'm over the subject of, "Will I be turned away if I have more than one SWGE reservation", we'll just have to wait and see.

Any comments on whether the park will reach capacity on 5/31/19? If so, wonder what happens if one has a SWGE reservation at 2:00 and they show up at noon to closed turnstiles?

Someone asked this on the Disneyland Annual Passholders Facebook page.

 

[cmwade77]

Someone asked this on the Disneyland Annual Passholders Facebook page.
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Yes, there have been similar issues years ago and they simply setup a special gate for those with reservations to allow them to enter the park, even when "at capacity". Obviously they will have accounted for the people with reservations when calculation if they are at capacity.

 

[GoldeneyezCA]

My husband and I ended up with 2 sets of reservations because we got in at about the same time from 2 different locations, and then contacted each other a few minutes later. It wasn’t intentional. But as has been said as nauseum above, there is nothing on the Parks Blog, FAQ’s or reservation confirmation that states that guests are limited to one visit during the reservation period.

They’re checking ID’s to make sure we aren’t sneaking random people in with our reservations, since they are non-transferable. If they wanted to block people from multiple visits, the reservation would have to be linked to a ticket or AP the way Magic Bands and FP’s are in WDW. But they aren’t asking for that - they want a QR code and ID, not our tickets or AP’s. Honestly, it would be terrible customer service to cancel reservations, and there is no reason for it, since they obviously never limited the number of visits.

Can we talk about something else? We’re going Sat Jun 1, and I’m wondering how the DL EMH crowds are going to affect my parking, security and wait times. I expect that hotel guest with reservations will go to EMH and just hang around the SWGE entrance until they can get in. For those with 8 am reservations on opening weekend, when are you planning on arriving at the gate?

 

[dina444444]

My husband and I ended up with 2 sets of reservations because we got in at about the same time from 2 different locations, and then contacted each other a few minutes later. It wasn’t intentional. But as has been said as nauseum above, there is nothing on the Parks Blog, FAQ’s or reservation confirmation that states that guests are limited to one visit during the reservation period.

They’re checking ID’s to make sure we aren’t sneaking random people in with our reservations, since they are non-transferable. If they wanted to block people from multiple visits, the reservation would have to be linked to a ticket or AP the way Magic Bands and FP’s are in WDW. But they aren’t asking for that - they want a QR code and ID, not our tickets or AP’s. Honestly, it would be terrible customer service to cancel reservations, and there is no reason for it, since they obviously never limited the number of visits.

Can we talk about something else? We’re going Sat Jun 1, and I’m wondering how the DL EMH crowds are going to affect my parking, security and wait times. I expect that hotel guest with reservations will go to EMH and just hang around the SWGE entrance until they can get in. For those with 8 am reservations on opening weekend, when are you planning on arriving at the gate?

We have the 8am slot on 5/31 and are planning to arrive by 6:30 at the latest. Probably earlier.

 

[cmwade77]

My husband and I ended up with 2 sets of reservations because we got in at about the same time from 2 different locations, and then contacted each other a few minutes later. It wasn’t intentional. But as has been said as nauseum above, there is nothing on the Parks Blog, FAQ’s or reservation confirmation that states that guests are limited to one visit during the reservation period.

They’re checking ID’s to make sure we aren’t sneaking random people in with our reservations, since they are non-transferable. If they wanted to block people from multiple visits, the reservation would have to be linked to a ticket or AP the way Magic Bands and FP’s are in WDW. But they aren’t asking for that - they want a QR code and ID, not our tickets or AP’s. Honestly, it would be terrible customer service to cancel reservations, and there is no reason for it, since they obviously never limited the number of visits.

Can we talk about something else? We’re going Sat Jun 1, and I’m wondering how the DL EMH crowds are going to affect my parking, security and wait times. I expect that hotel guest with reservations will go to EMH and just hang around the SWGE entrance until they can get in. For those with 8 am reservations on opening weekend, when are you planning on arriving at the gate?

Actually it was stated quite clearly in the TOS and on Disneyland.com before you even clicked to go to the reservation page that it is is one visit per person during the reservation period and the Terms and conditions (you know the fine print nobody bothers to read) states they can cancel your reservations if you violate them.

As for planning on when to arrive, I would call Disney and find out when security is opening that morning and be outside security at least an hour before that. You will probably find people camping out overnight even though they aren't supposed to.

 

[GoldeneyezCA]

Thank you for the security tip. I’ve rope-dropped Diagon Alley and Pandora within a few months of them opening, but I really feel like this will be on another level entirely. It would be nice if they had a line at the gate for people with 8 am reservations...

 

[cmwade77]

Thank you for the security tip. I’ve rope-dropped Diagon Alley and Pandora within a few months of them opening, but I really feel like this will be on another level entirely. It would be nice if they had a line at the gate for people with 8 am reservations...

The problem isn't at the gate, although that could be an issue, it is going to be getting through security and with so many different entrance points through security now it would be difficult to establish special lines at all of them.

 

[ardanxela]

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[theluckyrabbit]

Received a response from the D23 team. The cancellation email was a mistake. However, upon checking DH's D23 account, it still hasn't updated like it was supposed to today. So, technically, his membership expired yesterday and...? All the information looks current, so we'll see what happens. D23 said to wait for several days to see if the renewal goes through.
ETA: Just received an email from D23 saying that DH's membership renewed without any problems. I went to D23.com to double check that everything was in order, e.g. right membership level, and it was. Sigh of relief...

Update on this: received a very nice email today from a D23 team member apologizing for all the trouble and any upset caused. She said this was totally D23's error and that she checked DH's account personally to make sure that everything was valid. I appreciated her following up on this. What was odd was that, after the emails saying that D23 was moving to their own site, her email came from ShopDisney.

 

[Castillo Mom]

Actually it was stated quite clearly in the TOS and on Disneyland.com before you even clicked to go to the reservation page that it is is one visit per person during the reservation period and the Terms and conditions (you know the fine print nobody bothers to read) states they can cancel your reservations if you violate them.

As for planning on when to arrive, I would call Disney and find out when security is opening that morning and be outside security at least an hour before that. You will probably find people camping out overnight even though they aren't supposed to.

Why are you so intent on proving your point? Do you have a personal stake in this? The policy for disallowing multiple reservations wouldn’t have been hidden in the fine print or Disney would have a PR nightmare on their hands for turning people away at point of service.

Either way, can we move on?

 

[Castillo Mom]

Someone asked this on the Disneyland Annual Passholders Facebook page.
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Thank you for the helpful info!

 

[Vala]

Why are you so intent on proving your point? Do you have a personal stake in this? The policy for disallowing multiple reservations wouldn’t have been hidden in the fine print or Disney would have a PR nightmare on their hands for turning people away at point of service.

Either way, can we move on?

Maybe they changed their minds and removed that bit before reservations opened?

I did also see that paragraph cmwade77 is refering to. It was definitely on about an hour before reservations opened when I spotted it, and it wasn't exactly in the fine print at that point.

It was on one of the first 2 pages I clicked, before I got onto the actual page. I want to say part of the FAQ, but I was so rushed at that point I genuinely do not recall where exactly it was. I only have documentation it was there because I messaged my other friends that were trying about it.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

This thread (The Return of Lime Green Mickey Head for SWGE) was made for DISers in SWGE, but it might be fun for Expo, too.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Since there is no way for us to know more about the multiple reservation issue until Disney clarifies this or until SWGE opens and people start testing this in practice, let's stop the pointless arguing. If someone receives an official reply from Disney in specific answer to some of these questions, please post the updated information. Otherwise, let's move on with constructive discussion that will help all of us, and anyone else following, who will soon be visiting SWGE.

 

[Sandeep1]

I have sort of an interesting question. Do you think the parks will be at capacity the first few days of June?

I'm asking because assume on June 3, for example, that I go to California Adventure in the morning. Then mid-late afternoon I decided to go to Disneyland because I have a SWGE reservation for 8pm-12am. If DL is at capacity, but I show them I have a reservation, do they let me in?

 

[Sandeep1]

Since there is no way for us to know more about the multiple reservation issue until Disney clarifies this or until SWGE opens and people start testing this in practice, let's stop the pointless arguing. If someone receives an official reply from Disney in specific answer to some of these questions, please post the updated information. Otherwise, let's move on with constructive discussion that will help all of us, and anyone else following, who will soon be visiting SWGE.

Good post. It's one thing to give an opinion/thoughts on what is going to happen. But it is another to present your opinion as fact just because you want it to be so (I'll never understand that approach).

 

[MarBee]

I’m debating on when to take my first (and possibly only) trip to Disneyland. I currently don’t have a reservation to SWGE, and I cannot afford the on property reservations. I’m a little bummed about the reservations but more concerned about the crowds.

Do you think crowds will be awful June 18-23? OR do you think most people will be waiting until after the 23rd when a reservation isn’t required to visit SWGE/the parks?

I know nobody actually knows, but I’m looking for your best guesses and theories. I’m trying to decide if I should move our trip back or keep it as is...