D23 EXPO 2019 Superthread - dates announced!

[Sandeep1]

WDW to offer extra extra early magic hours for DHS and SWGE. Wonder if they will open early in Disneyland after the reservation period?

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...rs-galaxys-edge-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/

6am wow! That could be good for crowds, no way parents are going to have their little kids at the park by 6.

 

[RedM94]

6am wow! That could be good for crowds, no way parents are going to have their little kids at the park by 6.

You would be surprised. During the old SWW Days at DHS, it was not uncommon to see young children in line at 4 am. My son being one of them.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

You will automatically receive an email from DLR, it may take a couple of days though. You can also call 18888543104 give them your reservation number and they can tell you when your SWGE reservation is.

You dont "set it up" . Which hotel are you staying at? If you are staying at either Disneyland Hotel, Paradise Pier or Grand California, a Star Wars Galaxys Edge reservation will automatically be applied to your hotel booking. You may or may not recieve a confirmation email. The best thing to do would be to ring Disney, with your hotel booking reference and get them to check the system for you

Thank you both!!

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

6am wow! That could be good for crowds, no way parents are going to have their little kids at the park by 6.

When younger, my kids were always up at this time anyway! Now at 12 and 14, that's a different story...

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

6am wow! That could be good for crowds, no way parents are going to have their little kids at the park by 6.

I don't know...when my boys were toddler-age I remember being at the local park by 7 am some hot summer mornings. My kids were early risers when they were young and lucky for me not all that uncooperative about getting ready for the day. For Disney we might have been willing to be that early. My kids are teen-aged now and my younger one will sleep until 10 am, 11 am, noon... Getting up for a 6 am amusement park entry would be a special project for him.

 

[Sandeep1]

I mean, how early would a family of (let's say 4) need to wake up for a 6am entry?

 

[SOCALMouseMommy]

WDW to offer extra extra early magic hours for DHS and SWGE. Wonder if they will open early in Disneyland after the reservation period?

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...rs-galaxys-edge-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/

Dang, 6am is early. And if it’s offered every day that would mean the parks would always be slammed at park opening. As an AP holder who rarely stays onsite (or even rarely stays in an area hotel), I would hate it if this came to DL.

 

[agamble]

WDW to offer extra extra early magic hours for DHS and SWGE. Wonder if they will open early in Disneyland after the reservation period?

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...rs-galaxys-edge-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/

3 parks with extra hours every day. Disney is expecting crowds in FL this fall for SWGE. If they did this again next summer I would decide we need to stay onsite for a few days. But I have a feeling they won't.

I would not expect something like this for DL. DL is using a reservation system and later a virtual queue. If they were going to open early it would have likely already been announced as our SW opening is well before Florida's. Besides EMH at Disneyland only includes Tomorrowland and Fantasyland. It is more likely they would use this as a way to capitalize with paid extra events at night. An exclusive party to hang out in SWGE from 10 to 1 AM for only $139 with free popcorn. WDW has a large hotel capacity that they need to fill with incentives. But not DL.

 

[usctrojans]

Just read a post that lineups will not be allowed until 6am in the esplanade for DL SWGE. Let’s hope that’s true for opening day too. If anyone has this info confirmed, please update.
May the 4th be with you all!

 

[Sandeep1]

3 parks with extra hours every day. Disney is expecting crowds in FL this fall for SWGE. If they did this again next summer I would decide we need to stay onsite for a few days. But I have a feeling they won't.

I would not expect something like this for DL. DL is using a reservation system and later a virtual queue. If they were going to open early it would have likely already been announced as our SW opening is well before Florida's. Besides EMH at Disneyland only includes Tomorrowland and Fantasyland. It is more likely they would use this as a way to capitalize with paid extra events at night. An exclusive party to hang out in SWGE from 10 to 1 AM for only $139 with free popcorn. WDW has a large hotel capacity that they need to fill with incentives. But not DL.

Make that midnight to 3am, instead of 10 to 1am. And I'd be all over it.

 

[dina444444]

Dang, 6am is early. And if it’s offered every day that would mean the parks would always be slammed at park opening. As an AP holder who rarely stays onsite (or even rarely stays in an area hotel), I would hate it if this came to DL.

Disney has already stated that SWGE will not be part of emh/mm at DLR.

 

[agamble]

Make that midnight to 3am, instead of 10 to 1am. And I'd be all over it.

I just used those details because they are similar to the evening hours parties at WDW. There it is $139 for the whole Magic Kingdom from 10 to 1 with a 7pm entry, but I'm sure they could charge that much, or more, for just SWGE. They also provide popcorn, ice cream, and coca cola products for "free."

 

[mom2rtk]

I just used those details because they are similar to the evening hours parties at WDW. There it is $139 for the whole Magic Kingdom from 10 to 1 with a 7pm entry, but I'm sure they could charge that much, or more, for just SWGE. They also provide popcorn, ice cream, and coca cola products for "free."

The Pixar Pier party was $299/head. I would expect a SW event to be at least that much, probably more, depending on how many times they were offering it.

 

[agamble]

The Pixar Pier party was $299/head. I would expect a SW event to be at least that much, probably more, depending on how many times they were offering it.

Well if they offered them once or twice a week as WDW does they wouldn't be as exclusive so they wouldn't need to be as expensive. That party was an exclusive sneak peak where as these would be just extra hours with lower crowds. But I am sure they could get away with charging more than they do in Florida. In the end though one party a week over the course of a year would yield a lot more money at half the cost than just one exclusive party.

 

[mom2rtk]

Well if they offered them once or twice a week as WDW does they wouldn't be as exclusive so they wouldn't need to be as expensive. That party was an exclusive sneak peak where as these would be just extra hours with lower crowds. But I am sure they could get away with charging more than they do in Florida. In the end though one party a week over the course of a year would yield a lot more money at half the cost than just one exclusive party.

I know. I get all of that. But there will be a huge premium for it being Star Wars and in such high demand.

 

[agamble]

I know. I get all of that. But there will be a huge premium for it being Star Wars and in such high demand.

Sure. But then again they're allowing extra extra hours at WDW for free .

 

[RedM94]

Disney has already stated that SWGE will not be part of emh/mm at DLR.

Yes, I just thought this was interesting.

 

[RedM94]

@Sandeep1 ICYMI, the reservation line is allowing guests to add one addition person to any reservation with only one person listed.

 

[Sandeep1]

@Sandeep1 ICYMI, the reservation line is allowing guests to add one addition person to any reservation with only one person listed.

Score!! Thanks, I will call now.

 

[Sandeep1]

@Sandeep1 ICYMI, the reservation line is allowing guests to add one addition person to any reservation with only one person listed.

So I called, the girl was very helpful. She took the extra guest name but she said it wasn't guaranteed. Just that they were trying their best on a solution. So fingers crossed, if not, I'll use my 8pm reservation although 8am sounds a bit more appealing.

Whether this is successful probably depends on how many people are calling in to add someone. If it's a lot, I suspect Disney won't be able to help without creating additional crowding that they can't deal with.