DHS/Toy Story Land "Early Morning Magic" (EMM) FAQ & Discussion

[sapphirerose915]

Booked for 12/12!!! Me, DH, and 2 yo DS who is Buzz and Woody OBSESSED!!! This is worth the cost for the no wait meet and greet alone!! Getting to ride both TSMM and *** w/o FP is perfect.. and if DH and I can do ride swap for SDD it's a win win.. we have an ADR at GF at 11 so the breakfast is not important.. we might split something if it looks appetizing... cannot wait to hear the reviews!!

 

[Steven G]

I managed to find a way to book this, but it meant losing ohana breakfast, and having to get to Epcot afterwards.

What is the best, ie quickest, way to get to Epcot from HS around 845am? Would Minnie van be quickest? I know there’s some variables based on timing of boat or bus.

Can you schedule a Minnie van a few minutes before you need it?

 

[ninafeliz]

Well, I just changed our return flight on Oct 29th from 11:45 AM to 8:05 PM so we can attend this event that AM! Despite the fact that we will have to get up and do RAC prior to getting to DHS by 7:00 AM, we have a 2 hr drive from the airport to our house that night, and I work the next morning! I think it's crazy, and I am going to be so tired the next day, but it stunk to have missed it by a few hours. On our last trip we left a week before TSL opened, and our kids were bummed, so now they are really excited that they get to ride all 3 rides without much wait (we certainly hope it ends up like the MK one is now). If only they hadn't cancelled the MK one for that Sunday, we could have done them both, plus MNSSHP, F&W, and the Epcot AP event all in a 5 night trip. We're still packing a lot in this trip, unlike our typical resort heavy longer trips.

 

[MIAMouseketeer]

Booked for 12/12!!! Me, DH, and 2 yo DS who is Buzz and Woody OBSESSED!!! This is worth the cost for the no wait meet and greet alone!! Getting to ride both TSMM and *** w/o FP is perfect.. and if DH and I can do ride swap for SDD it's a win win.. we have an ADR at GF at 11 so the breakfast is not important.. we might split something if it looks appetizing... cannot wait to hear the reviews!!

That’s our date too! See you there!

 

[MIAMouseketeer]

I managed to find a way to book this, but it meant losing ohana breakfast, and having to get to Epcot afterwards.

What is the best, ie quickest, way to get to Epcot from HS around 845am? Would Minnie van be quickest? I know there’s some variables based on timing of boat or bus.

Can you schedule a Minnie van a few minutes before you need it?

Personally I would walk it, after that a Minnie Van. You could request it when you know you are headed out. It will wait 5 minutes for you. But where it picks you up know is quite a walk because of all of the construction

 

[ddog171]

Really want to do this, as we will be at the park on the day it is offered in December. However, we would have to cancel our Hollywood and vine PPO. My daughter is a huge Vampirina fan, and they just recently announced her as one of the characters at the H and V Breakfast. They say she is going to join all the rest of the characters in the courtyard this fall, but don’t want to miss out meeting her, as she would be a big hit with the daughter.

 

[MIAMouseketeer]

Really want to do this, as we will be at the park on the day it is offered in December. However, we would have to cancel our Hollywood and vine PPO. My daughter is a huge Vampirina fan, and they just recently announced her as one of the characters at the H and V Breakfast. They say she is going to join all the rest of the characters in the courtyard this fall, but don’t want to miss out meeting her, as she would be a big hit with the daughter.

Once she’s at the breakfast, she will replaced Jake in the courtyard and will be at the new Disney Jr Dance Party once it opens. The first should happen by December. I’m hoping the second does too.

 

[sapphirerose915]

That’s our date too! See you there!

Yayyy! you are the one that talked me into it!! So funny it's the same day! Cannot wait!!!! Are you doing MVMCP too?? I'm debating for the 9th!

 

[MIAMouseketeer]

Yayyy! you are the one that talked me into it!! So funny it's the same day! Cannot wait!!!! Are you doing MVMCP too?? I'm debating for the 9th!

We are considering it, but we went to the first MNSSHP and was extremely disappointed. It was so crowded, it was impossible to do any of the party stuff without standing in long lines. We are APs, so for us to buy tickets, we want to do the party stuff. We ended up riding rides to salvage the night. I'm going to wait for reports of the first parties to decide if we go or not. But if we do, it will be the last night of our trip which is 12/16.

 

[maiapapaya]

Based on the number of dates this is offered through December and the popularity of the TS rides, just wondering if others agree that it is a good bet WDW will continue with more dates for 2019? Hoping for early March.

 

[djc9699]

I still wonder why they have not offered this for AK yet.

 

[M SH]

I still wonder why they have not offered this for AK yet.

I doubt anyone will find it worthwhile in AK.
A Pandora EMM? with the time it takes to get to FOP show room and go through everything, you might squeeze two FOP in the hour before the crowds are in.

Same applies with Safari, takes too long. Other rides do not have long waits like 7dMT,PP in MK and TSL in DHS to warrant EMM.

So I don't see anything worth doing for EMM in AK, and probably Disney knows that.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Based on the number of dates this is offered through December and the popularity of the TS rides, just wondering if others agree that it is a good bet WDW will continue with more dates for 2019? Hoping for early March.

Baring the event being an absolute failure (overcrowding, bad reviews, etc) or it creating negative park opening logistics, my guess is you’ll see it continue. MK EMM was first introduced with a few months of dates... then later added on... and added on... and 2.5 years later, still going.....

Obviously that all assumes they get the numbers that make sense for Disney.

 

[maiapapaya]

Baring the event being an absolute failure (overcrowding, bad reviews, etc) or it creating negative park opening logistics, my guess is you’ll see it continue. MK EMM was first introduced with a few months of dates... then later added on... and added on... and 2.5 years later, still going.....

Obviously that all assumes they get the numbers that make sense for Disney.

That's what I'm hoping! Anxious for the first reviews.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

FWIW....Just did a quick run through the available dates as I was curious about sell-out status since this has been available for around a week. May be interesting for those that follow such things...

Mon 10/8 - could only book for max 4 party size (note, this is Columbus Day)
Mon 10/29 - sold out
Wed 11/7 - sold out (note, Jersey Week)
Mon 11/26 - sold out (note, Monday after Thanksgiving week)

All other dates were available when searching for a party of 10.

ETA: Since people can cancel reservations with a refund up to a day before, the above data can change at any time...so just think of this as a snapshot at the moment.

 

[MIAMouseketeer]

FWIW....Just did a quick run through the available dates as I was curious about sell-out status since this has been available for around a week. May be interesting for those that follow such things...

Mon 10/8 - could only book for max 4 party size (note, this is Columbus Day)
Mon 10/29 - sold out
Wed 11/7 - sold out (note, Jersey Week)
Mon 11/26 - sold out (note, Monday after Thanksgiving week)

All other dates were available when searching for a party of 10.

Interesting. I know the MK dates didn’t sellout at first, but the popularity has definitely increased and I think most sell out now. I figured this one may take time to pick up speed, but it looks like it’s already popular

 

[JK World]

We're in on 10/29, so hopefully "sold out" is still a great experience!

 

[ninafeliz]

I have a reservation for our family on 10/29, and this morning while I was checking a few things on the Disney site I put our date in just for the heck of it, since GADisneyDad14 said it was sold out and I was curious. When I searched for a party of 4, there was room for 4 and it gave me a choice of 7:00 AM or 7:30 AM! I clicked on 7:00 to see what would happen, and just got the warning that I had a reservation already scheduled in that time period, so i selected keep that reservation and didn't go further. Bt I wasn't sure why the 2 times, and I've never seen that before. I then checked 10/24, and it just came back with the typical 7:30 time slot. Wonder what's up with that? Glitch? I didn't check any other dates.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

I have a reservation for our family on 10/29, and this morning while I was checking a few things on the Disney site I put our date in just for the heck of it, since GADisneyDad14 said it was sold out and I was curious. When I searched for a party of 4, there was room for 4 and it gave me a choice of 7:00 AM or 7:30 AM! I clicked on 7:00 to see what would happen, and just got the warning that I had a reservation already scheduled in that time period, so i selected keep that reservation and didn't go further. Bt I wasn't sure why the 2 times, and I've never seen that before. I then checked 10/24, and it just came back with the typical 7:30 time slot. Wonder what's up with that? Glitch? I didn't check any other dates.

Interesting, I now see two time slots available on 10/29 (and 11/26 also)... both 7am and 7:30am.

I was wondering why this sentence in bold was included on Disney's website in the event description:

• Guests with a 7:30 AM reservation will begin in Toy Story Land and breakfast will be available from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM. Other reservation times may be available based on capacity.

I guess maybe they intend to add times/capacity when needed? Wonder what they have in mind here.

 

[ninafeliz]

Interesting, I see two time slots available on 10/29 (and 11/26 also)... both 7am and 7:30am.

I was wondering why this sentence in bold was included on Disney's website in the event description:

• Guests with a 7:30 AM reservation will begin in Toy Story Land and breakfast will be available from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM. Other reservation times may be available based on capacity.

I guess maybe they intend to add times/capacity when needed? Wonder what they have in mind here.

I'm wondering also. I guess time will tell, but honestly I'll be annoyed if they tinker with it and add something that diminishes the benefit or increases the crowds beyond what it can handle. the MK EMM has been so great, mainly due to the low numbers allowed. We changed flights to attend this, if it turns out to be a mess or too crowded to be enjoyable I won't be a happy camper. Sometimes things just have to be limited, and if you miss out on booking you miss out, and keep trying or plan further ahead next time . I've missed out on my fair share of things by procrastinating, or just not checking my email or the disboards soon enough. But I know it's too soon to complain, don't beat me up, just speculating and still hoping it's a great morning!