I did EMM at HS on Monday 2/11. I ubered over from French Quarter about 6:30, arriving about 6:45, and found only a few other people there before me. Having read the reviews, I went to grab a quick pastry and juice, and got in line in front of the theater about 7:10. At that point, there were only 6 other people in line, but shortly after, the cast members told people it wasn't a line, and to fill in all space across the path. At 7:15, the cast members began walking us to Toy Story Land, arriving there about 7:26.
I ended up being one of the first 2 people on SDD, and even got the back car. It was so fun! I loved that ride. I walked off SDD and immediately got back in line to ride SDD a second time,this time in the front car. By the time I got off, the rest of the crowd had begun to arrive, so I road AS2, which I enjoyed a lot more than I thought I would. Then over to TSMx2, back to SDD x 3, and to AS2 for a second ride. At 8:43 I was almost out of Toy Story Land as the rope drop crowds began pouring in. As others have said, seeing those crowds walking towards you is almost scary!
I road Star Tours x2, then got my real breakfast at BackLot Express. The cast members were very friendly and cheerful, and so were the other guests. However at 9:30, the inside of Back Lot Express was full and people were having to sit outside. The chilaquiles were tasty, but the chicken and donuts were weird. The maple syrup made the chicken fingers soggy, and the sweet potato barrels were not good. I didn't like them at all. However with enough pastries and fruit, I was full. At that point, I took one of the portable coffee cups and lids, filled it with soda, and went on about my day. With such an early morning, caffeine is your friend!
My summary:
- SDD x 5
- AS2 x 2
- TSM x2
- Breakfast x 2
For me, it was completely worth the money, and I would do it again in a heartbeat.
One thing that did annoy me happened after, as I had planned to leave the park after breakfast for some pool time back at my resort. There were others at the resort bus stop waiting to go back as well. Unfortunately the bus driver dropping people off refused to take us back to the resort, saying that the buses didn't do return service in the morning and that a van would eventually pick us up and take us back. 45 minutes later with no van showing up, we spoke to a bus driver at another stop who said we'd been given incorrect information. He made sure the next bus picked us up and took us back to our resort. We were all pretty frustrated. Next time, I would plan to uber back to my resort if I wasn't going to stay in the park.