Disneyland Eliminates Early Entry for Resort Hotel Guests Beginning January 5, 2026

[Tinkaboo]

All in all, after 18 pages of huffing, puffing, whining and crying, hand wringing, cursing (at least in our minds), like most things....more will be said than done. Those who want to stay on property,can afford it and don't think twice about this particular amenity will continue to stay at DLH, GCH, PP and villas. Others who can't afford it, those who can afford but really utilized this perk and are angry will vote with their pocketbook and stay elsewhere.

Since I travel solo and can't afford it and have allegiance to another place, it won't matter to me at all.

I do think, as someone mentioned above, it may be brought back as a "surprise perk" at some point and since no one remembers history anymore...people will think how grand Disney is for giving them something we got all the time back in the day for just purchasing a ticket! Oh, for the good ole days....

 

[DizMe]

Oh, for the good ole days....

You said it, sister!!

 

[DodgerGirl]

In the words of Star Trek's Spock Disneyland has done a "highly illogical" mistake to guests who go there a lot for vacation. But when you get the general picture I think Disneyland should've replaced the Lightning Lane pass with a voucher for a photopass during character dining and you would have a deadline to use it until your last day of your trip which is when the voucher would expire and it would be used at either Goofy's Kitchen or Storyteller's Grill and it would help guests a lot. But I also agree that Disneyland is trying to become like Las Vegas and for comparison when people plan a Las Vegas vacation they usually give people vouchers and coupons for shows and dinners at the resort they chose. And when people plan a trip to Reno Nevada the same vouchers and coupon system is used. And when people go to New York the people receive vouchers and coupons for restaurants and discounts on Broadway show tickets too. But if Disneyland could invent a voucher and ticket system for it's guests at Disneyland Resort hotels it would be a smart idea that would work. But watch for articles about this elimination in magazines such as Fortune Forbes Money and Consumer Reports because these magazines will talk about this change at Disneyland