DLR Capacity and Entry

[elaw]

Does anyone know if Disney Hotel guests are still allowed into the parks if they reach capacity and stop allowing guests in?

 

[skiingfast]

Yes and no. The park don't simply hit capacity. There are stages at which they limit access.

If you see the ticket booths closed up, that is the first step and indictates things may get worse.

Next they don't let APHs in.
Then they don't let Resort guests in.
Then they don't allow Reentry, at this point no one is let in. The turnstyles will have people waiting in line with no movement when this happens.

When people leave they will open up in the reverse order.

 

[HydroGuy]

Does anyone know if Disney Hotel guests are still allowed into the parks if they reach capacity and stop allowing guests in?

This generally only happens around the holidays and here is some info on this year's holiday period...

http://micechat.com/blogs/dateline-...ly-holiday-bakery-elias-co-progress-more.html

 

[elaw]

This generally only happens around the holidays and here is some info on this year's holiday period...

http://micechat.com/blogs/dateline-...ly-holiday-bakery-elias-co-progress-more.html

LOL ... Thats exactly why I posed the question .... I read that this morning.

We'll be staying at the GCH on the 30th and 31st

 

[halfmonkey]

Yes and no. The park don't simply hit capacity. There are stages at which they limit access.

If you see the ticket booths closed up, that is the first step and indictates things may get worse.

Next they don't let APHs in.
Then they don't let Resort guests in.
Then they don't allow Reentry, at this point no one is let in. The turnstyles will have people waiting in line with no movement when this happens.

When people leave they will open up in the reverse order.

We were at DLR last year on the 27th and 28th and they def hit capacity both days. DLR actually made the news saying that tixs were not being sold by like 10am. That's what we were hearing from random conversations throughout the park. It was crazy and apparently on the 28th, it was soo crowded that they did actually limit reentry.

 

[skiingfast]

We were at DLR last year on the 27th and 28th and they def hit capacity both days. DLR actually made the news saying that tixs were not being sold by like 10am. That's what we were hearing from random conversations throughout the park. It was crazy and apparently on the 28th, it was soo crowded that they did actually limit reentry.

Last year was an anomoly.

Yes it did close the gates completely and did have other levels of limiting entry.

The ticket booths close.
Next they don't let APHs in.
Then they don't let Resort guests in.
Then they don't allow Reentry, at this point no one is let in.

Yes you can follow DL on twitter, and other sites that will relay information to see if you can still get in.

The reason it was an anomoly, is because of the weather. The park were super busy as usual then it rained. Crowds dissapeared. Then there was a sunny morning and all the locals who waited out the rain showed up with the people already planning to go. Then the next day people turned away the day before came along with the people already planning to go. All because of rain, things got worse.

Could that happen again?
Refresh for the source of weather information for DLR.

Otherwise if you are a local leave early or check the news before you go. If you are going on NYE show up early and stay in the park you want to be in at night. NYE is the most sure of the day to hit full capacity and earlier than other days.

 

[marcemc]

Yes and no. The park don't simply hit capacity. There are stages at which they limit access.

If you see the ticket booths closed up, that is the first step and indictates things may get worse.

Next they don't let APHs in.
Then they don't let Resort guests in.
Then they don't allow Reentry, at this point no one is let in. The turnstyles will have people waiting in line with no movement when this happens.

When people leave they will open up in the reverse order.

Can you imagine the heartbreak of being deny to reenter?

Me: "but sir, I just left the park to go take a nap, I don't understand what happened?"

CM: "well, ma'am, while you were sleeping 15,000 people decided show up"

 

[Disney Dreams]

Can you imagine the heartbreak of being deny to reenter?

Me: "but sir, I just left the park to go take a nap, I don't understand what happened?"

CM: "well, ma'am, while you were sleeping 15,000 people decided show up"

Except it doesn't happen that way. On days when it gets even possible that this will occur, there will be signs as you exit the Park cautioning that due to very busy attendance, there is a possibility of no re-entry. It would have to be a VERY long nap to be taken completely by surprise.

- Dreams

 

[disneymom23]

I will be there Thursday-Sunday. Should we not leave to take a break on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? I don't want to be denied re-entrance. But if we go for MM, that's a looonnngggg day with no break!

 

[Malcon10t]

If you see the ticket booths closed up, that is the first step and indictates things may get worse.

The ticket booths never fully close. The first level is they stop selling 1 day tickets and block out tickets. They will continue selling one day one park tix to DCA. And they will continue selling APs.

 

[Malcon10t]

I will be there Thursday-Sunday. Should we not leave to take a break on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? I don't want to be denied re-entrance. But if we go for MM, that's a looonnngggg day with no break!

I will be there too, as I have been for the last 10 years. The park will not close for the day. It might close temporarily, but it will reopen. It always does. I generally leave the park about 2 in the afternoon, we go have Christmas Dinner (Storytellers this year) or Christmas Eve dinner (thinking Tortilla jos), and we return about 6. We have never had an issue with reentry. We don't stay on property and we have APs.

 

[skiingfast]

The ticket booths never fully close. The first level is they stop selling 1 day tickets and block out tickets. They will continue selling one day one park tix to DCA. And they will continue selling APs.

Then let me rephrase it to be exact.

If you see most of the ticket booths closed up, that is the first step and indictates things may get worse.

 

[marcemc]

Except it doesn't happen that way. On days when it gets even possible that this will occur, there will be signs as you exit the Park cautioning that due to very busy attendance, there is a possibility of no re-entry. It would have to be a VERY long nap to be taken completely by surprise.

- Dreams

Thanks Dreams

Now I won't be paranoid about this happening during high season, I will be looking for this signs.

 

[disneymom23]

I will be there too, as I have been for the last 10 years. The park will not close for the day. It might close temporarily, but it will reopen. It always does. I generally leave the park about 2 in the afternoon, we go have Christmas Dinner (Storytellers this year) or Christmas Eve dinner (thinking Tortilla jos), and we return about 6. We have never had an issue with reentry. We don't stay on property and we have APs.

Great, thank you!

We do not have dinner reservations. We are doing storyteller's on christmas eve. On Christmas day, we are doing the Fantasmic Dessert package.