What time of year is your friend taking their trip?
I was worried about this when we stayed at WBC in December, especially because of the parks having shortened hours. We had always stayed onsite, but bought Wyndham on our honeymoon, and you just can't beat staying at a resort for free! We avoided parks that were having EMH and managed to get everything done that we wanted to and then some. With a good touring plan and choosing the right days to go to each park, missing out on EMH doesn't have to be a bad thing. You can definitely make it work! We found we didn't miss utilizing EMH at all on our last stay.