Early Admission (MM/EMH/APEE) Super Thread

[disneychrista]

FYI, the CM I spoke with today when calling the DLR general info line stated that this is only for APs @ this point.

I thought that Disney had annoucned the DCA EE for hotel guests already.

 

[DISHoppy]

I thought that Disney had annoucned the DCA EE for hotel guests already.

Kinda. Sorta. Officially unofficial. The DIS tweeted and posted this yesterday:

Beginning 06/18/12, Disneyland Resort Hotel guests will be able to enjoy Magic Mornings EVERY day!

In addition to the existing Magic Mornings at Disneyland Park, guests will be able to visit Disney California Adventure 1 hour early on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The Magic Morning schedule for those with 3 Day + Park Hopper Tickets will not change

And then tweeted and posted this today:

Beginning soon, Disneyland Resort Annual Passholders will be able to sign up for Annual Passholder Early Entry events.

The events will take place 06/18/12 through 9/13/12 and will allow Passholders entry into the Parks one hour early on selected days.

The events will typically take place at Disneyland Park on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and Disney California Adventure on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Passholders will need to register for the event at least 3 days in advance and can only register for one event at each Park.

Registration begins soon!

Only APEE has been officially announced @ this point:

http://disneyland.disney.go.com/passes/early-entry/

So based on what has been announced and 'announced' it appears that APEEs will occur on DL MM/EE days, and DCA MMs/EEs for resort guests will occur on days when DL/AP MMs/EEs do not (M/W/F). But according to the CM I spoke with today, that is not the case....yet. See the Matterhorn height requirement thread about CMs that may have bad 411 or could be mistaken. I have personally overheard a CM tell a guest @ DHS in WDW that TSM was going down for a refurb in April (this was early March), when in fact TSM did not close until August/September for the TS 3 enhancement/refurb.

-Kevin

 

[brenda1966]

So, it appears the parks will be open early every single day of the week this summer -- both parks. Am I understanding this correct??

The CA EE will be private -- ie AP holders and Resort guests only. This will be every day of the week, either AP or Resort guests.

The DL EE will be a mix of public and private. Public being the Magic Morning's we get with a hopper pass, one of them. The private being AP or Resort guests.

I've always really disliked going on a day when I was an hour behind the crowds. Now there is no way to avoid that, except for the one magic morning. *sigh*. It's nice that AP's and Resort guests are getting perks. This could change our touring strategy a bit. I wonder what time CA will open to the masses and where we should head when it does.

 

[CrazyDuck]

The CA EE will be private -- ie AP holders and Resort guests only. This will be every day of the week, either AP or Resort guests.

The DL EE will be a mix of public and private. Public being the Magic Morning's we get with a hopper pass, one of them. The private being AP or Resort guests.

Did you read this somewhere? I thought it was DCA on M,W,F and DL on S,T,Th,Sa

 

[DLR29]

Did you read this somewhere? I thought it was DCA on M,W,F and DL on S,T,Th,Sa

From what has been officially confirmed by Disney...

DL Magic Morning (resort and 3+ hopper guests)- Tu, Th, Sa, Su
DL APEE- M, W,F

DCA APEE- Tu, Th, Sa, Su

With rumors of DCA Magic Morning for resort guests on M, W, F

 

[Jen&Trenton]

Thank you!!!

 

[CateinPhoenix]

Can anyone confirm as of today's date, which rides are "disconnected" from the FP system?

 

[DLR29]

Can anyone confirm as of today's date, which rides are "disconnected" from the FP system?

-Roger Rabbit (DL)
-California Screamin (DCA)
-World of Color (DCA)

Also the two parks' FP systems are disconnected from each other. FP is not offered during MM.

 

[DLR29]

UPDATE: Just updated the entire opening post (and the overall title of the thread) to try and clarify all of the confusion between the different Early Admission programs happening this summer. Hopefully the OP makes sense. Please let me know if something is not clear or could be said better. I tried to make it as straight forward as possible, but it's difficult with all of the weird terms that Disney is using.

 

[Hound 109]

Thanks for updating the first page DLR29.

Once the DCA attraction list for their early hour is announced, this thread will be the "go to" thread for early morning touring.

Quick question from your OP on the first page:

What? Entrance to Disneyland Park or Disney California Adventure one hour before official park opening to ride select attractions

Who? Annual Passholders (of any of the 4 levels)

When? AP holders can register online for 1 APEE at each park (DL and DCA) between 6/18/12-9/13/12. There is no indication at this point about if APEE will continue after 9/13/12.

APEE dates are OPPOSITE of MM/EMH:
-DL APEE will be on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
-DCA APEE will be on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Like the other 2 EA options, APEE at both parks begins 1 hour before park opening

If I'm reading this correct, will they be opening DL at 7am on MWF for AP holders only?

Obviously AP holders will want to visit CarsLand in DCA, but will their be enough demand (from AP holders during the week) to keep DL busy on MWF? (or do you think that hotel guests will also enjoy this perk at DL on MWF?)

Great thread.....& thanks.

 

[HydroGuy]

UPDATE: Just updated the entire opening post (and the overall title of the thread) to try and clarify all of the confusion between the different Early Admission programs happening this summer. Hopefully the OP makes sense. Please let me know if something is not clear or could be said better. I tried to make it as straight forward as possible, but it's difficult with all of the weird terms that Disney is using.

Good job! This will help a lot of folks this summer!

 

[tinkermomma]

Thank you so much DLR29!! This is great!

 

[DLR29]

Thanks for updating the first page DLR29.

Once the DCA attraction list for their early hour is announced, this thread will be the "go to" thread for early morning touring.

Quick question from your OP on the first page:



If I'm reading this correct, will they be opening DL at 7am on MWF for AP holders only?

Obviously AP holders will want to visit CarsLand in DCA, but will their be enough demand (from AP holders during the week) to keep DL busy on MWF? (or do you think that hotel guests will also enjoy this perk at DL on MWF?)

Great thread.....& thanks.

Yes, we will see if DL's APEE crowd levels are on par with a normal MM day. Considering the APEE program is only running for 13 weeks and 3 days a week, that's 39 potential days for AP holders to take advantage of it. With about a million AP holders, I do think there will be enough demand (without also including hotel guests) to keep DL busy during this temporary summer thing. I'm guessing, though, that the ones in the middle of the summer when the SoCal APs are blocked out will be much quieter than come late August.

I'm thinking of signing up for APEE on my birthday, wed Sept 5th.

 

[perlster]

For July 2, 4, 6 and 9, the DCAP calendar lists "Early admission"

The crack Disney web team helpfully provides a pop-up that explains "Early admission" at Disneyland Park


(It was reported earlier that Roger Rabbit is now "on the FP grid" - confirmed or not?)

 

[Butterfly123]

This is a great thread...thank you!...but it is now 36 pages, and I'm not sure if the answer to this question is in there, but it is a lot of posts to sort through!

Question: We have 4 day park hoppers, we are staying off site, and will be there mid July. Can we use our one MM at either DL or DCA, or do we need to use it at DL?

Thanks....and I apologize if this question has already been answered!

 

[subtchr]

Question: We have 4 day park hoppers, we are staying off site, and will be there mid July. Can we use our one MM at either DL or DCA, or do we need to use it at DL?

Sorry, but my understanding is that MM is only available at DL.

The only early entry to DCA is via EMH for Disney resort hotel guests (MWF at DCA, SSTTh at DL) and APEE (opposite days to the hotel guest's EMH days).

I have a question for those in the know - what is the capacity of the three Disneyland Resort hotels at full occupancy? I'm excited about the opportunity to use a Friday EMH at DCA in late June, but I'd like an idea how many people could potentially be joining us! Now, I realize that (and please bear with this old math major):

If x = Number of guests staying at the three hotels
x-y = Number of guests who plan to use that EMH on a given MWF morning, and
x-y-z = Number of guests who actually USE it (z = the number of guests who PLAN to be at the gate at 6:45 am but who just can't drag themselves out of that comfy bed!)

It won't affect my decision - we'll be there regardless - but I'm curious.

 

[HydroGuy]

This is a great thread...thank you!...but it is now 36 pages, and I'm not sure if the answer to this question is in there, but it is a lot of posts to sort through!

Question: We have 4 day park hoppers, we are staying off site, and will be there mid July. Can we use our one MM at either DL or DCA, or do we need to use it at DL?

Thanks....and I apologize if this question has already been answered!

FYI you are not supposed to read everthing! Only the first post.


From the OP it is only for DL - at least as far as Disney has announced.

1. Magic Morning (MM)

What? Entrance to Disneyland Park one hour before official park opening to ride select attractions

Who? Guests can take advantage of MM by purchasing ANY ticket of 3 or more days. This will entitle the ticket holder to one MM admission. There are some exceptions such as Gay Day, military, and convention tickets, but most big name ticket sellers have MM eligible tickets (Disney, AAA, Costco, So. Cal City Pass, most online sources such as ARES Travel)

When? MM is currently offered on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday (the days that start with "S" and "T"). And MM is ALWAYS one hour before official park opening.

How? Enter just like you would normally and the MM is deducted from your ticket. There is no extra piece of paper or voucher needed for MM.

 

[perlster]

DLR has "announced" something on the official calendar that it never has before.

 

[Butterfly123]

Thanks! It is what I thought. Oh well....I think we'll be spending the majority of our time in DL anyway.

 

[perlster]

There's a post "up there" that some people really need to read