Early Admission (MM/EMH/APEE) Super Thread

[disneychrista]

Officially the answer is going to be no.

I have heard that people have been able to use the MM at DCA but again, offiically this is not suppose to happen.

 

[AngelDisney]

Officially the answer is going to be no.

I have heard that people have been able to use the MM at DCA but again, offiically this is not suppose to happen.

I believe this was reported to have happened on an EMH morning not an APEE morning though. Also it can depend on individual CMs. I emailed Disneyland Guest Communications about MM comes with 3+ PH tickets. This is the reply I got from them:

Thank you for your e-mail to the DISNEYLAND® Resort.

I was able to call the Main Entrance and spoke with one of the Leads.
For guests that have the Magic Morning included in their 3-Day Hopper
package, only have Magic Morning for DISNEYLAND® Park on Sunday,
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Hence, there is a possibility of being turned away at the turnstile.

Have fun planning!

 

[cats mom]

my quick research did not find an answer to this, but here goes.

we have a party of 10ish, 3 AP's and 7 ticketholders with and EE.

Per the schedule, we can't all go into the same park for an EE on any day, is there a way we can talk to a CM and just switch parks (frankly would be willing to do DL on our DCA day if it means we can all go together).

anyone else try this? to any success?

If I were in your situation I think I might register the 3 AP holders for their DCA entrance on the same day the 7 MM folks plan to attend Disneyland, have the AP's get their wristbands, then all go to the DL gates together where the AP's offer to surrender said wristbands if they can enter DL with the group. Seems like a fair trade off to me. Of course you'd be relying on finding a sympathetic CM willing to fudge the system a bit. So I'd also be prepared to split up and have the AP holders trek right back across the esplanade to enjoy DCA if the answer is no. After all, it's only an hour and you can all meet up at official park opening and enjoy the rest of the day together.

 

[greenkai3000]

Do they have MM/EMH during the Holiday season? I've read on the boards that Summer and Winter are basically considered the same... just as busy. So the number of rides being down for refurbishments is minimal too.

Is this correct?

 

[rramstad]

Do they have MM/EMH during the Holiday season? I've read on the boards that Summer and Winter are basically considered the same... just as busy. So the number of rides being down for refurbishments is minimal too.

Is this correct?

EMH is a promotion. It is running through sometime in early September, from admittedly faulty memory. It's not a normal thing, and it's not the same thing as MM.

MM runs year round, yes, during the Holiday season too.

I am not an expert on refurbishments but you are correct DLR is quite busy for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, so most major attractions are up and running. Note that there are fewer shows, and they do not have fireworks nearly as often, and close earlier and open later i.e. shorter operating hours.

 

[DLR29]

EMH is a promotion. It is running through sometime in early September, from admittedly faulty memory. It's not a normal thing, and it's not the same thing as MM.

MM runs year round, yes, during the Holiday season too.

I am not an expert on refurbishments but you are correct DLR is quite busy for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, so most major attractions are up and running. Note that there are fewer shows, and they do not have fireworks nearly as often, and close earlier and open later i.e. shorter operating hours.

Extra Magic Hour (Early Admission for onsite guests) has been offered for the past many years under the name of "Magic Morning". In the past it's only been for DL though, not DCA. We will see if they continue this perk for both parks after the summer.

Also I wouldn't consider Summer and "Winter" on equal playing fields. Summer is significantly more crowded than early December or mid-January. Summer is also significantly less crowded than that week between Christmas and New Years.

For refurbs, Disney really tries to have no refurbs around Christmas time. But October, November, and early December definitely have the possibility (high probability?) of having several refurbs.

 

[SuzanneSLO]

I have an odd question that I thought I would throw out to the experts before calling Disney!

We had APs that expired in late June, which we used to reserve APEE in August. We received a confirmation e-mail with our AP numbers written showing only the last 4 digits.

After we renewed, our new APs have a different number, but the last 4 digits remain the same. We can now resrve another date for APEE using this new AP number. Should I sign up again for the date we will be visiting or just expect I can use the APs with the confirmation to attend? -- Suzanne

 

[momsquad]

Okay, I've read the 1st three pages, and the last three pages, however some of these "super threads" get so loooong. . .

My apologies if this was answered somewhere in the 650 un-read posts:

I'm just a "regular" visitor to DCA/DL this October. Not AP holder. Not a Disney Hotel guest. Purchased my DLand package from Disney Travel at a "good neighbor" hotel, 4day hopper tickets.

I understand how and which days I can enter DL early. My package offesr a Magic Morning and a Morning Maddness. However, if I'm reading this correctly, in this situation - I have no option to enter DCA early.

Is this correct?

Thanks in advance for your help. . . .

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

Okay, I've read the 1st three pages, and the last three pages, however some of these "super threads" get so loooong. . .

My apologies if this was answered somewhere in the 650 un-read posts:

I'm just a "regular" visitor to DCA/DL this October. Not AP holder. Not a Disney Hotel guest. Purchased my DLand package from Disney Travel at a "good neighbor" hotel, 4day hopper tickets.

I understand how and which days I can enter DL early. My package offesr a Magic Morning and a Morning Maddness. However, if I'm reading this correctly, in this situation - I have no option to enter DCA early.

Is this correct?

Thanks in advance for your help. . . .

Correct probably. DCA early entry is being offered only to Disney onsite guests and Disney AP holders. This perk is officially being offered through Sept. 13. Whether there will be any form of DCA early entry after Sept. 13 and who might be included has not been stated by Disney yet.

 

[momsquad]

Good to know I understood it correctly. Thanks for the quick response lurker.
Maybe something will change by the time we go, maybe not. Nonetheless, I'll simply be happy to be there.
Trying real hard to heed all the advice from the DL experts and modify my WDW commando planning mentality and accept that Disney on this coast can be "calmer."

 

[DLR29]

I have an odd question that I thought I would throw out to the experts before calling Disney!

We had APs that expired in late June, which we used to reserve APEE in August. We received a confirmation e-mail with our AP numbers written showing only the last 4 digits.

After we renewed, our new APs have a different number, but the last 4 digits remain the same. We can now resrve another date for APEE using this new AP number. Should I sign up again for the date we will be visiting or just expect I can use the APs with the confirmation to attend? -- Suzanne

Interesting question. I would just sign up again (if the date isn't full yet, which it doesn't seem like it is). It doesn't take that long to sign up and it'll probably be a lot less confusing.

 

[the donut]

We did APEE for DCA on Tuesday July 3rd. We left the Grand Cal at 6:20 and went to get our wristbands by 6:30 or so. There were about a dozen cast members with iphones that could scan your AP to make sure that you were registered for the event. Each AP must be registered to participate. I actually had a problem where my youngest's AP wasn't registered with the promotion somehow, but the lead CM was able to override it. I am not sure he would have done that for parties of multiple adults. We were in line by 6:40 and were about 10 people back from the front. My husband surveyed the line looking for anyone that might be a "problem" and potentially delay entry. Sure enough, the first family in the line had no wristbands. We were just discussing whether we should switch lines when a cast member from inside the gate told them that they wouldn't be admitted without a wristband and sent them away. We also saw a lead CM walk through and remind every CM that there would be absolutely no admittance without an AP for the DCA early entry. I would say they were trying to close the loopholes that were letting people in with a regular magic morning entry.

Of course everyone went straight to RSR. We needed to do child swap since we have one under 40 inches. My husband and my daughter went on first, and the ride was operating at opening. They entered the line at 7:10 and were done by 7:25. In the meantime I took my little one to Luigi's Flying Tires and Mater's Junkyard Jamboree with no wait. Then we used the Child Swap pass so that I could ride with my daughter. At this point Luigi's had a 20 minute line so my husband rode MJJ one more time (no wait) and headed for TSMM (walk-on). Child Swap for RSR uses the fastpass line, and no one was in the line yet since fastpasses hadn't even been issued yet so we entered shortly before the load area. We exited RSR by 7:45 and walked over to TSMM to join my husband where the CMs were letting him ride without getting off since there was no one there. We saw the masses of people coming in by the time we got off TSMM.

RSR is a great ride!

 

[HydroGuy]

We did APEE for DCA on Tuesday July 3rd. We left the Grand Cal at 6:20 and went to get our wristbands by 6:30 or so. There were about a dozen cast members with iphones that could scan your AP to make sure that you were registered for the event. Each AP must be registered to participate. I actually had a problem where my youngest's AP wasn't registered with the promotion somehow, but the lead CM was able to override it. I am not sure he would have done that for parties of multiple adults. We were in line by 6:40 and were about 10 people back from the front. My husband surveyed the line looking for anyone that might be a "problem" and potentially delay entry. Sure enough, the first family in the line had no wristbands. We were just discussing whether we should switch lines when a cast member from inside the gate told them that they wouldn't be admitted without a wristband and sent them away. We also saw a lead CM walk through and remind every CM that there would be absolutely no admittance without an AP for the DCA early entry. I would say they were trying to close the loopholes that were letting people in with a regular magic morning entry.

Of course everyone went straight to RSR. We needed to do child swap since we have one under 40 inches. My husband and my daughter went on first, and the ride was operating at opening. They entered the line at 7:10 and were done by 7:25. In the meantime I took my little one to Luigi's Flying Tires and Mater's Junkyard Jamboree with no wait. Then we used the Child Swap pass so that I could ride with my daughter. At this point Luigi's had a 20 minute line so my husband rode MJJ one more time (no wait) and headed for TSMM (walk-on). Child Swap for RSR uses the fastpass line, and no one was in the line yet since fastpasses hadn't even been issued yet so we entered shortly before the load area. We exited RSR by 7:45 and walked over to TSMM to join my husband where the CMs were letting him ride without getting off since there was no one there. We saw the masses of people coming in by the time we got off TSMM.

RSR is a great ride!

Thanks!

 

[Priory]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this would be the first time since opening that RSR has been operational at the start of EE. This is very encouraging. I am flying out Friday for my EE Saturday and have resigned myself to it being down.

My current plan is ride Luigi, ride Mater, maybe ride TOT and hop in line for a RSR fastpass just before 8, then go ride single rider and come back later to use FP.

However, if RSR is up at 7am, I'm just gonna ride it, I think.

 

[the donut]

Just wanted to add that if you are staying at the resort (and I believe it's been already stated by others but is worth repeating), you probably want to enter at the main entrance for the DCA EMH days. Unless you're say one of the first 10 people in the line going through the GCH entrance, you will be behind the security table and will have to wait for all the people in front of you to get their bags checked before entry. In that time people are pouring through multiple gates at the front entrance, since at the main entrance, you can completely clear security with plenty of room to line up behind multiple gates.

For the APEE DCA days, you have to go pick up wristbands at ticket booth 4 so you might as well enter at the main gate. Come to think of it, I don't even know if the hotel entry is operational for APEE DCA entry.

Although I didn't do the EMH at DCA yesterday (Wednesday), RSR was operational at opening according to others in the group. Perhaps they have worked out the kinks. We're doing EMH at DCA tomorrow - I'll post if RSR is working at open tomorrow.

We did DL EMH today - Matterhorn was not operational until sometime after 8:30. When we checked again at 9am, it was open with a 45 minute wait. We didn't end up riding it.

 

[the donut]

My current plan is ride Luigi, ride Mater, maybe ride TOT and hop in line for a RSR fastpass just before 8, then go ride single rider and come back later to use FP.

However, if RSR is up at 7am, I'm just gonna ride it, I think.

If RSR is open, it's best to do it right away. My husband swung by the fastpass line at 7:45, and he said the line was impressively long. Other parts of DCA didn't really get busy until after 9am as everyone was in Carsland. TSMM was less than a 10 minute wait and Screamin was a walk on at 8:30. Waiting for a FP would cause you to miss that as I would not be surprised if it took over half an hour to get through that line.

For first thing in the morning, if it was just me (or a party of adults), I would do single rider line for RSR--the entry point for SR is beyond even the FP entry point, and the seats in the cars are made up of rows of 3 while most people seem to be in groups of 2 and 4. Leaves lots of SR openings.

 

[aliceindisneyland]

Tried to hedge my bets based on never knowing what we'll want to do:
Staying at Disneyland Hotel 8/16-19; blocked APs on Sat.
Fri 8/17: hotel early entry DCA/registered for APEE at DL
Sat blocked
Sun 8/18: hotel early entry DL/registered for APEE at DCA
Mon 8/19: hotel early entry DCA

Trying to make sure I understand property hotels early entry:
Sun: DL
Mon: DCA
Tues: DL
Wed: DCA
Thurs: DL
Fri: DCA
Sat: DL
You do not have a choice of which park to enter; the early entry park is set only by day, correct?
Thanks!

 

[disneychrista]

Trying to make sure I understand property hotels early entry:
Sun: DL
Mon: DCA
Tues: DL
Wed: DCA
Thurs: DL
Fri: DCA
Sat: DL
You do not have a choice of which park to enter; the early entry park is set only by day, correct?
Thanks!

Correct you do not get to choose.

 

[aliceindisneyland]

Correct you do not get to choose.

Thanks!

 

[the donut]

For first thing in the morning, if it was just me (or a party of adults), I would do single rider line for RSR--the entry point for SR is beyond even the FP entry point, and the seats in the cars are made up of rows of 3 while most people seem to be in groups of 2 and 4. Leaves lots of SR openings.

I took a closer look at this when I rode the ride on Friday, entry point is actually the same, but the single rider queue space is overall shorter after the entry point. Not sure if it makes too much difference to anyone, but I hate to post incorrect info.