Early Admission (MM/EMH/APEE) Super Thread

[S. S. Columbia]

Can you take the monorail from Disneyland Hotel for Morning Madness or is it open yet?? Is the Toontown celebration the same thing and open to the same people as Morning Madness is or is it an extra cost?

To clarify post #139:

The OP (post #1) includes information about the monorail and Magic Mornings (MM), and Mickey's Toontown Morning Madness (MTTMM):

For guests staying at the DLH or PPH can you take the monorail?
You can use the monorail to enter the park for MM; however it is a better option to walk through DTD and use the main entrance. The monorail sometimes beats the front gate crowds. Sometimes not.

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Is MM the same as Toontown Morning Madness?
No, Toontown Morning Madness is only for people who buy packages from AAA, Costco, Disney, etc. [For] Toontown Morning Madness, [guests enter] Mickey's Toontown one hour before it [usually] opens. Since Mickey's Toontown usually opens one hour after official park opening, Toontown Morning Madness often begins at official park opening. Different to MM days, Toontown Morning Madness is offered on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, making Saturday the only day in which both MM and Toontown Morning Madness is offered.

... You could take the monorail back there. The exit is near the entrance to ToonTown. ...

One tiny correction to post #140:

The monorail does not travel to ToonTown. (The monorail travels between DTD and Tomorrowland.)

You can take the DL Railroad to ToonTown.

And yes, the MTTMM days are correct: M, W, F, and Sa.

... [MTTMM] is cute, my 5 year old DD was mildly amused, but the 10 y.o. thought it was lame.

HTH

 

[avalon451]

*slaps forehead* D'oh. I knew that. I was mixing up the monorail and the train.

By the bye, was gonna say-- I wouldn't take the monorail in on a magic morning, though. It doesn't always get going right when the park opens, so people on the boards usually say that walking in is better, to get to those nice walk-on rides on Magic mornings. It would be fine on a regular opening morning when you're going to MTTMM.

 

[DLR29]

Bumping this up. There have been numerous changes/additions. More are welcome!

 

[DLR29]

Bumping this again because there have been tons of MM questions lately.

 

[DLR29]

Bump!

 

[disneychrista]

Do they change the EE days when they fall on a holiday? The only day that we can do EE is on Christmas Day. So I am hoping not.

 

[perlster]

How about adding when parking opens on MM days?

 

[bumbershoot]

Do they change the EE days when they fall on a holiday? The only day that we can do EE is on Christmas Day. So I am hoping not.

That's a good question and I don't know the answer to it, so I'm it bumping up!

 

[toocherie]

well, don't know how accurate this still is, but I know back in Jan. or Feb. I stayed at the Paradise Pier and MM started at 8 a.m. I thought I would be "smart" and park at Mickey & Friends so I could take the tram at the end of the day (I was going home that day), so got up early to be at the parking structure at 7 a.m. so I could be at the gate for 8 a.m. opening for MM. One flaw in that plan--they didn't open the parking booths until 7:30~ and there was a line of about 40 cars ahead of me~! So by the time I got parked, on the tram and through the gates it was about 8:20. Not good planning.

 

[DLR29]

So it seems like the parking lot opens up 30 minutes before MM on MM days. Can others confirm this?

Also, I'm pretty sure the only things that change MM days are grad nites, so if Christmas falls on a MM, then it will be a MM day.

 

[disneychrista]

No actual experience on the parking but everything I have heard about parking is 30 mins before parks open, so it would follow that it would be 30 mins before EE.

Thanks, I assumed that EE would still happen on Christmas (Tuesday this year) but wanted to double check.

 

[perlster]

This thread is obviously quite popular due to all the helpful information. How about adding a link to it in one of the sticky posts (if this one can't be made sticky)?

One more suggestion: a list of when free breakfast (if offered) at nearby hotels is served, so those wanting to get an early start in the morning know what places would accommodate them.

 

[Hound 109]

This thread is obviously quite popular due to all the helpful information. How about adding a link to it in one of the sticky posts (if this one can't be made sticky)?

I think it would be a great sticky (if the sticky gods decide to make it one).

fwiw... there is a link to DLR 29's MM superthread.... on HydroGuy's sticky (which of course is essential reading for everyone).

 

[chrissiecutie]

Sorry, I tried to read through most of this but just couldn't make it! Quite a popular thread, thanks for the link Hydroguy!

I thought I read about folks giving away their unused MTTMM tickets. Anyone heard anything about this?? Perhaps its on one of the many pages I missed in this thread. We are purchasing AP's this year and from what I understand, do not get either MM or MTTMM. We are taking our DS3 for his first trip and would love to take him to MTTMM, any ideas??

Thanks so much!!

 

[DLR29]

Sorry, I tried to read through most of this but just couldn't make it! Quite a popular thread, thanks for the link Hydroguy!

I thought I read about folks giving away their unused MTTMM tickets. Anyone heard anything about this?? Perhaps its on one of the many pages I missed in this thread. We are purchasing AP's this year and from what I understand, do not get either MM or MTTMM. We are taking our DS3 for his first trip and would love to take him to MTTMM, any ideas??

Thanks so much!!

You can be MM eligible if you stay onsite and with your AP, you can get a discount on the onsite hotels.

As for MTTMM, you can only get it by buying a package, which wouldn't work if you have APs. So here's a thread regarding giving away MTTMM tickets.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1594648

 

[Lil' Grumpy]

..ok, our trip getting closer....& we still have ?'s


...why isn't the bobsleds open during mm?

..when our boys were little when we did the old subs....now with our little

...we like them to experience..this ride?...but most say "start
in fantasland?...why is the nemo consider a waste of mm?

* we are most likely will split up..after mm, as there's is a big age difference

with our kids. other than space mt., it looks like..the left side of the park
..would be idea for them, while fantasyland/toontown....& the parade will be
more for our girl..should we take radios?

 

[avalon451]

The Matterhorn Bobsleds ride usually IS open during MM.

Nemo is a great little ride, however it is a very slow loader, and even if you get on the first sub, you are likely to get off it at 25-45 minutes past the hour, thus having used up 1/2 to 3/4 of your MM. To get on the first or second sub, you usually have to be at the security check tables 45 minutes before MM opening (during summer hours of 8-12, that means at 6:15 a.m. ) Then you have to walk purposefully (but in reality, most people jog) as quickly as possible to the ride. If you're not in that first stampede (and believe me, it IS a stampede), you are not likely to get on the first couple of subs. In which case, you will use your entire MM hour or more on ONE ride. If you have more than one MM, this isn't a big deal; you can use the other one for FL, Space and Buzz.

The reason many people would rather not do the Nemo stampede is that they don't like all the fuss it entails (that's me; to me it was not worth the fuss, although it is a cute ride); and also that in that same hour, it is possible to ride everything in FL plus Space and Buzz if you're so inclined. Riding the FL rides early, while there's no line, makes sense because none of them are FP rides; shortly after MM the lines for Dumbo, Teacups, Peter Pan and Alice will be prohibitively long, and Matterhorn usually won't be short.

Plus you can be ready to pick up that all-important first FP right at 8 a.m. at general admission. And then keep collecting them all day long, as soon as they become available, and use them when you come back after an afternoon break. Hope that helps explain the FL over Nemo preference that many people have.

As far as radios or walkie-talkies: I'd say use cell phones instead, if at all possible. If you don't already each have one, you could get a pre-paid track phone to use. Ours were absolutely essential because we split up a lot and were always trying to find out where the other bunch was and when they wanted to meet up. I think walkie-talkies wouldn't work as well, because it is usually very NOISY around you, and the background noise would make it really hard to understand or be understood. Cell phones were hard enough in this respect.

Hope that helps!

 

[chrissiecutie]

Thanks for the link to the thread! I knew there was one out there, just couldn't find it. I've added my name, though I think my chances of getting some MTTMM tickets are slim.

We are not staying onsite, just can't afford it even with the AP discount. So will miss out on the MM but I'm hoping I can at least find a generous person or people who have extra MTTMM tickets!

Wish me luck!

 

[disneychrista]

You CAN get a MM, even if you plan to purchase AP's by purchasing the 3-day hopper FIRST then upgrade to an AP after you have used the MM.

 

[chrissiecutie]

Disneychrista! You're a genius!!!

I remember reading that you could upgrade to an AP once you got to the parks. Silly me, I wasn't even thinking of using this to my advantage to get MM!

You saved the day!

Thank you!