Early Admission (MM/EMH/APEE) Super Thread

[DLR29]

I like it. I wanted to get to Toontown as close to 9 am as possible, but I didn't know what to take out. Jungle Cruise has a FP at WDW, so it's easier to do, but at DL it doesn't, so I have no idea how long are the lines later in the day. I was thinking that maybe we could hop to DCA after Toontown, maybe around 10:30 am or so (for which I still don't have a plan because that's a VERY different park for me) then take a break around 3 pm or so, since we would be up since 6 am or earlier, and then return in the late afternoon to use fastpasses and see a night parade and fireworks. So how is Jungle Cruise late afternoon???

I will work on my touring plans later and I will be buying Ridemax too, especially for DCA. I will later post them on another thread, and hopefully I can get some help from all you experts.

JC (at DL) rarely gets lines over 20 min even in the afternoon. I've gone in the morning, afternoon, and evening and haven't ever had to wait longer than 15 min.

For DCA, if Toy Story Midway Mania is a high priority (which it should be ), I would make sure that I got to DCA around 9:45. Unlike WDW, there's no FP for it at DCA and lines get pretty long and stay long all day. The only way to get on TSMM with a short wait is:
a) Right at 10AM sprint there with the rest of the people in the park and hope to get there before the majority of people
b) The later the better, especially after 8PM, but I don't know if you will be in the park that late

 

[monicatb]

Thanks!! You've sooo helpful, as well as other people on this forum. As I said, I will start to work on my touring plans, and will post them later. It will help me a lot if you and others take a look at them.
Thanks again.

 

[DLR29]

Bump with some small tweaks

 

[monicatb]

I re-read the first post, but couldn't figure out what was added or edited.

 

[ttds17]

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Buying ANY ticket of 3 or more days.

Does this mean the military tickets we purchased can gain us entrance to MM? I was under the impression we could not get into MM, but that was not from an official source. Our tickets look like regular hopper passes, but simply say military in small print on the back near the bar code. They also have the discount price listed on the back as well. They are 3-day hoppers and we purchased them on base. I'd love to get into MM if we can!!

Allyson

 

[bumbershoot]

The rest of that part is:

Buying 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 tickets 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)

The military tickets are generally considered about the same as convention tickets (as are gay days tickets, actually), so unless something big has changed, no, the military tickets won't get you MM.

 

[ttds17]

Thanks! That's what I was told by another person, but I just wanted to double check. I've never been able to find official info on this and didn't want to wake up early for nothing.

Allyson

 

[Sara*s_Mommie]

I haven't read any posts other than the first one, so this may be redundant, but there's another way to enjoy MM without a 3-day pass or staying at a resort hotel and that is to make a ressie for Minnie and Friends breakfast for the earliest seating. You get to get into the park even before the MM people. You go to the turn stiles on the far left, they will have your name on a list, then they give you a Minnie and Friends button, you use your regular admission and you get in. I've done this twice now...I do go to the breakfast (I love it) but they never took a CC # so I suppose I could have blown it off and took off into the park with no repercussion that I can think of (maybe get my name blacklisted???). For me the rides aren't that important to cheat the system. We eat our breakfast and go..and yes, we usually finish before the park opens, but I'm not walking out just to get in line behind everyone - not after paying $25 for some bacon and eggs... ... actually, there's a lot more than that offered or I wouldn't love it so much!

 

[DLR29]

I re-read the first post, but couldn't figure out what was added or edited.

Only very minor changes:
-VGC (Villas at the Grand Californian) are MM eligible
-Unlike WDW, there are no evening extra hours at DLR.



Also, about the breakfast thing. When you go through the turnstyles I've heard that a CM actually guides you to breakfast so that you don't run off to the park on your own. Is that true? If you are forced to actually have breakfast, unless you scarf your food like crazy (and who wants to do that at a character breakfast), you might be only able to take advantage of 10-15 min max of MM. Basically, it's not worth it to try this strategy, unless you really want breakfast there.

 

[kaoden39]

This is great information thank you. I have never really understood how they therefor we haven't taken advantage of them. We will from now on.

 

[perlster]

I think this may be a first: Disney has now publicized that hotel guests get MM.

 

[bumbershoot]

Ew, but it says only ONE...

Hotel Guests also enjoy exclusive entry into select attractions at a Theme Park before the general public with one Magic Morning** entry!

 

[DLR29]

Actually I found this:

Magic Morning Early Admission at Disneyland® Park

On select days, Disneyland® Park offers Magic Morning early admission to Disneyland® Park for the following Guests:

-Registered Guests at a Disneyland® Resort Hotel
-Guests who have purchased select Disneyland® Resort Vacation Packages
-Guests holding special Disneyland® Resort Tickets that include Magic Morning admission benefits
During the Magic Morning early admission period, Guests will have access to select attractions in the Fantasyland and Tomorrowland areas of Disneyland® Park. Breakfast will be available for purchase.

All details — including dates, times and offerings — are subject to change without notice.

If you click on "Magic Morning". Very interesting.

 

[DarthVader92]

I will be participating in Magic Morning for the first time in July 2010....

Just have a couple of questions:
1. What's a good strategy?
2. If I decided to hit nemo first, what would Space's wait be like after a ride on nemo?
3. Same as question 2, but reverse the rolls....

 

[Sara*s_Mommie]

Also, about the breakfast thing. When you go through the turnstyles I've heard that a CM actually guides you to breakfast so that you don't run off to the park on your own. Is that true? If you are forced to actually have breakfast, unless you scarf your food like crazy (and who wants to do that at a character breakfast), you might be only able to take advantage of 10-15 min max of MM. Basically, it's not worth it to try this strategy, unless you really want breakfast there.

Since I have an AP and don't get MM unless I stay at the resort, I take advantage of this - and it has always worked for me. But then, I purposely don't plan my trips during very busy times. I have never, ever been escorted. There have been a few CM's standing around (dressed in the restaurant uniform), but I never saw them escorting anyone else either. If I can get into the park 15-20 minutes before MM, I'm done not long after MM opens. Also, the last 4 times, MM has been very low attended so even after opening, it was still ok for about an hour.

 

[Sara*s_Mommie]

I will be participating in Magic Morning for the first time in July 2010....

Just have a couple of questions:
1. What's a good strategy?
2. If I decided to hit nemo first, what would Space's wait be like after a ride on nemo?
3. Same as question 2, but reverse the rolls....

I think your best strategy is to be there early - like at least 30 minutes early. Try and be the first at security so you can be first at a gate. Ride Nemo first - that has slower loading. Space should still be ok - remember, you can get a FP for Space once park opens to use later in the day, Nemo doesn't have FP so you're always stuck waiting through the entire line.

 

[nursingsteph]

So is it best to go to parks on day with emh I'm so confused

 

[DLR29]

I will be participating in Magic Morning for the first time in July 2010....

Just have a couple of questions:
1. What's a good strategy?
2. If I decided to hit nemo first, what would Space's wait be like after a ride on nemo?
3. Same as question 2, but reverse the rolls....

Personally, I like using MM for Fantasyland because none of those rides have FP. Peter Pan is always first for me because failure to line up within the first 10 min means a 30+ wait usually. Then I continue with Dumbo, Matterhorn, Alice, etc. all can develop long lines later. Nemo is also a good choice but you can usually get a short line for that towards the evening. I don't ride Space during MM because I can always just ride it later with a FP with a short line.

My guess is that if you hit Nemo first, Space's line will be about 20 min by the time you exit. And about the same vice versa.

 

[DLR29]

So is it best to go to parks on day with emh I'm so confused

I suggest reading the whole OP, as it answers this question clearly. Also, MM is quite different from EMH.

Is MM like EMH's at WDW? Should I avoid MM days at DL like I avoid EMH days at WDW?
MM is EXTREMELY different from EMH and one should not avoid MM days at DL to try and beat the crowds. At WDW it is a good idea to avoid the WDW parks with EMH's because they are often more crowded; however at DLR I would never recommend going to only one park, on one day like at WDW. It's so much easier to hop at DLR, so I would always start at DL for the morning (MM or not) and then hop over to DCA for the middle of the day. MM does not affect park attendance at DL like EMH's affect park attendance at the WDW parks. If you have MM privileges, definitely don't hesitate to use it. Also, there is no evening Extra Magic Hours at DLR.

What if I don't have MM. Should I still go to DL on a MM day? Will it be already extremely crowded when I enter?
Definitely start at DL on a MM day even if you don't have MM. Only Fantasyland and some Tomorrowland rides are open, so you can still get an equal rope drop for the Adventureland/Frontierland side of the park. Then later in the day, hop over to DCA if you want. If you are only going for 1 day, try to avoid MM days; however, multiple day visitors should not.

If I don't have MM, how can I use MM for my advantage?
On MM days, DL has specific gates designated for MM and others that say "Entrance". Those who have MM can enter through the MM gates all the way up until official park opening. Those without MM usually line up at the gates marked "Entrance". HOWEVER, if you arrive early enough and wait by the gates marked "MM", oftentimes some of those MM gates will turn into Entrance gates as the time approaches official park opening. If you do it right, when a MM gate turns into an Entrance gate, you can actually be one of the first ones in line at a gate.

 

[White_Sox_Fan]

I will be participating in Magic Morning for the first time in July 2010....

Just have a couple of questions:
1. What's a good strategy?
2. If I decided to hit nemo first, what would Space's wait be like after a ride on nemo?
3. Same as question 2, but reverse the rolls....

By no means am I a DL MM expert but I would think that, unless you want to skip Fantasyland, you would be better served by hitting Fantasyland first, then right before or at opening hitting Nemo. As stated above I would get a FP to Space Mountain as close to opening time as possible. While the wait for Nemo may be longer later the total wait time for all the attractions you will be able to get in during MM will be less than spending half the MM time at Nemo. JMO.