Early Admission (MM/EMH/APEE) Super Thread

[poohj80]

So they would still require a 6 yr old to have a room key in order to get into DCA for EMH?

Yep, our 6 yr old did.

 

[ArchOwl]

So they would still require a 6 yr old to have a room key in order to get into DCA for EMH?

This is definitely a YMMV kind of thing. Some CMs want to see room keys for everyone. Others seem fine with one key per group. Best to add them to your room and give them a room key.

 

[cari12]

Oh and, GCH entrance? Or main gate? And what is HHS? Thanks!!

Sorry, darn autocorrect on my phone! That was supposed to be "the". Main gate.

 

[BensDaddy]

Ok, sounds like it'll be a busy morning! Thanks

 

[ValpoCory]

Each person will need to have a room key for EMH. if the nieces have 3+ day hoppers, they should qualify for MM at DL but could not enter DCA early with you. If your villa allows 6 people, just add them to your reservation so they'll have room cards.

If the nieces are 3 years old, do three year olds need a room key? At what age do they start carding kids?

 

[ValpoCory]

We were there this past week and it was super busy. However, if you get to security at least 30 minutes prior to EMH starting and use the wide right technique, you should be able to ride without much of a wait. ... We did this and it worked like a charm Mon/Wed and we were riding it by the 15 minute mark.

45 minutes (30 minutes early + 15 min in line) is "without much of a wait". Sad but true with RSR.

We are going in one of the least busy times (late January mid-week) just to lessen the wait time as much as possible.

 

[cari12]

45 minutes (30 minutes early + 15 min in line) is "without much of a wait". Sad but true with RSR.

We are going in one of the least busy times (late January mid-week) just to lessen the wait time as much as possible.

The 15 minutes was mainly walking time down Buena Vista and through the incredibly long queuing area for RSR. The wait once at the front was about 5 minutes. Also, I would rather wait once at the gate than wait over and over at all the rides. If you wait in RSR, then during that time all the other ride lines are building so get RSR over and done with and do all the rest at the 20 minute mark while everyone else is on the RSR queue.

 

[coaches24]

Can someone explain the wide right technique or link where it's explained ? We are going in Jan right after New Years and I want to have my CL strategy down.

 

[coaches24]

Can someone explain the wide right technique or link where it's explained ? We are going in Jan right after New Years and I want to have my CL strategy down.

anyone?

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

anyone?

Here is the thread:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2971596&highlight=carsland+wide+right

 

[salemk]

For those who have done EMH at DCA already. I understand that you need a room key for each person & that includes kids. My question is, do they just need to see you have a hotel room key to get into EMH or do they scan/input your hotel room key, like your park hopper ticket, in order for you to get into EMH at DCA?

 

[Avery's mom]

You just have to show your room key. The dates are printed on the key and that's what they check for. HTH!

 

[cutedisneygirly]

Is the Annual Passholder early admission still being offered like it was over the summer?

 

[ArchOwl]

Is the Annual Passholder early admission still being offered like it was over the summer?

No.

 

[perlster]

"On EA days, both DL and DCA have specific gates designated for "Magic Morning" and others that say "Entrance". Those who have EA can enter through the "Magic Morning" gates all the way up until official park opening. Those without EA usually line up at the gates marked "Entrance". HOWEVER, if you arrive early enough and wait by the gates marked "Magic Morning", oftentimes some of those gates will turn into "Entrance" gates as the time approaches official park opening. If you do it right, when a "Magic Morning" gate turns into an "Entrance" gate, you can actually be one of the first ones in line at a gate."

Well .. and this was new to me, but it actually happened ...

There were two gates with the "Entrance sign" and long lines that only grew.

The lines to the Magic Morning gates were surprisingly (to me) long. [Perhaps the ID checks slowed them.] Anyway, I figured (as noted above) that these lines would actually be the quickest way to get in at the official park opening time of 10.

It's hard to keep track of all the lines, but from what I observed, the two "Entrance" lines [which were the leftmost ones operating] let people (without MM) in first - around 9:30, and it was a few minutes until the signs at the other gates were flipped and the CMs knew that they could let everyone in.

From this time on, people entering using MM were directed to a path to the right of the hub to access the park while others were held back.

For the first time in my experience, rope drop was actually early - but only by a minute - at 9:59AM.

 

[DLR29]

"On EA days, both DL and DCA have specific gates designated for "Magic Morning" and others that say "Entrance". Those who have EA can enter through the "Magic Morning" gates all the way up until official park opening. Those without EA usually line up at the gates marked "Entrance". HOWEVER, if you arrive early enough and wait by the gates marked "Magic Morning", oftentimes some of those gates will turn into "Entrance" gates as the time approaches official park opening. If you do it right, when a "Magic Morning" gate turns into an "Entrance" gate, you can actually be one of the first ones in line at a gate."

Well .. and this was new to me, but it actually happened ...

There were two gates with the "Entrance sign" and long lines that only grew.

The lines to the Magic Morning gates were surprisingly (to me) long. [Perhaps the ID checks slowed them.] Anyway, I figured (as noted above) that these lines would actually be the quickest way to get in at the official park opening time of 10.

It's hard to keep track of all the lines, but from what I observed, the two "Entrance" lines [which were the leftmost ones operating] let people (without MM) in first - around 9:30, and it was a few minutes until the signs at the other gates were flipped and the CMs knew that they could let everyone in.

From this time on, people entering using MM were directed to a path to the right of the hub to access the park while others were held back.

For the first time in my experience, rope drop was actually early - but only by a minute - at 9:59AM.

Good to know that this is still going on and that it's working!

 

[TigerlilyAJ]

For those who have done EMH at DCA already. I understand that you need a room key for each person & that includes kids. My question is, do they just need to see you have a hotel room key to get into EMH or do they scan/input your hotel room key, like your park hopper ticket, in order for you to get into EMH at DCA?

We just stayed at PPH Friday, Nov 9, to Tuesday, Nov 13, 2012, and we used our EMH at DCA on Sunday and Monday. My DH and I showed our room keys, but they never asked to see our three kids' keys--which is good, because I had them stowed in the safe with the other souvenirs from the trip--nor did they scan the room keys. But then, our room keys did have our stay dates printed on them (which other guests seemed to find as a new feature, along with our names), so maybe the gate people did actually pause to see that we were, in fact, current PPH guests.

 

[DLR29]

Big update today with the new Annual Passholder Early Entry stuff.

 

[mommy2mrb]

Big update today with the new Annual Passholder Early Entry stuff.

yay! can't wait to see what it will be!

getting in early on the weekends will be a bonus!

thanks for the update!

 

[scrapbunny]

So excited to try the new APEE on the 5th and 6th. One question, isn't the Toontown early opening finished as of Dec 31st? Does anyone know what time it will be open the first week of January?