Early entry

[mrtommorrow]

Can someone please explain the Early Entry deals at the parks? What time do they open? Does it cost extra? and any other helpful piece of information!

 

[ILOVEPOOH1]

ok, this may be long but here goes...

Early entry (or EE) is a perk for guests staying onsite at a Disney Resort Hotel
there is no extra cost
each day one of the 4 major theme parks open 1hour early for these guests (must have proof of staying onsite ex. room key or pass)
only certain attractions are open for EE so check ahead of time and make a plan

the EE park of the day tends to get majorly crowded by noon, since not only are all the onsite guests there but the other guests start filtering in

my recommendation: get to EE park before actual EE time, so if EE time is 8:00 am get there by 7:45\
make a beeline for the most popular attractions (these will be crowded later)
use that hour to ride or see what you can, do not waste valuable time studying park maps etc.

when the park gets crowded, hop to another park
Also EE tends to work great at AK and MGM (Magic kingdom gets very crowded on EE day so plan to leave in the afternoon)

here is an example of using EE at MGM

get to park early 7:45
when open for EE guests- head to ToT ride
immediatly exit ToT and ride RnRC
if time: see muppet show and any other EE attractions you can
grab fastpass for anything you want to ride again
by now the park should be open to other guests
enjoy the park until it gets too crowded then hop out

hope that helps!! have fun!

 

[ILOVEPOOH1]

oh yeah, i forgot which parks open for EE which days

this is subject to change so do research ahead of time

MK- Sun and Thurs

Epcot- Wed

MGM- Tues and Sat

AK- Mon and Fri

 

[mrtommorrow]

Wow...thanks for the help. I've probably been to WDW on 25 separate occasions, but this will be the first time I give EE a try. Seems like a good deal considering we're going next week, and it'll be absurdly hot/crowded come the early afternoon.

Thanks again!