EMH and EMM?

[GADisneyDad14]

Very subjective of course, but for me personally, MK EMM is THE best upcharge event money I've spent at Disney.

 

[ljmclin]

No, EMH is the one that is for resort guests only. EMM is for everyone/anyone who wishes to pay the extra amount in addition to their park ticket for the day.

Oh ok - thanks for clearing that up for me! I'm sure my kids would love it but don't think we will spend the extra money this trip!

 

[Babs1975]

It was awesome. Did it this week at MK. Was also the best money we've spent at WDW. It's the riding 7DMT over and over with no wait that was just fantastic! We rode it 10 times in an hour, then Pooh and PP too. Then could do other Fantasyland rides at park opening when times were low. Worked out great for my family. I hope they keep it as I never want to be in that mad rush of rope droppers going to 7DMT ever again!!!! Oh and there are exactly 200 spaces available. That's it.

 

[JJsmama]

If you read through all the reviews for both the one at MK and the one at HS you'd be hard pressed to find a single person who did it come out and say it was awful and a waste of time.
We've done both a few times and will do them again (and the night version at MK if it ever returns)

I'll ask because you have had success booking this several times. How far in advance did you book this? I am 6 months out for first week of June. No dates are showing for the 3 weeks mid May to early June. I don't know if they haven't been added yet or if they are full. Your experience?

 

[Disneychick75]

Yes and no. The target here is more for those who stay off-site and have no access to anything early or late. The extra money gets them in the park early and gets two very crowded rides done in that time. It also puts them in position to get a few other high crowded rides done right at regular park opening. Then they have a buffet breakfast to keep them going through the day. They can fill up and probably only need one more QS meal for the day.

We're staying offsite in a couple of weeks and this is why I booked EMM. We decided a week ago to go to WDW and we're taking our 3 yr old grandson. For us, it's a good value because we will get to experience Mine Train, Peter Pan, and Winnie the Pooh multiple times if our grandson likes them.Plus we'll have breakfast and hopefully the opportunity for great photos because the parks will be less crowded.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

We're staying offsite in a couple of weeks and this is why I booked EMM. We decided a week ago to go to WDW and we're taking our 3 yr old grandson. For us, it's a good value because we will get to experience Mine Train, Peter Pan, and Winnie the Pooh multiple times if our grandson likes them.Plus we'll have breakfast and hopefully the opportunity for great photos because the parks will be less crowded.

OT and I'm sure you're on top of this, but are you sure the 3 year old is tall enough for Mine Train?

 

[AngiTN]

I'll ask because you have had success booking this several times. How far in advance did you book this? I am 6 months out for first week of June. No dates are showing for the 3 weeks mid May to early June. I don't know if they haven't been added yet or if they are full. Your experience?

Edit - Looks like they do have the dates thru June but it's only 1 day a week and not every week. So not many at all. No idea if they'll add more or not but I'd guess what they have now are all they'll do.

 

[Disneychick75]

OT and I'm sure you're on top of this, but are you sure the 3 year old is tall enough for Mine Train?

Yes, he's 45 inches tall. Thanks for the heads up though!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Yes, he's 45 inches tall. Thanks for the heads up though!

 

[snowybelle]

I've done EMM at MK (twice) and HS (once) and it was 100% worth it every time. I am hoping take my sister to do EMM at MK again in March.

Being in Fantasyland when it is virtually empty is a special experience. Riding Peter Pan & 7 Dwarves Mine Train over and over again with zero wait is something that could never happen during normal park hours. Usually I would end up using a FP+ for both of those rides, so doing EMM saves me two fast passes for other headliner attractions later in the day. Additionally, while everyone rushes to Fantasyland at rope drop, I can be somewhere else in the park when it opens and potentially ride another one or two attractions that I might have used FP+ for. Getting a handful of those headliners/popular attractions out of the way early on puts me ahead of the game (and a few steps ahead of the crowds) for my ENTIRE day at Magic Kingdom.

And the buffet is pretty good, too!

The EMMs are some of the best $$ I've spent at Disney. Yes it's expensive and maybe it's not worth it for everyone (if I had a large family I would probably skip it tbh, as it adds up quickly!) but for me it's been a magical way to maximize my time in the parks.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

I've done EMM at MK (twice) and HS (once) and it was 100% worth it every time. I am hoping take my sister to do EMM at MK again in March.

Being in Fantasyland when it is virtually empty is a special experience. Riding Peter Pan & 7 Dwarves Mine Train over and over again with zero is something that could never happen during normal park hours. Usually I would end up using a FP+ for both of those rides, so doing EMM saves me two fast passes for other headliner attractions later in the day. Additionally, while everyone rushes to Fantasyland at rope drop, I can be somewhere else in the park when it opens and potentially ride another one or two attractions that I might have used FP+ for. Getting a handful of those headliners/popular attractions out of the way early on puts me ahead of the game (and a few steps ahead of the crowds) for my ENTIRE day at Magic Kingdom.

And the buffet is pretty good, too!

The EMMs are some of the best $$ I've spent at Disney. Yes it's expensive and maybe it's not worth it for everyone (if I had a large family I would probably skip it tbh, as it adds up quickly!) but for me it's been a magical way to maximize my time in the parks.

This ^^^^!!! Great write-up!