Extra Magic Hours Question

[CoolBama]

Hi All! I have a question regarding EMH. We are arriving in Orlando early Saturday morning and we are staying at Pop Century. We were thinking about going to Animal Kingdom for the AM extra magic hours that morning. We will not have time to physically go to our resort to check in before. I was wondering, can we still enter the park for EMH without technically going to the resort first?

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[hiroMYhero]

can we still enter the park for EMH without technically going to the resort first?

Yes. Complete online check-in and choose the earliest check-in time.

 

[Robo]

Yes. Complete online check-in and choose the earliest check-in time.

Yup.
With on-line check-in, it is quite possible that most guests never even have to visit the resort front desk during their entire trip.

 

[winthropf]

I believe you will need to order magic bands for delivery at home before you leave so that the entrance gate can check the magic band to make sure you are a resort guest. It will also help to do on-line check-in.

 

[Robo]

I believe you will need to order magic bands for delivery at home before you leave so that the entrance gate can check the magic band to make sure you are a resort guest. It will also help to do on-line check-in.

A MagicBand is not required for EMH (or regular) park entry if the guest has hard plastic tickets.
(And, they can pick those up for free at any ticket booth or Guest Relations outside the park, if needed.)

But, in the case of the OP, if they are not from outside the USA, they will automatically have their MagicBands sent to them well before they arrive at WDW, so (if that's the case) the point is moot.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Because the OP’s resort check-in question has been answered, closing.