Extra Magic Hours

[MARTINIUS]

In the final stages of planning and just had a chat with someone who's just back from Disney - he mentioned Extra Magic Hours - both early morning and late evening - said that it would be best to avoid these days if you are not staying on a Disney Property as it gets very busy. I'm basing my planning on the Busy Day guide on this site and in Simons book - does the Busy Day Guide take into account these Early and Late Entry Days or should I be looking elsewhere on this site - the Park Hours page seems to be a bit ambiguous as to what time the parks actually open and close on these days!

 

[gilld]

EMH is one hour before or three hours after the published opening times and the parks can get very busy on those days. I would try and visit any park on the day AFTER evening EMR.

 

[maleficent_man]

If you aren't staying on site then avoid them........I'd only ever go for the morning options again - I was in MGM during an EMH in June and it was much busier in the evening.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Yes sometimes its worth doing the early entry and then hoping over to another park.

 

[Goofyish]

We did an early morning EMH in Epcot once and found it a complete waste of time from a ride point of view. Everyone headed straight to Mission:Space and Test Track and the lines were huge with Fastpass times moving out to past midday!

The evening EMH seem a better bet, especially if you haven't got younger children. We found that MK crowds thinned out quite a bit later on as families with young children left.

 

[UKDEB]

My advice has always been to avoid EMH days (previously EE days) regardless of whether or not you're staying onsite. I doubt anyone ever takes any notice, but it really is the best way of avoiding the crowds. In fact, if everyone heeded my advice, it would no longer be true!

 

[UKDEB]

best to avoid these days if you are not staying on a Disney Property as it gets very busy

It does get very busy. It gets very busy if you're staying offsite or onsite! The parks are significantly less crowded on non-EMH days. They're less-crowded whether you're staying offsite or onsite. Am I making my point?

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

In mid week I often have a lie in and we go to a non early entry park, or as said transfer to another after taking advantage of it, they should open two parks at a time or have it different days for different hotels???