MM last Wednesday

[2ndStar]

Someone had asked me to share how MM went last week that was rescheduled to Wed instead of Thursday due to Grad Nite. We arrived 20-25 minutes early and were second in line in our favorite line (I think it's 13 or 14 and sits just in front of a tree on the left side). There were lines but they didn't seem nearly as busy as normal MMs I've been to. While DL did not post the rescheduled MM on the website calendar (which they SHOULD do!), they did have signs at the security entrance which mentioned the changed MM schedule for the week.

On a side note- one bummer was that there were several lines at the gates on right side which were labeled for MM, but just 15 minutes before the gates opened, a CM came and told everyone in those lines that they would not use those gates after all. People were VERY upset. One family which was first in one of the lines that had to move decided to cut into the line next to us into the second position - they said they deserved to cut into another line since they were first at one of the gates that had to move. This outraged the people behind them, security was called, people were yelling at them, etc. While I felt bad and upset for the families who lost their place in line at the right-hand gates, I thought it was so rude of that one family to move in and cut in someone else's line and insist they had a right to stay there even when other people who had been in that line all along asked them to leave. Then, what really ticked me off about the whole situation is that the family in front of them was picked to open the park and the cutters somehow got to tag along as well. I think the husband talked the CM into letting them in too just to get them out of the ugly situation brewing in the lines, but they could have just avoided the ugliness by MOVING. It was an ugly way to start the day. And I thought it was poorly handled by all the Disney staff involved.

 

[LitlbitWraps]

WOW - That is such a bummer Such a bad way to handle the situation it sounds like sorry to hear that.
One Quest. Sorry to be ignorant - What is MM? I was thinking Magic Mountain but it sounds like it was the intro into the park??

 

[2ndStar]

MM = Magic Morning, used to be called Early Entry. On MM days if you are staying at a DLR hotel or hold a parkhopper with MM days, you get to enter the park an hour early and enjoy early access to certain areas of the park.

 

[LitlbitWraps]

MM = Magic Morning, used to be called Early Entry. On MM days if you are staying at a DLR hotel or hold a parkhopper with MM days, you get to enter the park an hour early and enjoy early access to certain areas of the park.[/QUOT]Ohhh (Hitting self in head)
Duh! Thank you!!

 

[Hound 109]

Someone had asked me to share how MM went last week that was rescheduled to Wed instead of Thursday due to Grad Nite. We arrived 20-25 minutes early and were second in line in our favorite line (I think it's 13 or 14 and sits just in front of a tree on the left side). There were lines but they didn't seem nearly as busy as normal MMs I've been to. While DL did not post the rescheduled MM on the website calendar (which they SHOULD do!), they did have signs at the security entrance which mentioned the changed MM schedule for the week.

On a side note- one bummer was that there were several lines at the gates on right side which were labeled for MM, but just 15 minutes before the gates opened, a CM came and told everyone in those lines that they would not use those gates after all. People were VERY upset. One family which was first in one of the lines that had to move decided to cut into the line next to us into the second position - they said they deserved to cut into another line since they were first at one of the gates that had to move. This outraged the people behind them, security was called, people were yelling at them, etc. While I felt bad and upset for the families who lost their place in line at the right-hand gates, I thought it was so rude of that one family to move in and cut in someone else's line and insist they had a right to stay there even when other people who had been in that line all along asked them to leave. Then, what really ticked me off about the whole situation is that the family in front of them was picked to open the park and the cutters somehow got to tag along as well. I think the husband talked the CM into letting them in too just to get them out of the ugly situation brewing in the lines, but they could have just avoided the ugliness by MOVING. It was an ugly way to start the day. And I thought it was poorly handled by all the Disney staff involved.

Thanks for sharing.

Wow.....telling folks who are already in line that their line place is no longer valid is a recipe for a bad situation. Sounds like it could have been handled better.

How many rides (or what was your itinerary) were you all able to enjoy on this unique Wed. MM?

 

[2ndStar]

Once we got inside, we just left the mess at the gates behind. We did the quick sprint to Nemo and got on the first sub of the day and then still had time for Pan, Toad, Pinocchio, Tea Cups, and I think Alice before the hour was up. It was still light crowds for some time after the park officially opened.

I was worried about crowds that week but found it very pleasant with no long lines (thanks to FastPass!) or clogged walkways until Friday evening. But we were fairly relaxed as we'd just visited in December and did the important rides first thing each day then spent time doing Tiki, steamboat, Pirate's Lair, Pooh, or CA Adv during the middle of the day and back to the park in the evening. It was entirely manageable. I think we're going to make DL a twice-a-year trip now and include the second week of June on our schedule in addition to our winter visit. Loved it and we miss it already!