Need help with touring plan strategy with early entry..........

[JenB1104]

We arrive on a Saturday night and stay through Thursday (11/21-11/26). I read that we want to avoid DCA on mornings when there is early entry since Disneyland resort guests will already have swarmed the park an hour prior to when we can enter. Tuesday is early entry for Disneyland (only one during our trip so thinking we need to take advantage of this) and then DCA early entry occurs the other three days of our trip. Are we just going to be out of luck with trying to hit things early at DCA such as Radiator Springs? Any suggestions? Thanks!

 

[Girimama33]

I never use my Magic Morning for this same reason...to open DCA without any people in it already. It is entirely up to you, but I would spend that time sleeping in a little and going to DCA. You are opening with DL the other 2 days, correct? I imagine you will be able to accomplish all you want there in your time there...besides only FL and TL rides are open during MM.
When you get to DCA, grab an RSR FP and then head to TSMM. That ride will have the longest wait as the day goes on and there is no FP, so get it done ASAP. If your RSR ride, go back and grab another FP for later on.

 

[chickapin parterre]

We arrive on a Saturday night and stay through Thursday (11/21-11/26). I read that we want to avoid DCA on mornings when there is early entry since Disneyland resort guests will already have swarmed the park an hour prior to when we can enter. Tuesday is early entry for Disneyland (only one during our trip so thinking we need to take advantage of this) and then DCA early entry occurs the other three days of our trip. Are we just going to be out of luck with trying to hit things early at DCA such as Radiator Springs? Any suggestions? Thanks!

What is that you want to accomplish in DCA? RSR fastpasses do not distribute until opening to the general public

 

[JenB1104]

What is that you want to accomplish in DCA? RSR fastpasses do not distribute until opening to the general public

I really did not have specific things in mind to accomplish. I had just read that one should avoid DCA when they have early entry as you lose the rope drop advantage due to the resort guests who have already been in the park an hour. Really, our only option seems to be to go to DCA on an early entry day and immediately go to get a FP at RSR and hit some of the more popular attractions when we first get there. Thanks. Good to know that the fast passes aren't not distributed until the opening after the early entry.

 

[chickapin parterre]

...however, there will be a line formed, but CMs shoo away folks waiting to jump in the line before park opening, so don't panic. The advantage to the fastpass is that sometimes RSR is very cranky in the morning, so fastpass in hand,if the ride is down, is open ticket to any time. And being that you are during a holiday week, maybe the resort guest will be having holiday breakfast and it won't be so bad. RSR seems to be the only problem area and folks for the week stay have had their full of morning RSR.