Offsite visitor visiting MK on day with morning extra magic hours-Help?

[kathy884]

I'm a many timer offsite visitor who is a fan of rope drop and of touringplans.com. I, though, as an offsite visitor in the past have always avoided visiting Disney parks when there are morning extra magic hours. This November, though, I am in Orlando for a very short period of time with my 21 year old son while DH is attending a conference at the Lowes Royal Pacifica hotel, and the only day that works for DS and me to visit a Disney park is Monday, Nov. 14th. Our favorite Disney park is the MK, so, of course, we are going there.

The park will be open from 9 to 9 for offsite visitors, and for onsite guests the park will be open from 8 to 9. Should I as touringplans.com normally recommends get to the MK at 8 to be one of the first offsite visitors in? Or is this just going to be adding insult to injury, seeing the many WDW onsite guest going in while we are waiting? Might I be better off just arriving at 9? What is your advice for us regarding arrival time? When would you plan to arrive in the unfortunate situation. (On an optimistic note, though, it is a moderate crowd day with the crowd calendar rating for the MK as a 5 out of 10 -- not too horrible at all and hey we are at the MK (how can you complain about that if you love Disney like we do.)

 

[Robo]

I'm a many timer offsite visitor who is a fan of rope drop and of touringplans.com. I, though, as an offsite visitor in the past have always avoided visiting Disney parks when there are morning extra magic hours. This November, though, I am in Orlando for a very short period of time with my 21 year old son while DH is attending a conference at the Lowes Royal Pacifica hotel, and the only day that works for DS and me to visit a Disney park is Monday, Nov. 14th. Our favorite Disney park is the MK, so, of course, we are going there.

The park will be open from 9 to 9 for offsite visitors, and for onsite guests the park will be open from 8 to 9. Should I as touringplans.com normally recommends get to the MK at 8 to be one of the first offsite visitors in? Or is this just going to be adding insult to injury, seeing the many WDW onsite guest going in while we are waiting? Might I be better off just arriving at 9? What is your advice for us regarding arrival time? When would you plan to arrive in the unfortunate situation. (On an optimistic note, though, it is a moderate crowd day with the crowd calendar rating for the MK as a 5 out of 10 -- not too horrible at all and hey we are at the MK (how can you complain about that if you love Disney like we do.)

For all of the reasons known so well, I'd just go elsewhere that morning.

 

[MrsJamesPSullivan]

There is no way I'd be there at 8. I'd get there about 8:30 and hope they start letting people in a little early.

 

[kathy884]

For all of the reasons known so well, I'd just go elsewhere that morning.

Given that we are going to the MK for sure (no park hopper or anything like that or anywhere else to go in the morning and no other day that works in our schedule to do to a Disney park and the MK is the Disney park we want to go to), are you saying sleep in and arrive at 9 instead of 8, since we can't get in anyway?

 

[kathy884]

There is no way I'd be there at 8. I'd get there about 8:30 and hope they start letting people in a little early.

That sounds like good advice. Thanks.

 

[Robo]

The big problem at MK (and why I'm being dogged about this) is that they don't even attempt to take off-site guests to the MK gates until very near the end of AM EMH.

They usually hold guests at the TTC/MK parking lot.

No MK Express Monorail runs or Ferry excursions until much closer to "regular hours" opening time.
It can result in a mess of guests at TTC.

That's just one more of the extra problems for non-WDW Resort guests on EMH day.

 

[FePena]

I will be a non-WDW Resort guests on EMH day at MK. Because I have a resevation at Cinderella´s table at 8:20 for breakfast. Am I gonna have a problem? No Monorail until 9? How should I do?

 

[MommaBerd]

What about renting a tent site at Ft. Wilderness? Depending on day of the week, it will can cost you around $75. But, parking is included, you can make FPs NOW, and you would have access to EMH. I have done this for our trip in November, because our last Saturday there, MK is open (with EMH) until 12am! While we are there, no other non-party night is MK open that late. You'll have to decide if it's worth it to you...

 

[Robo]

I will be a non-WDW Resort guests on EMH day at MK. Because I have a resevation at Cinderella´s table at 8:20 for breakfast. Am I gonna have a problem? No Monorail until 9? How should I do?

Have your ADR info with you to show any CM who may be screening guests that day and board the RESORT Monorail at TTC.
Ride past the Poly stop and the Grand Floridian stop and disembark at the MK stop.

Allow at least an extra 30 minutes of travel time that day.

 

[Klayfish]

Like you, OP, we're always offsite. I would just show up at 9am and not worry about it. Like I mentioned in another recent thread, we're honestly pretty oblivious to what parks have EMH. It doesn't matter to us, and we haven't noticed any impact on our ability to do the things we want to anyway.

 

[loves to dive]

I agree with above poster, show up close to 9 and get through bag check then go about your day. While I do stay on site every trip I don't pay attention to what parks have EMH what day. If I happen to be there when a park is open late and I want to stay I do and if I happen to be at a park early on EMH days, I go but rarely do I actually schedule around it.

 

[FePena]

Have your ADR info with you to show any CM who may be screening guests that day and board the RESORT Monorail at TTC.
Ride past the Poly stop and the Grand Floridian stop and disembark at the MK stop.

Allow at least an extra 30 minutes of travel time that day.

I´m sorry to keep asking...just afraid to make a mistake... because I thought the resort parking lots are not intended to be used for park parking. Should I go to one of Disney´s Hotel ...leave my car there and use monorail? They are gonna let me do this just showing my ADR for Cinderella´s table?

 

[Allison]

I´m sorry to keep asking...just afraid to make a mistake... because I thought the resort parking lots are not intended to be used for park parking. Should I go to one of Disney´s Hotel ...leave my car there and use monorail? They are gonna let me do this just showing my ADR for Cinderella´s table?

Resort parking is not for the parks. So, no don't park at one of the resorts.

 

[FePena]

Resort parking is not for the parks. So, no don't park at one of the resorts.

SO... I am really confuse... how I´m gonna get to MAIN ENTRANCE in MK for my ADR if I´m a non-WDW Resort guests on EMH day.

 

[loves to dive]

From Robos post above.

Have your ADR info with you to show any CM who may be screening guests that day and board the RESORT Monorail at TTC.
Ride past the Poly stop and the Grand Floridian stop and disembark at the MK stop.

Allow at least an extra 30 minutes of travel time that day.

 

[Robo]

SO... I am really confuse... how I´m gonna get to MAIN ENTRANCE in MK for my ADR if I´m a non-WDW Resort guests on EMH day.

I didn't tell you to park at a resort.
The regular MK parking lot is where you'd park for TTC.
The TTC hosts THREE monorails.
(The MK Express Monorail, the Epcot Monorail and the Resort Monorail.)

You want to walk up the loading ramp at the gate marked as the RESORT Monorail.
Ride that monorail until it stops at Magic Kingdom.

 

[Allison]

SO... I am really confuse... how I´m gonna get to MAIN ENTRANCE in MK for my ADR if I´m a non-WDW Resort guests on EMH day.

Park at the TTC as you normally would and take the ferry or the resort monorail as suggested by Robo.

There is no reason to go to a resort.

 

[kathy884]

Thanks so much Robo, Klayfish, and loves to dive. You have convinced me to just show up around 9. We have a pretty relaxed day/touring plan schedule, so we should be fine with just showing up at 9. I appreciate your taking the time to post.