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dshimel

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1) Sometimes Disney makes "exemptions" as to who can get in for Magic Morning and Extra Magic hours.
* Last month, we were at DL gate as Magic Morning was starting, and a cast member handed us a ticket to get in for magic morning, even though we didn't have 3+ day hoppers.
* Last Friday we were at the gates of DCA an hour before opening, as the first of the hotel guests were being let in. All gates were EMH. I asked a cast memebr where we should line up for regular entry, and she said she could let us in right then... but once the rope goes up at 8:30, don't come back across it or we won't be let back in until 9.

Seems to be random, only near the start of MM/EMH, and only if there is not a huge rush to get in.

2) If you have a 3+ day hopper and entitled to MM, then the check is at the gate. If they are letting you in for rope drop, and this happens to not be the day you are using your magic morning... well.... How are the people are the rope to know, since the check is done at the gate? Hmmmm.... So is it really 1 full hour MM, and then a few half-hour MMs with the 3+ day hopper???? That, or 3x as many people showed up for MM at 7:30 as had showed up between 7 and 7:30. A group standing beside us for rope drop, who had used their MM on a prior day, but decided to "give it s go" and magically got past the people checking tickets.

3) You can actually get more than one RSR FastPass on the same day, if there are any still available. I was under the impression it was only 1 per ticket per day for RSR, but we got one at 8:10AM (for like 10am), and another at 1PM (for 7PM). I think the only reason there were still some available at 1pm was that it was a drizzly day and light crowds. We actually rode RSR 4 times that day (1 during EMH, 1 single-rider, 2 FP).

4) Corn dogs at stage door cafe are the same as red wagon, but with fries instead of chips.

5) If you say really loudly that "some people are just inconsiderate" the inconsiderate people will know you are talking about them, but just don't care. I guess that is the power of being inconsiderate... you don't mind letting people know, that you know, that you are inconsiderate. If you are truly inconsiderate, you don't have to even pretend that you are just oblivious.)

(Cast member told everyone to sit for MSEP, but one lady near the front refused to sit nor move back behind all the other people that were sitting as they were told to do. In my mind (if not reality), I went and stood in front of her, then she "got it" and moved to the back. This is how I deal with annoying people... just pretend I one-upped them, they became good people, then I can move on. Unfortunately, in reality, to the rude go the rewards.)
 
4) Corn dogs at stage door cafe are the same as red wagon, but with fries instead of chips.

There is a long-standing debate about this. Same dog, same batter, but people argue the final product is a little different...perhaps based on cook time or temp? The argument is the Red Wagon's dogs are cooked more and are darker and crispier on the outside, and the SDC is more golden and maybe slightly less greasy. Which is better is a matter of subjective taste. Or maybe it's all psychosomatic.

If given a choice, I go for the Red Wagon. After the corn dog, do I really need fries?
 
3) You can actually get more than one RSR FastPass on the same day, if there are any still available.

Yup...you can get as many as you want in the same day...but as with all attraction FP's, you can not have two active FP for the same ride at the same time. If you got a RSR FP at 8:00am for say a 3:00pm return window, you can not pull your next RSR FP until 3:00pm even though you are eligible for another FP at 10:00am.

4) Corn dogs at stage door cafe are the same as red wagon, but with fries instead of chips.

As are the corn dogs at Corn Dog Castle in DCA...the purist will point out that the red wagon friers are ONLY corn dogs where the Stage Door Cafe and CD Castle also cook fries and in the case of Stage Door mozzarella sticks in the same friers which can affect the flavor. To me they all taste the same.

...and at all three locations you can order corn dog only no side even though it is not on the menu...makes the corn dog something like $6.50 if I recall correctly.
 
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