Security from GCH into DTD?

[ParkHopper1]

Not sure what you mean, but last week (Sunday) they were sending all guests around to the main DTD entrance,told us all no entry into parks thru GCH unless you were a guest there.(made for some unhappy walkers) they had multiple cm's waiting on the corners directing people away.

You are correct that you can no longer enter the GCH through the front doors, but if you go into the Grand from DTD or DCA there are not really any new restrictions that limit access. Many are thinking that only GCH guests can go in and out of the Grand now from GCH or DTD and that is not the case, and specifically nor is the GCH to DTD pathway limited to GCH guests.

What we know:

-GCH Front Door Entrance from Valet/Street: Restricted to GCH Guests and Reservation Holders only. No more walking through Grand for non GCH guests through the front door.
-GCH to DTD Entrance/Exit: No changes except addition of two metal detectors. Any general public can still come or go freely at any time, guests or not. PPH guests can still use this shortcut back to the PPH hotel through the Grand.
-GCH to DCA Entrance: GCH room keys still required before 11am (changed from all "resort guests"). PPH, DLH and other non GCH guests must use main gates before 11am to enter DCA. After 11am they are letting all through as usual. Policy is that it is only for GCH guests all day, practice is that they stop enforcing that at 11am. (but you can not still come in through the front door of the GCH)
-DCA to GCH Exit: Open to all to go into GCH, guests or not. PPH guests can still use this shortcut back to the PPH hotel.

So if you are in the Parks or DTD, nothing has changed in regard to Grand access in or out of the hotel.

There are some other minor exclusions. Disney has said this may still all change and be modified but above is current operating procedure so far as I understand it.