This will be our non-break day, as I don't want to get stuck not being able to get back in. It should be fun!
If you see a brunette in a pink/red/white dress, pink hat and gloves, and pink sandals (I am not crazy enough to wear heels for that long of a day 
), come and say hi!
I have been worried about this also. We have an 8:30 reservation at Carnation Cafe. I did get a voice mail response to my email asking if maybe we should reschedule for lunch/dinner and the cast member said if the line is too long to approach a CM and they would help us. But, the security line is my worry now.
At this point, it is all guesswork. Since they have not announced much of anything it's hard to.gauge interest.
I'm pretty sure they only started doing the 24-hour events in 2012, with the Leap Day event.
Myself and my two best friends are staying at the GCH from the 16th-18th. We were there on the 50th and it was truly a magical day. We also will no be dressing up.
We will be there 16th-20th on the VGC side. Also, not dressing up. We took a vote (8 of us) and decided the added luggage plus most of our costumes were wool, heavy cotton, and leather jackets...so, way too heavy to wear all day in Anaheim on a hot summer day.
We're hoping to not have to line up too early. Maybe an hour or less before 8am. We have lunch reservations at Carnation Cafe, so as long as we're in by then, we'll be good.
Ditto on the no-break day as we don't want to get stuck on the outside of the park in the afternoon with no indication on when we can get back in. We also have a noon ressi at the Carnation Cafe (great minds thinking a like). We will probably take that time to plan out the afternoon (assuming that we will actually know what special things will be happening that afternoon).
I was there for the 50th, I wouldn't call it a 24 hour event, it was up all night waiting in line....it's my best friends birthday, too, so we wouldn't have missed it! She passed away almost 2 years ago, I will be there, completing our last trip, it will be fun, but sad also!
I agree! I was THERE for the 50th and We lined up at 3:00am. They lined us up inside DCA and gave us wristbands. Once 6:00am came they escorted us in a line throught the blocked esplanade (WHICH WAS FULL at that point from the gate all the way to DCA) I mean MAX amount of people. Once we were in they "welcomed" us home and we proceeded to go to the Hub to watch the celebration event. NOT to be discouraging but it may be VERY difficult getting in for your 9:00 Reservations if you don't line up early. Their isn't a kiosk just for people with reservations. I am dressing up 50s is a Audrey Hepburn type dress, and thrilled Disneyland has offered this to us. I FULLY intend on lining up again at 3:00. PLEASE don't underestimate the crowds that will be flocking to the park this day. Just be cautious and go with the flow. IT WILL BE PACKED!
You are more than welcome.... The people who showed up EXTRA early where lined up inside of DCA and were able to begin lining up at midnight. Once Disney escorted us ( A LONG LINE of us lined up already inside DCA) out of DCA they had a section blocked off like a isle with fencing, in the esplanade that went from one side of DCA to the entrance to DL. We Were then able to go inside DL at about 6:30am. It was really early I know. As we were being escorted through the ISLE in the esplanade, I remember looking out at the crowd and thinking OH MY GOSH! Those people are not even going to get in. there was already a long line in DCA. I know we ended up in the HUB but the entire Main Street all the way to the RxR station was PACKED with people.
