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[itsatinksthing]

Hey everyone!!

I'm going to Disney on Wednesday for four days, and we're staying in the Sequoia Lodge, so I was just wondering how the Magic Hours work? What is the park like during the magic hours?

[bad-pink-tink]

When you check into the hotel and get your park ticket you also get a hotel ticket. This allows you entry into the park for the EMH.


Usually the park opens at 8am for EMH. You go to the entrance and there will be just one turnstyle open. The cast member will check your ticket to make sure you are allowed to enter.


Usually it is Fantasyland and Discoveryland and some of Main Street USA which is open. Some of the restaurants are open for breakfast. There are usually about 5 or 6 rides / attractions open, depending on refurbishments schedules.


When I was there the rides that were open were
Peter Pans Flight
Dumbo
The Teacups
Buzz Lightyear


When you check into your hotel its best to ask what time EMH are and what rides / attractions are open.


The best thing about EMH though is that you beat the queues when the park actually opens. The lands that are not open are closed off by a rope. Everyone who is in the park for the EMH stands by the rope and waits for the rope drop when the park opens. This way you are the first people in that particular land. This is very useful for the more popular rides like Big Thundar Mountain , Pirates of The Caribbean,  Star Tours etc.

[itsatinksthing]

Oh man, sounds fantastic!!!!

What about characters? Are they just out for the usual times?

[bad-pink-tink]

The characters are in the hotels around breakfast time. As far as I can remember I dont think I saw any of them in the park during EMH.

Its great fun to wait at the rope drop. The first morning I waited at Adventureland and I was at the top of the queue at Pirates. When they open the ride for the day there is a little surprise for those who are first in line   


The second morning I waited at Frontierland. When the rope dropped everyone ran to Big Thunder Mountain. I was one of the few people who ran to Phantom Manor and I was in the first group in the stretching room 


Its great fun to know that you are already in the park while the general public are not allowed in. And then to know that when the park opens the general public have to walk all the way down main street while you are already at the top of the queue of a ride 

[itsatinksthing]

OMG little surprise? Hahah. I think we'll try get first at the rope drop!

[grovesie]

We were at DLP last summer during the school holidays. We walked straight onto everything. I have a photo of my kids infront of the castle without anybody else in the photo. We were the only people on the carosel.

It's even better if you can arrange to have your breakfast in the park aswell. Your hotel reception should be able to arrange this for you

I know that we will be using EMH this Christmas

Have a great time.

Grovesie

[RockNRoller]

Best thing about EMH is the lack of people in the way when you take photo's. Ive got some lovely shots of Main Street and the Castle without the crowds. Its a great time to enjoy the details around the park you cant normally see.

[shewholaughs]

It's even better if you can arrange to have your breakfast in the park aswell. Your hotel reception should be able to arrange this for you

That sounds awesome! Where did you breakfast? I guess this was an extra cost rather than a substitute for your hotel breakfast!

[grovesie]

It's even better if you can arrange to have your breakfast in the park aswell. Your hotel reception should be able to arrange this for you

That sounds awesome! Where did you breakfast? I guess this was an extra cost rather than a substitute for your hotel breakfast!

This is at no extra cost. Your hotel reception should be able to arrange this for you, they did for me staying at the Newprot.

It's a continental type of breakfast but makes it easier than eating too early , having to return to the hotel or the cost of buying one.The breakfast is in one of the restaurants in Main St, I can not remember the name at the mo

grovesie

[shewholaughs]

That is genius! Will definitely ask about that when we arrive.

Makes much more sense than eating at 6am or going back to the hotel for breakfast.

[Zee79]

We were able to have our breakfast in fantasyland, could have had it there all week but chose only one day. If they don't ask you you ask them. It was the first time we had been asked when staying at the Sequoia in May yet the rest in our party were not so I asked for them and they gladly arranged it.                                     

[Parsons]

Quick question about extra magic hours guys. If I use my annual passport to book a Disney hotel then add people to my room will they all be able to use the extra magic hours.

Thanks

[AJDisney]

Seems that Magic Hours will be changing from 08:00-10:00 in the Disneyland Park to 09:00-10:00 in both the Disneyland Park and Studios from 1st October.

http://dlrpexpress.fr/guide-heures.php

[A&S&O]

Quick question about extra magic hours guys. If I use my annual passport to book a Disney hotel then add people to my room will they all be able to use the extra magic hours.

Thanks

I'm not sure what you are asking.

You have an annual pass, so you will have access to EMH.
How are you adding people to your room? They will need to pay for accommodation, unless they too have annual passes, in which case they will get EMH.

[Parsons]

Quick question about extra magic hours guys. If I use my annual passport to book a Disney hotel then add people to my room will they all be able to use the extra magic hours.

Thanks

I'm not sure what you are asking.

You have an annual pass, so you will have access to EMH.
How are you adding people to your room? They will need to pay for accommodation, unless they too have annual passes, in which case they will get EMH.

hi, thanks for replying. With annual pass you can add people to your room and just pay the holiday tax as far as I know. I'm wondering if that's the case will the whole room be entitled to WMH or just me