Early Entry Eliminated at Disneyland - Will Walt Disney World Be Next?
Early Entry Eliminated at Disneyland - Will Walt Disney World Be Next?
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News Early Entry Eliminated at Disneyland - Will Walt Disney World Be Next?
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bathman123
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This is idiotic! Why stay at a Disney Hotel now? They will be losing more money than they save on costs for those extra 30 minutes
mattpeto
Well-Known Member
Disney has already confirmed that early theme park and extended evening hours will return in 2026 at WDW.
TheMaxRebo
Well-Known Member
I feel like it is used way more at WDW than Disneyland and they have a lot more onsite rooms to fill at WDW than DLR
Guess we shall see but definitely different guest behavior and motivating factors b/w the locations
Guess we shall see but definitely different guest behavior and motivating factors b/w the locations
I'm thinking more long-term.
mattpeto
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Indeed, but if I'm being honest, you probably should have said those perks will return in 2026 in the article.
Updated with that
muddyrivers
Well-Known Member
What's the point of paying the extra premium to stay at a Disneyland resort now? One Lightning Lane pass for your entire stay sure isn't it! I would have expected at least 1 Lightning Lane per guest per day. Easier access into DCA through the Grand Californian? Eh, maybe a few extra dollars but not hundreds of dollars.
Disney just continues to raise costs while cutting quality and value.
Disney just continues to raise costs while cutting quality and value.
Yes I think one per day would have been a better received replacement.
TheMaxRebo
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anything certainly is possible over time ... just thinking that they added characters to the early entry time as part of Cool Kid Summer and think the response to that has been positive ... so I think, at least currently, Early Entry is valued at WDW, at least more than at DLR
But it also has adjusted over time at WDW, so I am sure they will continue to monitor it
But it also has adjusted over time at WDW, so I am sure they will continue to monitor it
StarWarsGirl
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- In the Parks
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For Disneyland, this makes total sense.
There's a total of three hotels. All three are super expensive. People staying there are staying there in part for the hotels. If you're getting up and doing park time, you're probably staying off site because you can walk from an off-site hotel.
The DL LLs also work differently. They work more like digital FPs. You enter and select your first one. You get another after you use your first one or two hours later, whichever is first. I like this better than WDW's system of three attractions and tiers because I got more LLs per day. And having a guaranteed LL for an attraction where they tend to run out like Indy or Guardians would be the best perk.
Now, I think as expensive as those hotels are, the best perk would be if they did like Uni does and give LL access to hotel guests there. Huge incentive to stay there.
For WDW, I agree with the article that I can't see them doing away with it, and I like the current system with early entry for all resort guests and Extended hours for Deluxe Resorts.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
I have a secret: they’re gonna can them to push you towards lightning lane
…don’t tell anyone
…don’t tell anyone
Wendy Pleakley
Well-Known Member
They likely won't lose anything. Disneyland Resort hotels are a very scarce commodity compared to WDW and they don't need major incentives to fill them.
This will be a good chance for a lot of people because it represents you can save a good chunk of time on just one attraction and gain the flexibility of not having to get up super early to access the perk.
CoastalElite64
Well-Known Member
So they're testing it at DL first to see how it goes.
I agree that a replacement should include at least 1 LL per day.
I agree that a replacement should include at least 1 LL per day.
ProjectXBlog
Well-Known Member
Interesting that they cite low guest usage. My mom came into town last month and stayed at GCH; from what I saw I would have guessed every single guest of that hotel used the offer. If anything, 30 minutes was way too short since the security line takes as long as it does.
Disney Analyst
Well-Known Member
heck the replacement should give them LL access for an entire day. They only charge like $32ish for a day of lightning lane, and at the cost of a nights stay at Disneyland… they could give them one day of LL.
JohnD
Well-Known Member
Here's a thought: Bring back Extra Magic Hours to morning and evening on "select" days and parks to all Disney resorts. Make a resort stay mean something again. (I suppose too complicated a thought for the bean counters at Disney. It's not like resort stays won't go up on anything. 
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StarWarsGirl
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
Definitely more than at DLR. You're getting more guests who are routine guests, not the once in a lifetime guests packing in every minute.
Parks are also open later. If you were on Space Mountain at midnight, chances are you're not in line at 7:30 the next morning. Unless you can function on no sleep. I cannot.
