News Early Theme Park Entry and Extended Evening Hours coming for resort guests

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PolynesianPrincess

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Will be giving this a try Tuesday and Wednesday next week. We're hitting HS Tuesday so at least this will give us a small head start over off-site guests.

Do we know if it will be the same way as previous early entry? I guess a separate area for resort guests to enter and then off-site guests in a different area? I haven't done morning EMH ever I don't think so I'm not sure how the process goes.
 
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brettf22

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I’m hesitant to bring this up, but I wonder if including RotR will increase throwaway campground bookings? I know they had this issue somewhat during the FP+ era due to folks wanting an extra 30 days to prebook. But $60-$70/night for a campground (with its early entry) for up to 10 people is a heck of a lot cheaper than $24/person/day. Stay offsite, book (and pay) for a campground for a day or two, rope drop RotR for those days. Hopefully they’ll have some sort of way to guarantee campground folks show up and use the camp site.
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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brettf22 said:
I’m hesitant to bring this up, but I wonder if including RotR will increase throwaway campground bookings? I know they had this issue somewhat during the FP+ era due to folks wanting an extra 30 days to prebook. But $60-$70/night for a campground (with its early entry) for up to 10 people is a heck of a lot cheaper than $24/person/day. Stay offsite, book (and pay) for a campground for a day or two, rope drop RotR for those days. Hopefully they’ll have some sort of way to guarantee campground folks show up and use the camp site.
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Suddenly it’s $299 to pitch a tent at WDW…
 
JohnD

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brettf22 said:
I’m hesitant to bring this up, but I wonder if including RotR will increase throwaway campground bookings? I know they had this issue somewhat during the FP+ era due to folks wanting an extra 30 days to prebook. But $60-$70/night for a campground (with its early entry) for up to 10 people is a heck of a lot cheaper than $24/person/day. Stay offsite, book (and pay) for a campground for a day or two, rope drop RotR for those days. Hopefully they’ll have some sort of way to guarantee campground folks show up and use the camp site.
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I heard about that. While I appreciate the ingenuity, that's gaming the system.
 
PolynesianPrincess

PolynesianPrincess

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brettf22 said:
I’m hesitant to bring this up, but I wonder if including RotR will increase throwaway campground bookings? I know they had this issue somewhat during the FP+ era due to folks wanting an extra 30 days to prebook. But $60-$70/night for a campground (with its early entry) for up to 10 people is a heck of a lot cheaper than $24/person/day. Stay offsite, book (and pay) for a campground for a day or two, rope drop RotR for those days. Hopefully they’ll have some sort of way to guarantee campground folks show up and use the camp site.
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There should be some sort of alert that you get when you scan your way into the park that shows if you didn't check in. Didn't check in the night before? No early entry for you!
 
Ayla

Ayla

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PolynesianPrincess said:
Will be giving this a try Tuesday and Wednesday next week. We're hitting HS Tuesday so at least this will give us a small head start over off-site guests.

Do we know if it will be the same way as previous early entry? I guess a separate area for resort guests to enter and then off-site guests in a different area? I haven't done morning EMH ever I don't think so I'm not sure how the process goes.
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You should have received an email from Disney with more information.
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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PolynesianPrincess said:
There should be some sort of alert that you get when you scan your way into the park that shows if you didn't check in. Didn't check in the night before? No early entry for you!
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They should run it like my 8th Grade Washington, DC trip—check to make sure everyone is in the room by 8 pm, put tape on the door to make sure no one leaves, wake everyone up at 6 am for fun!
 
PolynesianPrincess

PolynesianPrincess

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wdwmagic said:
This is unfortunate for anyone who has planned a trip and staying offsite before this was to begin Oct 1.
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Kind of a bummer they changed stuff last minute. We thought we would have the chance to get BG for ROTR one last time before it changed over to pay to ride but now we're gonna have to fight the masses at rope drop! Probably wouldn't have planned on HS in the morning if we knew that but it's too late to change our plans now, so running with the masses we shall do.
 
Wendy Pleakley

Wendy Pleakley

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PolynesianPrincess said:
There should be some sort of alert that you get when you scan your way into the park that shows if you didn't check in. Didn't check in the night before? No early entry for you!
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Why not?

If someone pays for a campground they're entitled to the benefits that come with it.

This is different than making a reservation, using that reservation to get early access to Fastpass and dining bookings, and then cancelling.

I've seen similar questions asked where, for example, a couple is staying in a resort hotel. They want to add names of their friends to the reservation (who are staying elsewhere) so they can be included in EMH. It's within the rules because your hotel stay allows for up to X number of adults to be included and have access to the perks.

Is it really "gaming the system" if you're paying for something?
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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Wendy Pleakley said:
Why not?

If someone pays for a campground they're entitled to the benefits that come with it.

This is different than making a reservation, using that reservation to get early access to Fastpass and dining bookings, and then cancelling.

I've seen similar questions asked where, for example, a couple is staying in a resort hotel. They want to add names of their friends to the reservation (who are staying elsewhere) so they can be included in EMH. It's within the rules because your hotel stay allows for up to X number of adults to be included and have access to the perks.

Is it really "gaming the system" if you're paying for something?
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It will suck if you actually want to camp and it’s “full”.
 
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brettf22

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PolynesianPrincess said:
There should be some sort of alert that you get when you scan your way into the park that shows if you didn't check in. Didn't check in the night before? No early entry for you!
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I’m not sure how campsites work for checkin, but all other on-site accommodations allow you to check in online, without talking to a single human. Hopefully it’s a little more involved for campsites.
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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brettf22 said:
I’m not sure how campsites work for checkin, but all other on-site accommodations allow you to check in online, without talking to a single human. Hopefully it’s a little more involved for campsites.
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The resorts know when you scan into your room. No idea about Fort Wilderness.
 

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