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

[DCBaker]

Updated schedule is out - MK has been added back on Wednesday, April 20th.

 

[mattpeto]

Updated schedule is out - MK has been added back on Wednesday, April 20th.

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[ToTBellHop]

Updated schedule is out - MK has been added back on Wednesday, April 20th.

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Weird one off for DHS. Wonder if it’s an error on the 13th? It would be quite the scheduling shift for just one week.

 

[nickys]

Weird one off for DHS. Wonder if it’s an error on the 13th? It would be quite the scheduling shift for just one week.

Or something happening at MK that evening? What about the postponed CM recognition event?

 

[Touchdown]

Or a pilot to see if DHS (and by DHS I mean Rise) can handle being open till 11

 

[FeelsSoGoodToBeBad]

Or a pilot to see if DHS (and by DHS I mean Rise) can handle being open till 11

Pretty sure that just depends on how the stars are aligned since some mornings it can't even handle opening on time, much less maintain operation for the entire day.

 

[DisneyDreamer08]

Just want to give my thoughts on early entry. I used it every day this past week and you can really only get one ride done in that half hour. By the time you walk through the queue, wait to board, go on the attraction, walk through the exit, in my experience, that took about 20 minutes. And by then, lines at other top attractions were already lengthy. It really isn’t any different from traditional rope drop. You just have to wake up earlier

 

[Touchdown]

AK I consistently can do FoP, NRJ
MK I can usually do SDMT and Pan (but I’m usually disembarking my ship 5 min after opening)
DHS Rise and either TSMM or ToT (depending on TSMM line)

 

[SingleRider]

One morning I rode ToT twice and got in line for the third time before opening.

 

[Hcalvert]

When I was visiting in December, the early entry was a full hour. I was surprised, but it was every day of our trip.

 

[nickys]

When I was visiting in December, the early entry was a full hour. I was surprised, but it was every day of our trip.

That was announced in advance for the holiday period. It then reverted back to the usual 30 minutes.

 

[Hcalvert]

That was announced in advance for the holiday period. It then reverted back to the usual 30 minutes.

Fair enough. I figured so. I was busy before the trip, so I missed the announcement.

 

[DCBaker]

Here is the line-up of attractions in DHS for Extended Evening Hours (currently only on April 13th) -

 

[ToTBellHop]

Here is the line-up of attractions in DHS for Extended Evening Hours (currently only on April 13th) -

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That’s a great offering. Hope they commit to it.

 

[mikejs78]

That’s a great offering. Hope they commit to it.

You think this is a trial of sorts?

Also, really disappointed. It's one week off from my scheduled trip.

 

[ToTBellHop]

You think this is a trial of sorts?

Also, really disappointed. It's one week off from my scheduled trip.

Yes, it’s a trial. And that’s kind of silly. Obviously people will like it. A test is unnecessary.

 

[dreday3]

Yes, it’s a trial. And that’s kind of silly. Obviously people will like it. A test is unnecessary.

Do you know yet if there's talk of keeping evening hours (not just at DHS) beyond the 50th? Or still up in the air?

We go April 2023, the month the 50th is over!

 

[celluloid]

Yes, it’s a trial. And that’s kind of silly. Obviously people will like it. A test is unnecessary.

People liking it and it being a revenue booster that is worthwhile ROI can be two different things though.

 

[MisterPenguin]

The test may be to see if everyone gets in line just for RotR.

 

[dreday3]

The test may be to see if everyone gets in line just for RotR.

That would be great! Then I'll just bop around between TSL, Railway and ToT!