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Staying In Onsite Resorts! The Big Perk!
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jkl2000
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Some people say they avoid morning EMH - that the crowds are too large then. I think they come in at the regular opening times. Not sure why they think the crowds reduce at the regular opening time. Does anyone here avoid morning EMH purposely (as opposed to just wanting to sleep later)?
Maybe what they meant is they avoid parks which have morning EMH all day, which is I think part of how TouringPlans.com calculates crowd levels. They say to avoid parks with morning EMH.
Of course, time of year can be a factor too.
What are your thoughts on morning EMH for the different parks for October (not Columbus Day week)? Maybe it's only MK and Epcot that get very crowded because of EMH?
Footnote: I've pretty much scheduled which parks we'll visit each day according to TouringPlans crowd levels, going for the Best Parks each day as much as possible. Even though this is a low volume time, I'm hoping those low crowd levels of 1 or 2 will be nice and uncrowded. Of course we can mix it up a bit if we really want to go to a certain park one day - I don't think the predicted crowd levels for any of the parks get above a 6 during the week we're there, except maybe Epcot on the weekends because of F&W.
Maybe what they meant is they avoid parks which have morning EMH all day, which is I think part of how TouringPlans.com calculates crowd levels. They say to avoid parks with morning EMH.
Of course, time of year can be a factor too.
What are your thoughts on morning EMH for the different parks for October (not Columbus Day week)? Maybe it's only MK and Epcot that get very crowded because of EMH?
Footnote: I've pretty much scheduled which parks we'll visit each day according to TouringPlans crowd levels, going for the Best Parks each day as much as possible. Even though this is a low volume time, I'm hoping those low crowd levels of 1 or 2 will be nice and uncrowded. Of course we can mix it up a bit if we really want to go to a certain park one day - I don't think the predicted crowd levels for any of the parks get above a 6 during the week we're there, except maybe Epcot on the weekends because of F&W.
Disneykidder
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I think the only thing that would ever make me not stay on Disney property would be if Disney stopped using the monorail!!!! I know this is available to everyone, not just on property guests, but we use it a lot when we are there. It is convenient and fast
ratherbeinwdw
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I've never seen where early hours increased park attendance as not that many people do them. However, evening extra hours do make for a much more crowded park. People sleep in and come for late hours. Additionally, when the other parks close, people head to the late hours parks-- particularly MK and EPCOT.
jkl2000
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Hmm, maybe that's what I was thinking of - makes sense. Of course, in late afternoon a lot of people would be leaving those parks, right (the ones who started out in MK and Epcot)? Factoring it all in, in late October, do you think MK would be really crowded in the afternoon/evening/night on a weekday during evening EMH? The day I'm looking at right now, TouringPlans puts the crowd level at 2.9 The park closes at 9, EMH till 11pm.
LucyK
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Transportation is my favorite perk. The fact I don't need to drive for up to two weeks and the local bus being free is huge for me. If I was staying off site I'd have to rely on shuttles (sometimes free but not always) with their very bad schedule and very few options or even worst, having to rent a car and pay for parking. With Disney transport I can come and go as I please knowing there'll be another bus in a matter of minutes and no parking fees. And it's not only buses! If you stay at POR or POFQ you even get to DTD using a water taxi, how cool is that? I love it and it's one of the main reasons I stay on site. Being a bubble person is the main one though, I love how immersed you get inside the magic and how every CM strive to make sure you're having a great day.
EMH is a great perk but not my favorite. Specially evening EMH. It should be resort guest only but there's always someone trying to be smarter than a CM or demanding something because he paid so much and how he deserves to be there (witnessed this one back in February and I wanted to slap the guy silly).
EMH is a great perk but not my favorite. Specially evening EMH. It should be resort guest only but there's always someone trying to be smarter than a CM or demanding something because he paid so much and how he deserves to be there (witnessed this one back in February and I wanted to slap the guy silly).
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jkl2000
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Do you find you're able to easily take the bus back to POFQ for a while, then head back to a park again? Or does it take up too much time/effort with the buses?
LucyK
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No effort at all! Since my mom needed breaks during the day, we always made our way to the resort for an afternoon nap. Getting to and from was a breeze, we did this for both EPCOT and MK every day we visited those parks and never had to wait more than 8 minutes tops during the afternoon. We decided to not take those breaks for AK since it closes early.
We usually left the park around 2-3pm and went back after nightfall. This also helped a lot with crowd management, even during Mardi Gras/President Week we never got waits bigger than 20 minutes.
I'd say our total bus time was around 25-30 minutes both ways between waiting/riding. I never timed but the ride to and from POFQ is no longer than 10 minutes to any of the parks.
Yeh...I know..I live there...It stinks..
jkl2000
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That sounds great! A lot of people complain about...or have issues with...the bus service, but I've lived most of my life in Manhattan so am very used to getting around by bus or subway, so this sounds as quick and easy as taking a crosstown bus. Probably more fun too!
Pooh'sBuddy
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Shock!..I hope this is not true..But today ( on here ) I read a rumour ( only a rumour ) that early magic hours for Onsite guests might be a thing of the past..Now I know everyone has their favourite perks that Disney give to us bubble people ( I like that..The Bubble people ) But what one perk,if Disney were to do away with,would make you stay outside the bubble..?...Now let me say here I love the feeling of total immersion staying Onsite,but I don't consider it a perk..To me that comes with the big price tag of your resort bill..For me getting up at dawn and arriving at a park before outside guests arrive is awesome.Even in July, Ive footage of us walking in front of Cinderella's castle with hardly anyone in sight..So if Disney decided to abolish this perk,I would definitely stay outside..Which perk,if any,would make you move outside the bubble,if Disney decide to stop it.?
After much thought, Disney's eliminating its morning EMHs would drive me off property for your same reason.
75disney
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We actually avoid the EMH parks because I feel that the park with it is more crowded in the AM. We do one of the others for rope drop and have never had any issues.
durangojim
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If the got rid of free transportation including DME, we probably wouldn't stay on site anymore.
jkl2000
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Yeah, TouringPlans.com's crowd level ratings seem to bear this out. That said, I'm interested to go to DAK for EMH because so many people seem to like how empty it is at first.
Disneydreamer23
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Unless the price went up significantly I would always stay on property
That explains...
..There must be hundreds of people like yourself avoiding the EMH parks. Because when we hit the EMH park,it's empty..Everybody else must be at the other parks..Ive got video footage of us walking around HS first thing at rope drop and it's so quiet,that's in July by the way..Same at MK..Filming at Cinderella's castle and there's lucky if there's twenty or so people in my shot of the castle..Long may this continue..Stay away from the EMH park folks..Go to another..It's not worth the hassle....
Disneykidder
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Agree...the earliest we get to the parks is around 10 so early wouldn't matter to us. Late, we definitely do that!!That explains...