Early entry for MNSSHP

[PETE FROM NYC]

I read a rumor on another website that WDW will no longer allow 4PM admission for MNSSHP without early ADRs. It said you need a regular admission to get in before the 7PM official start time.
Can anyone confirm or deny?

[Strmchsr]

That is correct. 7 pm entry only now with the event ticket.

[Disneymom201]

Then why would a cast member book my sons at The Pirates League at 5:45 knowing that I am only attending the Halloween Party that day???? She specifically asked if I would be in the park during the day and I replied "just for the party." She suggested the time to me due to it was one of the latest sittings that she had available.

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[PopPhan]

Then why would a cast member book my sons at The Pirates League at 5:45 knowing that I am only attending the Halloween Party that day???? She specifically asked if I would be in the park during the day and I replied "just for the party." She suggested the time to me due to it was one of the latest sittings that she had available.

2005 - 2007 Off Property
2008 Grand Floridian
2009 Wilderness Lodge
52 more days til the BIG suprise! 53 more days to Disney World's AKL....woohoo!

Because not all cast members are on the same page. CMs at Pirate's League were probably not given the memo....

[Goofy4TheWorld]

I challenge anyone who says the rule has changed from 4pm entry to 7pm to find it in writing on Disney letterhead. There have been multiple reports that the 4pm entry has been taken away, but they all are stories coming from CRO CMs, whom we all know don't always know.

I am looking forward to boots-on-the-ground reports from folks attending the first few days of the party, because I would be surprised if Disney was going to change this rule because of the logistics of having all of those people milling around at the front gate waiting for 7pm to arrive (when they could be inside buying things ).

[BugeyedMuggy]

One problem I see with a 7PM entry is that it could take a very long time for that crowd to get in. Then people would complain they missed some of their time on their tickets. Letting people in a couple of hours early seems to eliminate a mass crowd entering and a mass crowd exiting at one time. We have an AP so it does not effect us but I do feel for those who would be.

[VWL Mom]

If it's true, my guess would be they think it's easier to clear out those that do not have wristbands before the crowds enter. I know there were complaints last year that people just blended in and remained in the park.

[tinklover]

This is what I was told when we ordered our Tickets. the CM on the phone told me that they were doing it different this year and entry was not til 7 pm instead of 4 pm like in the past. I am waiting to see what happens once the parties start because I saw a post from Disney stating 4 pm entry either on their blog or the moms club site.

[Carolanne]

That is correct. 7 pm entry only now with the event ticket.

But if you have a park hopper or AP, you can use your park hopper/AP to enter the park before 7 PM and acquire your party bracelet at distribution location within MK, yes (which I understand isn't helping those with day passes)?

I won't be in WDW for MNSSHP, but I will be there in November for MVMCP. Even though I know what happens when you assume, I'm assuming that bracelet distribution will be handled the same way for MVMCP.

Did early entry w/party pass come about within the last few years? Maybe the past 2-3 years, we've used our party passes instead of park hoppers to enter early, get our bracelets, and then go to the Poly for dinner only to return later to MK for the party. But before that, I remember using my park hopper to get in, getting my bracelet from CM's located inside the park (he/she would run the cards through a portable reader), and then leaving for dinner.

[LVT]

Waiting for data. It would seem the best to close and empty the park before a hard ticket event. Was is never done this way. I would not pay the money for a non exclusive event.

[BugeyedMuggy]

It would take hours to close & empty a park. You would have to close it at 4 or 5 in order to completly empty for 7 pm not to mention the cost. It would be better to check for bracelets and escort those without out of the park.

[VWL Mom]

Waiting for data. It would seem the best to close and empty the park before a hard ticket event. Was is never done this way. I would not pay the money for a non exclusive event.

I believe they use to close at 5 or 6P and those staying were sent to Tomorrowland while those without tickets were escorted out.

[TheDuckRocks]

I believe they use to close at 5 or 6P and those staying were sent to Tomorrowland while those without tickets were escorted out.

It was 6PM and it was a whole lot better than the huge amount of people without wristbands that we ran across last year at MVMCP. Up until after the fireworks we saw as many people without wristbands as those that had them. The CMs kept rounding them up and trying to escort them out but once the group they were escorting got really large people kept leaving the group and wandering off. BTW we went the first week in Dec. on a Tuesday night when we encountered this.
Hopefully we will see a differance when we attend this year.

[BugeyedMuggy]

It is unfortunate that people will ruin things for others . If they can't afford to pay the price stay home because in the end all the honest people will suffer. Disney will always make the money.

[Mickey91]

It is unfortunate that people will ruin things for others . If they can't afford to pay the price stay home because in the end all the honest people will suffer. Disney will always make the money.

It's not necessarily that they can't afford it. Some people just like to see what they can get by with. Sad.

[BigRedDad]

It would be so much better to close the park at 6PM. Those in the park with the wristbands at 6PM could go to a section roped off (Tomorrowland). Then at 7PM, let people in that only have the Party ticket and were not in MK prior to 6PM.

It is pathetic that people that don't pay want to take advantage of what others paid for. I know I was upset that Disney does nothing to stop people on EMH nights.

[r4kids]

Oh no ! We have a 4:05 dinner at the Plaza restaurant ( Never tried it but kinda hate to waste a dinner service here. Hope it's good!). How will we get in now? It has always been a 4pm entry! Should I try and reschedule our dinner? Then it cuts into MVMCP time.

[Goofy4TheWorld]

How will we get in now?

Well, you can get in at 9 in the morning using a regular admission pass. I am curious as to why you wouldn't have regular admission to enter the park that way instead of using your party ticket to get it? Is it because you will be at a different park that day and don't have Park Hopper tickets, or are you trying to save a day on your regular tickets, or just visiting WDW only one day for the party?

I am just curious why so many people NEED to use the party tickets to gain entry into MK instead of just using a regular day on a park pass?

[DisneyPrincess21]

I am looking forward to boots-on-the-ground reports from folks attending the first few days of the party, because I would be surprised if Disney was going to change this rule because of the logistics of having all of those people milling around at the front gate waiting for 7pm to arrive (when they could be inside buying things ).

I agree!

[r4kids]

Well, you can get in at 9 in the morning using a regular admission pass. I am curious as to why you wouldn't have regular admission to enter the park that way instead of using your party ticket to get it? Is it because you will be at a different park that day and don't have Park Hopper tickets, or are you trying to save a day on your regular tickets, or just visiting WDW only one day for the party?

I am just curious why so many people NEED to use the party tickets to gain entry into MK instead of just using a regular day on a park pass?

We have 5 day tickets but plan to go to Universal that day and MK for the party but in all the years I have been going and have attended the parties it has been 4pm. So we enter at 4 with a 4 to 4:30 dinner ressie and then by the time we are done it's 5:30 or 6 so we hang out until the party starts. I am not spending the extra $$ for a hopper for 1 day. We will be there for 8 days with 5 at Disney, 2 at Universal/IOA.

BTW thanks for answering my question or adding any pertinent info. Oh wait you didn't.