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Matty G · 07-29-2005

I just got back from a great trip to Disney (July 21 - July 27). Our trip was awesome and we had a great time. I was really looking forward to Extra Magic Hours at every park and being able to spend 3 extra hours in every park. I was hoping that Extra Magic Hours would be similar to E-Ride Nights. Last year, on our honeymoon, my wife and I did E-Ride Night at Magic Kingdom and it was awesome. There were barely any lines and the park was almost empty. There was a $10 charge but it was definitely worth the money to not wait in lines. I think that E-Ride Nights limited number of tickets (10,000-15,000 or so). This year during the Extra Magic Hours (at night) the parks seemed to be more crowded than during the day. Every Disney Resort guest could get a bracelet to stay in one of the parks and everybody seemed to be taking advantage of this (as they should). Instead of the resort guests being spread out among all the parks, they all funneled into one park. The lines during Extra Magic Hours were still 60-80 minutes long. To get a bracelet I usually only had to show a CM my "keys to the kingdom." I think that alot of people may have borrowed Resort Guests's "keys" so they could get a bracelet too. My "keys to the kingdom" was only scanned once and I was asked where I was staying once. My wife and I actually avoided the parks with Extra Magic Hours on our last two days and the other parks we went to emptied out around 2-3 hours before closing. Extra Magic Hours is a great idea and it is a great benefit for Resort Guests but something needs to be done to shorten the lines at night. Disney should somehow limit the number of bracelets given out each day.

07-29-2005	#1 (permalink)
Matty G Baby MouseBuzzer Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4	Extra Magic Hours I just got back from a great trip to Disney (July 21 - July 27). Our trip was awesome and we had a great time. I was really looking forward to Extra Magic Hours at every park and being able to spend 3 extra hours in every park. I was hoping that Extra Magic Hours would be similar to E-Ride Nights. Last year, on our honeymoon, my wife and I did E-Ride Night at Magic Kingdom and it was awesome. There were barely any lines and the park was almost empty. There was a $10 charge but it was definitely worth the money to not wait in lines. I think that E-Ride Nights limited number of tickets (10,000-15,000 or so). This year during the Extra Magic Hours (at night) the parks seemed to be more crowded than during the day. Every Disney Resort guest could get a bracelet to stay in one of the parks and everybody seemed to be taking advantage of this (as they should). Instead of the resort guests being spread out among all the parks, they all funneled into one park. The lines during Extra Magic Hours were still 60-80 minutes long. To get a bracelet I usually only had to show a CM my "keys to the kingdom." I think that alot of people may have borrowed Resort Guests's "keys" so they could get a bracelet too. My "keys to the kingdom" was only scanned once and I was asked where I was staying once. My wife and I actually avoided the parks with Extra Magic Hours on our last two days and the other parks we went to emptied out around 2-3 hours before closing. Extra Magic Hours is a great idea and it is a great benefit for Resort Guests but something needs to be done to shorten the lines at night. Disney should somehow limit the number of bracelets given out each day.