DHS/Toy Story Land "Early Morning Magic" (EMM) FAQ & Discussion

[dachsie]

Walked in TSMM at 7:33 and out at 7:43. So much fun - the queue was entirely empty and we took time for some pictures

There’s a definite line for SDD now. Posted time is 25 minutes.

That's disappointing. I was hoping you could ride it several times

 

[kat_lh]

That's disappointing. I was hoping you could ride it several times

It was under 15. Walked in at 7:44 and off the ride by 8:00

 

[kat_lh]

AS2 has the FP line open. The line for SDD is less now than earlier.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Last two SDD waits have been 8 mins. Frankly fine with me. Need time for stomach to settle!

Have seen a few DISers around!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

8:48. No rope drop crowd yet.

 

[SaintsManiac]

Hmm I wonder if Columbus Day crowds are factoring into this. Do you guys think 5 rides on SDD is doable?

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Worst wait was TSM at 17 mins right there at the end. We got in line at 8:49. It’s like everyone waited until the end to ride it.

Leaving the park now and wow... holiday crowds!

 

[pal6860]

Worst wait was TSM at 17 mins right there at the end. We got in line at 8:49. It’s like everyone waited until the end to ride it.

Leaving the park now and wow... holiday crowds!

Thanks for your updates! How many times were you able to ride SDD for EMM? Was this a dual time EMM day (7 and 7:30)? Thanks

 

[RachaelA]

Those waits do not seem like a great value to be honest... 25 minutes (even if it does end up in the 15 minute range) is insane when you only have 75 minutes.

 

[kat_lh]

Final report - AWESOME!

It was worth every penny.

We rode TSMM, AS2 and SDD x 4, once waiting for another dog so we could sit in the back.

We also met Buzz and took time for pictures.

My husband, one daughter and our little guy got in one last ride for TSMM while my biggest girl and I ran for RNRC. Maybe a five minute wait for that and we actually beat the rest of the family back to breakfast.

We saw the rope drop crowd coming and it was insanity. We passed a group of CMs and I yelled “May the odds be ever in your favor!” And in almost unison, they held up two fingers. It was hysterical.

I will say, this feels like max capacity for this event though. If they added even 50 more people, I think it would lose a lot of value.

Super glad we did it.

(And for reference, kids are 10, 8 and 4, so we moved at little leg speed. We opted to skip meeting Jessie & Woody as they met them at Pixar Play Place preciously)

 

[anomamatt]

Thanks for the on the ground reports today, @GADisneyDad14 and @kat_lh !

It does sound like this is on the cusp of value with the number they admitted... I'll be there doing this one week from today. From the reports today, it sounds like the best bet for SDD is during the middle 20mins?

 

[Brett Wyman]

Those waits do not seem like a great value to be honest... 25 minutes (even if it does end up in the 15 minute range) is insane when you only have 75 minutes.

Agreed. But it does seem at odds with previous reviews where people rode SDD 5 times.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

I’m with @kat_lh, great time overall. We rode SDD 3 times, AS2 3 times, and TSM 2 times. Saw both sets of characters. Could have done more rides if we had put our minds to it but we were rolling slow and taking it all in.

I agree I would not want to see more people, what I saw is what I would consider max size for an up charge event.

There were more people there than our TSL AP event a few weeks ago. That event was, in my opinion, small/intimate. This didn’t have that same feeling.

Overall, I think this passes the value test for us. I don’t know if I can compare this to MK EMM. This feels like more people and obviously the logistics are different. A 7am arrival makes for an early morning!

 

[GADisneyDad14]

Also, we did SDD once first, then characters, which at that point had no waits. I saw character waits later that I wouldn’t personally have wanted to do. I was glad we had gotten them out of the way early.

 

[kat_lh]

Agreed. But it does seem at odds with previous reviews where people rode SDD 5 times.

An adult or adults or teen kids could have easily done SDD more times. If you skip breakfast and hang out in the holding area and get in the land when they first open, I imagine you could easily add two rides.

 

[anomamatt]

I assumed today's event was sold out? Looks to be sold out until 10/17 (which has a lot of availability).

 

[kat_lh]

I assumed today's event was sold out? Looks to be sold out until 10/17 (which has a lot of availability).

Yes I believe it was (felt like it should have been at least!)

 

[duck524]

I’m with @kat_lh, great time overall. We rode SDD 3 times, AS2 3 times, and TSM 2 times. Saw both sets of characters. Could have done more rides if we had put our minds to it but we were rolling slow and taking it all in.

I agree I would not want to see more people, what I saw is what I would consider max size for an up charge event.

There were more people there than our TSL AP event a few weeks ago. That event was, in my opinion, small/intimate. This didn’t have that same feeling.

Overall, I think this passes the value test for us.

Not trying to muddle threads, but I know you are on the MK EMM thread as well. Would you guess that the new expanded MK EMM will have a similar amount of people as today's TSL EMM? And if so, do you feel like the expanded setup at MK EMM will still make that worth it as well? I know it is all guess work, but it seems like Disney is trying to sell more tickets to these events. I am glad to hear that TSL EMM was busy, but still worth it. I am hoping the same goes for the new MK EMM as well.

 

[MIAMouseketeer]

Land opened 7:20. In line for SDD - first train with people on it left 7:27am.

Did you happen to notice what time the characters came out? I think we will stop there first

 

[MelOhioDis]

I assumed today's event was sold out? Looks to be sold out until 10/17 (which has a lot of availability).

10/17 is when I'm going! Hopefully it still has lots of availability then

Thanks for the reports on today's event! Still sounds like a great time to me! We are going to attempt 4 park in 1 day that day. I think having this EMM in the morning will help to space things out for us, so we can take our time in each park, maybe even take a break!