In case it helps someone else, I will answer my own question:
Anyone attending EMM Toy Story Land between now and July 17th? I need a scout. PLEASE!!
Need to know if DHS guest relations ticket booth is open when EMM begins. I purchased EMM tix for July 17th for DD (13) and myself, but I need to purchase my DD's "$89 AP friend" ticket that morning so she will have park access for the day. Says we can't buy the "AP friend" tix til day of. Need to know if I can buy her park ticket when we arrive for TSL EMM.
Please help!
July 17th EMM
Yes, guest services/ticket sales is open before EMM. We arrived at 6:36 am, and someone was already at the guest services nook to the left of entrance. She was able to do the transaction for my DD’s $89 AP ‘day of purchase’ friend ticket and also “magically” linked it to my
MDE account so I didn’t have to. Was able to make fastpasses right away. Guest services CM had to go through 4 plastic ticket cards before finding one to register for her, though.
By this time, those gathered at entrance were already allowed inside DHS. So we got our wrist bands, and they definitely direct you to breakfast at Backlot. We sidled that way, saw others leaving breakfast and decided to skip Backlot and follow them...we were allowed to gather outside SWGE sign/TSL entrance area. We were among first as most others went to the breakfast.
I knew to stay right for SDD. This is very important if it is your first ride. We were on 2nd train....would have been on first train but my dd got stuck behind someone as we entered queue under the shade umbrellas so I allowed several in front of me to get back together with my dd. I forgot to give dd heads up about walking with purpose.
SDD ride photo 7:37
Bo Peep/ Woody m&g 7:47 (only 3-4 families in front of us....much longer wait for them after we got off first of our two TSMM rides....was glad we did this early! Note: exiting SDD ride, I asked CM where woody/bo peep meet. She told me, but then said they don’t normally come out until 8:30/9:00....which is, of course, inaccurate for EMM)
TSMM 2x
SDD 3x (8:18am in line for 1st of these 3 rides, and queue was about 20 or so minutes. Second ride, queue was about 10 min, last ride was through FPP line at 8:55. Ride photo 9:02).
So total count SDD 4x, TSMM 2x, Bo Peep/ Woody m&g
As we exited, the masses were lining up, and SDD line extended way past TSL entrance into the rest of DHS. Amazing!
Breakfast at Backlot was good. We both had the kids eggs/ sweet potato tots. Pastries were my favorite part, and I am more of a morning protein person rather than pastries.
It was completely worth it for the two of us. We had only one day at WDW with specific goals. This event helped us accomplish them! It was a treat to have my teen willing to meet characters...and I looooove SDD. This allowed us time to hit MK and AK and get all of our must do’s (including FoP) accomplished during our limited time.
I would encourage anyone, especially smaller parties with a limited number of park days, to participate in this event if able.