Yes didn’t seem like Disney gave much thought to those with 8am reservations. Maybe I’m wrong and there will be a ton of merch available once we leave GE at 12pm but not counting on it.We are here! It’s nowhere as bad as I thought. A CM has just confirmed to us that we can also have a merchandise wristband but it won’t be sold until 8am. Bummed about that to be honest. Need to decide what’s important!
Yes didn’t seem like Disney gave much thought to those with 8am reservations. Maybe I’m wrong and there will be a ton of merch available once we leave GE at 12pm but not counting on it.
Going in now let’s see what happens with merch. If no luck then will wait at Launch Bay for check in line.
We are in now - queuing by Plaza. The merchandise queue are to the left of us on Main Street. There is more of them then us at the moment
We’ve already seen four people be turned away - 2 at the gates because they didn’t realise they needed tickets and 2 because they didn’t have the reservation this morning. Not sure what they were trying.
How long was the merch line
Universal Orlando must be much different, because it is amazing and does not have the issues you mentioned. (I was there 2 weeks ago) I hope to see GE later this summer or fall and I’m sure it will be great.To the person already nay saying GE...give me a break. You haven't even seen it yet. We went to Universal last weekend and saw Hogwarts for the first time. It was cool and felt movie settish, but it wasn't that amazing. I could easily see other parts of the park and we took a short path from the tour/Simpsons area and were suddenly back by Hogwarts. From seeing GE being built a year ago while in DL and from aerial views I already know GE is more immersive than Hogwarts in Hollywood Studios. Now seeing videos and pictures, it is easy to see how expansive the land is.
Now standing to the right of Galactic Grill waiting. They’ve handled this so well.