You can? When we were there last month, they were holding non-resort guests outside the park until 9.Right, but you can scan into Magic Kingdom well before opening, so I was wondering if you're locked out of booking them until Early Entry is over.
That was my experience a couple weeks ago, as well.You can? When we were there last month, they were holding non-resort guests outside the park until 9.
Not last month, when we were there. Not even at MK. Maybe they were short staffed or something that day.MK let’s you in early but holds you at the hub if not a resort guest
So if I'm in the park before I can ride and there a posted wait times, I can book something?There must be a posted standby wait time in order to reserve a DAS Return Time. There may or may not be a posted standby wait time at least during the first part of Early Entry, and not all "lands" or attractions open for Early Entry.
If the DAS tile is available and allows you to reserve a ride, yes. Some reports are that standby wait times don't start immediately, but others report they do. Seems as though you'll just have to give it a try.So if I'm in the park before I can ride and there a posted wait times, I can book something?
Yes, you can, we have done this. When early entry starts (which was 30 min before park open when we were there), rides had wait times after about 2 minutes (still 28 min before park open). So as long as you are scanned into the park, you can book those rides in MK that have wait times (fantasyland and tomorrowland rides). We booked 7DMT as soon as we could (28 min before the park opened), which was during early entry, even though we weren't resort guests, so we couldn't ride during early entry, but we could book rides while we waited on Main Street.So if I'm in the park before I can ride and there a posted wait times, I can book something?
Thank you, this is very helpful!It seems there isn't a definite answer to this. When we were there a few weeks ago, everyone was being allowed to enter the park,. Non-resort guests were held in the hub. As resort guests, we were scanned and permitted to line up outside Tomorrowland before 8:30 and enter Tomorrowland at 8:30. But the ability to book a DAS return time didn't become active until at least sometime after 8:45 when we boarded Space Mountain. It didn't work before us boarding but was active by the time we were exiting Space. I asked a CM about it and she said it varies and sometimes it's not active until 9:00. It probably does have to do with when standby times are posted.
Thanks for posting. It looks like it varies, but I'll be watching when we get there.Yes, you can, we have done this. When early entry starts (which was 30 min before park open when we were there), rides had wait times after about 2 minutes (still 28 min before park open). So as long as you are scanned into the park, you can book those rides in MK that have wait times (fantasyland and tomorrowland rides). We booked 7DMT as soon as we could (28 min before the park opened), which was during early entry, even though we weren't resort guests, so we couldn't ride during early entry, but we could book rides while we waited on Main Street.
difference being person did not come that day but you can not use for all of party if one person is not in park but planning to be in park when you ride. that is the big differenceIt doesn't require all parties to enter. We used it months ago with a party member who never came at all that day.