Hilary
There's always something new to learn!
- Joined
- Feb 10, 2000
A few weeks ago I e-mailed WDW to tell them how disappointed we were when the early entry scheme for on-site guests was suspended post Septmeber 11th, and to ask whether there were any plans to reinstate it. I had a reply to my e-mail saying that someone from WDW would contact me 'in the next few weeks'.
Yesterday I had a phone call from Michael Richardson from the WDW Executive Office (I think). He thanked me for taking the trouble to contact them apologised for the disappointment we had experienced and explained that the EE scheme was withdrawn due to low take-up by on-site guests. If I got the gist of what he said correctly, he told me that around 60% of all visitors to WDW stay on-site, but that very few of those took advantage of EE, making it uneconomical to continue with it.
I guess that means that those going to the parks early weren't spending enough, once in the
parks, to make it worthwhile. (Personally, I know that if I've got up early to be in the park for 7:30am, I don't intend to spend the first hour and a half of that time in the shops or restaurants!).
The bottom line is that, according to him, Disney have no current plans to reinstate Early Entry
Yesterday I had a phone call from Michael Richardson from the WDW Executive Office (I think). He thanked me for taking the trouble to contact them apologised for the disappointment we had experienced and explained that the EE scheme was withdrawn due to low take-up by on-site guests. If I got the gist of what he said correctly, he told me that around 60% of all visitors to WDW stay on-site, but that very few of those took advantage of EE, making it uneconomical to continue with it.
I guess that means that those going to the parks early weren't spending enough, once in the
parks, to make it worthwhile. (Personally, I know that if I've got up early to be in the park for 7:30am, I don't intend to spend the first hour and a half of that time in the shops or restaurants!).
The bottom line is that, according to him, Disney have no current plans to reinstate Early Entry