I completely understand why people are upset, however, I feel Disney had been cutting back on EMH for some time--well before COVID hit. I don't really see this as something that we used to get that now we don't. I feel like everything was transitioning to hard ticket events--both in the morning and at night. They almost had to keep MK open a little later on a Tuesday when they closed it at 7 pm on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday d/t the
MVMCP or
MNSSHP or the Villains Party, etc. It made the crowds insane on those non party nights where they were almost unbearable. They've been doing this for years now--pushing us toward hard ticket events. The same thing happened in the morning--you could get into the park with EMH BUT you couldn't access certain attractions unless you purchased EMM. So, in terms of losing something we had pre-COVID--IMO, it was pretty much gone anyway.
Now, in terms of Disney only giving deluxe/DVC evening EMH--granted, it's not a great look for them, but I still don't have a huge problem with it. I get it, it's frustrating that only guests from deluxes/DVC will have access to something that values/mods used to get--but let's change perspective for a bit. I've read multiple times how these Deluxe resorts are too pricey for what they offer--clearly, deluxe resort guests pay a premium for the location. We all know that they pay for this proximity to the parks, but it doesn't stop us from also using that benefit--we crowd the Poly beach, the marina at GF, or that 4th floor viewing area under the monorail at CR for fireworks/HEA--I've done it myself numerous times, and it's not like guests actually staying at the resort get 1st choice and then everyone else gets what's left over--even though I'm not paying a dime and they're the ones truly paying for that experience. This is so normal that we don't even think about it any more--I mean, I saw some people berating the CMs at the Poly because they wanted to get on the beach on New Year's Eve and the CMs wouldn't let them. I mean, c'mon, they were pissed that they couldn't join the private resort guest only party--and they were letting everyone around them know that they weren't happy. We were still allowed to sit at the tables and stand at the pool fence (not go in of course)--we just couldn't go on the beach This past spring, why do you think they had to stop non Contemporary resort guests from ordering On-the-Go from the Contempo Cafe in the morning--or why do people map out how to get dropped off and gain walking access to the Boardwalk--they want to take advantage of certain perks/advantages without paying what those resort guests' had to. We all seem to be fine having access to their perks that we didn't pay for, yet get upset when they are offered a little something extra. It seems like it levels out a little bit in the end if you ask me.