Early Entry (Formally Magic Mornings) Returns For Disneyland Resort Hotel Guests

If you’ve been a longtime park-goer at the Disneyland Resort, you’ll no doubt remember that little perk select guests used to receive called, “Magic Mornings” or “Extra Magic Hour”.

This perk allowed certain guests to access either Disneyland or Disney California Adventure (whichever had it that day) an hour prior to the official park opening. Not all attractions were available, but a lot were.

Generally, guests who possessed a three-day or longer ticket would receive this benefit. It was immensely popular but for obvious reasons, it didn’t return after the parks re-opened from the covid closure.

That’s all about to change, though. Beginning August 8th, 2022, this benefit, under a new, somewhat bland name, is returning. Aside from the name change, there is a key difference you should be aware of.

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Who Is Early Entry For?

As stated above, the Disneyland Resort is bringing early entry back, but with one caveat; it’s now exclusively for guests of Disneyland Resort hotels.

That’s right, unless you’re staying at one of Disneyland’s three on-site hotels, you cannot take advantage of early entry. If you don’t know which hotels I’m referring to, they are:

• The Grand Californian Hotel

• The Disneyland Hotel

• Paradise Pier Hotel (soon to be Pixar themed)

The other change to this perk you should know about is it now grants you an extra 30-minutes of extra park time instead of one hour. Why? We don’t know for sure, but it’s probably staffing related.

What’s Included In Early Entry?

Another aspect of this you should know about is not all attractions are going to be available during these extra 30-minutes. The following is a list of what you can expect to be operational on a typical day:

Disneyland Park Attractions

• Alice in Wonderland

• Astro Orbitor

• Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters

• Disneyland Monorail

• Dumbo the Flying Elephant

• King Arthur Carousel

• Mad Tea Party

• Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride

• Peter Pan’s Flight

• Pinnochio’s Daring Journey

• Snow White’s Enchanted Wish

• Space Mountain

• Star Tours - The Adventures Continue

Disneyland Park Dining and Shopping

• Fantasyland Fruit Cart

• Galactic Grill

• Guide II

• Esplanade Stroller Shop

• The Mad Hatter in Fantasyland

• Market House

• Plaza Inn

Disney California Adventure Attractions

• Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission BREAKOUT!

• Incredicoaster

• The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure

• Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree

• Monster’s Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue

• Soarin’ Around The World

• WEB SLINGERS: A Spider-Man Adventure

Disney California Adventure Dining and Shopping

• Cappuccino Cart

• The Collector’s Warehouse

• Corn Dog Castle

• Esplanade Stroller Shop

• Fiddler, Fifer, and Practical Cafe

• Fillmore’s Taste-In

• Seaside Souvenirs

• Oswald’s

• WEB Supplies

As you can see, as far as Disneyland Park attractions are concerned, you only have access to Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. With Space Mountain being the sole E-ticket attraction available.

DCA, in my opinion, has the better offering with three E-tickets (four if you count Soarin’). However, they’re much more spread out in DCA so you would only be able to ride one, MAYBE two during that 30-minute window.

As usual, all of these are subject to change. Throughout the year, park officials add select attractions to the park refurbishment calendar. It would be a good idea to check it against the dates you’ll be going.

Important Information

• The requirements to take advantage of this perk are; You must be a registered guest of one of the three Disneyland Resort Hotels, have a valid theme park ticket, and have a valid reservation for the park/day you wish to enter.

• You may enter the park 30-minutes prior to the official park opening time.

• While you will be able to make Genie Plus selections, you will not be able to redeem any until the official park opening time. Lightening Lane premiums will also NOT be available during this time.

• Early Entry is NOT available to the general public.

• Both Disneyland Park and DCA offer this perk DAILY and you can use it everyday of your trip as long as you remain a Disneyland Resort hotel guest.

• Members of your group who are NOT on the hotel registration will NOT be able to join you during Early Entry.

• Main Street U.S.A, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland are the only lands at Disneyland accessible during Early Entry. DCA has more E-ticket attractions on the list but they’re much more spread out.

• Guests of the Paradise Pier hotel can utilize either the main entrance to DCA or the private one across from the hotel.

• Guests of the Grand Californian can utilize the main entrance to DCA or the private one inside the hotel.

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