Originally Posted By AZDLDad We are eating at Napa Rose and want to go to WOC after. Is this entrance still open for regular use, even if we go from DL to Napa Rose to WOC? Hand stamped when exiting DL.
Originally Posted By LacyBelle Yes, you should be able to use this entrance. It is only restricted to resort guests at park opening. It is open to all park guests later in the day.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< It is only restricted to resort guests at park opening. It is open to all park guests later in the day. >>> This does seem to vary over time. Sometimes they enforce the "resort guests only" rule throughout the day. But even during the most restrictive enforcement times, guests that have made a purchase at any venue in GCH are allowed to use the entrance, at least for re-entry. Simply save your receipt and show it if asked.
Originally Posted By raer When we were there in December, we were required to show a resort hotel key all day long, not just in the morning.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 We were there 12/17 to 12/23 and they stopped checking for room keys about noon.
Originally Posted By cheesybaby Weird. I have been an AP holder since before the GCH was built. I have used the GCH/DCA entrance to enter DCA countless times over the years, including morning, noon, and night. I have never once been asked to show a hotel room key or restaurant receipt to enter DCA.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "I have been an AP holder since before the GCH was built. I have used the GCH/DCA entrance to enter DCA countless times over the years, including morning, noon, and night. I have never once been asked to show a hotel room key or restaurant receipt to enter DCA." I've used it many time. The only time I've been stopped was during the opening months for World of Color.
Originally Posted By Mickeysbestfan Been an AP holder since 2001, have never been asked any questions while entering, even during the busiest times. Just checked my bag and told me to have a nice visit!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 We stayed on property in Oct and Dec and each entry we were asked to show our room key. It didn't matter what time of day it was. Sometimes they would have a CM standing at the beginning of the hallway and other times the CM checking the bags would ask. I wouldn't hesitate to use the entrance if I were going to one of the restaurants. I wouldn't bother going through the maze if I was coming from DTD or another hotel. We saw several people directed back to DTD. I SO wanted to say "they are with us"
Originally Posted By AZDLDad We ended up canceling our dinner plans and never used this entry point. Thx to all who responded.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< I guess it just depends if a grump is working or not. >>> I'm not sure what you mean by "a grump." Someone reported that the bag check people sometimes enforce this rule, but every time I've seen it enforced, they put an extra CM at the entrance whose sole duty is to enforce the "hotel guests only" rule. When this happens, it's certainly not just the mood of the CM deciding to enforce a rule, but a management decision to spend extra labor hours specifically for this purpose. And of course the purpose during busy times of the year, or other special times such as WoC opening, is to maintain the entrance privilege as a true benefit for hotel guests. Especially in the morning, the line at this entrance can be hundreds of people even when they are enforcing the rule. If the line became longer than the one at the main entrance because of too many AP's that knew the secret, it would become much less a benefit for those actually staying in the hotel.
Originally Posted By debtee Superdry is correct. It was enforced during Christmas week, while we were there. We had to show our room key at all times of the day and night and each time it was to a CM, that's sole purpose was to check room keys, so management must have put them there.
Originally Posted By bullamakanka They may ask for room ID from time to time depending on how busy it is in the parks. Plus, it's a means to sniff out the fraudulent tickets ... and it's a huge problem at all parks. People try to fraud their way in every hour of every day. I work as a guest researcher; occasionally, we ask for a ticket, which we scan, before proceeding on to questions. On two occasions I've had people (teenagers both times) come up to me and claim that I've not given their tickets back. I don't recognize them, but they emphatically state it was ME they dealt with. They then go to Guest Services, complain, and hope they'll get a replacement ticket... which (if successful) they then pass on to someone on the outside for use that day.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< On two occasions I've had people (teenagers both times) come up to me and claim that I've not given their tickets back. I don't recognize them, but they emphatically state it was ME they dealt with. They then go to Guest Services, complain, and hope they'll get a replacement ticket... which (if successful) they then pass on to someone on the outside for use that day. >>> Hopefully, these tickets are marked as "used - require hand stamp for re-entry" in the database if they are issued in that circumstance. That would dramatically reduce the chances of them being usable as described above.
