When will Disneyland go back to operating at 100% capacity?

[DLgal]

Yeah, the issue with GG or ToT is that they often let too many people through the pre-show and it backs up - especially if an elevator shaft goes down. Do they time to the actual ride, or just to the pre-show?

They time it from the moment you scan in the LL to the loading point when the CM tells you which number to stand on.

The line frequently extends way out past the scan point and none of that time is tracked.

 

[Foxhound3857]

Can a Magic Key holder buy a new one when renewal time comes, before they open the queue for sales? I'm asking because my sister is going to renew hers when August comes and offered to try to buy one for me as an alternative to sitting in a queue, if I have to work that day and can't wait it out.

So when it's time for key holders to renew, are they allowed to buy additional keys during the renewal process or before they go on sale to the public?

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

Can a Magic Key holder buy a new one when renewal time comes, before they open the queue for sales? I'm asking because my sister is going to renew hers when August comes and offered to try to buy one for me as an alternative to sitting in a queue, if I have to work that day and can't wait it out.

So when it's time for key holders to renew, are they allowed to buy additional keys during the renewal process or before they go on sale to the public?

No.

 

[Foxhound3857]

No.

 

[Foxhound3857]

Can Disney gift cards be put towards Magic Keys? I get $25 gift cards for donating blood at Lifestream every month, usually I put them towards a new game at Gamestop but I was wondering if I chose $25 in Disney credit instead, if it could be put towards a Magic key, or if it's only for merchandise like on ShopDisney?

 

[Chickinvic]

That’s an impressive memory for a couple of trips over 40 years ago. You must have been very lucky or were smart enough to visit in a weekday. As @deejdigsdis mentioned, the line for Space could take up almost the entire upper deck, and before they enclosed that space for the theatre, the line could snake well out into Tomorrowland. Heck, that standby line can get to 60 minutes before noon on even a slow day these days.

But, to place things in proper context, I never said the Park was always busier, just that busy days were often busier. No AP’s and different visiting habits in general meant fewer weekday visits (the Park was actually closed 2 days a week until the mid eighties), plus shorter operating hours, meant going to Disneyland was more of a weekend or holiday trip for many, which meant larger attendance swings and serious congestion on certain days, while other days (like a Wednesday, maybe) could be downright empty.

I went during Spring Break one year (and it was packed - but still not anywhere near the waits you are talking about), and October another year, and the week of the May long weekend another couple of years. I would NOT have ever loved Disneyland if there were 90 or 120 minute waits for the E-tickets. It was not the case that I ever experienced. And yes, I remember the Space Mountain line going onto the upper deck during the busiest time. Space Mountain was by far the longest line I remember back then.

And yes, I do have a good memory.