Helios Grand Hotel

[Magic-Man]

My guess is that you will need to show a Helios room key to get into the private entrance!

But then what prevents you from going down the other way? I doubt they'll be checking tickets for a restaurant inside the park.

 

[Brian G.]

But then what prevents you from going down the other way? I doubt they'll be checking tickets for a restaurant inside the park.

A park ticket? Im not sure I follow.

 

[Tobias]

But then what prevents you from going down the other way? I doubt they'll be checking tickets for a restaurant inside the park.

Just like @Brian G. , I'm not sure I follow this. If you're in Helios and want to use the private entrance to go into the park, you're gonna' need a park ticket to use it because that entrance is manned like any park entry. They WILL check tickets for that.

That's what they do at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel with its private entrance into DCA, that's what Tokyo's Hotel Mira Costa does with its private entrance into DisneySea, the list goes on. Unless you have a park ticket, you can't go through as you please.

 

[Alicia]

My guess is that you will need to show a Helios room key to get into the private entrance!

Correct. The website touts it as a dedicated park entrance for guests of the hotel only.

 

[Eckert]

I think they mean what prevents non-hotel guests from entering Helios from the park entrance? I can only hope they crack down hard on who's allowed in the hotel for the first year or so, ala Fantasy Springs Hotel at DisneySea. Can't even look inside there if you're not staying.

 

[Alicia]

I think they mean what prevents non-hotel guests from entering Helios from the park entrance? I can only hope they crack down hard on who's allowed in the hotel for the first year or so, ala Fantasy Springs Hotel at DisneySea. Can't even look inside there if you're not staying.

You have to show your room key to go into Helios from the park, as that gate is for hotel guests only. At least that’s my read of it anyway.

Non-hotel guests can park at the hotel parking, or take an Uber/bus, to be able to enter Helios via front entrance.