Exclusive ride time (ERT) is a period of time set aside by an amusement park to allow exclusive access to one or more attractions. Sessions are usually scheduled outside of a park's normal operating hours, or the attractions may be closed off to the public during the ERT period. Exclusive ride time is often reserved for private corporate events, celebrity functions,[1] season passholders,[2][3] special ticketed events, members of the media, or enthusiast groups such American Coaster Enthusiasts.
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Disney theme parks branded exclusive ride time in the past as Extra Magic Hours, offered to guests staying on-site in a Walt Disney resort.[4] Guests were given early access to the park or allowed to stay past normal operating hours to visit a limited number of attractions that operated during this period.[4] This feature was retired in January 2021 in US parks and replaced with an option that only allows early entry.[5] It remains operative at Disneyland Paris with the revised name of Extra Magic Time (Moments de Magie en Plus) reflecting that the duration is just one hour nowadays.[6]
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- ^ "Pass Holder Exclusive Ride Time". Six Flags Great America. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "Extra Magic Hours". Walt Disney World Resort. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Tuttle, Brittani (January 11, 2021). "Disney World ending Magical Express, replacing Extra Magic Hours with early entry". Attractions Magazine. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "Calendrier et horaires d'ouverture".