Ricky, if you don't mind, could you include some of the prices of some of the stuff? And maybe pics of the wands you and your wife chose?
Just checked into the Royal Pacific and did not receive the letter with instructions for the morning previews and there was no mention of it by the person checking me in. It's possible the "on-site guests" rumor was false?
According to his flickr, the chocolate frogs are $10
That's steep! I expected 8 or maybe 6 bucks but 10! Geez.
That's steep! I expected 8 or maybe 6 bucks but 10! Geez.
Umm, were you passive about the situation? I would at the very least be asking about preview for on-site guests.
Red Gryffindor Shirt with sequins $36.95
Golden Snitch $14.95
Ollivander Wand (Birthday Wand) $28.95
Crest Patches $6.95 each
Hermione’s Wand $24.95
Harry’s Wand $24.95
Snape’s Wand $24.95
Hedwig Pillow $17.95
Sneakoscope $14.95
Light-Up Goblet of Fire $24.95
Hedwig Mug $16.95
House Seals with Wax Sticks $18.95 each
Owl Hat $19.95
Quibbler Spectaspecs $6.95
Postcards $0.55/each
Hogwarts/Owl Postage 10 Stamp sets $12.95/each
Buckbeak Plush $21.95
Crookshanks Plush $24.95
Fawkes Phoenix Plush $24.95
Hedwig Puppet w/sound $29.95
Gryffindor Lanyard $7.95
Gryffindor Crest Banner $22.95
Expecto Patronum Shirt $28.95
Crookshanks/Scabber Sliding Pin $12.95
Ministry of Magic pin $9.95
Buckbeak sliding pin $12.95
Fang Pin $8.95
Firebolt Pin $10.95
Common Welsh Green Dragon Pin $9.95
Swedish Short Snout Dragon Pin $9.95
Chinese Fireball Dragon Pin $10.95
Hungarian Horntail Dragon Pin $10.95
Harry/Hedwig motion pin $9.95
Hedwig pin with moving wings $12.95
House Crest Pins (4 total) $9.95
Slytherin Perfect Pin $7.95
Gryffindor Hat $21.95
Golden Snitch pin $9.95
Chocolate Frog/with Lenticular Card $9.95
Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans $9.95
Pumpkin Juice $5.25
Butterbeer w/cup $8.50
More to come tomorrow because I couldn’t carry anymore!
I was not, I asked if my key also gave me the early park admission for the previews and they acted like they didn't hear me and said well both parks open at 9 :/ I'll be checking with the concierge but wanted to let ppl know it's obviously not automatic unless I had a new person who's unaware but I doubt this.
Holy crap, I wonder if this is all "legit"
It is very much legit. It came straight from Inside the Magic who was able to attend today's preview. Here are some photos of all of the merchandise he purchased today: http://www.insidethemagic.net/2010/...tter-offers-exclusive-and-unique-merchandise/
When we called to cancel one of our on-site nights (not package) yesterday the person on the phone had to look it up before confirming that we did indeed get access at 8am with our room key. It sounds like it's a very new policy so it's entirely likely that the person who checked you in hadn't heard about it yet. I'd say that you were told over the phone that you would get access to IoA with a Wizarding World preview at 8am with your room key and wanted to confirm this - I don't anticipate it being a problem!
It is very much legit. It came straight from Inside the Magic who was able to attend today's preview. Here are some photos of all of the merchandise he purchased today: http://www.insidethemagic.net/2010/...tter-offers-exclusive-and-unique-merchandise/