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.

 

[Scott W.]

Or, most likely, to the very tip top point of the hotel on top of the dome.

180' sounds a lot like, as tall as we can go without FAA lights. One more floor would have put them over the limit.

I think that sounds right. Top of the dome is about 170ft above the park level.

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.

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So if you wanted to go to the roof top bar and you're inside Epic but not a guest, you'll need to leave the park and get an uber or drive since I assume there won't be a bus service unless you want to leave Epic, go to CityWalk and then get a bus back to Helios.

 

[Alicia]

So if you wanted to go to the roof top bar and you're inside Epic but not a guest, you'll need to leave the park and get an uber or drive since I assume there won't be a bus service unless you want to leave Epic, go to CityWalk and then get a bus back to Helios.

Even IF you were allowed into the hotel from the park via the back special guest entrance… You still would NOT be allowed to go back into the park from the hotel without a room key according to the language on the official website. So you’d still need to take an Uber/bus, or walk Kirkman to the Epic main entrance again.