No park entry anymore. I did it 2 months ago. They meet you on the right side of the gates and take you through the back way and give you a tour. Then paperwork. No pictures backstage and they do yell at you if you forget to turn the shutter sound off on your phone. And mickey does the following strip search. Mickey has biiiiiiig fingers.
You can bring your own mask, no other gear, no cameras. They take your sizes and by the time you get to the locker room everything is waiting for you in a locker. If youre warm blooded and walk with your wetsuit pulled down, they make you cover up but not zip up when you go to the aquarium. I don't usually wear a wetsuit at all, I get hot easy. All gear is ready to go at poolside, just get in, step in front of it in gear up. and they'll quick swap tanks for you as needed. Swag was a choice between Hat and tshirt. My daughter took a hat, I took a t and gave it to her so she was decked out.
Visability was unparralelled, huge wildlife concentration of course and we're in self shots all around the world. Messing around with the people on the other side of the glass was a lot of fun. It was my daughters 1st dive since check out, she loved it.