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What's everyone's go to Disney stuff aside from obvious, ie everything star wars? We're going in late March.
Funny enough I'm going next week. Rise of the Resistance is a beast. HS is opening earlier at 7 a.m. now, so I'd recommend getting there at 6 a.m. to get in early. RotR is using a boarding system, where everyone who checks in on the Disney app at 7 a.m. gets assigned a boarding group. It works similarly to the FastPass system. From there you can go about your day until your boarding group is ready.
Pro tip: before 7 a.m., go to the app, click on the RotR icon, and click "My Status." Refresh this non-stop right before 7 a.m. Apparently this gives a leg up over everyone else.
They also just changed how the tier system at HS works, with Smuggler's Run a new tier 1 ride and other rides a tier 2. Let me know if you have FP questions.
I'd recommend booking dining experiences and stuff like lightsaber building, droid building and the cantina (if you care about that stuff) now.
The advice on getting on Rise seems to be the same no matter what source, so we've covered with them that there's going to be one day where we get started really early. I feel like they're excited enough that we'll be able to pull it off without much difficulty. We're going to be there four days, so I'm thinking make that day two or three because sleep before day one will likely be garbage due to nerves.
I don't think building anything is in the plans this time, but I feel like we'll end up booking a meal or two like the cantina just because it's something special. abrakapokus and I both generally work off plans best when we can audible as needed, and my concern about booking too much is that it'll cause stress trying to keep with the schedule. A couple things shouldn't be too difficult though. I think both of us thought we knew how deep the rabbit hole is with Disney but it's different when you're actually in it, ya know?
What's everyone's go to Disney stuff aside from obvious, ie everything star wars? We're going in late March.
Funny enough I'm going next week. Rise of the Resistance is a beast. HS is opening earlier at 7 a.m. now, so I'd recommend getting there at 6 a.m. to get in early. RotR is using a boarding system, where everyone who checks in on the Disney app at 7 a.m. gets assigned a boarding group. It works similarly to the FastPass system. From there you can go about your day until your boarding group is ready.
Pro tip: before 7 a.m., go to the app, click on the RotR icon, and click "My Status." Refresh this non-stop right before 7 a.m. Apparently this gives a leg up over everyone else.
They also just changed how the tier system at HS works, with Smuggler's Run a new tier 1 ride and other rides a tier 2. Let me know if you have FP questions.
I'd recommend booking dining experiences and stuff like lightsaber building, droid building and the cantina (if you care about that stuff) now.
My husband and I rode RotR a week after it opened.
Here is the game plan.
Get up fucking early. 4AM. Catch a Lyft to Hollywood Studios. Get there by 5-5:30 AM. There will be two lines. One for people without bags. One for people with. They start bag check around 5:30 AM. Then you get in the next line. They open up between 6-6:30 AM. Have your phone ready. As soon as you get in with all party members scanned hit the app for a boarding pass. Don’t go far. Even though we were both scanned it it said my husband was not. Look for a cast member with an iPad. They are there to help. He got him scanned in and got us a boarding pass. You want one below 30. We got 17. Then go ride some rides and wait for the notification that your boarding pass has been called. You have an hour to get over there. Then you get in a long line. Wait was about an hour at that point.
But it’s worth it.
Little hint. No one at Disney will tell you they open that early. But they do. And the boarding passes were gone by 7:30AM. Of course we were there shortly before Christmas so shit was crazy.
You know what you have to do to ride that Star Wars ride. You saw it on my FB.
Downtown Disney is fun. Be sure and ride the skyliner. Get a drink in Olgas Cantina.
Download the Disney app. Fast passes and you can order food ahead.
Star wars is top of list. I've yet to see a review that said it's not worth it.
We're staying at pop century so skyliners are a go.
I haven't downloaded the app yet but know it's in the future.
If you're staying at the resort, look into the extra hours passes. Last time I was at Disney world was like ~15 years ago, but when I was at Disneyland this year they still had this as an option. Basically you can get into one of the parks (I think it depends on day?) Either after it closes or before it opens to the public. It was totally worth it. Not everything is open, but the park is practically empty. My sister and I rode big thunder mountain railroad and space mountain multiple times in a row without even having to get out of our seats.
Avatar requires a similar game plan. We stayed at a Disney hotel and got in early. Had no Fast pass but went straight to the ride and got right on. They opened up earlier than announced also.
You can keep hitting the app and adjusting your Fast passes.
Star Wars is not on the fast pass system. And no Disney transportation will get you over early enough for Star Wars. It was so cute. A couple behind us in the bag line took their first Uber ride over to save the $23 on parking. They thought it was the best thing ever.
Star wars is top of list. I've yet to see a review that said it's not worth it.
We're staying at pop century so skyliners are a go.
I haven't downloaded the app yet but know it's in the future.
If you're staying at the resort, look into the extra hours passes. Last time I was at Disney world was like ~15 years ago, but when I was at Disneyland this year they still had this as an option. Basically you can get into one of the parks (I think it depends on day?) Either after it closes or before it opens to the public. It was totally worth it. Not everything is open, but the park is practically empty. My sister and I rode big thunder mountain railroad and space mountain multiple times in a row without even having to get out of our seats.
Oh yeah. She is on magic hours as far as I know. It's one of the reasons we ended at a Disney resort. We took advantage of it when we went to universal two years ago. You can hit up some rides early before the lines get massive. We rode the Hogwarts ride twice one day within the hour. By noon, the line was 70-90 minutes.
Avatar requires a similar game plan. We stayed at a Disney hotel and got in early. Had no Fast pass but went straight to the ride and got right on. They opened up earlier than announced also.
You can keep hitting the app and adjusting your Fast passes.
Star Wars is not on the fast pass system. And no Disney transportation will get you over early enough for Star Wars. It was so cute. A couple behind us in the bag line took their first Uber ride over to save the $23 on parking. They thought it was the best thing ever.
Regarding the app, do abra and I have separate logins or do we both login the app under her email since the trip is booked with her info?
Avatar requires a similar game plan. We stayed at a Disney hotel and got in early. Had no Fast pass but went straight to the ride and got right on. They opened up earlier than announced also.
You can keep hitting the app and adjusting your Fast passes.
Star Wars is not on the fast pass system. And no Disney transportation will get you over early enough for Star Wars. It was so cute. A couple behind us in the bag line took their first Uber ride over to save the $23 on parking. They thought it was the best thing ever.
Regarding the app, do abra and I have separate logins or do we both login the app under her email since the trip is booked with her info?
You log into the app using her login information.
Be sure she has everyone going linked to her account.
Post by Fozzie Bear on Jan 25, 2020 18:14:47 GMT -5
Also, consider doing After Hours at Magic Kingdom or Animal Kingdom. It's a three to four hour event at night with walk-ons for every ride, plus free snacks, ice cream and popcorn. It costs extra, but worth it to experience the bigger parts without the crazy crowds.
We're gonna be in Chicago for a wedding the weekend before Roo, and we're thinking that instead of driving 12 hours from Chicago to Philly and then 12 hours from Philly to Roo a couple days later, we'll just laze our way down the Midwest and shoot for an early Wednesday Roo arrival. Right now we're thinking of leaving Chicago Sunday or Monday, and going to either St. Louis or Louisville. Not sure which yet. Anyone have any recommendations for either of those locations or anywhere else along the way?
We're gonna be in Chicago for a wedding the weekend before Roo, and we're thinking that instead of driving 12 hours from Chicago to Philly and then 12 hours from Philly to Roo a couple days later, we'll just laze our way down the Midwest and shoot for an early Wednesday Roo arrival. Right now we're thinking of leaving Chicago Sunday or Monday, and going to either St. Louis or Louisville. Not sure which yet. Anyone have any recommendations for either of those locations or anywhere else along the way?
I've been to st. Louis a few, but I'm no expert. but, the City Museum is awesome. Could spend a whole day there. Lots of cool art and adult playground type stuff. The arch is worth a visit if you've never been. There's also a pretty cool park from the world's fair, and some interesting shops and bars/eateries near the universities. But I haven't been since college, so who knows.
I went to Louisville for Forecastle a handful of years ago. Not a bad place to spend a day or two. Someone local can better recommend stuff than I could though.
Post by potentpotables on Jan 26, 2020 18:32:08 GMT -5
Jaz realize you said St Louis or Louisville. If it's one of those, do Louisville. But if you can do Memphis instead, do that. BBQ, Gus fried chick, the rock and soul museum, national civil rights museum/Lorraine motel...lots of good ways to spend time in Memphis.
I can’t speak to Disney now that Star Wars is there (have been told it’s great), but otherwise for rides, Universal/Islands of Adventure always kind of kicked ass on Disney. Two days is plenty with a skip the line pass at least one of the days allowing you to ride unlimited shit that’s taking regular lines like 45 minutes or more. Many of the 3D and VR enhanced rides are unique. Spider-Man, Despicable Me and Transforners all stand out. Everything in Harry Potter World is cool too. Idk. It’s more the older kids and adults park for thrill rides down there in my opinion. If you have extra days in Orlando and a car, Cocoa Beach and Daytona are close and there are like 30 springs worth visiting within 2 hours of Orlando.
Also, consider doing After Hours at Magic Kingdom or Animal Kingdom. It's a three to four hour event at night with walk-ons for every ride, plus free snacks, ice cream and popcorn. It costs extra, but worth it to experience the bigger parts without the crazy crowds.
As an update for you, I saw that they've just updated the queue for Rise to where you'll start getting a timeframe (1-2 hours) rather than a group number. Same principle applies about getting there as soon as the park opens.
Also, consider doing After Hours at Magic Kingdom or Animal Kingdom. It's a three to four hour event at night with walk-ons for every ride, plus free snacks, ice cream and popcorn. It costs extra, but worth it to experience the bigger parts without the crazy crowds.
As an update for you, I saw that they've just updated the queue for Rise to where you'll start getting a timeframe (1-2 hours) rather than a group number. Same principle applies about getting there as soon as the park opens.
Just got back from Hollywood Studios, so I can give ya more tips!
We got there around 6:45 a.m., had no bags so checked through security super quick. It took us less than 10 minutes to get from drop-off to the rope-drop queue for Toy Story Land. It doesn't matter where in the park you are, as long as you're there you can get a spot for Rise.
I found a last-minute tip on Reddit that worked perfectly: close out of the Disney app completely (if you have an iPhone, swipe up to open all your apps then swipe up on the Disney app to close it). Do this shortly before 7 a.m. On another device, pull up time.gov. This gives you the perfect time. Right at 7 a.m., open the Disney app, click the Rise picture and get your boarding group quick. Using this method we got group 7 and rode it within 90 minutes of park opening. It was amazing.
As an update for you, I saw that they've just updated the queue for Rise to where you'll start getting a timeframe (1-2 hours) rather than a group number. Same principle applies about getting there as soon as the park opens.
Just got back from Hollywood Studios, so I can give ya more tips!
We got there around 6:45 a.m., had no bags so checked through security super quick. It took us less than 10 minutes to get from drop-off to the rope-drop queue for Toy Story Land. It doesn't matter where in the park you are, as long as you're there you can get a spot for Rise.
I found a last-minute tip on Reddit that worked perfectly: close out of the Disney app completely (if you have an iPhone, swipe up to open all your apps then swipe up on the Disney app to close it). Do this shortly before 7 a.m. On another device, pull up time.gov. This gives you the perfect time. Right at 7 a.m., open the Disney app, click the Rise picture and get your boarding group quick. Using this method we got group 7 and rode it within 90 minutes of park opening. It was amazing.
Have fun!
Thanks for the tip. It's been covered with everybody that Hollywood Studios is going to be an early day. Rise is high on everyone's list for that day with Tower of Terror following close behind.
We should be putting in for what fast passes we can get tonight. We set up an order for days at least haha.
This helps things line up with Magic Hours best while keeping us away from Magic Kingdom on Saturday/Sunday. We thought about maybe doing Hollywood Studios Tuesday. The anticipation for the park is a little too high, so leaving it for when our energy level is going to be at its lowest would be probably a bad plan.
Post by Fozzie Bear on Jan 29, 2020 8:27:40 GMT -5
Sounds like a great plan. I highly recommend putting your fast passes early as possible so that you can keep getting fast passes throughout the day as you use them.
Post by Dave Maynar on Jan 30, 2020 6:55:24 GMT -5
Fastpass order in. Only got shut out of Smuggler's Run and Flight Of Passage which was no surprise since I didn't get on right at the 60 day window. I tried to leave about 2 hours between start times to leave a little space without creating an awkward dead space. Not sure if that's a reasonable amount of time.
Fastpass order in. Only got shut out of Smuggler's Run and Flight Of Passage which was no surprise since I didn't get on right at the 60 day window. I tried to leave about 2 hours between start times to leave a little space without creating an awkward dead space. Not sure if that's a reasonable amount of time.
I try to schedule all my fast passes in the first three hours of the day so I can get more fast passes later on in the day, but that’s just one strategy!
Fastpass order in. Only got shut out of Smuggler's Run and Flight Of Passage which was no surprise since I didn't get on right at the 60 day window. I tried to leave about 2 hours between start times to leave a little space without creating an awkward dead space. Not sure if that's a reasonable amount of time.
We did not get a FP for Flight of Passage and I was online the minute I was allowed. No big deal. You know what to do to walk right on. Get there God awful early and go straight to that ride.
Fastpass order in. Only got shut out of Smuggler's Run and Flight Of Passage which was no surprise since I didn't get on right at the 60 day window. I tried to leave about 2 hours between start times to leave a little space without creating an awkward dead space. Not sure if that's a reasonable amount of time.
I try to schedule all my fast passes in the first three hours of the day so I can get more fast passes later on in the day, but that’s just one strategy!
Fastpass order in. Only got shut out of Smuggler's Run and Flight Of Passage which was no surprise since I didn't get on right at the 60 day window. I tried to leave about 2 hours between start times to leave a little space without creating an awkward dead space. Not sure if that's a reasonable amount of time.
We did not get a FP for Flight of Passage and I was online the minute I was allowed. No big deal. You know what to do to walk right on. Get there God awful early and go straight to that ride.
Two hour window is good.
Thanks guys. I have been deep diving this week into websites and such about the trip. My idea is that if I even retain 5% of the information I have taken in, I will know more about Disney than I know about most things. The early Fastpass strategy is one that I saw. The one I think I am going with is the one I saw where you get there early and hit all the big line rides that you did not get a Fastpass for then start scheduling Fastpasses at 10am or 11am once you have had time to hit all those. The first ride for Animal Kingdom is going to be Rite of Passage and the first for Hollywood Studios is going to be Smugglers Run unless we somehow hit the lotto and get in the first boarding groups for Rise.
I realized yesterday that we may be in luck because the new Mickey and Minnie coaster is opening on March 4th in Hollywood Studios. Since we'll be there within a few weeks of it opening, my hope is that it will possibly knock down some of the lines in the rest of the park. I mentioned it to a Disney fan coworker and she went into a diatribe about how it was a big deal because it's the first Mickey themed ride and everything, so that made me feel good.
I try to schedule all my fast passes in the first three hours of the day so I can get more fast passes later on in the day, but that’s just one strategy!
We did not get a FP for Flight of Passage and I was online the minute I was allowed. No big deal. You know what to do to walk right on. Get there God awful early and go straight to that ride.
Two hour window is good.
Thanks guys. I have been deep diving this week into websites and such about the trip. My idea is that if I even retain 5% of the information I have taken in, I will know more about Disney than I know about most things. The early Fastpass strategy is one that I saw. The one I think I am going with is the one I saw where you get there early and hit all the big line rides that you did not get a Fastpass for then start scheduling Fastpasses at 10am or 11am once you have had time to hit all those. The first ride for Animal Kingdom is going to be Rite of Passage and the first for Hollywood Studios is going to be Smugglers Run unless we somehow hit the lotto and get in the first boarding groups for Rise.
I realized yesterday that we may be in luck because the new Mickey and Minnie coaster is opening on March 4th in Hollywood Studios. Since we'll be there within a few weeks of it opening, my hope is that it will possibly knock down some of the lines in the rest of the park. I mentioned it to a Disney fan coworker and she went into a diatribe about how it was a big deal because it's the first Mickey themed ride and everything, so that made me feel good.
Sounds like you have your shit together, nice work on the fast passes.
Excellent strategy Dave Maynar on the Fast passes.
As far as Smuglers run, you will be there early for your boarding pass. You get that then take off for other rides. I’d try for the Mickey roller coaster, Slinky Dog Dash, then Smugglers run. Or some order of that. You plan when to see what act at a music festival. This is no different. You got this.
Post by Fozzie Bear on Jan 30, 2020 9:42:45 GMT -5
If you're going to HS during a weekday, Smugglers Run lines died down a lot in the late afternoon. Took us only 30 minutes to get on around 4:30-5 p.m.
If you're going to HS during a weekday, Smugglers Run lines died down a lot in the late afternoon. Took us only 30 minutes to get on around 4:30-5 p.m.
Excellent strategy Dave Maynar on the Fast passes.
As far as Smuglers run, you will be there early for your boarding pass. You get that then take off for other rides. I’d try for the Mickey roller coaster, Slinky Dog Dash, then Smugglers run. Or some order of that. You plan when to see what act at a music festival. This is no different. You got this.
I think Smuggler's Run will end up prioritized just because of interest level of the kids. Both had it listed on their top 4 whereas Slinky Dog and Mickey didn't make the list. Mickey may not have been on their radar since it's not officially on the website though.
abrakapokus noted the other day that I have been more involved with this trip than Universal. First, I am just generally in a better space this time around. Second, I think there is just a different level of planning involved for Disney. I felt like the reward for going wild planning for Universal was not that great whereas doing the research for Disney seems to have a pretty good sized payoff. They have dropped a ton of resources into logistics but you appear to have to know about them to take advamtage. Just simple things like knowing that you can mobile order through the app for counter service food can save 20 minutes of waiting in line from what I've read. mayonaise sent me the link of the Disney Food Blog stuff which contains tons of little tips like that. With those, I also appreciate that they drop in reminders that it is impossible to see everything in one trip so don't stress if you miss something and that everyone should have breaks in their schedule because trying to go full out all day every day of your trip is probably going to end poorly. It helps to know your party too. I know I tend to go harder at theme parks than any of the people I am going with. I have to remind myself that I need to keep my pace down because it is going to ruin people's times if I don't.
The music festival comparison is really accurate btw. It is many of the same skills with laying out a time schedule versus the physical map and putting consideration on top of that for the mass of other people that will be there.
If you're going to HS during a weekday, Smugglers Run lines died down a lot in the late afternoon. Took us only 30 minutes to get on around 4:30-5 p.m.
Were you a little underwhelmed? Because we were.
We enjoyed it! But we were pilots, which I've read are the best spots. Apparently engineers don't do much? It definitely would fall flat as the flagship ride, but it's a nice companion to Rise of the Resistance.
Post by Delicious Meatball Sub on Jan 30, 2020 10:25:46 GMT -5
Just want to chime in here, I went to Disney two years ago with my SIL who is a fanatic. I appreciated the logistics and the pre-planning, but I also kinda hated having a rigid schedule. We’d finish one ride and have to book it to the next thing in order to get it in before the next fast pass or dinner reservation or whatever.
I agree that the music festival comparison is apt, but you have to ask yourself if you care about riding every ride the way you care about seeing every last band at a fest? When I was at Disney I finally realized what it was like to go to a music festival with me as a casual fan and get dragged around all day by one person who is always in a rush to get to the next thing.
Anyway, all that is to say I think there’s a big risk in over planning. A couple of the rides make sense for fast pass, but do you really need to plan your day around your appointment for Pirates of the Caribbean (spoiler, you do not, that ride sucks now).
