Characters on Main St. after rope drop? - The DIS Discussion Forums

scrapbookjulie · 10-24-2009, 10:06 AM

I'm embarrassed to admit, but after more than 30 trips to the MK, January will be my first time at rope drop. When I was a kid, there was no way my mom would get to the park that early. Now that I've been planning the trips, we usually have ADRs scheduled an hour before the park opens!

I was wondering if there will be several characters out somewhere on Main Street or by the castle right after rope drop. Or do they wait for the crowd to thin out a bit before they come out?

Thanks for any info!
Julie

serene56 · 10-24-2009, 12:16 PM

They were there the last time we went- we always did rope drop.
My concern with the characters---how do i get to dumbo ASAP and still see these charactors===lol

WeatherbySwann · 10-24-2009, 12:41 PM

They're in Town Square right after rope drop. Know that not all of the characters in the opening ceremony will be out for meet & greets though. For the most part the ones that are out include Pluto, Daisy, Chip, Dale, and maybe a few others (in August Pinocchio and Mary Poppins were also out).

scrapbookjulie · 10-24-2009, 12:53 PM

Thanks for the replies! Are the characters swamped with people at that time or are they pretty easy to get through quickly? Just trying to decide if we'll stop for them then or head right to the rides!

Thanks.
Julie

WeatherbySwann · 10-24-2009, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by scrapbookjulie

Thanks for the replies! Are the characters swamped with people at that time or are they pretty easy to get through quickly? Just trying to decide if we'll stop for them then or head right to the rides!

Thanks.
Julie

They have about medium-sized lines. Probably about 5-10 minutes max., if that. If you want to head on in, though, the characters stay in Town Square pretty much all morning long, so you can always come back and see them later. I think they head in at around 2.

GaSleepingBeautyFan · 10-24-2009, 01:03 PM

We only stop for the characters we don't see anywhere else. We stopped for Pincocchio and Mary Poppins in June.

We were going to head to Daisy's line but it was cut off for her break right when we got there so we skipped it.

But if you want to ride Dumbo, I'd skip the character lines and head straight back to that. Otherwise you could be in for a long wait for that ride.

10-24-2009, 10:06 AM	#1
scrapbookjulie Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 99	Characters on Main St. after rope drop? I'm embarrassed to admit, but after more than 30 trips to the MK, January will be my first time at rope drop. When I was a kid, there was no way my mom would get to the park that early. Now that I've been planning the trips, we usually have ADRs scheduled an hour before the park opens! I was wondering if there will be several characters out somewhere on Main Street or by the castle right after rope drop. Or do they wait for the crowd to thin out a bit before they come out? Thanks for any info! Julie

10-24-2009, 12:16 PM	#2
serene56 DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,029	They were there the last time we went- we always did rope drop. My concern with the characters---how do i get to dumbo ASAP and still see these charactors===lol __________________ Epcot passports -ebay- Joephila1

10-24-2009, 12:41 PM	#3
WeatherbySwann Celebrate today! Enjoy every moment. Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,515	They're in Town Square right after rope drop. Know that not all of the characters in the opening ceremony will be out for meet & greets though. For the most part the ones that are out include Pluto, Daisy, Chip, Dale, and maybe a few others (in August Pinocchio and Mary Poppins were also out). __________________ Stop by and say "Hi!" at BlakeOnline.com New: What to See Before Fantasyland Construction Begins and Hidden Mickey for Haiti

10-24-2009, 01:03 PM	#6
GaSleepingBeautyFan DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,739	We only stop for the characters we don't see anywhere else. We stopped for Pincocchio and Mary Poppins in June. We were going to head to Daisy's line but it was cut off for her break right when we got there so we skipped it. But if you want to ride Dumbo, I'd skip the character lines and head straight back to that. Otherwise you could be in for a long wait for that ride. __________________ Me DD10 DS14 DH Connie WDW: 12 family trips, 1 solo trip US/IOA: 4 family trips

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10-24-2009, 12:53 PM	#4
scrapbookjulie Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 99	Thanks for the replies! Are the characters swamped with people at that time or are they pretty easy to get through quickly? Just trying to decide if we'll stop for them then or head right to the rides! Thanks. Julie

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