A&E Stampede this morning was insane!!!

[mom2rtk]

Is a&e still meeting at Epcot? If so , what are those wait times looking like?

No, they are not.

 

[ArwenMarie]

Agreed. But part of me thinks Disney wants photos of Fantasyland with crowds from A/E bumping up against crowds from the Mine Train to compete with the crowd photos US will put out when the new Harry Potter attractions open.

Ah good point like those pictures from when Wizarding World opened

 

[mom2mickeyfan]

Ah good point like those pictures from when Wizarding World opened

Funny thing is, that pic doesn't make me feel excited and want to go. It makes me think there is no way I am going there to wait in that!!

 

[mom2rtk]

Ah good point like those pictures from when Wizarding World opened

Yep. That's the one.

 

[ArwenMarie]

Funny thing is, that pic doesn't make me feel excited and want to go. It makes me think there is no way I am going there to wait in that!!

Me too!

 

[Planogirl]

Ah good point like those pictures from when Wizarding World opened

The funny thing is that this picture is nowhere close to the entrance to IOA much less WWoHP. I hope that Uni has good plans to handle such a crush at the other park.

That however did die down after a while. How long will it take this craziness about A&E to die down?

 

[sarkell]

The funny thing is that this picture is nowhere close to the entrance to IOA much less WWoHP. I hope that Uni has good plans to handle such a crush at the other park.

That however did die down after a while. How long will it take this craziness about A&E to die down?

Only 120 min wait right now which is lower than ever.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

I have never heard of the wait for ANYTHING being FIVE HOURS LONG - SpaceMtn, RnR, or even TSMM.

Does happen, usually on New Years Eve. I remember seeing reports that Test Track had a 5 hour wait last New Years Eve.

I do want to see what happens to A&E after the week after Easter crowds dwindle a bit.

 

[ilovemk76]

Agreed. But part of me thinks Disney wants photos of Fantasyland with crowds from A/E bumping up against crowds from the Mine Train to compete with the crowd photos US will put out when the new Harry Potter attractions open.

I don't think they want that.

Those photos from the opening of the WWoHP turned me off from visiting for a long time. I think we wait for 15 months. The memories of those photos make use say, "No Way!" to visiting Diagon Alley for the next year or two.

 

[BlueGiraffe]

Ah good point like those pictures from when Wizarding World opened

Eeeeek!

I am a Harry Potter fanatic and can't wait to go to Diagon Alley. But I'll have my two children with me (DD4 and DS2) and they are my top priority. If IOA has queues like that this summer then, as much as it pains me to say, we won't be going.

Though, having said that, I may go late in the evening before closing to have a look around.

And that would also help A&E if people were able to see them right up to park closing, as it would lessen the panicked rush at RD.

 

[juliebug1997]

I thought FP+ was going to fix the running of the bulls to the hot attractions?

But when you can't get a FP+ and your child still really wants to see A&E or ride TSMM, then you have to do RD and run. Yikes!!!!!

 

[pigletgirl]

Only 120 min wait right now which is lower than ever.

That could be due to the fact that Spring Break is over. We'll really see if it is over the summer months.

 

[Brian Noble]

But when you can't get a FP+ and your child still really wants to see A&E or ride TSMM, then you have to do RD and run.

You can also say: "Sorry, we aren't going to do that."

 

[rn448698]

You can also say: "Sorry, we aren't going to do that."

Or even better, "Sorry, we aren't going to do that, but I think that you're going to absolutely LOVE *insert ride or meet 'n greet here*!"

 

[erikamacelroy]

How do people get away with running to the attractions? I was "fast" walking/light jogging to sign my son up at Jedi Training and I got yelled at by a CM.

 

[Jennasis]

But when you can't get a FP+ and your child still really wants to see A&E or ride TSMM, then you have to do RD and run. Yikes!!!!!

Or you say "No."

 

[surferdave]

 

[wisblue]

How do people get away with running to the attractions? I was "fast" walking/light jogging to sign my son up at Jedi Training and I got yelled at by a CM.

Some people aren't deterred by being yelled at.

Just like some aren't deterred by things like speed limits, stop signs, and laws prohibiting texting and driving.

A lot of people with "me first" attitudes think that rules are only for the other saps.

 

[bella2117]

love it

 

[Mad Hattered]

Some people aren't deterred by being yelled at.

Just like some aren't deterred by things like speed limits, stop signs, and laws prohibiting texting and driving.

Or words like "non-transferable".