A&E Stampede this morning was insane!!!

[Networth]

Disney hit a nice good mine. I saw the movie and thought "average" but people seem to love it. Either way its a win win company earns money on good product, consumer gets a product they desire.

 

[JanaDee]

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.

Josh at easywdw posted a video of the A&E stampede up Main Street and not one CM could be heard saying "walk please" or "no running" in the video.

It is only a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt. I usually twist my ankle in the tracks just WALKING up Main Street!

 

[erikamacelroy]

Josh at easywdw posted a video of the A&E stampede up Main Street and not one CM could be heard saying "walk please" or "no running" in the video.

It is only a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt. I usually twist my ankle in the tracks just WALKING up Main Street!

http://www.easywdw.com/uncategorize...s-mine-train-media-event-closures/#more-13347

Just watched it!!! WOW!!!

 

[sheetz]

Josh at easywdw posted a video of the A&E stampede up Main Street and not one CM could be heard saying "walk please" or "no running" in the video.

After watching this video of Tokyo DL rope drop I'm not impressed at all with the A&E Stampede.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRsJLHBri_8

Watching these folks racing thru the park you'd think Godzilla was on their tails.

 

[Mad Hattered]

After watching this video of Tokyo DL rope drop I'm not impressed at all with the A&E Stampede.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRsJLHBri_8

Watching these folks racing thru the park you'd think Godzilla was on their tails.

We Americans ARE considered lazy.

 

[amg35]

After watching this video of Tokyo DL rope drop I'm not impressed at all with the A&E Stampede.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRsJLHBri_8

Watching these folks racing thru the park you'd think Godzilla was on their tails.

Many years ago we were in rope drop mayhem at HS (may have still been old name back then).

We were "planning" to ride Tower of Terror first, but the crowd had other plans for us.
The park opened and we had to just jog/run with the crowd and and the mass of people just moved us towards Rockin Roller Coaster. We had no choice!

We were laughing so hard and all I remember is my boyfriend yelling "don't let go!!"

I don't get the hubbub, it's not like the morning stampede has never happened before....

 

[mom2rtk]

I hope Josh doesn't take too long posting the sequel once the Mine Train opens. You can picture this stuff in your head, but even then it's never as bad as the actual video footage.

 

[Planogirl]

After watching this video of Tokyo DL rope drop I'm not impressed at all with the A&E Stampede.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRsJLHBri_8

Watching these folks racing thru the park you'd think Godzilla was on their tails.

I wonder what they're running towards?

 

[juliebug1997]

Or you say "No."

And I'm okay with telling my kid no, since we didn't get a FP+. But wait:
1. I don't have a kid and,
2. I did get a FP+.

We've seen this on other threads: people can tell their kids no all they want, but let's be reasonable here. Many are not going to tell their kids no AND they are going to wait in that line. I still fail to comprehend why so many actually care how others are spending their Disney vacation. I honestly wish that they had moved them to DHS so that maybe they'd take some of the pressure off of TSMM.

 

[Mad Hattered]

I wonder what they're running towards?

They basically have the exact same attractions as MK (except they have Star Tours). Perhaps Japan is enthralled with President Lincoln.

 

[Jennasis]

And I'm okay with telling my kid no, since we didn't get a FP+. But wait:
1. I don't have a kid and,
2. I did get a FP+.

We've seen this on other threads: people can tell their kids no all they want, but let's be reasonable here. Many are not going to tell their kids no AND they are going to wait in that line. I still fail to comprehend why so many actually care how others are spending their Disney vacation. I honestly wish that they had moved them to DHS so that maybe they'd take some of the pressure off of TSMM.

Me either. I was responding to someone upthread. As much as I don't care about A&E or get why anyone would wait more than 5 minutes to meet any character, the more important thing TO ME is that this nonsense siphons crowds away from lines I will be standing in (Space, Splash etc)

And that's a good thing AFAIC.

 

[sheetz]

They basically have the exact same attractions as MK (except they have Star Tours). Perhaps Japan is enthralled with President Lincoln.

They have a few other attractions like Pooh's Hunny Hunt and Monsters Inc Ride and Go Seek. Monsters opened in 2009 so that might have been where everyone was headed in that video.

 

[minmate]

If I am not mistaken, they also did some of the music for the Nemo show at AK. There are definite similarities.

You are correct. They did. The most famous not-famous talented people right now! Regardless of your feelings about Frozen or any of their other work, the amount of critical acclaim and successful projects have accomplished is inspiring.

 

[KCSherri]

They basically have the exact same attractions as MK (except they have Star Tours). Perhaps Japan is enthralled with President Lincoln.

Bwahahahaha.

And here I thought they were running to the Carousel of Progress….

 

[Mad Hattered]

They have a few other attractions like Pooh's Hunny Hunt and Monsters Inc Ride and Go Seek. Monsters opened in 2009 so that might have been where everyone was headed in that video.

True. Their version of Pooh is pretty great and uses some cool technology. The ride vehicles are trackless and actually hop up and down when Tigger starts bouncing.

 

[ferd]

I did rope drop both today (Sunday) and yesterday. Was outside the train station about 8:30 and it was crowded but nothing worse than I've seen before. I had FP+ for A & E for both mornings (9am-10am Sat, and 9:40-10:40am today). We didn't run and opted to do other things before arriving for our A & E meet (we saw them on Easter Sunday as well) but I thought I would share my own experience as far as crowds and wait times. Saturday morning first thing we were stopped on Main Street by Peter Pan, Wendy and Alice who played with my 2 year old DD some. Then after rope drop in Fantasyland we went to Ariel's Grotto, then rode on the Under the Sea ride, then Pooh, stopped to play with the Fantasyland troupe, did a potty break then arrived at PFTH probably by 9:45ish. The wait at that time was 270 for A & E and 20 For C & R. The outer roped queue was somewhat full, but not packed and there was no spillage of the line going out into Fantasyland. It was quite orderly and our FP+ wait time was less than five minutes.





About 40 mins later when we returned to use our FP+ for C & R, The A & E wait time was down to 240 mins and the C & R standby was up to 80 mins.



Around 1pm on Saturday, we passed back by PFTH, and the line for A & E was down to 150 minutes and the queue barely was out of the building into the ropes outside.





This morning (Sunday) we started out in Adventureland. We rode Magic Carpets. Then waited for Aladdin and Jasmine. When they came out (at 9:30am) they rode the Magic Carpets with our daughter (!!!) and then took pics. We went from there to Splash Mountain area and waited to see Jessie and Woody (who met at 10am), then headed to PFTH for our 9:40-10:40 FP+. We probably arrived around 10:15ish and this was what we experienced. 60mins for C & R, and 240 for A & E. Very organized and minimal queue outside. A walk in (5 minute MAX wait in FP for A & E.)





We looked around a store, rode the carrousel and then were able to see C & R with our FP+ for them and had the same wait times posted outside, though our FP+ return time was a bit longer. 10 minutes or so.

I heard from MULTIPLE people throughout both days that later in the afternoon waits for A & E were an hour long. Not sure it that was posted or actual, but I know from what I saw, it did seem as the day went on things seem to get a little less crazy. And while I'm not going to argue with a video, I can say I have alwasy seen a mass crowd outside of MK for rope drop. People always rush to get to where they want to go (the moutains, etc) and so it's not just A & E that are causing people to arrive early and run down main street. And while a few screengrabs look bad of people spilling out around the carrousel in a mass line, I can assure you from 3 visits not to PFTH in MK with A & E in residence, that sight must only exist the very, very first thing in the morning before people can physically walk into the organized queue. I'm sharing my pics just to allow people to see that things are neat and orderly around PFTH and in Fantasyland throughout the day even with the hoards of people coming to meet Anna and Elsa.

 

[juliebug1997]

Ferd,
You may have said, but I couldn't find it: was this morning an AM EMH?

 

[ferd]

Ferd,
You may have said, but I couldn't find it: was this morning an AM EMH?

Neither today or Saturday was EMH. Park opened at 9am.

 

[FLSarah]

True. Their version of Pooh is pretty great and uses some cool technology. The ride vehicles are trackless and actually hop up and down when Tigger starts bouncing.

I just watched a Youtube video. It looks really cute!

 

[Mad Hattered]

I'm curious as to what the scene will be like in that area once the Mine Train opens. I assume that most of the people will be doing the running of the bulls to the MT and some to A&E.