AK Touring Plan Question

[newestkg06]

If we are near the front of rope drop on a CL 3 recommended park day:

Head to Safari first, can we make it to the 10 AM Lion King show? Touring Plans is saying no and saying that we will have a 38 minute wait. Would it be more doable if we had a 9AM fastpass?

We have a 4 & 7 year old who are not interested in Kali River Rapids, so I'm not so worried about "wasting" fastpasses. More concerned about not having to do a lot of backtracking back and forth across the park.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

[Belle61513]

What time does the park open that day? I actually think you're fine for a 10am LK show, however.

 

[Belle61513]

PS--this is why I don't like TP...I think they're kind of misleading!

 

[newestkg06]

It's a 9AM opening now. They just changed the EMH (which we were planning on), so my touring plan is all messed up now!

 

[Alesia]

I think that you should be able to make it as long as you're not at the back of the rope drop crowd.

 

[LaurenT]

The safari will only take 25 minutes or so. If you go there at RD, you should be on the ride at 9:15, off by 9:45. That gives you 15 minutes to walk over the to the show nearby.
If you wind up behind a big crowd somehow and it takes longer and you miss it, walk through Pangani - then head to the theater and get a good spot for the next show. We lined up early as stand by and we wound up in the front of giraffe section and my daughter was picked for this:

 

[newestkg06]

So, do you think I should use a fastpass to make it easier? In case we get stuck behind a big crowd? Or manuevering the stroller takes longer than I think? Otherwise, the fastpass would go for the 12noon show of Finding Nemo (which I think if we show up 15 minutes early we should be fine without).
It just seems dumb to use a fastpass at rope drop. I mean, why go to the trouble of getting there at 8:15-8:30 if you're just going to use a fastpass right away anyway? Maybe I should just rethink the whole plan and start at Everest instead. I don't know!

 

[LaurenT]

You're overthinking it. If you get to the park at 8:15 and head straight to the safari, you shouldn't have any problem making the 10 am FotLK show. there is always a chance that something out of the ordinary can happen, but I gave you a great back up plan if it does. I would keep it just the way it is.

 

[newestkg06]

You are definitely right that I am overthinking! Disney planning is turning me into a crazy person. Thanks for the reassurance everyone. I kind of freaked out when TP told me the wait would be 38 minutes at 9AM.

 

[LaurenT]

You are definitely right that I am overthinking! Disney planning is turning me into a crazy person. Thanks for the reassurance everyone. I kind of freaked out when TP told me the wait would be 38 minutes at 9AM.

38 minutes is absurd! Maybe they're still thinking its a morning EMH? I just checked the wait times on the MDE app and right now, at 11:35 am the wait time is listed as 20 minutes....

 

[Shmily01]

As other posters have said, as long as you're close to the front of the RD crowd, I think you will be just fine. Unless a rhino or a giraffe gets in your safari vehicle's way and you have to wait for them to move. Just kidding....

 

[LSUfan4444]

If we are near the front of rope drop on a CL 3 recommended park day:

Head to Safari first, can we make it to the 10 AM Lion King show?

Yes, you will make it.

 

[newestkg06]

38 minutes is absurd! Maybe they're still thinking its a morning EMH?

I didn't think of this. That is a really good point. I'll run it again in a few days and maybe it will look more normal.

 

[ksinniger]

I'm finding that touring plans definitely overestimates rope drop wait times. My AK plan has me riding EE only once with a 40+ minute wait, but I made a note that says "ride twice and still be done before this plan thinks you will be on the ride once".