Am I less of a hard core Disney Fan, as I don't want to wait (long)?

[mom2rtk]

prove it.

I want to ride 7 dwarfs at 2:00pm tomorrow and I have no FP.

Share your hardcore fan secret of how to make the 90 minute line a 30 minute line.

I love how everyone on this thread is making outrageous claims....but no one will tell you how they accomplish this impossible task.


The only way to not wait 30 minutes or more is to avoid all headliners from 10AM-10PM.

I'm not paying $5,000 to spend my day watching Monster's Inc Laugh Floor. I'd love to spend my vacation riding nothing but headliners with less than 30 minute waits! Please, be specific and share your hardcore secrets!

Anyone who claims they can ride Space Mountain in the afternoon with no wait and no FP+ is a liar.

Lots of people have angles they like to leave out of their posts:

1) extra magic bands (loaded with extra tickets)
2) skipping any line over 30 minutes
3) DAS combined with FP
4) Rider swap combined with FP

But it's a lot more fun to pretend to be a line skipping savant.

 

[momof2gr8kids]

Wow. ..I think a lot of people saying they don't wait more than 30 min means they aren't willing. They aren't all bragging they can ride any time of day for less than 30 min wait.

You want proof...head over to easywdw dot Com and read Josh's posts and cheat sheets as to what rides to fp what rides to do earlier or later etc. And recommended park days.

And to call everyone a liar is rude. With a good plan you can do it yourself too.

 

[rideswithchrist]

My TA gave us a cheat sheet of what fills up fastest. We hit RD and Peter Pan first, Small World and then Haunted Mansion then had a FP for 7DMT. We used a rider swap on a FP for Space Mountain so I was able to go in the FP line as a single rider (since my daughter refused to ride twice)
We did not get a FP for Winnie the Pooh and the line did hit 60 mins so we skipped it. Our other FP was for A&E and we stood in line 40 minutes even with the FP. And we let one FP lapse because we had not quite figured them out until the 3rd day-go figure.

The longest line we stood in was for Jungle Cruise and was maybe 40 minutes, maybe more but we were taking a break and did not care.
Maybe we just went during a good time (Feb)?

I did see lines that were 60-120 minutes, but we had already ridden them or had a FP.
IDK- we rode everything we wanted to.

 

[Disneylover99]

My post was a joke. I hate these threads where people come on here and brag about how awesome they are because they NEVER wait more than 30 minutes and they always ride all the good rides.

These threads are like those stock trading scams you see online. "Use my system and you will get 2% per month!" When you do the math you see that $10,000 at 2% per month for 30 years is worth $12 million. And are these people worth $12 million? Nope. What they claim to do is impossible to actually achieve. It's the same thing with this thread.

If 7DMT is a 60 minute wait within 3 minutes of opening, and it stays longer than 60 minutes until the bitter end of the night.....how are these people riding it with a 30 minute wait? I know, they use their FP for it. OK, then how do they also ride Space, and Thunder, and Splash, and Peter Pan, and Jungle Cruise, and Haunted Mansion, and meet Anna/Elsa, and meet Cinderella, all without waiting longer than 30 minutes? I mean, you only get 3 FP's.

Basically it's impossible to do what people on here claim. You can't ride the mountains, 7DMT, Peter Pan, meet A&E, etc without waiting longer than 30 minutes. The only way you could possibly do it is if you show up at Rope Drop, then leave the park at 9:30AM when waits are longer than your 30 minute maximum, then return after 10:00PM when lines die down.

So basically what these people are saying is "I've never ridden a headliner between 10:00AM and 10:00PM without a FP+ and since I only get 3 FP+ per day, I only ride 3 headliners during that 12 hour period and the rest of the time I ride Stitch and Country Bears".



What you are claiming is literally impossible. I was at WDW during the slowest week of the year last year (the week before Labor Day with the hurricane threat.) Even during the slowest week of the year the headliners had 45 minute waits between 10:00AM and 10:00PM. It's impossible to "do it all" and "never wait more than 30 minutes". Unless you think "doing it all" means getting there at RD, riding two headliners, using FP+ on 3 more headliners, then watching Country Bears and Mickey's Philharmagic for 10 hours before lines die down after the fireworks.



So you come back before 10:00AM or after 10:00PM. So, tell me, what do you do for the 12 hours between 10-10 when lines are longer than 20 minutes?



Please somebody, prove me wrong. Tell me exactly how I can ride 7DMT at 1:00PM with a 30 minute wait without having a FP+. I'd love to learn your little secret.

Many people are reading this who are headed to WDW this summer. All of you awesome people who never wait more than 30 minutes should share your secret so those people can also experience a 30 minute wait for A&E at 3:00PM without using a FP+!

prove it.

I want to ride 7 dwarfs at 2:00pm tomorrow and I have no FP.

Share your hardcore fan secret of how to make the 90 minute line a 30 minute line.

I love how everyone on this thread is making outrageous claims....but no one will tell you how they accomplish this impossible task.


The only way to not wait 30 minutes or more is to avoid all headliners from 10AM-10PM.

I'm not paying $5,000 to spend my day watching Monster's Inc Laugh Floor. I'd love to spend my vacation riding nothing but headliners with less than 30 minute waits! Please, be specific and share your hardcore secrets!

Anyone who claims they can ride Space Mountain in the afternoon with no wait and no FP+ is a liar.

I really don't get where your anger and bitterness is coming from in this thread.
I don't think anyone is saying they can ride 7DMT mid afternoon in under 30 minutes without a fp.
People are just saying they don't want to wait a long time, so they don't. Nobody is lying.

This is what my day might look like for standing in line 30 minutes or less......

Get to MK early. Ride Splash and BTMR at rope drop a few times (if possible) start to ride moderately crowded rides like HM, Pirates, SW when it starts to get crowded. Eat lunch. Fp PP, SDMT, SM. Tour Tomorrowland. Ride the train, do less popular attractions mid day....etc....and ride popular attractions late at night.

It's really typical to what most touring plans would say.

 

[k8Davies]

@DVCcurious i started this post as I wondered why people would wait and @Disneylover99 & @momof2gr8kids are right most people including me are just saying we won't.

Like with my upcoming trip I've just learnt that the Elsa Meet and great won't be FP, so unless that line is short I'm not going to wait. Missed those two back in 2014 for the same reason.

I did say currently I have been Lucky, and the way most people travel to Disney from the UK normally gives the longer trip so more opportunity to get more FPs, but we do pay a lot and in £. Also I have to always wait 2 years plus to save up (although well aware that even though I can't go as often as I like, I'm very lucky that I can go)


Last thing I'd say if people have great strategies or just happen to have the theme park gods with them on day and they can do everything they want, good for them.

Everyone just needs to enjoy their holidays anyway they can

 

[DVCcurious]

@DVCcurious
I did say currently I have been Lucky, and the way most people travel to Disney from the UK normally gives the longer trip so more opportunity to get more FPs,

You only get 3FP+ per day, regardless of the length of your trip. So what do you do all day when you are out of FP+ and you refuse to wait in 30 minute lines? That is the information everybody on this thread is leaving out of their stories.

i started this post as I wondered why people would wait and @Disneylover99 & @momof2gr8kids are right most people including me are just saying we won't.

Why do people wait? Because they spend thousands of dollars to go to Disneyworld to ride the headliners. Most people don't pay that much money to ride the carousel. If someone claims they refuse to wait in 30 minute lines I guess that's fine for them, but that means they're not spending their precious vacation time riding the good rides. If you're not gonna wait, you're not gonna ride.

Last thing I'd say if people have great strategies

That's my entire point....there are NO great strategies. None. Zero, zip, nada. Lines for the headliners are longer than 30 minutes between 10AM-10PM 365 days per year.

So saying "I refuse to wait longer than 30 minutes" means "I refuse to ride headliners except right at RD, with one of my 3 FP+, or right at close". But everybody already knows that. So why even say it? It's like saying "the sun will rise tomorrow". It may be true, but why am I spending my time reading it?

 

[k8Davies]

No one on here will admit what the result of their refusal to wait is: they don't ride headliners except at RD, or right before close, or with one of their 3 FP+. THAT is my problem. THAT is why I'm so annoyed.

I don't think anyone is saying that - take my last trip back in 2014 there was 9 of us and we weren't hot off the press, getting FP so only one of us road SDMT - which was me and that's only because DH, DS and I went to the park late for the fireworks and just before they started managed to get on with a fairly short wait (DH had to stay with the little one).

But due to the consent high line waits, the rest of the family didn't get go on, even though the thought it looked amazing, they weren't prepared to wait that long but other people were.

And for my next trip if I can't get a FP for Soarin' and the queue's long, even though I am desperate to see the new film, I will give it a miss as well.

Happy to admit I rather miss out than queue, that was really my point, am I not Hard Core, because I rather miss things than wait a long time.

 

[Nancyg56]

Wow. ..I think a lot of people saying they don't wait more than 30 min means they aren't willing. They aren't all bragging they can ride any time of day for less than 30 min wait.

You want proof...head over to easywdw dot Com and read Josh's posts and cheat sheets as to what rides to fp what rides to do earlier or later etc. And recommended park days.

And to call everyone a liar is rude. With a good plan you can do it yourself too.

Agreed. My line in the sand is 45 minutes. I just won't do it. I am not a scammer, have only one Magic Band at a time, although I own more I have no clue how to make that second or third set work and I am not inclined to learn. I am not a stellar FP Planner, but I know how my family rolls, so I plan them in a way that makes sense to us. WE know which attactions that we like have long lines at any given time, so I get FP for those, hit the pak early and get in line for the attactions that move quickly at that hour and keep moving.

We do not waste the first hour eating, but will often pay fo a PPO meal so we are in the pak before the RD folks.

We check the park days, and make our plans by them, but by now I know which parks are busiest on most days and avoid those days. I have no "traditional" first day no matter the crowd calendar, and if I did and saw that park shoudl be avoided, I would toss my plan and start again.

I will not change parks to work in a restaurant no matter how much we want that restaurant if that change means I am hitting the park on a worst park day. There ae plenty of dining options in WDW and I look at these predicaments as a means to try new restaurants.

I don't think there is much you can do if you can only travel on busy seasons other than try to plan well, make a list of must do attractions and then be prepared to get to the parks early, and then be prepared to scrap an attraction if the line exceeds your personal line in the sand. There is no attraction that is worth standing in a line for 2 hours. I won't do that at any theme park.

 

[Disneylover99]

You only get 3FP+ per day, regardless of the length of your trip. So what do you do all day when you are out of FP+ and you refuse to wait in 30 minute lines? That is the information everybody on this thread is leaving out of their stories.

You ride other rides, you eat, you relax at your resort, maybe go for a swim, shop.....

That's my entire point....there are NO great strategies. None. Zero, zip, nada. Lines for the headliners are longer than 30 minutes between 10AM-10PM 365 days per year.

So saying "I refuse to wait longer than 30 minutes" means "I refuse to ride headliners except right at RD, with one of my 3 FP+, or right at close". But everybody already knows that. So why even say it? It's like saying "the sun will rise tomorrow". It may be true, but why am I spending my time reading it?

You keep harping on the same point. But this thread isn't about great strategies. People are claiming they just don't want to wait in long lines and they know how to avoid them. Simple. They are not saying they ride headliners over and over again mid-day.

 

[Aliceacc]

You're not "less of a fan"; you're simply an educated fan.

You don't wait 4 hours for Soarin' because you either fastpassed it or hit it at rope drop. Sure, you'll wait on some lines. But you're educated enough in how to navigate WDW that you hit the big crowd pleasers when the park is less crowded. At noon you're at Carousel of Progress, not on line at Space Mountain. Or, maybe more likely, you're using that Space Mountain fastpass, then heading back to the resort for a swim or a nap, because you've already seen and done a whole lot while lots of other people were enjoying their Mickey Waffles.

We waited ONCE for 90 minutes-- my first trip of this millennium, I didn't realize how early I had to be at DHS if we wanted to ride Toy Story.

Never again.

From that point onward, we see what we can with waits of 20 minutes or less. And there's nothing we've wanted to see that we couldn't manage at least once per trip. No, not at 3 pm tomorrow. But 60 days from now, with the help of a FP+ or at 9 am at rope drop.

 

[Nancyg56]

You're not "less of a fan"; you're simply an educated fan.

You don't wait 4 hours for Soarin' because you either fastpassed it or hit it at rope drop. Sure, you'll wait on some lines. But you're educated enough in how to navigate WDW that you hit the big crowd pleasers when the park is less crowded. At noon you're at Carousel of Progress, not on line at Space Mountain. Or, maybe more likely, you're using that Space Mountain fastpass, then heading back to the resort for a swim or a nap, because you've already seen and done a whole lot while lots of other people were enjoying their Mickey Waffles.

Yes, we always hit CofP and People Mover when everyone else is waiting for Buzz. We are in and out and on our way for a Starbucks for the ride back to the resort while those same people are still winding their way through the queue.

 

[mco65]

I think folks that wait obviously failed to plan.. perhaps they are on their last day, or just a single day spur of the moment visit. Hard to say but I don't typically wait much longer than 45 min and even then I tend to avoid. There are simply too many ways available to avoid those long waits even during the busiest times of the year.

 

[ConnecticutNonna]

My post was a joke. I hate these threads where people come on here and brag about how awesome they are because they NEVER wait more than 30 minutes and they always ride all the good rides.

These threads are like those stock trading scams you see online. "Use my system and you will get 2% per month!" When you do the math you see that $10,000 at 2% per month for 30 years is worth $12 million. And are these people worth $12 million? Nope. What they claim to do is impossible to actually achieve. It's the same thing with this thread.

If 7DMT is a 60 minute wait within 3 minutes of opening, and it stays longer than 60 minutes until the bitter end of the night.....how are these people riding it with a 30 minute wait? I know, they use their FP for it. OK, then how do they also ride Space, and Thunder, and Splash, and Peter Pan, and Jungle Cruise, and Haunted Mansion, and meet Anna/Elsa, and meet Cinderella, all without waiting longer than 30 minutes? I mean, you only get 3 FP's.

Basically it's impossible to do what people on here claim. You can't ride the mountains, 7DMT, Peter Pan, meet A&E, etc without waiting longer than 30 minutes. The only way you could possibly do it is if you show up at Rope Drop, then leave the park at 9:30AM when waits are longer than your 30 minute maximum, then return after 10:00PM when lines die down.

So basically what these people are saying is "I've never ridden a headliner between 10:00AM and 10:00PM without a FP+ and since I only get 3 FP+ per day, I only ride 3 headliners during that 12 hour period and the rest of the time I ride Stitch and Country Bears".



What you are claiming is literally impossible. I was at WDW during the slowest week of the year last year (the week before Labor Day with the hurricane threat.) Even during the slowest week of the year the headliners had 45 minute waits between 10:00AM and 10:00PM. It's impossible to "do it all" and "never wait more than 30 minutes". Unless you think "doing it all" means getting there at RD, riding two headliners, using FP+ on 3 more headliners, then watching Country Bears and Mickey's Philharmagic for 10 hours before lines die down after the fireworks.



So you come back before 10:00AM or after 10:00PM. So, tell me, what do you do for the 12 hours between 10-10 when lines are longer than 20 minutes?



Please somebody, prove me wrong. Tell me exactly how I can ride 7DMT at 1:00PM with a 30 minute wait without having a FP+. I'd love to learn your little secret.

Many people are reading this who are headed to WDW this summer. All of you awesome people who never wait more than 30 minutes should share your secret so those people can also experience a 30 minute wait for A&E at 3:00PM without using a FP+!

I don't think anyone said they rode 7DMT with little or no wait at 1pm.
Last December, we had a ppo ADR at BOG. Upon leaving we rode MT twice, BTMRR twice and then Splash. (We had a FP for Space for later). We were done with all that before 10am because I really wanted to see Country Bears and could not as they didn't open until 10am. So we headed to HM (maybe 10 minutes) and Philharmagic.
So, it can be done. We are senior citizens, we don't run from place to place, but with a decent plan we did absolutely everything we wanted that day including meeting Merida. (She was probably a 25 minute wait)
It was unusually hot that day for December, otherwise we would have skipped Splash.
I think a large proportion of people do NOT get to the parks early. They like to sleep in a bit on vacation, so by getting there early you do get a good chance of beating the crowds. All bets are off though if you don't arrive before 10 or 11 am
ETA: Getting to any park at RD or ppo ADR gives you the best chance of hitting all the headliners. That is not a secret. People chose to take a more relaxed approach on vacation so lucky me, the early bird gets the worm!

 

[Nancyg56]

I don't think anyone said they rode 7DMT with little or no wait at 1pm.
Last December, we had a ppo ADR at BOG. Upon leaving we rode MT twice, BTMRR twice and then Splash. (We had a FP for Space for later). We were done with all that before 10am because I really wanted to see Country Bears and could not as they didn't open until 10am. So we headed to HM (maybe 10 minutes) and Philharmagic.
So, it can be done. We are senior citizens, we don't run from place to place, but with a decent plan we did absolutely everything we wanted that day including meeting Merida. (She was probably a 25 minute wait)
It was unusually hot that day for December, otherwise we would have skipped Splash.
I think a large proportion of people do NOT get to the parks early. They like to sleep in a bit on vacation, so by getting there early you do get a good chance of beating the crowds. All bets are off though if you don't arrive before 10 or 11 am
ETA: Getting to any park at RD or ppo ADR gives you the best chance of hitting all the headliners. That is not a secret. People chose to take a more relaxed approach on vacation so lucky me, the early bird gets the worm!

Exactly. My sister and late DBIL worked nights, so no matter the plan, they could not get themselves to the pals til The afternoon. I wish they had told me this, and I would have made diffeent suggestions. Anyway, they did not accomplish much, even though they were visiting in September...Hot as Hades!!! Needless to say, they wee nto enchanted with their expeience, but even a loose ealx stic plan is better than no plan, or one that negates that afternoons are busier than mornings.

 

[TiggerBouncy]

My post was a joke. I hate these threads where people come on here and brag about how awesome they are because they NEVER wait more than 30 minutes and they always ride all the good rides.

These threads are like those stock trading scams you see online. "Use my system and you will get 2% per month!" When you do the math you see that $10,000 at 2% per month for 30 years is worth $12 million. And are these people worth $12 million? Nope. What they claim to do is impossible to actually achieve. It's the same thing with this thread.

If 7DMT is a 60 minute wait within 3 minutes of opening, and it stays longer than 60 minutes until the bitter end of the night.....how are these people riding it with a 30 minute wait? I know, they use their FP for it. OK, then how do they also ride Space, and Thunder, and Splash, and Peter Pan, and Jungle Cruise, and Haunted Mansion, and meet Anna/Elsa, and meet Cinderella, all without waiting longer than 30 minutes? I mean, you only get 3 FP's.

Basically it's impossible to do what people on here claim. You can't ride the mountains, 7DMT, Peter Pan, meet A&E, etc without waiting longer than 30 minutes. The only way you could possibly do it is if you show up at Rope Drop, then leave the park at 9:30AM when waits are longer than your 30 minute maximum, then return after 10:00PM when lines die down.

I never said I ride EVERY ride and don't wait more than 30 minutes. I said I won't GET IN A LINE with a wait of more than 30 minutes. HUGE difference. For me though, I get to see everything I WANT usually at MK without waiting more than 30 minutes. It's not hard and I only use 1 FP.
* Last time I was there, we hit MK at 8am RD.
Straight to SM. Got on with < 5 minute wait. Out by 8:20.
I don't care about Stitch, Buzz or Raceway. I'll be back in a few... just wait.

Arial is next. Make it there by 8:30 - usually no more then 10 minute wait. Out by 8:50.
Next I hit a bunch in rapid sequence - HM (15 minute wait). Big Thunder (15 - 20 minute), Pirates (10 minutes), jungle cruise (if it's under 20 minutes. Otherwise, skip and take afternoon FP). By this time it's only about 10am and stll just starting to get busy. Now I hit tiki room (never has a wait), then cross the park and do monsters laugh floor, people mover, and COP. None of those have much of a wait. Usually about 11:30ish. Hopefully I was able to snag a 7DMT around noon or so. Have lunch. If I was able, I might line up another 2 FP+ for the afternoon (usually Jungle Cruise and Thunder Mountain in case I had to skip either for long lines), but I take it or leave it depending how I feel. Generally leave the park for the hotel, and come back for fireworks.

I have hit every ride I CARE ABOUT (I don't care about peter pan, winnie, philarmaginc, buzz, stitch, splash, etc). And I don't wait more then 30 minutes in any one line. If a line is more than 30, I will check it when I come back for fireworks. If it's still too long, I just skip the ride that trip or come back to MK for an early RD before going to EPCOT if I really feel I had to see it that trip.

 

[ConnecticutFlea]

I am not a liar, but it appears my expectations are different than DVC curious. I go for 8 days at a time. I am there for rope drop. When the park gets busy, I use my fast passes. I usually leave the park around 1 and hang out at the pool. I return in the evenings. And I don't wait more than 30 minutes.

I have no interest in meet and greets. I don't care for Space Mountain, although my daughter and grandson go on it multiple times at rope drop. I don't care for Jungle Cruise, but I did do it in April because the line was short late morning during a non-crowded week. I have lucked upon Splash with a 5 minute wait, and once on a rainy afternoon in September I walked onto Test Track and there was only one other rider with me on the loading platform. I have also gone during summer, spring break, and Easter week without waiting more than 30 minutes for anything.

I'm not "spending previous vacation time" waiting in lines. I spend it feeling the magic and not stressing about the "5,000" a day I'm spending. $5,000 a day? Really???

 

[keishashadow]

You only get 3FP+ per day, regardless of the length of your trip. So what do you do all day when you are out of FP+ and you refuse to wait in 30 minute lines? That is the information everybody on this thread is leaving out of their stories.



Why do people wait? Because they spend thousands of dollars to go to Disneyworld to ride the headliners. Most people don't pay that much money to ride the carousel. If someone claims they refuse to wait in 30 minute lines I guess that's fine for them, but that means they're not spending their precious vacation time riding the good rides. If you're not gonna wait, you're not gonna ride.



That's my entire point....there are NO great strategies. None. Zero, zip, nada. Lines for the headliners are longer than 30 minutes between 10AM-10PM 365 days per year.

So saying "I refuse to wait longer than 30 minutes" means "I refuse to ride headliners except right at RD, with one of my 3 FP+, or right at close". But everybody already knows that. So why even say it? It's like saying "the sun will rise tomorrow". It may be true, but why am I spending my time reading it?

What do you do all day when you are out of FP+ and you refuse to wait in 30 min lines? You be proactive in your planning to try to avoid long lines (i don't consider 30 min a long line, especailly since they tend to overstate wait times imo). You need to be realistic in your expectations.

it's been posted here at least a few times already. you need to plan your path of attack. I will list a few ideas below. There are many variations of touring plans...there are many who will 'pooh-pooh' them out of hand...far easier than actually trying to work out a solution.

The best kept secret @ WDW is: You cannot do 'everything' @ WDW in a day, let alone a week...never have been, pre or post FP system. They want you to stay longer to try & get 'er all done. Stop & smell the roses.

We were in the parks 2nd week of May this year, many rides had 15 min waits mid-day,mid week. The disney app is a handy tool.

i am a recovering commando. Often just roll into parks early afternoon with FP in hand now that we do many adult trips. For those who will devote a whole day in the parks, below is a sample sort of day, based on normal attendance. Good for those who aren't interested in character interactions (or had foresight to plan a character meal to cross that off their list) and willing to stand a few bodies deep to view parade (Frontierland a good choice).

@ MK, you eat a big breakfast first & come for rope drop

head to BT & Spl Mts.

then PoC/Jungle Cruise, whichever has shorter wait.

select Fast Pass - schedule for approx 11 am - noon

Peter Pan (do HM afterwards, line rarely over 30 min. Probably can fit in Small World)
7DMR (visit LM/Dumbo or Barnstormer)
Space Mt. (buzz)

grab additional FP for pooh/buzz, etc. or your other fav eticket attractions you haven't crossed off your list.

search out the high capcacity attractions (Philharmonic, Laugh Club, Presidents)

Lunch is 'a snack or two', Dinner either an in-park ADR/CS or monorail meal...grabbing a FP before you leave the park.

Rides tend to have shorter waits during evening parades/shows...good time to revisit your favs.

 

[srauseo]

At Magic Kingdom on a EMH morning in mid-August we went on Peter Pan, Pooh, Barnstormer, Dumbo, Carousel, Tea Cups, my niece and sister met A&E (with FP), we had a break for waffles at Sleepy Hollow, then did Haunted Mansion, iasw, Enchanted Tales, and Little Mermaid before checking in early for our lunch at CP at 11:30. After long pool break back at the hotel we returned to MK and did Jungle Cruise (FP), Pirates (FP), Magic Carpet, Tiki Room, Tree House, dinner, Dole Whips, Space Mountain (FP for other part of group that didn't do A&E meet 'n greet) and Speedway. The longest line I waited in was about 25 minutes for dinner at Pecos Bill (seriously - still regretting that). So, in about 8.5 hours of park time we rode 14 attractions including plenty of headliners, saw two shows (Belle and Tiki room), had one character meal, met Anna and Elsa, and had snacks and dinner. I think we also watched part of the move it, shake it parade. This was with a group of six including two kids under 6 and we were hardly moving fast. And we didn't have a throw away room or extra magic bands or a DAS card, etc., etc. You don't need to "cheat" or stick to less popular attractions to have a good day.

 

[AFwifelife]

When I read that someone has gotten everything done by XX time and less than 30 minute waits, I assume they mean of what they wanted to do. Not that they experienced every ride and character interaction that the park has to offer.

 

[mommy2g]

We were at MK last sunday with an 8am opening. We got there at rope drop, we skipped 7DMT in favor of Anna and Elsa (We were among the first 20-30 people so I think we could have done it and still do A&E with little wait but we had already done it twice a few days before). So anyway we did A&E, Cinderella and Rapunzel, then rode Speedway, buzz (twice), PP (with FP), small world ( we had our own boat lol), HM(used FP but that was not needed, I should have kept it), Pirates (still walking on everything, literally no lines) . It is about 9:45am at this point and dh and my youngest decided they wanted to go ride Splash even though I had asked them at least 3 times before while there were no lines lol so off they go (they ended up riding BTMR instead because Splash had a 30 minutes line when they got there) while my oldest and I went to meet Woody and Jesse. We had a buzz fastpass for the afternoon but since we already rode it twice we switched to go meet Tink at 10:30am. We did all of this and our longest wait was for woody and Jesse/BTMRR, about 10-15 minutes. We had an ADR at 1900 Park Fare so after meeting Tink we took the monorail to go eat.
We went back in the afternoon (the original plan was to take a break till evening to pack but the weather looked really bad for that evening so we switched things around and went back right after lunch), I got dh and youngest DD FP+ for Splash, and oldest and I got Pirates, then we got FP+ to meet Ariel (kind of messy since they only overlapped by 5minutes). After that youngest wanted to try Stitch because she had heard so much about how bad it is lol and the others went to CoP. last we ended with Laugh Floor (FP). Then sadly after that we needed to go back to the resort to pack but not before doing some more shopping lol
So we used 6FP+ that day if I counted correctly), there are plenty of FP+ available after the initial 3 at MK (we don't have extra MB), The longest wait was about 15 minutes and every one rode everything they wanted (My 2 roller coaster lover do not like Space Mountain for some reason)
We just spent 8 days at the park and yes we did not wait more than 20-30 minutes for anything, longest wait were probably some character meets (Chewie and Olaf I think)