Anna, Elsa, and Fastpass+

[persimmondeb]

My nephew is obsessed with Frozen. My sister and BIL are taking him to WDW in April, and are planning to stay at Swan and Dolphin, so she has a thirty day window. She is willing to plan the trip completely around a time for the Anna and Elsa meet and greet, but she's afraid she's going to be completely shut out. I'm assuming there's still a standby line, but that it's probably pretty gruesome, and A&E don't seem to be at any of the Character dining. Also, has anyone seen Olaf anywhere?

 

[HopperFan]

If they are going during a spring break week it might be hard but not impossible so if she can't get just keep checking. I just went MLK weekend and was able to get one a week out.

While we were there for the holiday weekend, most of the time when we walked by the line was about 55-60 minutes. A few times it surged but it seemed like as crowds hit that area - shortly after parade, fireworks etc.

 

[erionm]

My nephew is obsessed with Frozen. My sister and BIL are taking him to WDW in April, and are planning to stay at Swan and Dolphin, so she has a thirty day window.

Guests of the Swan & Dolphin Hotels are eligible for the 60 day FP+ booking window as long as both the room reservation and valid park admission are linked to MDE.

 

[persimmondeb]

Thanks!

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

The A&E line closes a half hour before park closing.

We visited early last summer. Just before 11:30 pm the posted wait time was 90 minutes but the actual wait was about 10.

It did look pretty gruesome during the afternoon hours but my bunch is pretty patient and was able to wait for the crowd to die down.

 

[mesaboy2]

The A&E line closes a half hour before park closing.

We visited early last summer. Just before 11:30 pm the posted wait time was 90 minutes but the actual wait was about 10.

It did look pretty gruesome during the afternoon hours but my bunch is pretty patient and was able to wait for the crowd to die down.

While this is possible, I'm not sure this is always the case nor something to make plans around.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

While this is possible, I'm not sure this is always the case nor something to make plans around.

Sorry, I thought this was in place since June 1, 2014:

"The sisters from Frozen are now meeting guests at Princess Fairytale Hall in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom from park opening until 30 minutes prior to park close."

I checked several random dates on the official Disney website, and the A&E meet and greet hours are from park opening until 30 minutes before park closing on every day that I looked at.

 

[mesaboy2]

Sorry, I thought this was in place since June 1, 2014:

"The sisters from Frozen are now meeting guests at Princess Fairytale Hall in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom from park opening until 30 minutes prior to park close."

I checked several random dates on the official Disney website, and the A&E meet and greet hours are from park opening until 30 minutes before park closing on every day that I looked at.

One of my longtime friends just happens to be a CM that occasionally works that attraction. I know the CM has worked with them all the way through the final minutes of PM EMH. I'm not discounting an earlier closure can happen, just that they may also stay until park close.

I also learned long ago, through personal experience, that sites like www.kennythepirate.com usually give more accurate and comprehensive info about characters than WDW's own official sites.

Oh, and to the OP: sorry, no Olaf M&G at WDW.

 

[allie_to_you]

We went the weekend of the marathons when the crowds were nuts. We had also tried for weeks to get a FP for Anna/Elsa but never could so figured we wouldn't get in to see her, but we went early in the am and only found there to be about a 20 minute wait. Now, later in the day, that went up to over an hour, but if you go first thing, you shouldn't have a problem getting in fairly quickly even in the standby line

 

[mom2rtk]

Oh, and to the OP: sorry, no Olaf M&G at WDW.

If anyone is up for a trip to DLR, Olaf meets daily right now in DCA.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

One of my longtime friends just happens to be a CM that occasionally works that attraction. I know the CM has worked with them all the way through the final minutes of PM EMH. I'm not discounting an earlier closure can happen, just that they may also stay until park close.

I also learned long ago, through personal experience, that sites like www.kennythepirate.com usually give more accurate and comprehensive info about characters than WDW's own official sites.

Oh, and to the OP: sorry, no Olaf M&G at WDW.

Thanks for the info and the link. Even Kenny's site states "Closes 30 minutes before park" in the A&E meet & greet schedule.

I just don't think I would recommend a visit after the posted closing time.

 

[mesaboy2]

Thanks for the info and the link. Even Kenny's site states "Closes 30 minutes before park" in the A&E meet & greet schedule.

I just don't think I would recommend a visit after the posted closing time.

Fair enough.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

Geeze the Anna and Elsa Meet & Greet is still this wild