Anyone Used Ridemax for Carsland yet? Accurate?

[lorielucks]

Has anyone used Ridemax for DCA since the opening of Carsland? I am going to be at DLR tomorrow and plan to use Ridemax. I am just wondering how accurate the wait times are now that Carsland has opened.
TIA

 

[obias]

We are going July 2nd and I also have the same question. Please let us know how accurate ride max is for you. Have fun!!

 

[Karenann*]

Yup, I wanna hear too! I use Ride max and haven't subscribed yet for this trip(7/31). I feel a bit behind the ball on this trip but have time still for some data to come in to help make plans a bit more accurate by the time we go. AND diligently keeping up with reports from fellow Disers who are there and sharing their experiences.

 

[kjs1976]

Just subscribed to Ridemax for our Aug. trip. Can't use Ridemax until published hrs come out for your trip, correct? Because I downloaded it this morning and it won't let me do anything past July.

 

[PrincessIM]

I would like to hear about your experience using RideMax too. I'm considering subscribing to it for the very first time for our trip in late August.

 

[Keyser]

I don't know how accurate it is, but I know they have been updating it to try to get more accurate numbers. I've been looking at Carsland attraction planning using dates in July, and the numbers now are a lot different than they were earlier. I have heard people say they saw Ridemax people in the park last week, so I'd guess the numbers will get more accurate over time. I'm hoping that by the time we go in August, the estimates will be pretty good...

 

[quantumottle]

I hope you'll come back and let us know how it worked out for you...

Has anyone used Ridemax for DCA since the opening of Carsland? I am going to be at DLR tomorrow and plan to use Ridemax. I am just wondering how accurate the wait times are now that Carsland has opened.
TIA

 

[SarafinaPink]

If you want to feel out the wait times of Carsland, i would suggest getting one or two wait time apps for you phone and check them periodically to get a good sense of time. Mousewait is the one I use, but I know others like the Mobile Magic one.

 

[longhorns2]

I just put in for the day we would be there and interestingly enough it has the Carslands rides as the last ones of the day. It sends me to get FP for RSR early (at 8:25 with a runner) but it doesn't have us going back to try to get on a ride until 9pm that night.

Wondering if the crowds leave early, and evening in Carsland is wide open? during the WOC showtimes perhaps? It showed short wait times (comparably) for RSR FP riders and Mater, but super long for Luigis.

 

[ArchOwl]

I just put in for the day we would be there and interestingly enough it has the Carslands rides as the last ones of the day. It sends me to get FP for RSR early (at 8:25 with a runner) but it doesn't have us going back to try to get on a ride until 9pm that night.

Wondering if the crowds leave early, and evening in Carsland is wide open? during the WOC showtimes perhaps? It showed short wait times (comparably) for RSR FP riders and Mater, but super long for Luigis.

Perhaps the FP return line is more manageable around 9pm. That is the first WOC show time.

 

[lorielucks]

So I am back for my trip and I used Ridemax in both DL and DCA.

For DL, it was perfect. In fact, we had a lot of extra time because the lines were so manageable. We were able to take in the "magic" of Disney.

DCA was another story altogether. We ant on an EE day and headed straight for RSR. We got in line and it should have been a 10 minute wait, but the ride was not up and running. They were still doing some testing and did not load passengers until close to 7:40. So, we ended up waiting for close to 50 minutes and did not get to ride anything else during the EE. By the time we got to the Fastpass location for RSR, the fast passes were gone for the day. Ridemax had us scheduled to get Fastpasses at 9:35 - a good 40 minutes AFTER they were all gone. So that threw the plan off from the get go. Also, Ridemax had us pick up our Fastpasses for ToT at noonish, and scheduled us to return to ToT at 3:45ish. Unfortunately, the Fastpass return time was actually for after 5 pm.

So, all in all, there were a few glitches at DCA. I'm not surprised as Carsland has really created some chaos in the park. I would say use Ridemax in DCA as a rough guide and treat as the law in DL. Ridemax delivered in DL. It felt like we had the park to ourselves because we were practically walking on every ride.

I am sure that as more people use Ridemax in DCA, it will get more accurate. Good luck and have fun!

 

[quantumottle]

Thanks for the update lorielucks! It sounds like your family had a great trip, even with the current madness in DCA. Thanks again.

 

[kayleigh83]

Thanks for the update... we plan to try to fit in RSR and Mater's early one morning, and then we have to head over to DL for 11:30 lunch ressies at Blue Bayou. According to RideMax, this is our plan:

8:05 A.M.: RSR, wait time about 50 mins, ride time 11 mins
9:07 A.M.: We have some free time so we wanted to amble over to BVS and grab some quick coffee and breakfast (just pastries or something) at the Pig Cafe.
9:49 A.M.: Mater's Junkyard Jamboree, wait time about 40 mins, ride time 4 mins
10:34 A.M.: Free time, we plan to just poke around CL for about half an hour or so, and then we have to head over to DL for those BB ressies.

I wanted to try getting on Luigi's but it wasn't priority and the wait times were just ridiculous and didn't jive with our lunch plans. We'll try to hit it up another morning when we don't have firm lunch plans.

From anyone's experience, does it seem like RideMax is giving a realistic plan here? This is for a Tuesday morning in late July by the way, and of course I know ride breakdowns could happen but there's no way for RM to account for this so they have to assume it will be up and running, and so do I.

 

[LVdisneyChick]

Just checking to see if anyone has been recently and accuracy input

 

[thewesterberg]

I'd love to hear people's experiences as well. Just subscribed to Ridemax for the first time and curious if it's working out at DCA.