Best Strategy for Pixie Hollow

[jpolak]

Be at the entrance for Toon Town as soon as it opens. The lines build quickly. We got there 15 minutes late and the wait was already 45 minutes.

 

[3prettyprincesses]

I agree...tell your group that your daughter is very excited to meet the Fairies so on that particular day you can meet up with them later. Seriously, it was totally worth seeing them! Inside there are 3 separate spaces for each of the 3 fairies that day. When we went we saw Rosetta, Tinker bell and Fawn. They interact with the kids so sweetly and are full of energy! My 7 year old daughter's favorite is Rosetta and she had a stuffed Rosetta doll when we saw her. Rosetta then started screaming and running around showing off herself as a doll and it was hilarious! Seriously, just go and be at Toontown by 9:30am and walk fast to the tent! You'll have a great time!

 

[jpkkld]

What about evening, like 8 pm on a normal close night? Is that a good time to see the fairies? I was considering doing this with dd4, then heading over to Tomorrowland to catch Wishes at 9. Is this a good idea or not?

 

[nikkistevej]

If MK opens at 9am- will Toontown open at 10am, and so I should be at Pixie Hollow at 9:45? I'm trying to get my strategy, I have vacation planning OCD.

 

[train]

We went to Pixie Hollow this morning for the first time.

Today was an early EMH day; we arrived at Toontown at 9:45 to find that it was already open. Making a beeline to PH, we found the board wait time was showing 75 minutes. We waited 90 minutes.

As others have advised, make sure you've had a bathroom break and bring snacks, drinks, and toys. All in all, though, the kids loved it. Parents....not so much. Lots of complaints by the adults, but we tried to be positive with our kids which helped make the time go by, but the wait is boring and hard on little ones. The line does not snake along as in other long attraction lines, so most of the time you will be standing in one spot then eventually moving up a few feet, then waiting, move up just a few people, then waiting, and so on.

Afterward we did some shopping, and our sales clerk mentioned that only once has she seen it less that a 90 minute wait (a 30-minute wait back in October during Halloween-time activities)

One big negative: We noticed some families went through the much quicker-moving Princess line which was about a 30-minute wait. Those families had one other person stand in the Pixie line and hold a spot, then the rest of that family would come through our line, saying 'excuse me, excuse me' and jump the line to meet their designated person already in the PH line. This really makes for big delays for Pixie Hollow. Somehow, the Disney people have to figure out how to put a stop to this, as it is completely unfair.

I imagine the schedule varies, but here’s The Disney Fairies schedule for this week, March 1 - 7:
Sunday, 10 - 8:00
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 - 7:00
Saturday, 10 - 9:00

Hope this helps someone. And, please DON’T have someone save a spot in line!

 

[3prettyprincesses]

We went to Pixie Hollow this morning for the first time.

Today was an early EMH day; we arrived at Toontown at 9:45 to find that it was already open. Making a beeline to PH, we found the board wait time was showing 75 minutes. We waited 90 minutes.

As others have advised, make sure you've had a bathroom break and bring snacks, drinks, and toys. All in all, though, the kids loved it. Parents....not so much. Lots of complaints by the adults, but we tried to be positive with our kids which helped make the time go by, but the wait is boring and hard on little ones. The line does not snake along as in other long attraction lines, so most of the time you will be standing in one spot then eventually moving up a few feet, then waiting, move up just a few people, then waiting, and so on.

Afterward we did some shopping, and our sales clerk mentioned that only once has she seen it less that a 90 minute wait (a 30-minute wait back in October during Halloween-time activities)

One big negative: We noticed some families went through the much quicker-moving Princess line which was about a 30-minute wait. Those families had one other person stand in the Pixie line and hold a spot, then the rest of that family would come through our line, saying 'excuse me, excuse me' and jump the line to meet their designated person already in the PH line. This really makes for big delays for Pixie Hollow. Somehow, the Disney people have to figure out how to put a stop to this, as it is completely unfair.

I imagine the schedule varies, but here’s The Disney Fairies schedule for this week, March 1 - 7:
Sunday, 10 - 8:00
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 - 7:00
Saturday, 10 - 9:00

Hope this helps someone. And, please DON’T have someone save a spot in line!

I agree! It's very annoying to have someone in the Fairies line holding a spot for their family while their visiting the Princess line. A lady in front of us ran ahead of us and then her husband and kids came later to move up in front. The fairies line gets looooong very fast.

I still think the best strategy is to be a Toontown by 9:30am (they let us in by 9:45) and then go straight to the Fairies. We were only the 4th family in line and it was still a 20 minutes wait. When we finished meeting the fairies I checked the wait time and it was already 70 minutes Coincidentally, on our first day at MK we stopped by the Fairies tent to see the wait time and it was 90 minutes at 4:00pm. Craziness! Good luck to you though

 

[Tinkerbell2B]

We went to Pixie Hollow this morning for the first time.

Today was an early EMH day; we arrived at Toontown at 9:45 to find that it was already open. Making a beeline to PH, we found the board wait time was showing 75 minutes. We waited 90 minutes.

As others have advised, make sure you've had a bathroom break and bring snacks, drinks, and toys. All in all, though, the kids loved it. Parents....not so much. Lots of complaints by the adults, but we tried to be positive with our kids which helped make the time go by, but the wait is boring and hard on little ones. The line does not snake along as in other long attraction lines, so most of the time you will be standing in one spot then eventually moving up a few feet, then waiting, move up just a few people, then waiting, and so on.

Afterward we did some shopping, and our sales clerk mentioned that only once has she seen it less that a 90 minute wait (a 30-minute wait back in October during Halloween-time activities)

One big negative: We noticed some families went through the much quicker-moving Princess line which was about a 30-minute wait. Those families had one other person stand in the Pixie line and hold a spot, then the rest of that family would come through our line, saying 'excuse me, excuse me' and jump the line to meet their designated person already in the PH line. This really makes for big delays for Pixie Hollow. Somehow, the Disney people have to figure out how to put a stop to this, as it is completely unfair.

I imagine the schedule varies, but here’s The Disney Fairies schedule for this week, March 1 - 7:
Sunday, 10 - 8:00
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 - 7:00
Saturday, 10 - 9:00

Hope this helps someone. And, please DON’T have someone save a spot in line!

This is great information! Thanks for posting your experience. I know now that I will definitely be at TT by 9:30!

 

[IndyClown]

75 minute wait times at 10:00?

I am now very intimidated by pixies.

 

[Tarheel girl 1975]

This is why I haven't even mentioned Pixie Hollow to my children. They would love to meet the fairies and we'll try to get to Toon Town early, but if we get there and the wait's too long we'll just move along.

 

[pirateandprincesses]

I am with some of the previous posters what about evening times. Everyone is talking morning and afternoon but what about evening?????

 

[DWFan4Life]

If you want to go at Toon Town for rope drop, just be early. Maybe an hour or 30 minutes before it opens.

 

[Welsh]

Sigh, I really want to meet them but I don't want to cut an hour (or more) of touring time out of our schedule. I'm curious about the evening outlook as well. I'd skip dinner to meet Tink if it meant a shorter wait.

 

[tchrrx]

So, is it mean to stand and block the entire row so that the 'one person is holding a spot for a group' people can't get through?

I'd also like to hear if anyone has tried to go at the very end of the day or during parades.

 

[momof1princess]

has anyone seen the fairies during an evening EMH?

 

[Girly_Qs]

So, is it mean to stand and block the entire row so that the 'one person is holding a spot for a group' people can't get through?

Sometimes, yes.

We encountered a *horrible* mean/nasty pair when trying to re-enter the line we'd been standing in just as long as everyone else when I had to take my potty-training 2yo to the bathroom (I think it was waiting for Turtle Talk w/ Crush?). I'd had to fight my way out, wait unproductively for my 2yo to check out the bathroom (a favorite pastime), then struggle back to try to find our group. And, then I had the pleasure of encountering a pair who felt it was their mission on earth to make everyone else as miserable as they were.

I swear, I had a hard time explaining to my 6yo how The Happiest Place on Earth could be so full of so many horrifically miserable, mean, and impolite people.

So, while I too hate it when others assume that their time is more important than anyone else's. I also get frustrated by those who ALWAYS assume the absolute worst of others. (sorry, struck a nerve, stepping off my soapbox now, lol)

 

[disneymomofmyca]

Anyone notice the lack of anwsers concerning the evening Tink lines? Is anyone even going in the evenings?LOL! I was planning on going during Wishes and the lack of knowledge on the subject makes me think my idea is a good one!

 

[momof1princess]

Anyone notice the lack of anwsers concerning the evening Tink lines? Is anyone even going in the evenings?LOL! I was planning on going during Wishes and the lack of knowledge on the subject makes me think my idea is a good one!

methinks you may be right or maybe during an evening EMH?

 

[SyracuseWolvrine]

Toontown does not open for EMH, either Morning or evening.

 

[Minniefan1]

I went during wishes since I had a toddler that hates fireworks, and the wait was 30 mins. I've also gone at rope drop, walked into toontown at 10 and it was a 20 min wait, when I was done it was 45 mins.

 

[tkitty]

Does anyone know if Pixie Hollow is open as late as Toontown? How late can you get in to see the faries? Pretty please....with sugar on top?