California adventure FP strategy help

[tgrunewald]

Which FP is most important to pull immediately ...Radiator Springs Racers or Guardians of the Galaxy? Any other touring tips on working those in with Toy Story Mania? Thanks

 

[tnzzz]

Now that Monsters After Dark is done you will want to pull RSR first, Guardians second. RSR will run out first. But really as long as you do these two first (and as soon as you’re able to pull a second) you shouldn’t have to worry about either running out. This is assuming you are there at park opening.
Our last trip we rope dropped by the pier, used maxpass to book RSR and went first to walk on Toy Story (maybe 5min wait). Then rode GRR (it was warm that morning), then booked Guardians via maxpass. I want to say our return time for Guardians was around 11.
Another option would be to rope drop Guardians and get your FP for RSR first. Either via maxpass or grab a paper FP after riding Guardians. You can pull a FP for Toy Story later. I haven’t done this but have seen it recommended.

 

[tgrunewald]

Thanks!

 

[Lesley Wake]

Yeah, when I’ve been checking lately, RSR runs out long before Guardians! I’ve also been able to find earlier FPs for GotG via max pass with better luck than for RSR.

 

[Jaina]

Jumping on board... What about if we're going into CA later in the day? Like with an 8 am opening we started at DL and after doing a few MaxPass rides in DL pull a FP for RSR or Guardians and hop over when it's ready? We were thinking of hopping around 11 or 12 this coming Monday.

 

[donaldanddaisy]

Jumping on board... What about if we're going into CA later in the day? Like with an 8 am opening we started at DL and after doing a few MaxPass rides in DL pull a FP for RSR or Guardians and hop over when it's ready? We were thinking of hopping around 11 or 12 this coming Monday.

I have the same question!

 

[Skyegirl1999]

Jumping on board... What about if we're going into CA later in the day? Like with an 8 am opening we started at DL and after doing a few MaxPass rides in DL pull a FP for RSR or Guardians and hop over when it's ready? We were thinking of hopping around 11 or 12 this coming Monday.

RSR runs out first, and so many people want to ride it when it's dark that as soon as the FP times hit "dark," they go REALLY fast.

So I'd pull for RSR first. You'll have to keep an eye on the app since FP return times change DRAMATICALLY based on crowds, but we've done something like "pull RSR around 9:30 with a return time of noonish, then grab GOTG when our next FP window opens at 11" a couple of times now - once we ended up with Guardians around 3; the other time we clearly got a cancellation and actually ended up with a Guardians return time earlier than RSR!

I also agree with PP that at least twice I've pulled GOTG FPs that are clearly someone else's cancellation because they're much earlier than the current "FP return time" being shown. I've never had that happen for RSR.

 

[PHXscuba]

Which FP is most important to pull immediately ...Radiator Springs Racers or Guardians of the Galaxy? Any other touring tips on working those in with Toy Story Mania? Thanks

Others have given you great ideas for RSR and Guardians, so I'll just chip in that TSM FPs go much slower than the others. If you have MaxPass, get a MP for it before you go to Paradise Pier for the other rides. By the time you do several smaller rides or Screamin your MP should be ready.

I think some of the cancellation Guardians FP times might be from people who rode it once and then decided it was too intense to use the FP on.

PHXscuba