Can I fit all this in one day at HS?

[DrankTheKool-Aid]

I'm reading so many posts about how HS is currently a half day park but as our family makes our wish list the only park that has more items than HS is MK. My DS9 loves Star Wars and thrill rides and DD6 loves princesses and most rollercoasters/rides (not sure about RNR). Can we get all of this done in one day (CL 4, no predicted EMH)?

TSMM
RNR
ToT
Star Tours
Frozen Sing-a-long
Voyage of the LM
Beauty & the Beast Live on Stage
Indiana Jones
Jedi Training
Star Wars Launch Bay (w/ meet & greets)
March of the First Order
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Meet Olaf
Dinner @ Hollywood & Vine
Fantasmic! (considering dinner pkg)
Star Wars Fireworks

I know we likely cannot make both evening shows in the same night so I am planning to hop back to HS for the fireworks a different day. Is it possible to get everything else done in one day or should I allocate more time to this park? Thanks for your help!

 

[NeuroCindy]

Imo, yes, as long as you make a plan based on location and show times so you're not wasting a ton of time waiting for shows or back tracking back and forth across the park.

 

[bcactus]

Yes. If you get there early you will be able to register for Jedi training then get back over to the line of people waiting to rope drop ToT and RnR before the CM's escort you down to the rides.

 

[StraightToDumbo]

That's a very ambitious itinerary. I'd say you wouldn't get it all done in reality. Those shows suck a lot of time and the rides take up quite a bit of time themselves. RnR with a FP is a 30-minute endeavor alone (minimum).

 

[DrankTheKool-Aid]

Yes. If you get there early you will be able to register for Jedi training then get back over to the line of people waiting to rope drop ToT and RnR before the CM's escort you down to the rides.

So it's common that you can register for Jedi Training before park opening and still be in line for another attraction at rope drop?

 

[bcactus]

It was my experience in August. My son and I were in the front of the line to get in. When they let us through the tapstiles we went straight to sign up for Jedi training. We start walking back down the street and they were holding everyone at the intersection. Crossed the street when they relaeased everyone and ended up right behind the CM's heading to RnR. We were on the second or third train, then waited 10 mins max for ToT. Used FP+ for TSMM and walked over to Star Tours in the first hour. This was the first time I've been to HS for rope drop so I'm not sure if that's the norm or not.

 

[ktlm]

We do all that in one day. We typically go in October or December (before the Christmas rush) The only problem is the Fireworks and Fantasmic- because that is going to depend on their schedule. We did do those in one day last October by basically running from the fireworks to Fantasmic. There were a bunch of people running and CMs were trying to tell people to slow down- I heard one person yell "Tell them not to schedule fireworks and Fantasmic so close together and I will". One other problem you may have is Dinner at Hollywood and Vine-- we went there once and had to wait well past our ADR for a table (I'm talking probably an hour)- it messed up our schedule for the rest of our night. We do typically do everything on your list and a TS meal though (usually Mama Melrose or 50's Prime Time instead of Hollywood and Vine). That will be a full day not a half day. We are not afternoon break people either; however, in addition to your list we usually fit in Muppets and some other character meet and greets and Star Tours usually gets ridden multiple times, not just once. We are pretty high energy. The only problem we have with that is the tiers because you can't get FPs for both TSM and RNR. We have never had any luck getting a 4th FP for either of those, and we stack early to try to do so. If you don't get your timing right- you can wind up with a long wait for whichever one you did not FP

 

[Daniela Rose]

We just came back and did a day at HS and then went back the following night as well. Here was an idea of what we did.

Got to HS around 1020am (had breakfast at trattoria al forno first for the bon voyage breakfast - it was great!)
11am beauty and the beast
Toy story with FP
1210pm Disney jr
1255pm little mermaid
Met Sofia
Snack/bathroom break
2pm frozen sing a long
Met Olaf
Dh went on star tours alone with a fp
Dh went on tower of terror alone with a fp (I enjoyed a frozen margarita)

Next night
Arrived at HS around 530pm
Dh rode rock n roll with a fp
Checked in for Star Wars dessert party
Checked out launch bay, etc
Star Wars fireworks