Can someone explain to me re anna and elsa

[Love Tink]

How does she not have to wait for anything? Do you even know how DAS works? No, clearly you don't. If the current wait time is 40 minutes a castmember will shave off 10 minutes, making it a 30 minute wait for those with a DAS. So again, who doesn't have to wait?

I think most people on the Dis are pretty clear about how the DAS works. (Maybe you are not?)

Perhaps the better way to phrase it to satisfy you would be, "Easy to say when you don't have to wait in line for anything."

Waiting three hours in line is very different from waiting three hours while you (for example) see Philharmagic, ride it's a small world, have lunch at Be Our Guest, use a FP to meet Ariel, and ride Dumbo.

And coming on here and questioning why anyone would wait in line for something that you can do without waiting in line...is pretty tone deaf.

 

[Drusilla]

Think of it this way, would you stand in line for 3 hours to meet "insert name of your favorite celebrity/rock star here" i.e. Johnny Depp, Julia Roberts, Paul McCartney; well Anna and Elsa are those to the kids.

 

[goofy4tink]

Just returned from WDW early last week. Over a period of 10 days, we saw A&E three times. Now, my dd is 20.....obviously knows who's under those costumes. She has a friend who scheduled to be Anna's 'friend' while we were there. i got 2 FP+s, on two different days in the hope of seeing her once. those did not pan out. Although, we gut lucky and saw her as Ariel at one point.....just got real lucky. Those two FP+ line waits were about 15-20 mins long.....standby was 120. never saw times longer than that tho...so not sure where 5 hr waits came from.
But...dd got word that 'her' Anna was going to be there from 12:40-1:30am.....our last night. We returned to MK at 10:30, and headed to the line. Got in line at 10:45......wait time was 120 at that time. We watched our time since we wanted a particular room, after 12:40! at one point, around 12:20, we started letting people pass us. we got to her room at 12:45.....worth the wait to hear two two girls squealing!
Would I wait longer than that? Probably not......unless it was the same situation. Sometimes you have to decide whats worth the wait.....and what isn't.

 

[dbramer]

It's simple...my DD is 5,it will be her first trip to Disney. We get there about every four to five years. She loves Frozen....we're going to wait if we don't get FP's.....

 

[dbramer]

The only thing my daughter wanted to do (well, the most important part of our trip for her) at age four was to meet Rapunzel. This was in 2009 when the Rapunzel craze was rampant and they did that stupid M&G in groups... anyways... we got there early for rope drop and still didn't make the first groups in to see them. We waited 2hours in line plus the time we waited at rope drop to get there early.

It was important for my daughter, and if that is the ONE thing they have asked to do for their trip, then you do it. It's their vacation too. If everyone gets to pick one MUST DO for the trip, then the child can ask to meet a character.

My daughter is obsessed with A&E now at age seven (much like the rest of American elementary girls!) and we will do our best to get a FP+ for our September trip... Its a surprise trip so I cant ask her MUST DO ahead of time, but im 100% certain she will ask for A&E so I am planning for it ahead of time.

If I couldn't get a FP for it... yes I would wait, if she wanted to wait, then we wait. Its that simple... the vacation is for everyone, not just what makes the adults happy... and honestly, seeing the magic in my daughters eyes when she experiences these M&Gs makes me extremely happy.

Everyone has different priories, and we cant judge what makes one *better* than another. All I know is that this trip is for all of us and I will do what I can to let my child experience some magic. They are only little for a short amount of time. For us, its about experiences and not just the "all-mightly dollar". Sure its an expensive vacation, so we are going to enjoy it, all of us

THIS!

 

[metzgardesign]

I am just really, REALLY glad my son has never had any interest in meeting people dressed up in Disney costumes.

His mother would have hated standing in line with him, while I slept in!!!

 

[mummabear]

I think most people on the Dis are pretty clear about how the DAS works. (Maybe you are not?)

Perhaps the better way to phrase it to satisfy you would be, "Easy to say when you don't have to wait in line for anything."

Waiting three hours in line is very different from waiting three hours while you (for example) see Philharmagic, ride it's a small world, have lunch at Be Our Guest, use a FP to meet Ariel, and ride Dumbo.

And coming on here and questioning why anyone would wait in line for something that you can do without waiting in line...is pretty tone deaf.

A million times yes.

 

[rewilliams]

You would have had to have "waited" for the same amount of time to see A&E just not in the line (and able to use your FP+'s during that time).
So the question remains why would you allocate 2,3,4+ hours of DAS use for A&E?
Why wouldn't you tell your Son/Daughter that they were not there?

Because I don't lie to my children! I would do everything in my power before we went (which I did) to make sure she sees her favorites. Honestly it is not that hard to get FP to anything if you are flexible and on top of it.

But in a similar situation...we are doing BBB and my DD wants an Elsa dress which I know may not be possible. So we have discussed this possibility and that she needs to have a second option if we can't find the dress. But I would NEVER lie to my kid just to make it easier on me.

 

[karasmom]

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

I am so sick and tired of the people that come here and question why I am "stupid" enough to wait in line for something as "unimportant" as a meeting a college student in a costume - even at one point questioning my ability as a parent by not setting limits and just saying "NO!" (and while no one actually uses the words "stupid enough" - that's really what the questions sum it up to be!)

Frankly - I feel SORRY for y'all for never experiencing the JOY on your child face that comes with seeing their "rockstar", the gasp they let out when they first see her, never experiencing the never ending talk about what they discussed and talk about, the picture of your child and said princess and memories that come from the whole experience.

Don't get it ? FINE! You don't have to but don't QUESTION me (and others) for making my babies happy for not just a few minutes but for unlimited times after the meet!!!!

 

[Legendteri]

Like others have said, different strokes for different folks.

I live in St. Louis and I know people who wait in even longer lines in order to meet and get an autograph from their favorite Sports heroes. People will wait overnight to buy their kids their favorite toy or game system. People will wait a long time for a good spot in a parade. They do it because it makes them and their children happy. So say your child's hero is Peyton Manning and you actually had an opportunity for your child to meet and get an autograph from him and it could even be the highlight of his / her year ? However, this would mean waiting in an extremely long line. Would you do it ? Again, I think there is no wrong answer. It is ok to say " YEs, I would wait in a long line for my child to meat Peyton Manning" and it is also ok to say " No, I wouldn't."

Now, I personally wouldn't wait the long to meet a character because our time in Disneyworld is rare and precious, however, if I lived closer and had an annual pass...yeah I can see us waiting in a long line for my kids to meet their heroes.

 

[pjhootch]

I'd go even farther and tell my kid it's just a college student in a costume in order to avoid that kind of line.

ROFL. I told my kids it was just employees dressed up because it never occurred to me to mislead them.

 

[KimK2006]

I don't get it, either! And, yes, (back in the day) I would have lied to my kid so we didn't have to wait in line for hours for an autograph. If you are willing to wait in line, great! Some PP's are implying you are a terrible parent if you aren't willing to sacrifice 2-5 hours of day to get an autograph!

 

[JanaDee]

Easy to say when you don't have to wait for anything. For some it is either do the wait or don't meet at all.

 

[Altoqueenkelly]

Because I don't lie to my children! I would do everything in my power before we went (which I did) to make sure she sees her favorites. Honestly it is not that hard to get FP to anything if you are flexible and on top of it.

But in a similar situation...we are doing BBB and my DD wants an Elsa dress which I know may not be possible. So we have discussed this possibility and that she needs to have a second option if we can't find the dress. But I would NEVER lie to my kid just to make it easier on me.

Off Topic ALERT

Check LittleDressUpShop.com

I pre-ordered both Anna & Elsa for like $55

 

[Altoqueenkelly]

I don't get it, either! And, yes, (back in the day) I would have lied to my kid so we didn't have to wait in line for hours for an autograph. If you are willing to wait in line, great! Some PP's are implying you are a terrible parent if you aren't willing to sacrifice 2-5 hours of day to get an autograph!

Absolutely not! You are NOT a terrible parent for saying no.... however... you *are* are terrible person *IF* you sit around and judge others by their parenting choices.... if someone wants to take their kids to meet Anna & Elsa and are willing to wait to make it happen.... then who is anyone else to judge really? the implication that parents are stupid for doing this is absurd!

I think it comes down to the parenting wars, and really everyone needs to get over it. There is not *one way* to parent.

 

[JanaDee]

I think most people on the Dis are pretty clear about how the DAS works. (Maybe you are not?)

Perhaps the better way to phrase it to satisfy you would be, "Easy to say when you don't have to wait in line for anything."

Waiting three hours in line is very different from waiting three hours while you (for example) see Philharmagic, ride it's a small world, have lunch at Be Our Guest, use a FP to meet Ariel, and ride Dumbo.

And coming on here and questioning why anyone would wait in line for something that you can do without waiting in line...is pretty tone deaf.

Exactly, and disingenuous.

 

[SEA333]

Haven't read through all 6 pages, but the convo in our family goes like this:

"I want to meet so and so!"
"You know the line is about 4 hours long, right?"
"So! I don't care!"
"Ok...but it is noon now. If we wait four hours, it will be dinnertime. after that, we leave to go back to the hotel. Do you really want to wait in this sun and heat just to see people dressed up in a dress? Cuz you know that they are a cartoon, right, so they are not really real?"
"Ohhh...no, I don't want to wait."
"Good choice! How about another spin on Haunted Mansion!!"
"Really??!! Ok!"

Its all about what the parents want the kids to do....i dont want to stand in line for 4 hours, and even in disney, I'm not letting a 6 year old dictate how I spend 4 hours. When they pay for the trip, they can stand in a line as long as they want. Other parents stand in line for 4 hours because that is what they want to do. If they truly didn't want to, they'd find a way to tell their kid no. It ultimately comes down to what the paren't is willing to do.

 

[Praying Colonel]

FWIW, the extension of hours for A&E may be helping with FP+ availability. I just checked for 4 Mondays from now (28 days) and saw availability for A&E.

 

[juliebug1997]

Just got back late last night and one of our days we saw times at 240 minutes at about 10 AM. However, we also saw 80 minute waits later in the day. I was lucky enough to have a FP+ and pretty much walked right in.

I am not a parent, but, if I was, I would do it if my child wanted to meet them. If they didn't want to meet them, then I would be okay with that too.

OP,
You don't get it, but I have seen a ton of other threads on this very board asking the same thing about this same topic. I think people are getting tired of seeing the topic, TBH, and others are tired of having their parenting and touring strategies questioned just because they would stand in line for the M&G.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

well, at least it's gotten away from the threads about how nobody should have to stand in line, they should put Anna & Elsa in every spare corner of every park until it reaches the point where anybody can just walk up and say hi to them without waiting at all.

They're popular, so plan for a fastpass, get there early, try the very end of the day, or you're going to spend a couple of hours waiting.

SO not getting into the DAS thing. So some people need a DAS. On the old system they might have been escorted right into the FP line. So what.