DHS Rope Drop Strategy Still Solid

[MIChessGuy]

I believe this has been discussed here in the past, but it worked so well today that I felt compelled to share.

After clearing bag check at the Studios this morning, I saw that the lines for admission were quite long. I remembered that the far-left admission stations were reserved for breakfast ADRs only. The regular admission lines started moving around 8:48 a.m. or so. A minute after that, a CM came out with a stepladder, removed the "Breakfast Only" sign and left. At that moment the far-left area was open to everybody. I zipped over there and got right in! That enabled me to reach TSMM when it had only a 10-minute standby wait. After riding, I happened across a Fastpass+ signup station and got a time for less than an hour later, even as a nonresort guest! (Gotta love January....) I proceeded to ToT which had virtually no wait, then went back for my second go at TSMM. Around 11:00 a.m., TSMM was showing 105 minutes for standby!

So the short version is -- if you see killer lines at the DHS entrance, don't get in them! Hang around the far left, and when that breakfast sign comes down, step right up.

 

[JimmyMartin]

We have done this procedure also. It works great. 105 minute wait? I thought FP+ was going to eliminate this?

 

[btk2333]

We have done this procedure also. It works great. 105 minute wait? I thought FP+ was going to eliminate this?

Anyone who thinks FP+ will eliminate 105 minute waits for TSM and Soarin' are sipping the kool-aid even a little too strong for me- and I am a big FP+ fan.

 

[Itinkso]

I believe this has been discussed here in the past, but it worked so well today that I felt compelled to share...

So the short version is -- if you see killer lines at the DHS entrance, don't get in them! Hang around the far left, and when that breakfast sign comes down, step right up.

Very cool! - thanks for sharing.

California Adventure has a heavily promoted "wide right technique" for Radiator Springs Racers and your "wide left" for TSMM is just as efficient!!

 

[clouds]

Worked for us! We got there at 8:25 for 9am open and got in the far left line. We were second let in and rode Tsmm 2 times immediately (and later with a prebooked fp+).

 

[agavegirl1]

Thanks OP, I'll make a little note of that for the future.

 

[ZoZo]

wow, great tip! Thanks.

 

[CanadianPaco]

Worked for us! We got there at 8:25 for 9am open and got in the far left line. We were second let in and rode Tsmm 2 times immediately (and later with a prebooked fp+).

Great info! Thx!!!!

 

[summerskye]

I believe this has been discussed here in the past, but it worked so well today that I felt compelled to share.

After clearing bag check at the Studios this morning, I saw that the lines for admission were quite long. I remembered that the far-left admission stations were reserved for breakfast ADRs only. The regular admission lines started moving around 8:48 a.m. or so. A minute after that, a CM came out with a stepladder, removed the "Breakfast Only" sign and left. At that moment the far-left area was open to everybody. I zipped over there and got right in! That enabled me to reach TSMM when it had only a 10-minute standby wait. After riding, I happened across a Fastpass+ signup station and got a time for less than an hour later, even as a nonresort guest! (Gotta love January....) I proceeded to ToT which had virtually no wait, then went back for my second go at TSMM. Around 11:00 a.m., TSMM was showing 105 minutes for standby!



So the short version is -- if you see killer lines at the DHS entrance, don't get in them! Hang around the far left, and when that breakfast sign comes down, step right up.

Now that the secret is out, we may have to switch to the far right side...