DHS Sept EMH 9:30-11:30pm Strategies and tips?

[crazymomof4]

We've never been a park hopping family so as advised we've always avoided EMH parks. For this coming trip we have hoppers, so we will be hopping to catch EMHs here and there during the trip.

On Sept 8th, we will be leaving Epcot after IlluminNations and heading to DHS for 9:30-11:30pm EMH

Fantasmic will be at 8:30 and 10pm that night.

I've heard night EMHs at DHS can be a bit crazy with Fantasmic crowds letting out and I'm a little nervous that we're going to get stuck in a sea of people. I'd like a bit of a game plan.
Any suggestions?

ps- Our favs are: ToT, RnRc, TSMM, Star Tours.

TIA

 

[sethschroeder]

If your going September 8th, don't....

That way I wont have to race you to RNR

Fantasmic crowds will get out at like 9PM and 10:30PM so that will be when crows are the worst. Others likely know how bad it can get but I noticed last summer that people tended to watch Fantasmic and then leave. So your biggest obstacle will likely be on the street leading up to TOT and RNR. Star Tours and TSMM areas should be pretty dead at that point in the night.

PS- I will be the one wearing the sign "FP+ is here the world is ending" haha

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

We were at DHS for EMH on Monday, June 2 - 10 pm to midnight. The wait times for the headliners were minimal starting at about 9 pm.

The average was about 5 minutes for Tower and 10-15 minutes for Midway Mania and RnR. These decreased even more as the evening wound down.

For the most part, the Fantasmic crowd heads directly to the exit after the performance and not back in to the park. You'll only run in to trouble if you're unfortunate enough to be in between the ampitheater and the main exit right after a show concludes.

 

[crazymomof4]

We were at DHS for EMH on Monday, June 2 - 10 pm to midnight. The wait times for the headliners were minimal starting at about 9 pm.

The average was about 5 minutes for Tower and 10-15 minutes for Midway Mania and RnR. These decreased even more as the evening wound down.

For the most part, the Fantasmic crowd heads directly to the exit after the performance and not back in to the park. You'll only run in to trouble if you're unfortunate enough to be in between the ampitheater and the main exit right after a show concludes.

Good to know! Thanks!