I’ve been checking here for awhile for tips, so I thought I’d share my experience
from today (7-3). We also did this EMM in November and will say it did seem more crowded this time. HOWEVER, we still had great success! 4x SDD rides, 2x Aliens, 2x TSM, and all 3 character greets. I’ll share what we did and try to provide as many time stamps as possible based on my photos.. We drove to HS from CBR and were through security at 6:45. We were let in the park at 6:50 and DH made a quick stop at Backlot Express for a few pastries for the kids to have while we waited. The rest of us kept walking and were actually the first ones to reach the holding spot. Rope drop was around 7:20 and we were the 2nd ones on SDD. As soon as we got off, we walked right up to Jessie and the Photopass photographer arriving (just outside of SDD). The kids were the first ones to visit and I have video of their interaction at 7:33. The timing of this worked out great! I sent DH to get in the Woody and Bo Peep line, while we finished up with Jessie. Waited just a few minutes and they visited with these characters at 7:42. Then we rode TSM 7:48 (no waiting). Afterwards, we head to Aliens and this was where things slowed down a little with a line. They eventually opened both sides and we were on the ride at 8:12. After this it was back to SDD. Line wasn’t that long and DH and kids rode 2 more times while I inquired about Buzz’s meet and greet. He meets at the very front entrance of TSL. (You can’t see him unless you turn the corner.) After taking a video of the fam on SDD I got in line for Buzz and the rest of the crew soon joined. This line was not long, but moved slow as Buzz is very interactive.
Buzz took a break while we were waiting so DH and kids took off for 1 more SDD ride while I stayed in line. They returned at 8:55 and visited with Buzz. Rope drop crowd was in view and we jetted just in time to be able to reach Aliens for one last ride before rope droppers filled the land. At this time, there was no wait and really there was no wait for the first few minutes after rope drop. We could have went on again, but instead we headed over to TSM where we had a 9-10am FP. We then left TSL and headed to breakfast which we found to be very good! Overall, we had a great experience and found it to be well worth it. Granted, we had no rides go down (to my knowledge) and the rope drop crowd wasn’t let in until close to 9, so I know that made a difference. The only thing I might have done differently is have everyone go to Buzz before the 2 SDD rides (8:15ish), because there was hardly no one there at that time. Hopefully EMM will continue to run smoothly in the coming weeks!
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