Epcot RD- TT or Soarin?

[Mrs~Incredible]

Hi all, what’s the latest with Rope drop for test track or soarin?

Any advice?

I’m thinking we will RD test track (we are a party of 3; won’t do single rider) and do FP for soarin a little later on. The reasoning for this is my 6yo loves TT but may need some time to warm up to the idea of getting on soarin. Or we’ll just do it without her.

How quickly do the lines build for those 2 attractions at Rd? Is it possible to do them both just stand by?

We will be there in november. (9th-17th)

Thanks!

 

[pitpat]

consensus usually says RD Soarin, FP for TT

 

[dwheaton]

Test Track's lines are typically longer during the day (and move slower for the most part), so I'd go with Rope Dropping Soarin' and using a FP for Test Track. You're probably fine either way if you arrive far enough before opening, so it's really about where you want to be in the morning after doing either attraction.

 

[pattyw]

Yes- I'd RD Soarin'- FP Test Track. Are you planning Frozen as well? You can only get one Tier 1 and Soarin', TT and Frozen are all Tier 1.

We did a PPO breakfast at Garden Grill. Got on Soarin' before the rope droppers arrived, went to TT stand by (no wait) and had a FP for Frozen.

 

[Mom2Stitch]

Yes- I'd RD Soarin'- FP Test Track. Are you planning Frozen as well? You can only get one Tier 1 and Soarin', TT and Frozen are all Tier 1.

We did a PPO breakfast at Garden Grill. Got on Soarin' before the rope droppers arrived, went to TT stand by (no wait) and had a FP for Frozen.

We have PPO breakfast at GG, and right now I have the TT FP, but I'm so tempted to try and switch it out for Frozen. Much more interest for our party in TT, but if we could go there after Soarin' I'm thinking why waste the FP.

 

[pattyw]

We have PPO breakfast at GG, and right now I have the TT FP, but I'm so tempted to try and switch it out for Frozen. Much more interest for our party in TT, but if we could go there after Soarin' I'm thinking why waste the FP.

I would definitely switch out for Frozen! We loved our PPO there! Ours was at 8:20 but we were let in the park by about 7:55. We were seated upon arrival. We ate leisurely, saw all the characters, paid, and were in line at Soarin' by 8:55- in front of the rope droppers. We proceeded directly to TT.

 

[shanew21]

FP Frozen, RD Soarin, Single Rider TT. That's the most efficient way to do it.

(In our opinion FP Frozen, RD Soarin, skip TT )

 

[shanew21]

We have PPO breakfast at GG, and right now I have the TT FP, but I'm so tempted to try and switch it out for Frozen. Much more interest for our party in TT, but if we could go there after Soarin' I'm thinking why waste the FP.

If you get there early enough you can ride Soarin before the park even opens. We were off Soarin right as the park opened at 9 and we saw a mad rush of people as we were leaving.

Might be worth doing Baymax/Joy and Sadness on your way out with minimal waits as well.

 

[Pigletpal40]

We typically RD Soarin', Go TT Single Rider and FP Frozen.

 

[Mrs~Incredible]

Yes- I'd RD Soarin'- FP Test Track. Are you planning Frozen as well? You can only get one Tier 1 and Soarin', TT and Frozen are all Tier 1.

We did a PPO breakfast at Garden Grill. Got on Soarin' before the rope droppers arrived, went to TT stand by (no wait) and had a FP for Frozen.

Thanks everyone- we will probably do Epcot 2 days, and FP frozen for one of them (if we can). I know it would be better to Rd soarin and FP or single rider test track.... maybe I’ll plan for soarin on our 2nd Epcot day so dd is ready to do simulator rides (she’s done them before and loves them, but our experience is she likes some build up time to enjoy rather than jumping into those first thing.) I also love the idea of ppo at GG- that’s been on my list of things to do

Thanks!!

 

[pattyw]

I also love the idea of ppo at GG- that’s been on my list of things to do

I see you're before your 180 days for November so you should find a PPO ADR for GG no problem.

 

[shanew21]

Thanks everyone- we will probably do Epcot 2 days, and FP frozen for one of them (if we can). I know it would be better to Rd soarin and FP or single rider test track.... maybe I’ll plan for soarin on our 2nd Epcot day so dd is ready to do simulator rides (she’s done them before and loves them, but our experience is she likes some build up time to enjoy rather than jumping into those first thing.) I also love the idea of ppo at GG- that’s been on my list of things to do

Thanks!!

I absolutely loved our GG PPO ressie. We got on Soarin before the rope drop crowd arrived, did Living with the Land, got pictures with Joy/Sadness/Baymax then Mickey/Minnie with no wait, and went to The Seas all before the first hour of park open. Not to mention the breakfast was solid as well.

 

[Elle :)]

I have the same question / dilemma ahead of me. We booked our FP for FEA, which leaves Soarin and TT as stand by.
Everything I read suggested that FEA would be the hardest FP to get same day so that's why we picked it.
My current plan is to rope drop either Soarin or TT. We will not want to do single rider for TT, since we are going as a family. But which one to RD? If we RD TT, what kind of waits would that leave on Soarin and vice versa?

This may be a pipe dream but I'm hoping that if we RD TT, we could possibly pick up a 4th FP for Soarin after our lunch break (le cellier...yum).

 

[pattyw]

I have the same question / dilemma ahead of me. We booked our FP for FEA, which leaves Soarin and TT as stand by.
Everything I read suggested that FEA would be the hardest FP to get same day so that's why we picked it.
My current plan is to rope drop either Soarin or TT. We will not want to do single rider for TT, since we are going as a family. But which one to RD? If we RD TT, what kind of waits would that leave on Soarin and vice versa?

This may be a pipe dream but I'm hoping that if we RD TT, we could possibly pick up a 4th FP for Soarin after our lunch break (le cellier...yum).

I would RD TT- now that Soarin' has another screen the standby waits aren't so bad. If we don't do Soarin' first thing, we wait until before Illuminations and the line dies down a lot.