this is a great write-up! It was absolutely slammed last night (by far the most impacted I’ve ever seen ROA) so be ready for lots of one way traffic only leaving ROA after both shows, funneling you out to Adventureland or Frontierland (depending on where you are coming from in ROA). The construction by HM has made things even more crowded and CMs were utilizing some new spaces as walkways that I haven’t seen before in previous F! showings (eg, setting up one way walkways closer to shops behind RBT seating).Let me see if I can try to explain. Maybe @katyringo can get some images of it tonight.
If you look at a map, you'll see that Disneyland is set up like spokes on a wheel. The center is the Partners' Statue (Walt and Mickey) and the lands jet off from there.
Below are two images. Fantasmic is on Rivers of America. You will sit where the red X is. The red line shows how you'll exit through Adventureland. When you get out of Adventureland, you can go in whatever direction you want. The masses will be exiting the park, however, many stay to go on rides until park closing. If that is the case, stay to your left when you exit Adventureland. When you get to the hub (circle around the statue), you can go in whatever direction you want.
On Main Street, there will be cast members with red hand held lights which will direct you towards Main Street. The white hand held lights (at least last night) directed you towards the walkway behind the stores. This was not intuitive. They just kept shouting and telling people to move. Really, they should have been explaining what the red, white and green handheld lights meant.
The walkways behind the stores are on both sides of Main Street. They use them in situations like this and to move people up and down Main Street during parades. Even if you end up in one of the walkways behind the stores, you will not be end up outside of the park. You will be just outside City Hall. To get back in the park you'll either have to swim up stream or take the train to ToonTown Station.
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If you’re in the second showing of F!, they don’t usher people out so many groups were waiting by the ROA for the insane crowds to pass through. If you don’t have a dining package be ready to be standing shoulder to shoulder (and I mean shoulder to shoulder) with everyone and potentially be bumped a little. The crowd for the 10:30 show started moving in immediately after the first show ended last night, adding to the chaos. Will be curious from those who go this weekend and upcoming week. Hopefully things calm down soon!