I know it is too early to know what is best, but do you guys think we should head to a kiosk first or hit the rides until they start to become busy and then hit the kiosk? We are offsiters heading down in 5 weeks.
Thanks!
Hi Connie:
Be there in 7 weeks. We are AP "off-siters" as well. This is our second time being off-site and the first with the FP+ system. I have tried to keep up with most of the comments and this thread is key. I am thinking as follows:
We are RD people! We will be in line ½ hour before park opening EVERY TIME.
I am usually the runner, while the others hit a big ride. I don't usually go on (Test Track, Space Mountain, Expedition Everest, Tower of Terror). Not that I don't like them, but too much jarring and my back is not as great as it used to be.
For MK - others will go to Space and Buzz while I get to a kiosk to secure FP+ for Splash or Big Thunder and Pirates and Haunted Mansion. Hopefully if the times are in the morning for the two or three FP+s our last ride will be stand by for Splash or Big Thunder depending on the one FP+ we didnt get. Our throw away FP+ will be Haunted Mansion depending on time constraints as we can hit that on the way out if standby is not too long. We will head out by noon-1PM.
For AK - others will go to Expedition and Dinasour. I will go to Kiosk and get FP+ for Safari - hopefully a morning time. We will walk the P-Trial and then head out by noon.
For Epcot - All of us will go to Soarin. After that, others will go to Mission Space (orange) and I will go to Kiosk and try to get morning FP+s Test Track and Spaceship Earth. Any time lag and we will all hit Ellen. We will head out at noon.
For DS - others will go to TT or RR (whichever has the fastest line) then to the other for standby. I will try to secure FP+s for Toy Story and Star Tours. All of us will go standby on Great Movie Ride. We will try for Beauty and The Beast, but will be ok with Indiana Jones if we cant get in. We will head out at noon -1PM.
If I were a jarring ride person, I would hit the big ride first with everyone else then be the kiosk runner (see Epcot plan). So far, I am thinking RD is still the way to go, but may not get you as far as it used to.
We are there for 3 weeks so we visit the parks 3 times each. We will adjust each time for rides or shows we missed the first time. We also do water parks depending on the weather. I am still using TG Mike for scheduling park days (not sure how much longer though), but a really warm day could mean diversion to a water park.
I am not counting on a big success with FP+, but I will give it a try and make my own assessment. I dont think we will ever go back to be on site no matter how bad the experience as the savings are just too big.
This is my 2 cents. You and all can feel free to comment. Good or bad!
Tim/Hawk