FP for Dumbo change TP

[girlsmom]

How much has FLE (specifically Dumbo having a FP) changed your MK Touring plans?
Forever, we have headed straight to Dumbo at rope drop, but I guess we dont need to anymore...? what do ppl who have always gone straight to Dumbo do now?!?

 

[mesaboy2]

How much has FLE (specifically Dumbo having a FP) changed your MK Touring plans?
Forever, we have headed straight to Dumbo at rope drop, but I guess we dont need to anymore...? what do ppl who have always gone straight to Dumbo do now?!?

You don't need to anymore. Waits for this have dropped dramatically all day long--Disney may have overcompensated for long rides waits in this case.

 

[la79al]

My plan personally is to hit a M&G, probably princesses. If we were taking our older kids, we would get FP for Space Mountain. In reality, we probably won't make it much further than the little morning 'show' thing they do on Main Street.

 

[mrjef]

We are going to WDW very soon and we are in the same boat. We just can't decide what to do first. We have five kiddos and are one rule for the first ride/attraction is that everyone must be able to participate. So, all the mountains are out as our two year olds cannot do these. We have talked about starting on PP (getting FP for Whinnie the Poo on first) and then just working our way around Fantasy land ending with Dumbo. We have thrown around some other ideas as well. Another idea was to start with the HM and then come into fantasyland. We really don’t know yet. I think that it may come down to a game time decision.

 

[girlsmom]

I feel like I am going to be lost after the countdown -ah!!
maybe m&g is a good idea to start with...OH i guess i need to go straight to the rapunzel thing, uhn? is there still crazy waits for that in the little area by the castle where Storytime w/ belle used to be... near tea cups?

 

[mesaboy2]

I feel like I am going to be lost after the countdown -ah!!
maybe m&g is a good idea to start with...OH i guess i need to go straight to the rapunzel thing, uhn? is there still crazy waits for that in the little area by the castle where Storytime w/ belle used to be... near tea cups?

You are working on some out-of-date info here.

Rapunzel is now in Town Square Theatre, on the right as you enter MK under the train station. She and two others--currently Belle and Cinderella--meet at the end of one queue, which has FastPass available. Because of this, Rapunzel (like Dumbo) is also not as tough to get as she used to be. Be warned though that she is scheduled to meet continuously only until 4:00p, after which she begins swapping out with Aurora. In other words, after 4:00p you have at most a 50/50 shot of seeing Rapunzel.

Merida (from Brave) replaced Rapunzel in the area you are thinking of. Waits for her are not as bad as Rapunzel was, usually 45 minutes or so tops.

Since both the princesses and Dumbo can be FastPassed, neither is near the priority they used to be.

 

[Missyrose]

I feel like I am going to be lost after the countdown -ah!!
maybe m&g is a good idea to start with...OH i guess i need to go straight to the rapunzel thing, uhn? is there still crazy waits for that in the little area by the castle where Storytime w/ belle used to be... near tea cups?

Rapunzel now meets with the princesses, Merida is the single M&G now.

 

[Robo]

Rapunzel is now in Town Square Theatre, on the right as you enter MK under the train station. She and two others--currently Belle and Cinderella--meet at the end of one queue, which has FastPass available. Because of this, Rapunzel (like Dumbo) is also not as tough to get as she used to be. Be warned though that she is scheduled to meet continuously only until 4:00p, after which she begins swapping out with Aurora. In other words, after 4:00p you have at most a 50/50 shot of seeing Rapunzel.

Merida (from Brave) replaced Rapunzel in the area you are thinking of. Waits for her are not as bad as Rapunzel was, usually 45 minutes or so tops.

And, some others:

 

[girlsmom]

Oh great!! thank yall so much!!!!
How is the Merida m&g --are there games or activities with Merida...?

 

[mesaboy2]

Oh great!! thank yall so much!!!!
How is the Merida m&g --are there games or activities with Merida...?

As far I know yes, they are still there. Kids (anyone, actually) can take a shot at archery or color once in the M&G area. The three bears that accompanied her have disappeared since the week of Labor Day.

 

[g-dad66]

How much has FLE (specifically Dumbo having a FP) changed your MK Touring plans?

It's chahging our MK Touring Plan for November considerably, as we will be riding Dumbo for the first time ever....

We probably won't even take advantage of Fast Pass, but will do it in the afternoon when the adults want to take an air-conditioned break and let the grandkids play in the queue-tent while waiting for our turn on the ride.

 

[andyman8]

Well, much of the FLE hasn't opened yet, so it's hard to know. On one hand, Dumbo now can be just FASTPASSED, thus dropping its priority, so there's no need to waste valuable time after RD there. However, when Enchanted Tales with Belle opens, I foresee wait times anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes, so it would "emerge" as a priority (not as high as Dumbo). Really, it's hard to tell right now.

Also, I don't expect Under the Sea - Journey of the Little Mermaid to have significant wait times.

And we don't even know all the info about character changes...

 

[mickeyluv'r]

My guess is that Dumbo might change a little once the new area opens, but we went to Dumbo early and it was empty. (then again, the day we went to MK in August, we did well all day.)

I have the sneaking feeling that moving Dumbo away from the castle is forever going to diminish it's status. It was only popular because of it's location and iconic view of Fantasyland. Now it's just another Triceratops Spin.