Grinchmas Report And Park Crowds

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Grinchmas is in full swing with characters all over suessland. The whole of suessland is decorated in seussland style. it is really done up well.
MT. CRUMPIT: this has signs posted that this is a kids ride and any adult wishing to ride must be accompanied by someone 9 or younger. There is a heigth restriction in that if you are under 48" tall you must be accompanied by an adult. there is a snow area for the kids only to play in and it is chaparoned.
THE GRINCH'S LAIR: this is little more than a long line to get your picture taken with the grinch. since i had no kids and the line was 25 minutes at 10:00am i passed on the opportunity. At 1:00pm the wait was 60 minutes. So this is a popuplar attraction so get there early and avoid the line. There is a three phase show in suessland through out the day:
1: 12 pm & 3 pm: Help the whovillians of Whoville decorate in perparation for the Whobilation. Watch out... you never know when the Grinch will show up.
2: 1 pm & 4:30 pm: See the mischievous Grinch try to steal Christmas from the Whos. Who knows...you may be able to help stop him.
3: 2 pm: The Whobilation ceremony - See who thw Whos name as Cheermeister at the whoville Whobilation. 5:30 pm The Whobilation continues as the whovillians join together to end their day with a joyous Tree-Lighting ceremony.

the crowds were strong today with IOA seeming to have the most people. Spidey, Hulk, Doom were all at 20 minutes by 9:30. at 1:00 pm they were at 60 minutes. twister and kong were lined up outside the building into the street.!!!! The crowds are back and even i think it is great. :smooth:
 
Gee, MIB....we were there yesterday too! In fact, we got to SuessLanding just in time for the 1pm Who-bilation...we thought it was great...but MrDisney doesn't do well with crowds, so we just sort of floated around awhile and decided we'd come back during the week.
We spent a great deal of time on the patio of the NASCAR Cafe tho, go figure!;)
My older son did Dueling Dragons for the first time ever, we did Ice first, and went back to do Fire - he almost backed out, but now he's glad he didn't! My younger son was suddenly 52 inches yesterday (gosh they can grow fast!) and he did Dr.Doom's for the first time...once might have been enough for him. ;)

I was wondering why there was a shortage of cinnamon buns at the CMB! :D

Karen;)
 
Great review, MIB9s! You think the crowds were due to the holiday, huh? I know I have scads of friends down in O-town now!

Congrats, Ms Disney on your son's growth spurt. Tell him that the covetted 54 inches is right around the corner! :D
 

At 1:00 pm i was just finishing up a great rissoto and deciding if i should order the pumpkin cheescake at MYTHOS. NASCAR must be a MrDisney thing since you do not strike me as a nascar type. I think i will go back tomorrow and see if the crowds are still holding.
Have to get up at 3:00 am monday to be in valdosta again by 7:00am. :rolleyes:
 
Thanks MIB9's for the review. I was curious what the lair was all about! Happy to hear the crowds we in full force, it really does add to the atmosphere.:bounce:
 
I was there yesterday also. Wasnt it great to see Spidermans line back up to a 90 min wait. Also it was the first time I have ever seen Dueling Dragons line start outside of the castle. I think part of the reason was cause Ice Dragon was haveing a problem at the time. Suess Landing did look great all decorated up.
 
Originally posted by JessicaR
Thanks MIB9's for the review. I was curious what the lair was all about! Happy to hear the crowds we in full force, it really does add to the atmosphere.:bounce:

I intend to check out the lair today in more detail and will post impressions this afternoon.:smooth:
 
Thanks for posting the info!!

Do you happen to know when IOA opens? My 5 year old DD wants to meet the Grinch desperately when we go next Friday.

We're arriving late next Thursday night and staying at HRH. Then we planned on doing IOA Friday and Universal Saturday (then WDW for the rest of our vacation).

Anyway, do think that is the order in which I should go? Should I get to the Grinch's Lair the moment they open to avoid a really long line? How can I find out their hours next week?

Thanks for any info!:D
 
I just happen to have the adventure guide for IOA that is in effect from11/25 till 12/15.
Hours are 9 to 6
all rides open at 9:00 am except the following:
TOON LAGOON:
ripsaw falls: 9:30
Bilge rat barges: 10:00
Me ship the olive: 10:00

JURASSIC PARK:+
Discovery center: 10:00 to 5:00
JPRA: 9:30
Pteranodon flyers: 11:00 to 5:00
Camp Jurassic: 11:00 to 5:00

THE LOST CONTINENT:
Poseidon's fury: 11:30 to 5:00
Eighth voyage of sinbad: shows at 12:30 and 4:00
Dueling dragons: 9:30
Flying unicorn: 11:00 to 5:00

SEUSS LANDING:
if i ran the zoo: 11:00 to 5:00
Caro-seuss-el: 9:00 to 5:00

the grinch's lair is for children 9 and under. anyone over this age must be accompanied by someone 9 or under to enter. The lair is just winding que lines with some P&G posters. P&G stands for POWER and GARBAGE.

An added extra is SANTA CLAUS. He is in the port of entry area at the center island straight out from the christmas shope door. He is there around 9 or 9:30ish. i do not know how long he stays or if he comes back throughout the day.

STUDIO GUIDE:
11/25 to 12/15
all attractions open at 9:00 except the following:

HOLLYWOOD:
Horror make-up show: 11:00
T23D: 10:30

WOODY WOODPECKER KIDZONE:
Curious george: 12:00
Nuthouse coaster: 10:00

PRODUCTION CENTRAL:
Alfred hitchcock: 12:00 to 5:00
Nick: 11:15

NEW YORK:
twister: 10:00
Kong: 10:00

SAN FRANCISCO/AMITY:
Earthquake: 10:00
Jaws: 10:00

It was raining 999,999 on the ol' MIB ride today


:smooth:
 














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