Have to say it. Do 7DMT without FP+ at least once

[hopeful4fl]

I am sure there are lots of people who ride a ride just to say they have done it, but for those that enjoy the ride for the experience and a connection to the movie, I would advise doing the 7DMT in the regular line at least once.
There are SO MANY things that you can find in the normal line that you can reflect upon and connect either with the movie, or some idiom of the dwarves life. Here are a few:
1> The singing dwarves head (or spout) that reacts to your hand
2> The intricate detail on the woodwork, door, etc
3> The barrels of gems and the effect of spinning them
4> The walls inside and hidden details (as if they have been dug/chipped)

There are ways to beat the long lines (rope drop, end of day, rainy day, etc), but if you have never done the regular line for 7DMT, you are missing on the real experience.

Oh... and make sure you stop at the exit (without blocking others) and look at the dwarves cottage. The detail and similarity to the cottage in the movie is simply amazing.

 

[eastendlights]

We did once without FP+ during Wishes last year. I agree that the line is fun. I would not wait on a 60+ minute one though, IMO. For a 30 to 50 minute line, well worth it.

 

[chefmb]

This is on my list of things to do, but I'm not willing to wait in a long line for it. I hope that in a few weeks, I can ride it late on my MK night without too long of a wait. I've ridden numerous times, but always with fp. I would say the same for Peter Pan. That queue is worth experiencing.

 

[Satchmo128]

Good to know! I feel similarly about Expedition Everest and walking through the Yeti museum. So cool!

 

[eastendlights]

Good to know! I feel similarly about Expedition Everest and walking through the Yeti museum. So cool!

I agree, EE is my favorite line in all of Disney!

 

[DVCcurious]

If the line was 30 minutes I'd do it, but it's always 60+. Maybe when Star Wars/Toy Story opens the lines in MK will drop a little with more people going to HS and I'll be able to go in the Dwarfs line with a smaller wait. So I'll only have to wait 8 more years!!!!!1

 

[JWigs]

We have ADR at BOG one morning (an hour before MK opens) so we were hoping to try to catch 7DMT and then MK has EMH the next day as well.

Do you think it's possible to catch the ride without a FP+? We didn't grab one for it since we are going to be staying at BLT and be IN the park before opening and right at EMH. We have a little one and she can't ride so we figured we'd ride it since we'd be in Fantasyland anyway.

thanks!

 

[MermaidMommy]

We have ADR at BOG one morning (an hour before MK opens) so we were hoping to try to catch 7DMT and then MK has EMH the next day as well.

Do you think it's possible to catch the ride without a FP+? We didn't grab one for it since we are going to be staying at BLT and be IN the park before opening and right at EMH. We have a little one and she can't ride so we figured we'd ride it since we'd be in Fantasyland anyway.

thanks!

I think the people who get to ride SDMT before park opening after BOG normally are sent through the FP line. You can probably ride it without a wait, but you likely won't be able to go through the regular line (unless they change the procedure). If you're there for EMH rope drop, are in the front of the pack to go in, and can walk fast enough to keep up with the crowd, you should be able to ride with a minimal wait first thing in the morning.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

Right after Wishes or about a half hour before closing time are the best times of the day to ride without FP+.

Using this strategy, our longest wait was 20 minutes and that was during opening week in 2014. We've often been able to ride twice in that last half hour.

 

[hopeful4fl]

Good to know! I feel similarly about Expedition Everest and walking through the Yeti museum. So cool!

Very good call. I heard from some of the CM's that all the material you can see while in line for the Everest ride is authentic and either from Tibet, Nepal or India. Looking at it, does look authentic. Almost tells a story as you move along the line. Frankly, in the morn and near closing times, the lines are not bad at all.

 

[LoverDisney]

We want to do this too! I would rather do it on rope drop day in order to avoid a very, very long line.

 

[Planogirl]

Maybe at rope drop... Otherwise life is too short to waste so much time in a line. We did Peter Pan once at rope drop to see the queue and I could see doing this at 7DMT too.

 

[yeheyprincex2]

I have yet to go through the regular line for 7D, I have thought about walking through it on our next trip. We did experience Peter Pan regular line at RD so worth it.