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[MMSM]

Yes!

Your strategy is the best explanation I have heard yet. I have watched countless YouTube and am really struggling to figure this out. We have one day planned (starting with HS) and hoppers. My goal is to hit HS and get Slinky, ToT, MMRR, RnRC, and hopefully Smugglers Run. My daughter wants to hop later and get Remy. We are at boardwalk and then move to Poly at night. So late at night she wants to try to do Space Mountain. I know. Super amount of parks for one day. Everything I read said getting a morning LL for Slinky is impossible. We have rode MMRR and love it but wouldn’t pay for it. Also the line moves pretty quick. So, I am hoping to wake at 7am and grab a ride that may be hard to get- smugglers? Then I plan on buying Remy. Then I have early entry so we will rush to Slinky like we have every April trip. Then head to ToT and RNC and hope for small lines. So I can book first ride at 7, and at 9 get another one because it’s been 120 min? Does the first ride have to of been used already? Say I book 7am for a ride at 10-11. Can I book another at 9 because it’s been 2 hours and another at 10 because I used that LL? Hope this is not confusing.

 

[cjlong88]

what do you suggest booking first,second etc? I like this plan too

Slinky, Millennium Falcon, Rock n Roller Coaster, Tower of Terror, Toy Story Mania

 

[WEDWDW]

Did they remove the two check in stations and separate resort lines that were used for the Magical Express? The check in line for ME had gotten crazy long and it would be nice to see that it is gone.

No,it is basically the same setup.

 

[ellbell]

Your strategy is the best explanation I have heard yet. I have watched countless YouTube and am really struggling to figure this out. We have one day planned (starting with HS) and hoppers. My goal is to hit HS and get Slinky, ToT, MMRR, RnRC, and hopefully Smugglers Run. My daughter wants to hop later and get Remy. We are at boardwalk and then move to Poly at night. So late at night she wants to try to do Space Mountain. I know. Super amount of parks for one day. Everything I read said getting a morning LL for Slinky is impossible. We have rode MMRR and love it but wouldn’t pay for it. Also the line moves pretty quick. So, I am hoping to wake at 7am and grab a ride that may be hard to get- smugglers? Then I plan on buying Remy. Then I have early entry so we will rush to Slinky like we have every April trip. Then head to ToT and RNC and hope for small lines. So I can book first ride at 7, and at 9 get another one because it’s been 120 min? Does the first ride have to of been used already? Say I book 7am for a ride at 10-11. Can I book another at 9 because it’s been 2 hours and another at 10 because I used that LL? Hope this is not confusing.

Your second LL can't be booked until 120 minutes after park open or you've scanned into your first LL. At least if it's working correctly

 

[MMSM]

Your second LL can't be booked until 120 minutes after park open or you've scanned into your first LL. At least if it's working correctly

So it’s best to get a LL close to opening so that when done I can grab another. Is this right?

 

[MMSM]

Your second LL can't be booked until 120 minutes after park open or you've scanned into your first LL. At least if it's working correctly

I read it as 120 min after first one. So if I booked one at 7am I thought I could get one at 9am regardless if I have used. Isn’t that how people are booking later ones and still being able to stack?

 

[ellbell]

So it’s best to get a LL close to opening so that when done I can grab another. Is this right?

It depends. I'd grab ny must does first even if they are later in the day. You can stack every 120 minutes after opening but lines will still be relatively short first thing so I wouldn't want to waste a LL for the first 2 hours of park time

 

[ellbell]

I read it as 120 min after first one. So if I booked one at 7am I thought I could get one at 9am regardless if I have used. Isn’t that how people are booking later ones and still being able to stack?

This is a common misconception

 

[MMSM]

Your second LL can't be booked until 120 minutes after park open or you've scanned into your first LL. At least if it's working correctly

So no matter what I book at 7am and the next one can’t be until 11am because it’s two hours after opening? Or I can book at 7 and if I have one at 9 I can use it and book another because I have used my LL. Are these my options?

 

[ellbell]

So no matter what I book at 7am and the next one can’t be until 11am because it’s two hours after opening? Or I can book at 7 and if I have one at 9 I can use it and book another because I have used my LL. Are these my options?

Yes those are your options but booking a LL for 9am is kind of a waste of a LL. Lines are short at that time and harder to get LLs will become later and later the longer you wait.

 

[MMSM]

Yes those are your options but booking a LL for 9am is kind of a waste of a LL. Lines are short at that time and harder to get LLs will become later and later the longer you wait.

One last question. Thank you for your help. Let’s say at 7am I get a 11:30 slot. At 11am, even though I haven’t used my 11:30 LL, I can make another selection because it’s been 120 min.

 

[DisneyByMarriage]

It’s not just you. I have been reading other people saying the same and we just saw it last night for the first time and I was thinking maybe it was just people reacting to change but it definitely lacked the emotional elements of the previous show for us as well.

I honestly can’t remember Happily Ever After, because the last time I saw it would have been 2018 and I don’t even know if it was in the park (kids aren’t big in fireworks). However, we went Thanksgiving week and I can say watching the Beacons of Magic before the fireworks and all the projections on the castle with the newer movies were a hit for the kids. And on the first night whe. tinker bell appeared the crowd went wild and it was such a great memory. I think if you’ve seen HEA a million times then you will be disappointed that it’s not as cohesive of a story, but if you haven’t seen in awhile it’s awesome.

 

[ellbell]

One last question. Thank you for your help. Let’s say at 7am I get a 11:30 slot. At 11am, even though I haven’t used my 11:30 LL, I can make another selection because it’s been 120 min.

That is correct

 

[riversend22]

Yes those are your options but booking a LL for 9am is kind of a waste of a LL. Lines are short at that time and harder to get LLs will become later and later the longer you wait.

Why would booking an early LL be a waste? If you can book another one after tapping into it, in theory wouldn't you be able to get more done? I know the lines are shorter in the morning, but since I'm staying offsite, I'm assuming the lines will be kinda long right at 9 so I was planning on trying to grab an early LL for slinky if I can at 7. So if you could explain why you think grabbing early ones is a bad idea I would really appreciate it!

 

[ellbell]

Why would booking an early LL be a waste? If you can book another one after tapping into it, in theory wouldn't you be able to get more done? I know the lines are shorter in the morning, but since I'm staying offsite, I'm assuming the lines will be kinda long right at 9 so I was planning on trying to grab an early LL for slinky if I can at 7. So if you could explain why you think grabbing early ones is a bad idea I would really appreciate it!

Because the people who can book at 7 will be scooping up all the other ll for popular rides and then the offsite guests will also be trying to get ll for the popular rides as soon as they walk in. If there is a popular ride you want to ride and you ignore the 12pm ll when you book at 7am chances are the return time you get when you try to book later is going to be during a dinner reservation or even later when again wait times are decreasing.

Eta: if you cam manage a SDD ll for as soon as the park opens by all means grab it but it doesn't happen for most.

 

[MMSM]

That is correct

So every2 hours I can make a new LL.

 

[riversend22]

Because the people who can book at 7 will be scooping up all the other ll for popular rides and then the offsite guests will also be trying to get ll for the popular rides as soon as they walk in.

Thanks for such a quick reply! Another question based on this answer though...can't people staying offsite also book LL at 7? They just can't do the individual rides of Rise and Mickey right?

 

[ellbell]

Thanks for such a quick reply! Another question based on this answer though...can't people staying offsite also book LL at 7? They just can't do the individual rides of Rise and Mickey right?

Yes, sorry you are correct. It is still difficult to get a high priority ride right for park opening though and the longer you wait the later the times get.

 

[riversend22]

Yes, sorry you are correct. It is still difficult to get a high priority ride right for park opening though and the longer you wait the later the times get.

Gotcha, thanks! You sound like you may have some experience with this...do you happen to have a decent strategy for LL/rope drop for those who can't get in until 9?

 

[dd316]

Any insight on Festival of the Arts yet that doesn't revolve around the popcorn bucket insanity?