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[wonderchica]

That's so cool that you had a fantastic experience! Thanks for sharing. What time did you arrive at HS? What was your wait time like for MMRR?

We arrived at HS at 7ish. They opened at 7:15. We did Slinky first (15ish) and did MMRR in the evening, maybe around 5 or 6? We waited 15-20 for that.

 

[Miffy]

That's so cool that you had a fantastic experience! Thanks for sharing. What time did you arrive at HS? What was your wait time like for MMRR?

For another experience . . . We RD'd DHS last week and didn't go to SDD but went to MMRR instead. We are not runners and in fact we stopped at a restroom before going to MMRR. We walked onto MMRR, then went back into the queue and waited maybe 5 minutes for the 2nd ride. By the time we were finished ride #2, there was a real line, so we didn't wait for a third ride, even though we wanted one!

 

[flowergleam1211]

For another experience . . . We RD'd DHS last week and didn't go to SDD but went to MMRR instead. We are not runners and in fact we stopped at a restroom before going to MMRR. We walked onto MMRR, then went back into the queue and waited maybe 5 minutes for the 2nd ride. By the time we were finished ride #2, there was a real line, so we didn't wait for a third ride, even though we wanted one!

That's also very helpful. What time did you arrive at DHS? (I've never rope dropped before, hence my many detailed questions!)

 

[flowergleam1211]

Another question for those of you who arrived before the official park opening time: were dining spots open?

 

[robinb]

Regarding seating requests, they weren't taking them on BTMRR either. We actually didn't want the front seat -- too bad!

I started to object to the first row too and then saw the look on the CM’s face as she was trying to figure out how to tell me “no”. I said “Sorry! Never mind! Covid. We’ll be fine. “

 

[Mango7100]

That's so cool that you had a fantastic experience! Thanks for sharing. What time did you arrive at HS? What was your wait time like for MMRR?

Also consider later at night. We rode MMRR 3 times on Sunday, got in line the first time about 715 pm with a wait iof a little less than 15 min, rode again immediately with same wait time, and rode a third time by getting in line at 759.

 

[PrincessJL16]

I guess I'm out of the RotR pre show loop. only been on it once and I only remember 1 pre-show. had no idea there were two. to avoid spoilers, feel free to PM me with the two pre-shows and help educate me! lol

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[scrappinginontario]

Please do not discuss RotR pre-shows here. You are welcome to do so in a SPOILER thread in the Star Wars sub-forum.

 

[krismom345]

Trip Report: Wednesday May 26th

Flight landed in MCO Tuesday night around 10:30 pm. Our flight wasn't even half full, so everyone spread out and it was exceptionally comfortable (traveling on a Tuesday helps!!!). We picked up our car with no wait and went straight to bed for an early wake-up.

We arrived at TTC right at 7am. We were the 3rd car in our row. They started letting us in around 7:11 and we chose prime parking because we wanted to be able to park close when we hopped. Took the monorail over, and breezed through the entry way. The hub was empty and we headed straight back to Splash. Cast members told us that it won't open right at 8am so we hit BTMRR, which was a 5 minute wait. Pirates was down so we rode Haunted Mansion (walk on). As soon as we got off HM we saw Pirates was open and rode that (walk on). Right as we got off Pirates we saw that Splash opened. We waited about 15 minutes...not bad considering that it was posted 45 minutes as we got off.

From there we got a dole whip and sat on the grassy area in the hub by Crystal Palace. The sun was shining and Tinker Bell came by on her gigantic treasure chest. We walked over to Space Mountain and waited about 25 minutes (posted 35). We then did People Mover and waited about 10 minutes (posted 20), and then did Little Mermaid (walk on). We hit everything we really wanted to do so we decided to grab a snack and drink from Starbucks before heading back to TTC via the ferryboat.

We arrived at Epcot around 1:45 pm and they let us through early, which as nice! Epcot felt much quieter. Spaceship Earth and LwtL were both walk-ons so we did those before heading to WS. We ate A LOT of food and it was simply amazing. While it was 90 degrees, it was a dry heat so it was easy to manage. France and Mexico had the most crowds and everywhere else was very easy to navigate.

Around 5pm we checked MDE and saw wait times at AK were super low, so we hopped again and road Dinosaur, Everest, and the Safari with no wait. We could have done FoP but it was 6:40 pm and we were tired. So we drove back to MCO, dropped off the car and had dinner at the airport. Our flight was about 1/2 full (again, yay for weekday flights!!!).



Okay...so this was our 3rd visit to the pandemic. Yes, there were more people. BUT, because we were all vaccinated, we felt much more comfortable even without the social distancing in the lines and people not wearing masks around the in public spaces of the park. We only wore our masks when in line, using transportation, or if we were stuck around a lot of humans for more than a minute. Mask compliance in line was very good with a few people here and there not complying (y'all, just follow the rules...c'mon!). The lines were not bad at all...if you rope drop. Our longest wait was Space Mountain, and almost everything else was a walk on for us. AK was completely dead in the evening, probably because people either hopped to another park or if they rope dropped they wrapped up early. It was a great trip, and we had a BLAST.

Silly question, but to park hop from one park to another, is it relatively easy? We used to have to go to nearest resort to get to another park.

 

[GBRforWDW]

Silly question, but to park hop from one park to another, is it relatively easy? We used to have to go to nearest resort to get to another park.

They have buses going from park to park.

 

[loves to dive]

Silly question, but to park hop from one park to another, is it relatively easy? We used to have to go to nearest resort to get to another park.

Yes, buses going from every park to every park. Boats between HS to Epcot as well as walking trail. Skyliner between HS and Epcot.

 

[Miffy]

That's also very helpful. What time did you arrive at DHS? (I've never rope dropped before, hence my many detailed questions!)

We got to DHS about 50 minutes before official park opening and they started letting people in about 40 minutes before the official opening. We were not in the front of the line. Plan to be there about an hour before the opening time and you'll be fine.

The crowd seemed to divide into 3 groups: one toward SDD, one toward SWGE, and one toward MMRR. So whichever you choose, you won't be in competition with everyone who's there.

We took a bus from our resort, the GF, btw. No need to take a rideshare. We took resort transportation (bus or boat) for every park we RD'd and it worked out fine.

 

[cjlong88]

Silly question, but to park hop from one park to another, is it relatively easy? We used to have to go to nearest resort to get to another park.

It was easy for us because we drove. We opted for preferred parking so we were always close to the gate. and could get back to the car with no trouble at all. I feel like we had way more control over our arrival and departure times simply because we weren't relying on or waiting for Disney transportation.

The only thing that takes a second is getting back to the TTC from MK. BUT, we left while everyone was still coming into the park, so a ferryboat was right there ready to take us back, and we weren't sitting there waiting for it to fill up because no one else was leaving.

 

[Miffy]

Silly question, but to park hop from one park to another, is it relatively easy? We used to have to go to nearest resort to get to another park.

Regarding park-hopping:

(1) You have to have a park reservation at one park. You can't just hop. And . . .

(2) You can't park hop if you haven't been to your first park. Against the current policy. You must go to your reserved park first and enter it, no matter what time of day it is. And . . .

(3) No park-hopping until 2 p.m.

These were the rules in place when we were there last week. Check to make sure nothing's changed.

There's a park-hopping hotline you can call, just to make sure you can hop: 407-560-5000. So far, afaik, hopping's been allowed to every park every day. But check anyway.

 

[VickiVM]

We were at WDW in August just after reopening and the parks were very low capacity. We were not able to request B-1. Instead, we were given A-3 and at the very end. It was a bad experience. Oh well. . .

What’s the difference?

 

[Mome Rath]

What’s the difference?

Where you sit changes your experience of the ride a bit. If you are all the way up, you don't see people's feet dangling, and if you are in the middle, you don't see the edges of the screen, and the Eiffel Tower isn't so distorted.... So the "best" position is top row, middle seats.

 

[Miffy]

What’s the difference?

The further one is from the center of the screen at Soarin', the worse the distortion is. And when I say worse, I mean horrendous. Unless you like your Eiffel Tower bent over to the side. Then it's fine.

 

[luv2cheer92]

Silly question, but to park hop from one park to another, is it relatively easy? We used to have to go to nearest resort to get to another park.

When did you have to do that? There have been park to park buses for at least 15-20 years. Though I can't remember a time even before that other than when it was just MK and Epcot. Or when park hopping wasn't allowed from July to January. But other than that, there's always been park to park buses.

 

[TLSnell1981]

Where you sit changes your experience of the ride a bit. If you are all the way up, you don't see people's feet dangling, and if you are in the middle, you don't see the edges of the screen, and the Eiffel Tower isn't so distorted.... So the "best" position is top row, middle seats.

The distortion is very noticeable in the new version. I have no idea why they didn’t design the rides with a foot rest or something similar. I zone in on sweaty stinky feet if we aren’t on row on!

 

[CarolynFH]

I have no idea why they didn’t design the rides with a foot rest or something similar.

Because you're supposed to feel as if you're hang gliding - no foot rests on hang gliders!