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AKA "How to get almost everything done by 10pm"
This guide comes from my years of experience going to/working the event. It is also based on the layout of the previous years and will be of Great Use to All. This is also based on all houses opening at 630-645. (S&S earlier, of course)
If you're Using the Stay & Scream Method
This is the preferred method. As long as you are in the park (USF) before 430, and you have your HHN ticket, you're golden. Your best bet is to head to Finnegan's and have a bite to eat, drink, or just hang out. They will most likely give you the "OK" between 545-6.
Touring Plan Begins:
1) Do the soundstage houses first. Yes, everyone else will be heading in this direction. But since it will just be Stay & Screamers, the lines won't be too long. Waiting for the houses to be ready takes longer. Get these three done (they all exit in the same area, by Twister) in any order you like, knowing that most of the crowd will be heading to these three first.
2) Go to the house in the Disaster queue, then Jaws queue. These will have short lines. YOU MUST DO THE HOUSE IN THE JAWS QUEUE BEFORE THE FIRST BILL & TED SHOW. If you don't, that house will be at a 90+ min wait for the rest of the night.
3) Go to the house near MIB. It exits in the same area. This one also gets his hard after a Bill & Ted show. You may have a wait for this.
4) Head to the houses in Kidzone. Enter the house on the right. It will exit near in the same area. Enter the house on the left. This one will exit by MIB. Both of these will probably have waits under 60 min each.
5)Go see Bill & Ted. Afterall, if you've followed this plan, you'll have seen all 8 houses, albeit none/almost none of the scare zones. You can wander around after the show to get scared silly.
6)A simpler explanation is to "Go Clockwise, starting with the soundstages"
Entering From the Front Gate
This is the Less Preferred Method. Unlike the above method, you want to go COUNTER-clockwise.
1)Once you get into the park/past security, head to the right. Most people will be entranced/head to the nearest houses, which are the soundstage ones. These will develop long lines early in the night. They are also straight ahead from the main entrance.
2)Head to the Kidzone area. Enter the house on the right. It exits in the same area. Enter the house on the left. It exits by MIB. Enter the house by MIB. It also exits by MIB (obviously)
3)Go to the house in the Jaws queue. DO THIS BEFORE THE FIRST BILL AND TED SHOW IS OVER. If you don't get there before then, skip it, unless you have Express.
4)Go to the house in the Disaster area. This will have a wait, especially if the Rocky Horror/Brian Brushwood show is ending.
5)Go to the soundstage houses. These will all have waits of 30-45+ min.
6)Go see Bill & Ted.
Using that method, you may have to make some skips/sacrifices, but you can still get a lot done! In either method, if you have Express, have fun in whichever order. Just know that the Express line for the Jaws Queue house always gets LONG after a Bill & Ted show.
This guide comes from my years of experience going to/working the event. It is also based on the layout of the previous years and will be of Great Use to All. This is also based on all houses opening at 630-645. (S&S earlier, of course)
If you're Using the Stay & Scream Method
This is the preferred method. As long as you are in the park (USF) before 430, and you have your HHN ticket, you're golden. Your best bet is to head to Finnegan's and have a bite to eat, drink, or just hang out. They will most likely give you the "OK" between 545-6.
Touring Plan Begins:
1) Do the soundstage houses first. Yes, everyone else will be heading in this direction. But since it will just be Stay & Screamers, the lines won't be too long. Waiting for the houses to be ready takes longer. Get these three done (they all exit in the same area, by Twister) in any order you like, knowing that most of the crowd will be heading to these three first.
2) Go to the house in the Disaster queue, then Jaws queue. These will have short lines. YOU MUST DO THE HOUSE IN THE JAWS QUEUE BEFORE THE FIRST BILL & TED SHOW. If you don't, that house will be at a 90+ min wait for the rest of the night.
3) Go to the house near MIB. It exits in the same area. This one also gets his hard after a Bill & Ted show. You may have a wait for this.
4) Head to the houses in Kidzone. Enter the house on the right. It will exit near in the same area. Enter the house on the left. This one will exit by MIB. Both of these will probably have waits under 60 min each.
5)Go see Bill & Ted. Afterall, if you've followed this plan, you'll have seen all 8 houses, albeit none/almost none of the scare zones. You can wander around after the show to get scared silly.
6)A simpler explanation is to "Go Clockwise, starting with the soundstages"
Entering From the Front Gate
This is the Less Preferred Method. Unlike the above method, you want to go COUNTER-clockwise.
1)Once you get into the park/past security, head to the right. Most people will be entranced/head to the nearest houses, which are the soundstage ones. These will develop long lines early in the night. They are also straight ahead from the main entrance.
2)Head to the Kidzone area. Enter the house on the right. It exits in the same area. Enter the house on the left. It exits by MIB. Enter the house by MIB. It also exits by MIB (obviously)
3)Go to the house in the Jaws queue. DO THIS BEFORE THE FIRST BILL AND TED SHOW IS OVER. If you don't get there before then, skip it, unless you have Express.
4)Go to the house in the Disaster area. This will have a wait, especially if the Rocky Horror/Brian Brushwood show is ending.
5)Go to the soundstage houses. These will all have waits of 30-45+ min.
6)Go see Bill & Ted.
Using that method, you may have to make some skips/sacrifices, but you can still get a lot done! In either method, if you have Express, have fun in whichever order. Just know that the Express line for the Jaws Queue house always gets LONG after a Bill & Ted show.
Thank you! I'll be keeping this saved so we can use it on out 
Did this one work for anyone so far this year?
