Hoop De Doo Revue...how long does it last??

[sherabby]

You'll probably be leaving the show around 7pm. It will take a while to get back to your car via the internal bus. Then it's a long car ride to the Studios, parking the car and getting into the park. The people who wait for the show get in line an hour in advance to get seating. I don't think it's doable at all.[/QUOTE]

ONe of these years we'll get to see it!

 

[AndreaDM]

Hi there, glad I found this thread and I have a question of my own. We would like to see Hoop Dee Doo the night we get there as we are not doing a park that day. We will be arriving Sat. June 26 at around 2 pm at MCO and staying at CR. The problem is, there are no reservations left for 7:15, only for the 5:00 show. Will three hours be enough to get from the airport, check in at CR and get to Fort Wilderness in time for the show? Since there is a boat dock at CR I thought maybe it would be easier to grab a boat there than at MK or would we be pushing it? TIA!

 

[karensi]

Hi there, glad I found this thread and I have a question of my own. We would like to see Hoop Dee Doo the night we get there as we are not doing a park that day. We will be arriving Sat. June 26 at around 2 pm at MCO and staying at CR. The problem is, there are no reservations left for 7:15, only for the 5:00 show. Will three hours be enough to get from the airport, check in at CR and get to Fort Wilderness in time for the show? Since there is a boat dock at CR I thought maybe it would be easier to grab a boat there than at MK or would we be pushing it? TIA!

Hmmmm, not sure.
I would say that you really should be at the boat dock at the CR no later than 4pm.
I think it might be iffy since you don't know if your plane will be on time. But, if everything went smoothly (plane on time, easy check in at CR, etc) it just might work out. I do think it would be a fun thing to do on your first night.
Maybe some other posters will have a more definate answer for you.

Have fun,

Karen

 

[AndreaDM]

The more I think about it, the riskier it seems, especially since we are flying Airtran and they tend to change their flight times a lot. There is plenty left for the 9:30 showing, but I think that's just too late with a 7 year old, especially since we'll be doing Epcot the next day.

 

[mrodgers]

My HDDR question....

We do not have park hoppers. We are doing HDDR on our Animal Kingdom day, which will be closed afterwards. Our plans are one of the 2.....

1. HDDR at 5. Afterwards, go to the campfire with Chip and Dale (Fort Wilderness I think?) So, the comments in this thread I assume would be good, park at Fort Wilderness, then bus to HDDR, bus back and go to campfire.

2. HDDR at 5. Afterwards, go visit downtown or the boardwalk. I don't know how we would transport between this.

We are driving all week and don't want to mess with any bus transportation (wife is adament about not getting crammed in busses with other people, she is a people/crowd-phobe.) How would I do either of those options driving my own vehicle?

 

[Smithkids]

It is the only way. You can't drive through the campgrounds and the HDD is on the other side of the campgrounds.
It was that way in 2007. As far as I know it's always been that way.

Yep- all cars have to park in the main lot and then you take internal bus to the Marina area...now there are some cars allowed up to a certain point- we stayed in the cabins and we had our own driveway at the cabin for our car. This may be why some posters remember cars being able to drive around to a certain point in FW...but the loops that have cabins are not near the areas for the boat to MK or where HDD is held (we had a golf cart and just zipped over to Meadow area for HDD- I loved it!!!)

If I recall, I think you'll need to get over to front door of HDD 30 minutes prior to show time- they take pictures out front and then once everyone gets inside and seated and drinks ordered- the show will begin.
Food was very yummy (I loved the bread that they served!)- and the show was very cute. We sat tier 1 and we were so close that the actors on stage kept interacting with us- my son got to play the washboard for the finale and one actor told my MiL he loved her. He called her his "Silver Fox" all during the show...

 

[karensi]

The more I think about it, the riskier it seems, especially since we are flying Airtran and they tend to change their flight times a lot. There is plenty left for the 9:30 showing, but I think that's just too late with a 7 year old, especially since we'll be doing Epcot the next day.

I agree, especially since you have to pay up front for HDDR, so you would lose your money if you didn't make it. I would suggest calling back every few days to see if anything opens up in the 7:30 time slot.
Since you'll be at the CR I'm sure you've thought about Chef Mickeys for your first night. That is sort of a tradition for us, going to CM on our first night. That way the kids get to see Mickey and the gang before we even hit the parks.

Have a great vacation,

Karen

 

[Smithkids]

My HDDR question....

We do not have park hoppers. We are doing HDDR on our Animal Kingdom day, which will be closed afterwards. Our plans are one of the 2.....

1. HDDR at 5. Afterwards, go to the campfire with Chip and Dale (Fort Wilderness I think?) So, the comments in this thread I assume would be good, park at Fort Wilderness, then bus to HDDR, bus back and go to campfire. yep-Once you are done eating at HDD- hop on bus to Meadow area for Campfire singalong- it is about 1-2 minute ride from HDD to Sing along area. They also have a movie that they play on the big outdoor screen right after sing along. It is a Disney movie (of course) and it changes each night so check around for the schedule... then when that is finished you hop back onto the bus and head over to the beach area ( again- 1 minute ride- it is back over in the area where HDD is held) and see the Wishes fireworks show- great view and great way to end your night. Then just take the FW bus back to main parking lot and head home...although that may be very long day for your family. And if it is raining you can scratch singalong and movie off the list...

2. HDDR at 5. Afterwards, go visit downtown or the boardwalk. I don't know how we would transport between this. You would have to drive your own car for this- take internal FW bus back to your car and then drive...
We are driving all week and don't want to mess with any bus transportation (wife is adament about not getting crammed in busses with other people, she is a people/crowd-phobe.) How would I do either of those options driving my own vehicle?

Unfortunately there is no way to avoid the bus at FW- the only way you could avoid it would be to stay at FW and have your own golf cart to zip around the campgrounds. Here is a link to a FW map- you can see how there would be no way to walk it- and they will not allow your car near the Settlement area, which is where the HDD is held.
http://www.wdwinfo.com/resortmaps/fortwilderness.htm

I think it would be worth it though- the campfire sing along is a great way to end your evening...and and great, free way to meet Chip and Dale up close!
if everyone feels up to it you can check out the movie and wait to catch the fireworks from the beach at FW- the view is incredible!!!
BTW-We really enjoyed our meal at HDD. The jokes are corny but my 2 and 6 year olds loved it!!! Enjoy!!

 

[momtoBrandon&Jacob]

Didn't read the responses but we were there in October and I believe it was about 2 hours. We did the 7:00pm show and there were buses afterwards taking us back to the resorts. That process took forever because they were waiting for the bus to fill up. We must've waited at least a half hour till we drove off - if not more (and the bus was freezing!)

One word of advice - take a light jacket/sweatshirt with you. It was FREEZING at the HDDR! I could barely enjoy myself because I was so cold.

 

[momdisfan]

We are thinking of doing the 9:30 show on our first night. We have two young children and I was thinking they might be able to go that late because they will not be tired from the trip yet and will be very excited to do things. Has anyone ever done the late show with young kids? Also, how late does the bus to MK run? Can we take it after the late HDDR?

 

[mskermit]

My HDDR question....

We do not have park hoppers. We are doing HDDR on our Animal Kingdom day, which will be closed afterwards. Our plans are one of the 2.....

1. HDDR at 5. Afterwards, go to the campfire with Chip and Dale (Fort Wilderness I think?) So, the comments in this thread I assume would be good, park at Fort Wilderness, then bus to HDDR, bus back and go to campfire.

2. HDDR at 5. Afterwards, go visit downtown or the boardwalk. I don't know how we would transport between this.

We are driving all week and don't want to mess with any bus transportation (wife is adament about not getting crammed in busses with other people, she is a people/crowd-phobe.) How would I do either of those options driving my own vehicle?

you would most likely have to take the internal bus, unless you eihter walk, or flag someone down wiht a golf cart that would be willing go give you a lift!! drivng after to Downtown is not a problem, its around the corner

 

[honeydiane1953]

Hi, going to Hoop De Doo for 5pm dinner/show.
I was wondering if we would have enough time after the dinner/show is over to get back into our car and drive over to MK. MK will be open till 10pm that night,( Spectro at 9pm and Wishes at 10pm).

We'll have my 3 little grandsons with us, 2 strollers, and I'm going back and forth in my mind wondering if we should try to get some rides done that evening, after Hoop De Doo, or if it will be too late/ too impossible to manuever up Main St (with the parade at 9pm) or if it would be doable

If the kids are too tired my DD and I said we will just skip MK that night all together, but if the kids are in good shape (not tired)
1) do you think we would have enough time to get from Ft Wilderness to MK
2) do you think it would be too hard to get around to do some rides
3) do you think it would be worth it....I'm going on the assumption that the rides won't be too crowded since Spectro and Wishes will be almost starting when we get there


TIA,


down to the wire with planning and driving myself nuts

Karen

I too would wait till they r a little older. The HDDR is fun but it is long. And to me the walk from the bus to the Hall is quite long. I also would recommend u get the earliest ressie they offer. I took my two grandkids age 10 and 8 at the time and all we could get was the last show. They were soo tired when it was over even at their age.

 

[karensi]

honeydiane, thanks for the reply, actually we have returned from our vacation and had a great time.
As you had suggested we did get tickets for the earlier show (5pm ) which was perfect.
One of the best suggestions I got from this thread was to take the monorail to MK and then take the boat to FW.
We spent a short afternoon at MK then got the boat about 3:45pm, which was plenty of time. The kids enjoyed the boat as did we. It was easy going and coming.
Thanks to everyone for all the info.

Karen

 

[mskermit]

honeydiane, thanks for the reply, actually we have returned from our vacation and had a great time.
As you had suggested we did get tickets for the earlier show (5pm ) which was perfect.
One of the best suggestions I got from this thread was to take the monorail to MK and then take the boat to FW.
We spent a short afternoon at MK then got the boat about 3:45pm, which was plenty of time. The kids enjoyed the boat as did we. It was easy going and coming.
Thanks to everyone for all the info.

Karen

i love the boat ride from FW. i love when you get to a certain point on the ride that you can see the castle!! so exciting especially on the first day