How does my DHS/AKL day look?

[ammag]

11/6/15

Arrive at 8:30 am
RD, take kids to Jedi training to sign up.
9-9:15 star tours standby
9:30-10 Star Wars store/ make light sabers
10:10 Jedi training academy
10:30 star tours FP
11:05 muppet vision 3D
11:30 SciFi lunch
12:30 honey I shrunk kids playground, one adult gets snacks from writers stop for later
OR if kids prefer, go meet buzz
1:15 TSMM. FP
1:45 Indiana jones show FP eat snacks
2:20 disney jr show (Dh and DS)
2:20 line up for animation academy drawing (myself and DD)
Any extra time before or after, meet characters or look around the streets.one adult get coffee from Starbucks
3:30 bus to AKL
Any time before ADR explore AKL and animals
5:15 ADR. At Sanaa

We could go back to HS for fantasmic, or park hop elsewhere but most liekly we will be tired since this is trip day #7 and the next day is a long magic kingdom day, or last full day. We will probably take a cab to POP.

The only thing we kind of wanted was the great movie ride, but it couldn't fit it in...if you see where it might work let me know! I don't think the kids will be I not it very much so it wasn't biggest priority. The other shows and rides are either too scary for us or we have done before. I am not going to be changing the ADRs but if somehitng is at a bad time in your opinion I can maybe start looking for reservations to open up, right now none. Thanks!!!

 

[Lucius Best]

I'm not a JTA expert, but is it risky to assume that you're going to get that 10:10am JTA show?

Your schedule looks pretty tight, and it's tough to squeeze in a 20+ minute ride like GMA. Not sure what your exact FP+ return windows are, but if you wanted to do GMR, I would check the wait time and if it was short, do GMR in the morning before lunch instead of Muppets. Then do Muppets either after lunch/before TSMM, or last before leaving for AKL. If GMR wait too long in morning, then stick with Muppets before lunch, and possibly hit GMR last before leaving depending on time. Even if you didn't head out to the bus until 4pm you should have plenty of time to get to AKL and see animals before your ADR.

 

[Alesia]

You are not leaving enough time for Muppet Vision 3D. The show itself is about 30 minutes including the preshow plus a 0 - 10 minute wait. You'll be late for lunch.

You're also not leaving enough time for lunch. I always budget 90 minutes for a TS meal. I've never, ever had one take just 60 minutes. Usually they take right around 75 minutes.

You're not leaving enough time for the Indiana Jones show, either. It's 25 minutes. You need to be there 10 - 15 minutes before it's scheduled to start. And it's going to take you some time to get out of the theater. You won't make it to the Disney Jr. show/ Animation Academy when you plan to, either.

 

[Lucius Best]

You are not leaving enough time for Muppet Vision 3D. The show itself is about 30 minutes including the preshow plus a 0 - 10 minute wait. You'll be late for lunch.

You're also not leaving enough time for lunch. I always budget 90 minutes for a TS meal. I've never, ever had one take just 60 minutes. Usually they take right around 75 minutes.

You're not leaving enough time for the Indiana Jones show, either. It's 25 minutes. You need to be there 10 - 15 minutes before it's scheduled to start. And it's going to take you some time to get out of the theater. You won't make it to the Disney Jr. show/ Animation Academy when you plan to, either.

Muppets show is 13 minutes long. They'll be done with Star Tours FP before 11am, no wait at Muppets except for the wait for the next show. Star Tours/Muppets/Sci-Fi are all right next to each other. I don't think they'll have any problem getting to lunch on time.

As for lunch, with early lunch ADR they shouldn't have to wait too long to sit down. My experience with early HS TS lunches is that they get you in and out fast, presumably to get more people in, 60 minutes is about right for us.

I don't know the exact FP return window for TSMM, but they also have FP for Indy, obviously early is better, but is it really necessary to get there 10-15 minutes early? Agreed that Indy is 25 minutes, would have to hustle to make it to 2:20 show.

 

[Alesia]

Muppets show is 13 minutes long. They'll be done with Star Tours FP before 11am, no wait at Muppets except for the wait for the next show. Star Tours/Muppets/Sci-Fi are all right next to each other. I don't think they'll have any problem getting to lunch on time.

The preshow is 12 minutes, the theater show is 17 minutes, the wait for the next show is 0 - 10 minutes.

 

[ammag]

I was using the touring plans duration times...seemed ok but I will look at what you said for sure. The Indy show...doesn't the fast pass mean we don't have to wait and can get there closer to the time?
The meal won't take more than an hour for us, we will know what we want ahead of time and order immediately. My son wld get nutty if we stayed much longer! So hoping that turns out.

If we have to get rid of something will probably be Indiana jones but I have to double check wiht my husband...the kids don't know it

Thanks!

 

[ammag]

I'm not a JTA expert, but is it risky to assume that you're going to get that 10:10am JTA show?

Your schedule looks pretty tight, and it's tough to squeeze in a 20+ minute ride like GMA. Not sure what your exact FP+ return windows are, but if you wanted to do GMR, I would check the wait time and if it was short, do GMR in the morning before lunch instead of Muppets. Then do Muppets either after lunch/before TSMM, or last before leaving for AKL. If GMR wait too long in morning, then stick with Muppets before lunch, and possibly hit GMR last before leaving depending on time. Even if you didn't head out to the bus until 4pm you should have plenty of time to get to AKL and see animals before your ADR.

Well right now this is a best case scenario, I will have a second schedule done wiht a later JTA time, and I don't pick FP until the end of august.

I am not as familiar with HS as I am the other parks so I have to start it early, if we want to leave early. I originally wanted half a day (out by 1) but then more thigns looked good...lol. It's our least favorite park but we are giving it some more time. Star tours and TSMM were biggest priorities

 

[ammag]

Ok removing Indy are ther any other issues? I watched a full video of muppet show, it was 15.5 minutes including a bit of time waiting for the doors to open, I am going to leave it but we can always change our mind, my kids barely know the muppets anyway!

 

[Lucius Best]

Ok removing Indy are ther any other issues? I watched a full video of muppet show, it was 15.5 minutes including a bit of time waiting for the doors to open, I am going to leave it but we can always change our mind, my kids barely know the muppets anyway!

I truly think you'll have no problem with Muppets, I think shows are every 17 minutes (including filing in and sitting down), and I would guess there won't be any wait, the pre-show is something you walk in while it's in-progress. Lunch and TSMM FP should be fine. I don't know enough about Indy with FP or line for Disney Jr, but if you are skipping Indy, that really opens up your afternoon. Ultimately you don't know what JTA show you're going to get or what crowds/lines are going to be like, you have a good plan of attack and can just see how it goes, wing it on Indy or GMR depending how the day is going.

 

[ammag]

Thanks! We tok Indy out, turns out my husband wasn't that invested, there's always next time. Will be better when our kids are older anyhow.

I hope this opens up more to explore and maybe better enjoy DHS. The only other time we were there we were tired, it was 98, our daughter got sick and..blah. But two of our favorite rides are TSMM and star wars!