HS hours in March....

[edk35]

I was looking at park hours for HS for our March trip. It is showing 9:00 A.M. and right now it is showing 8:00. Are they no longer having early entry for Star Wars? Also if the are having early opening are all the rides open that early? TIA

 

[GADisneyDad14]

I was looking at park hours for HS for our March trip. It is showing 9:00 A.M. and right now it is showing 8:00. Are they no longer having early entry for Star Wars? Also if the are having early opening are all the rides open that early? TIA

Since RotR opened, DHS had been mostly 7am openings up until earlier this week, where the schedule moved to 8am openings (which are currently scheduled through 2/29). It is TBD if they bump the current 9am openings in March+ to something earlier, although I highly suspect they will - especially through the thick of Spring Break crowds. A lot of folks are anxiously watching/waiting for hours updates.

All attractions are open at the published park opening time (obviously the various shows and such at DHS start later on per typical scheduling).

 

[gharter]

I was looking at park hours for HS for our March trip. It is showing 9:00 A.M. and right now it is showing 8:00. Are they no longer having early entry for Star Wars? Also if the are having early opening are all the rides open that early? TIA

I can't imagine them not opening earlier when the Spring Break crowds hit. While not as bad as Christmas time, its close.
I would expect to see opening times nearer to 7 ot 8.

 

[edk35]

I can't imagine them not opening earlier when the Spring Break crowds hit. While not as bad as Christmas time, its close.
I would expect to see opening times nearer to 7 ot 8.

I hope so!! I wanted to get to do some of Toy Story attractions before our fast passes start.

 

[edk35]

Since RotR opened, DHS had been mostly 7am openings up until earlier this week, where the schedule moved to 8am openings (which are currently scheduled through 2/29). It is TBD if they bump the current 9am openings in March+ to something earlier, although I highly suspect they will - especially through the thick of Spring Break crowds. A lot of folks are anxiously watching/waiting for hours updates.

All attractions are open at the published park opening time (obviously the various shows and such at DHS start later on per typical scheduling).

So when I made our fast passes early Jan. they were for start times in the 9:00 hour as usual for normal park opening as in years past. So while HS has been opening at 7 since ROTR opened....did fast pass times change to 7:00 too?? Could you ride anything in the park at 7:00 opening? TIA

 

[Robo]

Could you ride anything in the park at 7:00 opening? TIA

There are quite literally many thousands of guests who have been allowed to enter the (still closed) park well before the posted opening time, all being held in the central areas of DHS (in front of the Chinese Theater, and near the Streetcar (Starbucks) Coffee Shop on Sunset Blvd.) all waiting, in many cases multiple guests "deep," at all of the portals that face the entrances to Star Wars Land, Toy Story Land, and ToT/R'n'RC.
Once straight-up "opening time" is reached, they are all released at once... and many (MANY) of these thousands will walk very quickly (Yes, some will attempt to run) toward the various opened attraction areas.

Quite beyond anything I've seen at WDW since the place was first built.
It is scary.

 

[GADisneyDad14]

So when I made our fast passes early Jan. they were for start times in the 9:00 hour as usual for normal park opening as in years past. So while HS has been opening at 7 since ROTR opened....did fast pass times change to 7:00 too?? Could you ride anything in the park at 7:00 opening? TIA

Yes. Rides open at the published park opening time and FPs are available.

When/if they adjust park hours, new FP supply for those new hours is added within the following day or so.

 

[edk35]

There are quite literally many thousands of guests who have been allowed to enter the (still closed) park well before the posted opening time, all being held in the central areas of DHS (in front of the Chinese Theater, and near the Streetcar (Starbucks) Coffee Shop on Sunset Blvd.) all waiting, in many cases multiple guests "deep," at all of the portals that face the entrances to Star Wars Land, Toy Story Land, and ToT/R'n'RC.
Once straight-up "opening time" is reached, they are all released at once... and many (MANY) of these thousands will walk very quickly (Yes, some will attempt to run) toward the various opened attraction areas.

Quite beyond anything I've seen at WDW since the place was first built.
It is scary.

Yeah I am a bit nervous and stressed about HS since Star Wars has opened. We have not been since it opened and we purposely planned it to go this March over our college son's spring break months after opening to hopefully avoid the chaos.