HS Rope drop

[AllyElly]

Hello! We are leaving tonight and spending one day at Disney. Our plans are to rope drop HS, we have MK FP starting at 11:20 and plan to finish out the day at Pandora. Do you think it is doable to do TSMM, RNR, TOT and Star Tours before leaving for MK? Which ride would you go to first?

We are 5 adults, planning on buying the park to park transportation.

Thanks!

 

[Mickey's Best Girl]

I personally would start at TSMM and head to RNRC then TOT and Star Tours.

It's possible to get that done before leaving at your desired time.

BUT

Park to Park (Express) transportation has been eliminated. Unless you're talking about Uber/Lyft?

 

[MIAMouseketeer]

Agree with the above, but like she said, the park to park transportation. I would advise going to one of the resorts to get the Minnie Vans access on the Lyft App and using that for transport to the other 2 parks. Won't get you past security but should be faster than the buses and will still be cheaper than what the Express Transport would have been.

 

[Klayfish]

Yes, you can do it.

RnR first, line builds fast. Since you're there, ToT next. Then TSMM (the third queue has really helped keep lines much shorter), Star Tours last.

 

[AllyElly]

Thanks so much! I didn't know about them eliminating the express transportation. We will probably uber or Minnie van then, are there any advantages to using one over the other?

 

[bladiator]

Thanks so much! I didn't know about them eliminating the express transportation. We will probably uber or Minnie van then, are there any advantages to using one over the other?

Minnie Van can go right up to the entrance of MK as opposed to Uber/Lyft which goes to the TTC. Otherwise I don't think you'll find a difference.

 

[Mickey's Best Girl]

Thanks so much! I didn't know about them eliminating the express transportation. We will probably uber or Minnie van then, are there any advantages to using one over the other?

You will have to go to one of the EPCOT resorts to get the Minnie Van as far as I know - I don't think they pick up from parks yet (I'm sure someone can confirm).

 

[holden]

In order to use the Minnie Van service you have to have a code, available at the front desk at the following resorts:

• Animal Kingdom Lodge
• Boardwalk Resort
• Grand Floridian
• Polynesian
• Wilderness Lodge/Copper Creek/Boulder Ridge
• Yacht and Beach Club

 

[ShadeDK]

All 4 rides in about an hour or so without FPs? It's doable but close. The actual "on-ride" time for all 4 is about 30 minutes combined (ToT is about half that with the pre-ride video and everything) - which will leave you about 30-45 minutes for waiting in line and walking between rides. The first strategy above is good - but keep in mind that you will end up walking from TSMM to the other side of the park for RNRC and ToT, then walking back for ST (pick your poison - save walking time by riding ST second since it's closer to TSMM, but risk the lines for RNRC and ToT getting longer during that time). If your party doesn't mind being split up, you also might save some time by using the single rider line for RNRC (in which case I'd put ToT before RNRC).

 

[JABRacingOne]

RnR first, line builds fast. Since you're there, ToT next. Then TSMM (the third queue has really helped keep lines much shorter), Star Tours last.

I ran an optimization in Touring Plans on your HS rope drop list and it agrees with the order of the above post.

 

[elgerber]

Yes, you can do it.

RnR first, line builds fast. Since you're there, ToT next. Then TSMM (the third queue has really helped keep lines much shorter), Star Tours last.

I would agree with this order also. RnR line gets crazy long really quickly.

 

[Blue32]

RNRC
TOT
TSMM
ST