WonkaKid
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 2, 2009
Folks, I managed to make it to the park yesterday morning for a few hours. I arrived at the gates around 7:50 (park opened at 9:00). As with all of my post-ROTR visits, the lines were all the way to DCA. However, for some reason the lines at gates 2 and 3 were much shorter - only about 1/4 as long as all of the other ones. I suspect that guests who enter from the Harbor side don’t see/look that far and simply presume that all lines are long.
I seem to always have bad luck with my ROTR BGs. At exactly 8:00, I tried to request one but the app didn’t show that they were yet available, although I heard other guests cheer as they got theirs. I closed/reopened the app several times all to no avail. When I was able to get one, it was 92. Since I aimed to leave by no later than 1:00, it was virtually useless to me. Oh well. My new approach to the park is to simply enjoy it and be happy with what I get
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I was only able to ride Buzz four or five times. Unfortunately, several things on it were broken. Namely, the first Zurg was rotated entirely to its right and wouldn’t move; the “carousel” In the third room, the box with the alien inside, the flash camera towards the end and a few other lesser targets such as the circle near the second Zurg that makes the arm raise so the triangle behind it becomes a practical target. I spoke with a CM I know around 11:00 and she explained that there had been a power outage and it had nasty effects on the ride. Since the cam was down, it took me a long time to find my score, since there were no pics. I was only able to 1.8M and 1.6M, which were respectable scores, given the many limitations. Again - oh well.
I have maps if anyone would like a pair. If so, simply send me a DM. Domestic only, please (Canada excepted) unless you can make a strong case.
Incidentally, as I left Jolly Holiday, I could Gabe sworn that I smelled cigarette smoke. But I told myself that it was surely smoke from a nearby restaurant. However, as I took a seat at one of the hub benches, I could see/hear two security CMs as the reminded two guests that smoking is not allowed on Disney property. It seemed to be a husband and wife. She seemed courteous and good natured about it, the husband far less so. He argued and got slightly belligerent about the situation but I think it became clear to him that he had little latitude in the situation and he put out his smoke.
A few park pics:
The line around 8:00 for a 9:00 park open. Guests stretched all the way to DCA.
The crowd behind me at the rope at around 8:45.
No pics came through all morning. Made it hard to find and claim my score. But not impossible.
Did reasonably well, given that a number of targets were inoperative.
I seem to always have bad luck with my ROTR BGs. At exactly 8:00, I tried to request one but the app didn’t show that they were yet available, although I heard other guests cheer as they got theirs. I closed/reopened the app several times all to no avail. When I was able to get one, it was 92. Since I aimed to leave by no later than 1:00, it was virtually useless to me. Oh well. My new approach to the park is to simply enjoy it and be happy with what I get
.I was only able to ride Buzz four or five times. Unfortunately, several things on it were broken. Namely, the first Zurg was rotated entirely to its right and wouldn’t move; the “carousel” In the third room, the box with the alien inside, the flash camera towards the end and a few other lesser targets such as the circle near the second Zurg that makes the arm raise so the triangle behind it becomes a practical target. I spoke with a CM I know around 11:00 and she explained that there had been a power outage and it had nasty effects on the ride. Since the cam was down, it took me a long time to find my score, since there were no pics. I was only able to 1.8M and 1.6M, which were respectable scores, given the many limitations. Again - oh well.
I have maps if anyone would like a pair. If so, simply send me a DM. Domestic only, please (Canada excepted) unless you can make a strong case
.Incidentally, as I left Jolly Holiday, I could Gabe sworn that I smelled cigarette smoke. But I told myself that it was surely smoke from a nearby restaurant. However, as I took a seat at one of the hub benches, I could see/hear two security CMs as the reminded two guests that smoking is not allowed on Disney property. It seemed to be a husband and wife. She seemed courteous and good natured about it, the husband far less so. He argued and got slightly belligerent about the situation but I think it became clear to him that he had little latitude in the situation and he put out his smoke.
A few park pics:
The line around 8:00 for a 9:00 park open. Guests stretched all the way to DCA.
The crowd behind me at the rope at around 8:45.
No pics came through all morning. Made it hard to find and claim my score. But not impossible
.Did reasonably well, given that a number of targets were inoperative.
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Wishing you a great day !
