Meet and Greet Question A&E

[Disfan1968]

When I look at Touring Plans wait estimates on Anna/Elsa in EPCOT for early evenings in mid August I see the estimate ranging from 10-20 minutes on average. I don't take the TP estimates as gospel, but they are usually a good indication of likely wait times. So what has happened with this? Are there forty pairs of these two meeting guests all at once, or has the fervor just died off to that extent? My God, i remember two and three hour waits two years back.

 

[siskaren]

Not 40 - 3.

 

[AngiTN]

When I look at Touring Plans wait estimates on Anna/Elsa in EPCOT for early evenings in mid August I see the estimate ranging from 10-20 minutes on average. I don't take the TP estimates as gospel, but they are usually a good indication of likely wait times. So what has happened with this?
1.Are there forty pairs of these two meeting guests all at once, or
2.has the fervor just died off to that extent? My God, i remember two and three hour waits two years back.

1. 3. but there were multiple pairs at MK too
2. Yes, it has died that much.

And yes, waits are that short

 

[Dayzy]

There are 3 meeting rooms and they keep the lines moving pretty well. We went over Easter break and waited 26 minutes.

 

[Ambehnke]

Took us less than 5 min last July. I don't know if it is just that there is another pair or that it died out, it could also be the move to Epcot. Eight months earlier the waits were 2+ hours all day in MK. I don't think they died out THAT much in a few months. I mean the FEA line was still 2 hours though.... actually that may have something to do with it.. they are waiting for FEA instead!

 

[jpeterson]

It seems to vary a lot. In the morning I saw it at 45+ mins, but it died down in the evening and was 15-20.

 

[AngiTN]

It seems to vary a lot. In the morning I saw it at 45+ mins, but it died down in the evening and was 15-20.

I often wonder if the jumps in waits are when one of the pairs are missing/off

 

[CurtisB]

I think it jumps in the morning because people are already over there for FEA and there isn't much else going on at the time. People are getting in line after FEA or seeing the FEA wait time and just going straight to the M&G.

 

[mekay1012]

We went yesterday at 2:30 and had no wait at all. I had been checking most of the day and the wait was ranging from 20-35 minutes. I couldn't believe there was no wait at all.

 

[shm_helene]

We went yesterday at 2:30 and had no wait at all. I had been checking most of the day and the wait was ranging from 20-35 minutes. I couldn't believe there was no wait at all.

Was it listed at no wait - or did you just find there was no wait?

 

[mekay1012]

Was it listed at no wait - or did you just find there was no wait?

I was listed as a 15 minute wait.

 

[AngiTN]

I was listed as a 15 minute wait.

In case some are not aware, in Disney wait terms this usually means no wait. Sometimes they'll put a lower time up but not often.

 

[mekay1012]

In case some are not aware, in Disney wait terms this usually means no wait. Sometimes they'll put a lower time up but not often.

Good to know, but our buzz and woody meet said 15 minutes and it ended up being more like 45 minutes.

 

[DrunkJam]

This is good news. Anna and Elsa are must meet characters for my daughter!

 

[sunshine1]

1. 3. but there were multiple pairs at MK too
2. Yes, it has died that much.

And yes, waits are that short

Wow - never thought i would see the day.

i remember back in 2014 - when they were at epcot and reading on here that waits were up to 6 hours!

 

[AngiTN]

Good to know, but our buzz and woody meet said 15 minutes and it ended up being more like 45 minutes.

Yeah, that can happen if you hit it at the wrong moment and go in right behind a huge group and the red time card hasn't gotten to the CM inside so the wait time hasn't updated yet. So that possibility is always there too. Usually those are going to be more obvious when the line seems really long. We've seen this at Ariel quite often, they seem to struggle to keep that wait time accurate

 

[mekay1012]

Yeah, that can happen if you hit it at the wrong moment and go in right behind a huge group and the red time card hasn't gotten to the CM inside so the wait time hasn't updated yet. So that possibility is always there too. Usually those are going to be more obvious when the line seems really long. We've seen this at Ariel quite often, they seem to struggle to keep that wait time accurate

I was pretty sure when we got in line that the wait was more than 15 minutes, but we decided to stick it out.

 

[HBaney84]

Ok, so.... wait 3 meeting rooms? I'm assuming the kids don't see the three different sets?

 

[AngiTN]

Ok, so.... wait 3 meeting rooms? I'm assuming the kids don't see the three different sets?

No. Most all the indoor M&G at Disney operate this way. Always have. It's not new to A&E

 

[HBaney84]

No. Most all the indoor M&G at Disney operate this way. Always have. It's not new to A&E

Well thats Disney Magic to me... I had no idea, and not sure I would have realized it. But... I haven't been to Disney in like 10 years.