Has anyone used ME since they started enforcing FP return times (besides Avery's mom)?
We are considering using them but our group will include four kids under 8 and I doubt that we are going to want to go back and forth between parks repeatedly just to maximize FPs.
TIA!
We did. He made sure we knew before arriving that we would need to work out schedule around the newly enforced policy. I was very clear that I did not want to ping-pong all around and he worked our FP schedule around what we wanted to do, where we were and when our dinner reservations were. There were 10 of us, not a small group.
We would ask me before getting a FP what time was good for us. This was especially important with RSR. He waited at the FP machines until the time window we needed was open.
Here is how it worked for us...
I contacted Brian via email, asked a few questions, we emailed back and forth a bit and decided on a date and tour. I made a deposit via paypal. He confirmed payment and said he would be in touch closer to the day of our trip. The week before our trip, Brian sent a detailed plan of our day with a ride order and estimated time we should be completing a group of rides.
I printed this out and brought it to the park that morning. We had EE and were at the park gates at 6:45 AM
I know, right? Only for my love of Mickey and our desire to see Carsland!
Brian could not get in until 8 AM at regular opening so he gave us detailed instructions on how to attack Carsland at 7 AM. He would beeline to the RSR FP line and we would meet him there.
Well, we heard RSR was down and decided to hit the Paradise Pier area with TSM and California Screamin. We did TSM and CS 2x each without even having to get off, it was great. Everyone else was in Carsland. PP was a ghost town. Brian texted to let me know he was on his way into the park, I told him where we were and what we had done. He approved, yay me! He meet up with us in PP, gave me a map with rides marked with numbers indicating the ride order, got our tickets and set out to get FPs for us while we continued to ride.
For us it was awesome
No more Dads missing things while being the FP runner, no worries about how to meet up later. Brian spent 90 minutes or so getting FPs. He knows the FP system and was able to time everything perfectly. It was not a fluke or luck. He would wait at each machine until the time was right for us.
After discussing with our group and Brian, we decided to put Carsland off until after our afternoon break and dinner reservations. He handled it.
After a couple of hours, my 6 year old nephews were dying to see Carsland so we told Brian we wanted to go there, again no problem. We did not ride RSR but we did ride Luigis and Maters and did get to soak up some of the awesome ambiance! Carsland is very cool and very cool at night too.
We did the 5 hour tour but Brian planned our whole day for us, lots of tips and hints about where to sit for Aladdin and when to get in line, where to stand for WOC and when to get in line
It was hands down our best day in the park. He made everything go smoothly and was able to go with the flow. We were not slaves to a schedule, but it does help to have a plan.
My only regret is that we did not hire him to come to DL with us the next day!!!
