Navi River at RD or close?

[Pdollar88]

Hi all!

We're going in March -- I'm super excited that I got a FOP FP for 10 am. My original plan was to RD Navi River and then hang around Pandora until FP time (the park opens at 9).

I'm now considering going straight to Kilimanjaro Safari, freeing up a FP, and waiting to do Navi at the end of the night when we return to the park to see Pandora.

Any thoughts? What are the wait times like at rope drop vs. at close? Thanks in advance!

 

[Robo]

Hi all!

We're going in March -- I'm super excited that I got a FOP FP for 10 am. My original plan was to RD Navi River and then hang around Pandora until FP time (the park opens at 9).

I'm now considering going straight to Kilimanjaro Safari, freeing up a FP, and waiting to do Navi at the end of the night when we return to the park to see Pandora.

That'll work.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

There have been several reports of less than 10 minute waits for River Journey close to closing time.

The waits near opening have been reported to be about the same, but that area is much more crowded early due to the large rope drop crowds for FoP.

 

[FutureDisneyEventPlanner]

i would definitely say closing time

 

[Mom2Stitch]

Is it possible to do RoL and Navi in the evening? I really want to see Pandora in the dark.

 

[Robo]

Is it possible to do RoL and Navi in the evening? I really want to see Pandora in the dark.

Depends on the overall crowd levels, and the TIMING on that evening, but many have done this.

Just remember that if for some reason you CAN'T, you will have lost any chance to ride Navi (on that day.)

 

[Davey Jones II]

Within the last half hour before closing time, we breezed into Na'vi River twice.

 

[Wubar]

We caught the RoL show this past Friday at 6:30pm, and had plenty of time afterwards to head to Pandora to view it after dark. I didn't specifically look at wait times for both rides, but FoP looked pretty packed, while NRJ didn't look too bad. And since Disney has the policy of "If you are in line a minute before official park closing time, you can ride...", you should be fine jumping into the queue for Navi.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

Is it possible to do RoL and Navi in the evening? I really want to see Pandora in the dark.

Hit Navi first. If you get there about a half hour before park close, you should have plenty of time to ride the boat then get in line for FoP.

 

[epcotty]

It was about 45 minutes in line for NRJ for us and we got in line earlier on in the last hour (5 or 10 past) but that was Christmas Eve. Probably would be less otherwise, especially as closing time gets closer

 

[Robo]

Is it possible to do RoL and Navi in the evening? I really want to see Pandora in the dark.

Hit Navi first. If you get there about a half hour before park close, you should have plenty of time to ride the boat then get in line for FoP.

RoL is "Rivers of Light," the DAK evening show.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

RoL is "Rivers of Light," the DAK evening show.

Sorry, I see that now. The thread topic was about river journey and I guess my eyes just played tricks on me.