Nemo Wait

[redlion54]

So, now that the crowds are a little lighter, has the wait for Nemo changed at all?

I have two toddlers, so I don't know if I will be able to make a mad dash at opening or even stay till closing. We will be there on the 24th and 25th and just trying to figure out if it would even be reasonable to plan it as one of our must see rides. I don't think we can manage a two hour wait with the girls. I am hoping that the wait is a little shorter.

Any advice on a good time of day after opening?

 

[DizneyMommy]

Go on a weekday, between 3-6pm, and the wait won't be horrible. Yestrday we did it, got in line at 3:15, the sign said 60 min, CM said 50 min, signboard said 45 min, but we were on the sub in about 30-35 min easy.

The line is easy to get in and out of so if you have someone with you one of you can take the girls potty or for a walk or to sit while you wait in line, but you can bring your stroller in this line all the way to the front. They have a CM who will park it for you. That late in the day the sun is starting to hide behind structures and there will be more shade and cooler weather, too. I would grab a snack that takes a while to eat to distract them, too. It's not all that bad though, feels like it moves fast and they can watch the Jedi Training Academy show if you time it right.

 

[silence]

we got in line yesterday about 9:20 (the ART doesn't make an earlier stop at the park, even on EE days from our hotel)

we were told the wait was 75 min. we got on in 45 min. nice part was that the line seems to move pretty quickly.

 

[MomBoyd]

Why isn't there a Fast Pass for Nemo?!

 

[DLR29]

Why isn't there a Fast Pass for Nemo?!

A) It's so low capacity that FP would make the stand-by line significantly longer than it already is. That is the main reason.
B) It's so low capacity that fewer FPs would be distributed during the day
C) In regards to B, with the limited number of FPs distributed, they would all be gone by mid morning
D) DL is not as keen on putting FP on every attraction as is WDW. Take Monster's Inc for example. It had lines of 45+ minutes during its first few months to a year. Now you can walk on almost anytime of any day. So this might be the case at Nemo. Lines will die down in the next few years once people have experienced it and FP won't be needed as much.

 

[RCBA]

Midweek last week posted time was 45 min, we were on in 30 min

 

[lapdwife]

We were disappointed. It's not all it's hyped up to be. We went on right at park opening and had no wait a while back. Had I waited, I would have really been bummed. When we were there Sunday, the wait was an hour. It's gotten much better!

 

[bumbershoot]

Disappointed! I'm sorry. But different people feel differently, as we really loved it!

Our story goes...On Tuesday, we went in for EE, figuring we would play in Fantasyland. There were characters (Minnie, Mickey, a young Mickey-ish character, etc) out around the City Hall area, which slowed us down b/c DS wanted to say hi.

I wasn't sure if we should go through the castle, but saw people going to the right, so we followed them. Found out they were heading for Nemo, and made the decision right then to do the same.

Had to walk past part of the line to get in, but then we barely had to STAND in line at all. We just moved in line. Longest wait was once we were already queued for our specific sub, b/c it was early and they had to make sure the subs were ready to go.

We got in, got there, lined up, went on the sub, and were out completely from the attraction before 9:30 (9am EE).

 

[redlion54]

Thanks for all the help! I have Ridemax and it is always saying 90 minutes for the days I am there. It has been frustrating using the program as I keep hearing different times.

Anyway, I am sure I could manage 30-45 minute wait. We will just grab a snack before getting in line. Are other option is to have the girls fall asleep in the afternoon and then hubby and I get in line.