We got back last night and I thought I would add a few notes. I posted once early in our trip, but the wifi in our CBR room was not great so I didn't try to come back here. Usually I could get to my email and open one before it would just quit on me. Wifi in the parks seemed to work anytime we needed it.
Sunday we got to MK early to rope drop Mine Train. We stood at the rope on the left and were right at the front of it as the CM's led us down. However, when we got there, there was already quite a line up. I'm not sure if the group that lined up on the right got there any faster or if they were breakfast folks or if there is a place you should cut away from the group- I think Josh at easyWDW had a picture stating you should turn off before the castle and go by the teacups but I didn't see that beforehand. (Speaking of whom, I think I saw him at the tapstyles super early with us, but I need to find a pic of him to confirm.) The ride wasn't up right away and they were telling everyone that once we got in line (everyone was lined up outside of the queue) but we stayed put and it was only a couple of minutes before it started. We still had a 30 minute wait going straight there at RD.
We generally got 4-5 FP each day. I had our third ones scheduled for early afternoon. We took breaks in the afternoons, so that affected our ability to get more than 4-5. We got Pirates, Peter Pan, RnRC, Everest, and Soarin'. Everest FP are plentiful, but Kali was always gone. I was fine with FP+ as it was convenient to have 3 already without having to go to those rides to get them, and the availability of additional FP was probably pretty similar to FP-. In almost every case, a CM was there to push the buttons for you. I only got to do it myself once at AK.
Single rider line rocked for us. We hadn't used it at WDW before, but used it several times at DL for Radiator Springs, so my girls were good with it. This allowed us lots of rides on RnRC, Everest, and Test Track. It was kind of fun to get back together after and talk about who we ended up with- if they talked to us, if they were scared, etc. Loved single rider.
I had two Epcot days planned, because in the past that has been our 2nd favorite. However, we got on Test Track so many times our first day, and Soarin' twice, that DD15 requested we go to AK again instead. We had a lot of fun on Everest and Kali on our first AK day. So the night before, I went to the concierge desk and had them check on available FP. Maybe I could have done it in
MDE, but with the wifi being as it was at CBR, I didn't get far. Concierge told me the choices available. Safari, Kali, and Everest were all available, so we made the switch. Definitely head for Kali in the last hour before closing as the lines go way down.