***Official*** Pandora: The World of Avatar Information Thread

[Lost Yeti]

wow "never,ever" is a strong statement
I really never, ever got the point of it, opening the single rider line will make it more difficult just because people will flock to it, expecting lower waits but it might end up being about the same (I'm talking once the dust has settled)
The 2 times I've been on FoP since official opening they have asked for single riders at the loading room and have not had a problem filling each room, so I think they might just keep it that way and give everyone the same amount of wait time

I have had such mixed results with SR lines. On RnR I find it tends to be longer than the standby line, but is is amazing for EE. I've never waited more than 15-20 minutes in the SR line for EE even when standby is 90 minutes.

FoP up to 295 already. That's the highest I've seen it since opening day and we are still in EMH.

No EMH this morning - at least according to the site and MDE. Might explain why its so high.

 

[CAS239]

Awe...hope this changes by July as we are staying off site this year.

It won't change. This will be the case for a long time. Just like Frozen and 7dmt for the most part. Just be on right at 7am at your 30 day mark and hope for the best

 

[Lost Yeti]

As a heads up, I'll have a rider swap for FoP tomorrow (maybe two) and will be the only one riding. If anyone is going tomorrow and doesn't have a FP, I might be able to take two people in the FP line with me. I only say might because I'm towing a toddler and you never know when a meltdown is coming I'll probably be in the area around late morning/early afternoon.

 

[Skywise]

I've got a "tricky" evening slot and a better day slot for an upcoming trip and planning to see Pandora and debating when I should attempt to see it. Is Pandora at night really that worthwhile compared to day?

The evening slot is my arrival day and if everything goes off perfectly I could get there around 8:30 (with EMH til 1am) which is pushing it, I know. I'm also hoping the EMH will allow me easier to time to get on at least one of the rides.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Awe...hope this changes by July as we are staying off site this year.

You may want to read the Throwaway (loophole strategy) Room Thread Sticky at the top of this forum.

Many Pandora opening weekend visitors used the strategy to benefit from the 60-day FP booking window. Some even ended up with the 2 Tier 1s "glitch."

 

[SaraSpringsIsHome]

Awe...hope this changes by July as we are staying off site this year.

We are going in July and have our FOP FP already, as we are staying on site. We are 45 days away from our trip, and there are still a couple FOP FP times left (for a party of 2), but not many. Loads left for NRJ. I'd second being on at 7 a.m. at exactly 30 days!

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Current waits per MDE... FoP way down from the 295min posted earlier today...

 

[barbliny]

Somewhat Pandora related. Can those who have visited Pandora tell me what effects if any they have noticed on my beloved Nomad Lounge since the park opening?

 

[rteetz]

Here is an article on how Pandora is operating now.

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...---the-world-of-avatar-operational-update.htm

 

[Lost Yeti]

Here is an article on how Pandora is operating now.

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...---the-world-of-avatar-operational-update.htm

That is a really nice review of how things have been going so far. Thanks for posting that!

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Here is an article on how Pandora is operating now.

http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions...---the-world-of-avatar-operational-update.htm

"Hours throughout the summer are 8am to 11pm"

I didn't think it was confirmed that these hours would be extended for the whole summer... is that right / confirmed?

ETA: I still only see these hours though July 4th on Disney's site... same with TA calendar.

 

[briggscreek]

I've been reading all of these posts and I'm still confused about timing. We'll be in AK next Saturday with a 7am EMH and planned to arrive at around 6. By the time we get back to FoP, it sounds like the waits will already be pretty high first thing, right? We have a fastpass for FoP on the last day of our trip, I'm wondering if we should just skip it on our first day.

 

[miTnosnhoJ]

Somewhat Pandora related. Can those who have visited Pandora tell me what effects if any they have noticed on my beloved Nomad Lounge since the park opening?

I haven't noticed anything from walking by. I'll be dining at Tiffens Friday night and I'll get a closer look then.

 

[rteetz]

On my way to AK now!

 

[miTnosnhoJ]

I've been reading all of these posts and I'm still confused about timing. We'll be in AK next Saturday with a 7am EMH and planned to arrive at around 6. By the time we get back to FoP, it sounds like the waits will already be pretty high first thing, right? We have a fastpass for FoP on the last day of our trip, I'm wondering if we should just skip it on our first day.

I think you would be happy if you went for the morning EMH. There is a trade off between waiting in a themed line and just waiting before the park opens. I think 6am. Would be a good compromise. Keep in mind that there are up to 20000 Disney onsite guests eligible for EMH so if a good fraction show up, you still may wait, but potentially less than a non EMH day. Good luck!

 

[briggscreek]

I think you would be happy if you went for the morning EMH. There is a trade off between waiting in a themed line and just waiting before the park opens. I think 6am. Would be a good compromise. Keep in mind that there are up to 20000 Disney onsite guests eligible for EMH so if a good fraction show up, you still may wait, but potentially less than a non EMH day. Good luck!

Thank you! I don't mind waiting for an hour before opening, but I just didn't want to wait that long and still end up with a two hour wait for FoJ when we get in! Guess we'll just have to see how it goes.

 

[HopperFan]

I think you would be happy if you went for the morning EMH. There is a trade off between waiting in a themed line and just waiting before the park opens. I think 6am. Would be a good compromise. Keep in mind that there are up to 20000 Disney onsite guests eligible for EMH so if a good fraction show up, you still may wait, but potentially less than a non EMH day. Good luck!

There are well over 30,000 ROOMS plus Campsites and Swan & Dolphin eligible for EMH, so at full capacity (which is not likely) closer to 150,000 guests.

 

[AngiTN]

Just walked out from Pandora to Africa. They have it open as an entrance to Pandora right now

 

[poison ivy]

I've been reading all of these posts and I'm still confused about timing. We'll be in AK next Saturday with a 7am EMH and planned to arrive at around 6. By the time we get back to FoP, it sounds like the waits will already be pretty high first thing, right? We have a fastpass for FoP on the last day of our trip, I'm wondering if we should just skip it on our first day.

There haven't been that many EMH mornings. From what I've read, if you beat the arrival of the Disney busses first thing in the morning when you line up, you'll have a better jump on the crowd at the gate.

Also, ALL guests were being let in thru the touchpoints earlier than 7. The non-EMH group were then lined up separate from the EMH group.

Plus, you are not walked by the CM's to the entrance to Pandora, so you're liable to fall back in line once they "drop the rope" if you can't keep up with that pace getting over to Pandora.

Yaz did a great job of explaining the EMH morning from Monday but it's now lost many pages back. Here's a brief recap:

I'm here today! I got to AK at 5:15am for resort EMH (Didn't want to take any chances). I was in and out of FoP in 15 minutes. Right now, I'm in line for NRJ. Posted wait time was 35 mins when I entered. Anything specific you want to know?

did EMH start at 7am? When did it start getting crowded at the gates? I was planning on taking an uber over around 6am for a 7am EMH, would that put me too far back?

Single rider was not being utilized during EMH. A CM told me that they are not opening single rider at all today.

EMH started at 7am. I don't think it would put you too far back. Earlier is safer though. Resort buses arrived at 6:30am and it was a swarm.

Line to enter Pandora currently reaches Island Mercantile but it is moving. FoP line extends to the entirety of the Africa exit as well.

There were about 10 people (including my family) at the entrance at 5:15am. There were 4 touchpoints open. They let everyone in but split up resort and non-resort guests in the Oasis. Resort guests went to the left and CMs scanned your ticket/band to verify reservations. Non-resort guests were sent to the right side.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Current waits per MDE... FoP way down from the 295min posted earlier today...

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FoP down again, now from a bit over an hour ago.

FoP snapshot of just the few times I've looked today...

8:42 -- 295 min
11:09 -- 195
12:32 -- 145