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

[mrzrich]

Sorry if this has been answered already, but I did a search and couldn't find it anywhere. Is rider switch available for the River ride? Wondering if I will have the option to stay off with baby and ride later if it turns out she doesn't do so well on rides. TIA!

ETA: I'm confused about this because Undercover Tourist says it is offered on NRJ, but other sites say it is not.

It should be offered with both.

I hate to disagree with Ryan as he has been so knowledgeable about so much on this thread, but in my experience as a parent who has actually used the rider swap option, they typically only allow rider switch on rides which have a height requirement.Navi river journey has no such height requirement, therefore would not qualify for rider switch pass.

 

[rteetz]

I hate to disagree with Ryan as he has been so knowledgeable about so much on this thread, but in my experience as a parent who has actually used the rider swap option, they typically only allow rider switch on rides which have a height requirement.Navi river journey has no such height requirement, therefore would not qualify for rider switch pass.

Good point. I could have swore I have seen people mention it was being used on NRJ.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Geeking out... is there interest in my posting these when I have them, or better to keep my geeky obsession to myself? Fine either way!

I really need to figure out how to pull data from MDE via macro... this was just me taking screen shots from MDE whenever it occurred to me (clearly too often!), and then graphing them later...

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I like seeing the info. Thanks

 

[snowwhite84]

I hate to disagree with Ryan as he has been so knowledgeable about so much on this thread, but in my experience as a parent who has actually used the rider swap option, they typically only allow rider switch on rides which have a height requirement.Navi river journey has no such height requirement, therefore would not qualify for rider switch pass.

Good point. I could have swore I have seen people mention it was being used on NRJ.

Well, now I'm back to confused, lol!

 

[Gina Starr]

I found the wait times all over WDW inflated this week. When we got in the FOP line the posted wait was 120 minutes, in reality, it was 90. But it wasn't only FOP. Dinosaur said 35 minutes when in reality it was a walk on, etc.

I unfortunately experienced the opposite today. Posted wait time was 100 minutes and it was more like 180+ minutes.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Well, now I'm back to confused, lol!

FEA offers Rider Swap. Babies who are sleeping are not allowed on the ride so Swap passes have been given out.

If the sleeping baby rule is true for NRJ, then the Rider Swap will apply.

ETA: This is from undercovertourist.com
"Na'vi River Journey has no height restrictions or similar warnings. Guests must transfer from wheelchairs/EVC's to the ride vehicle. Rider switch will be offered."

 

[HydroGuy]

Doing a solo trip(first time- yay) during July 4th week- I know it will be crazy, but DH and DD will be in China for a few weeks over this time on a "field trip", so the only time I could go. Anyway, a few questions:
*Is there a single rider line for FOP
*If the park has EMH for 8am on July 5th, I want to do that ride first thing(no FP's available), what time should I arrive at the park?

Single rider exists but has not been used.

I would arrive by 7AM.

 

[HydroGuy]

Can anyone that has already been on FOP be kind enough to give me an estimated wait time with an early FastPass+? Is it a good strategy to head directly to ride Navi River first at opening, and use the fastpass for FOP?

Yes, for many reasons.

 

[CAS239]

I apologize if this has been asked and answered on this thread...I have tried to go through all the pages, but this a large thread...

We are really excited about our upcoming WDW trip later in June (18-25), and I'm wondering about two things with the new Pandora area:

1. What are crowds like later in the evening? AK is now open until 11 pm and then the EMH extends hours from 11 pm-1 am. We are staying on property, and I'm wondering if the crowds are more manageable in the evenings? We aren't typically "close the park down" folks, but is it worth it to go later in the evening? We only have 1 FP for FOP on our AK day, and so I was thinking we'd hop to AK a couple of evenings during our trip. Is this the way to go if we want to ride FOP more than once and if we want to ride NRJ a couple of times too? I don't think I can convince my crew to get up crazy early for RD and for morning EMH, so I'm wondering if the evening crowds are manageable?

2. We are curious about the Sa'tuli Canteen...is it better to hit this QS for lunch or dinner in terms of crowds? How long should we prepare to wait, and does the new ordering system really speed things along?

Any advice would be wonderful. Thank you so much!!! Again, my apologies if these things have already been discussed on this thread!!

1. Crowds are lower during the pm EMH compared to regular park hours. But these rides are far from walk ons so I wouldn't expect multiple rides. River Journey can drop down to a reasonable wait, but FoP will remain long.

As of right now at 11:40 pm river is a 35 min wait and FoP is a 2 hour 15 min wait

2. It might be the best quick service out of any of the parks. App ordering is very quick

 

[rteetz]

Yes, for many reasons.

What many reasons? I think people should experience the FoP queue.

 

[rteetz]

For those who were wondering here is my TR.

It's a Solo DISventure for DIS20!

 

[Spacecow]

Well, now I'm back to confused, lol!

There's definitely rider swap for the river ride. Some kind stranger gave my sister and I their rider swap return pass, so we got to ride for a second time

 

[mirak]

I'll be in AK next Monday evening. I was unable to get a FP for FOP, but I do plan to stay through EMH.

How does line work at park closing? Does ride shut down at 1am regardless of line, or do they stop letting people enter line XX minutes prior to closing and then let everyone in line ride? If so, what's the latest I can get in line? I'm not interested in standing in line for more that 1 hour.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I apologize if this has been asked and answered on this thread...I have tried to go through all the pages, but this a large thread...

We are really excited about our upcoming WDW trip later in June (18-25), and I'm wondering about two things with the new Pandora area:

1. What are crowds like later in the evening? AK is now open until 11 pm and then the EMH extends hours from 11 pm-1 am. We are staying on property, and I'm wondering if the crowds are more manageable in the evenings? We aren't typically "close the park down" folks, but is it worth it to go later in the evening? We only have 1 FP for FOP on our AK day, and so I was thinking we'd hop to AK a couple of evenings during our trip. Is this the way to go if we want to ride FOP more than once and if we want to ride NRJ a couple of times too? I don't think I can convince my crew to get up crazy early for RD and for morning EMH, so I'm wondering if the evening crowds are manageable?

2. We are curious about the Sa'tuli Canteen...is it better to hit this QS for lunch or dinner in terms of crowds? How long should we prepare to wait, and does the new ordering system really speed things along?

Any advice would be wonderful. Thank you so much!!! Again, my apologies if these things have already been discussed on this thread!!

At least when I was there the crowds were definitely lower during extra EMH but still pretty crowded - rides won't be walk on or anything. We should have time to do FoP standby and then River Journey in one night but probably not more than that so if you mean you want to ride them "more than once" I think that would be hard in one night but definitely doable if you meant across the "couple of evenings" you would go

I did Sautili Canteen for both lunch and dinner but did the mobile ordering both times and it was less than 5 minute wait each time and that was much less than the regular line (though I thought no the regular line moved ok, I don't think it was even an hour wait or anything)

 

[Tink51]

Just back from AK yesterday. Only thing granddaughter wanted from this trip was the banshee, saved her own $$ to purchase. They are completely sold out and no new stock for weeks per the CM in store. Of course, you can get them on Ebay for double or triple the price.

 

[CAS239]

Flight of Passage hit new wait time record this morning. 360 minutes...6 hour wait. No AM EMH today, just regular 8am opening

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Flight of Passage hit new wait time record this morning. 360 minutes...6 hour wait. No AM EMH today, just regular 8am opening

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wow, that's a long time - I wonder if some of the theaters aren't running - interesting the variance in the wait times b/w the two rides as they had been much closer to each other most of the time

 

[Spridell]

Just hit 400 minutes before

It has to be running with 1 or 2 theaters probably.

 

[rteetz]

Just hit 400 minutes before

It has to be running with 1 or 2 theaters probably.

Yeah there has to be theaters down.

 

[jj69]

How do the evening EMHS work? Do they close the line to general public before 11pm, or is there already a long line before 11?