Park opening or not to maximize safety and time for doing rides?

[Bete]

I know some people just want to sleep in on vacation and not get up early. This question is for those who can and do get up early.

I have always felt getting to the park at least an half hour before opening was the way to maximize your park experience. In that half hour you can get your temperature checked, security can check your bags and you get your park ticket scanned. Do you need more than an half hour to do this now?

Or is it better to let the herd of early risers get through and go later like a half hour after park opening? From a safety standpoint this seems to make more sense now. However, you lose time in the park going a little later.

I feel going early may get you one more ride for the day.

 

[auntlynne]

Nearly every report is that you get to the park for the extra 45-60 minutes before posted opening time. And that’s not just to stand in a line. That’s to get in the park and start riding. Yes, there may be a queue, but they are moving quickly. Much like how the extremely long lines for rides move faster than they appear.

Many people are saying get there for the unofficial opening time, knock out some rides with minimal wait. Take a break midday and return in the evening to do more rides with minimal waits.

There is no guarantee you will miss the long lines. You can make wrong selections all day and end up with a lot of standing and waiting.

Bag check is now only for those who beep in the walk through scanner. Most just take out umbrellas, metal bottles and sunglasses cases,... and get told to “keep moving.”

A lot of good reports on the most recent pages of the “Here and Now” thread.

Good luck.

 

[wilkydelts]

You can find tons of valuable advice here:

https://www.disboards.com/threads/h...g-experiences-including-park-hopping.3807247/

 

[Twitterpaited]

I agree with the PP. The lines are shorter, and thus safer, if you arrive 45 minutes before park opening. If you arrive right at park opening, the lines are long and backed up.

 

[only hope]

Another thing to consider for confined rides, like Star Tours and Smuggler’s Run, is that there won’t be much covid floating in the air if you are among the first guests on.