Have 8a.m. dining reservation at Crystal Palace 1st MK day and doing rope drop 2nd MK day. Would like to get Peter Pan, Belle, and Buzz in on the same day... what do you suggest?
We are staying onsite and have magic bands.
Here are some rides we wanna ride, what do you suggest?
Belle
Little Mermaid
Peter Pan
Pooh
Dumbo
Barnstormer
Indy Speedway
Buzz
Haunted Mansion
Thanks you sooooo much!
Of course fastpass Pater Pan! I suggest doing Belle early. We've done Dumbo several times, and while it can get await at very peak times of day, generally the wait is not too long. Barnstormer is a very iffy prospect for us. We'll only ride it if the line is short. the ride itself is very short. the last time we waited about 20minutes for it, saw folks cutting the line, then got off and then chided ourselves for forgetting the ride was so short.
If those rides are your only priorities, and you plan to do RD one day, then you've only got three attractions non fastpass to cover. You could probably cover all three in one morning.
You talk about rope drop, but not the rest of your plans. Far more important than the first hour of the day is what week you plan to go, and how late you plan to stay. Rope drop during Easter week simply does not come close to rope drop most other weeks.
Further, and I can't say this emphatically enough, we cover FAR more attractions late at night than we do in the first hour. Even still, unless it is a super busy week, you should easily be able to cover three major rides I your first hour. The only significant attractions in your list are Belle and Peter Pan. The rest are only moderately busy rides.
If you are truly arriving at RD, then going to Belle first will be prudent. If it is more like 9:45 when you actually arrive (or you arrive at 9am on an emh day) then cover as many attractions as possible. go to the lower wait attractions. that way you cover two attractions before the waits build. (LM, Dumbo, Pooh would all be good an easy because they are close) I mean, except for the first twenty minutes of the day, Belle is going to have a wait. If there is already a 40minte wait for Belle, but ten minutes for Dumbo and pooh- you might was well cover those two while the getting is still good.
Still, after 9pm, most days, you could cover most of what is on your list with minimal waits. I'm not sure how late Belle runs, and Pan always has a wait, but otherwise the 'kiddie' ride waits REALLY drop off at night. If you start to see crazy waits, but the park is open late (past 9pm), then consider taking an afternoon nap, or what ever you need to do to last until 11pm.
