Princess Pavilion

[jillrobinson]

I've just read on DCP that they are reintroducing the reservation system that was operational earlier this year.

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The reservation system will return from April 28, 3 time distributions for Mondays and Tuesdays. And from Wednesday to Sunday, 5 slices.

Everyone will get a ticket booking to access it (Guest, SAP, VIP).

but I've no idea how it works, I've only been in there once, perhaps someone else can shed some light on the system.

 

[Disneyfanswicklow]

Sounds interesting....would also love to know how this works

 

[kizzabel]

It was such a better way to do it. When we went it was like a FP system. 3 alloted times a day they gave out time slot cards to those who queued in the designated area near Princess Pavillion. You had to say how many were un your group & there was only a limited number of passes. You then return to at your time allocated & the wait was only about 20mins.

 

[rachbelle]

Can they run out of tickets though?

 

[kizzabel]

Yes they do run out but theres 3 chances every day to get them including one during EMH - this was at 9.45am and was the quickest, least busiest of the 3 ticket collection times.
I queued maybe 15 mins early for the tickets & there were 4 people ahead of me. One family member queued with all the rest of their groups tickets. They looked to have maybe 20 time slots.
The ticket times were 9.45am, 1.15pm and 4pm (last two are only approximates - its a while back).
This system worked great & I hope they do it the same way with 3 ticket collection times.

 

[rachbelle]

Fab thank you!

 

[Chatterbox1169]

Hoorah!!! It was the 1 thing we wanted to do as both daughters now into princesses but was dreading the long queue!

 

[kizzabel]

Fab thank you!

Anytime

 

[Vala]

So I am understanding this right, last time you got to choose from the three time slots right away if you went to the first hand out? Phew, that's good news. I was thinking they'd automatically give you the next closest one - so 9.45 AM for the first hand out, 1 PM for the second and so on. My boyfriend wouldn't quite be happy if I drag him to see the Princesses before he got to ride Space Mountain.

 

[Mum to Belle]

Ooohh I was realling hoping that this might return for our October trip - I'm not sure my Mum could stand for the hour that we queued for last time!

 

[kizzabel]

So I am understanding this right, last time you got to choose from the three time slots right away if you went to the first hand out? Phew, that's good news. I was thinking they'd automatically give you the next closest one - so 9.45 AM for the first hand out, 1 PM for the second and so on. My boyfriend wouldn't quite be happy if I drag him to see the Princesses before he got to ride Space Mountain.

No at 9.45 you got time slots up to 1pm and so on.

 

[kizzabel]

Ooohh I was realling hoping that this might return for our October trip - I'm not sure my Mum could stand for the hour that we queued for last time!

It makes it so much easier & alot of people were confused by the system or didnt know what this queue was for so there werent so many in the queue to get a time slot.

 

[Vala]

No at 9.45 you got time slots up to 1pm and so on.

Ah okay. Thank you for explaining.

 

[kizzabel]

Ah okay. Thank you for explaining.

Sorry, I should have explained better in my 1st post. It is much better then queueing for 90 minutes and works well

 

[Jonjo]

Apparently distribution of Princess Pavilion reservations can now be collected near the Old Mill at 10.30AM, 11.45AM 1.45PM and 4.45PM.

 

[kizzabel]

Same spot but with an extra ticket pick up time, sounds good

 

[tinks_1989]

Is this permanent now then?

If we go back in December I would love to see the Princesses again I actually didnt mind the 40 minute queue when it was freezing and wet x