Questions regarding Anna & Elsa meet and greet

[kiwisplash]

Hi everyone!

My family & I are taking a trip to WDW this October and one of the things we are VERY excited to do is meet the newest princesses, Anna and Elsa! I have been doing a lot of research about wait times, FastPass+'s, etc. and I have a few questions- if you all had any answers or could point me in the right direction that would be great. :

1) Are the Frozen princesses moving back to Epcot? I read something about Disney constructing a SECOND meet and greet location in Norway- is this true? If so, when is it due to open? If they have two meet and greets running continuously throughout the day, will the wait times be reduced?

2) In the Fairytale Princess Hall, are the girls in separate locations? i.e. you wait in the same queue, but first you'd meet Elsa and then go down the hall and meet Anna? Again, I read this online and wasn't sure if it was true so I thought I'd ask you guys.

3) If I am not staying in a Disney Resort, how can I book my FastPasses? : We are leaving for our trip in just over a month, so we'll need to figure out how to get them soon.

thank you very much!

~kiwisplash

 

[mesaboy2]

hi everyone!

My family & i are taking a trip to wdw this october and one of the things we are very excited to do is meet the newest princesses, anna and elsa! I have been doing a lot of research about wait times, fastpass+'s, etc. And i have a few questions- if you all had any answers or could point me in the right direction that would be great. :

1) are the frozen princesses moving back to epcot? I read something about disney constructing a second meet and greet location in norway- is this true? If so, when is it due to open? If they have two meet and greets running continuously throughout the day, will the wait times be reduced?

2) in the fairytale princess hall, are the girls in separate locations? I.e. You wait in the same queue, but first you'd meet elsa and then go down the hall and meet anna? Again, i read this online and wasn't sure if it was true so i thought i'd ask you guys.

3) if i am not staying in a disney resort, how can i book my fastpasses? : We are leaving for our trip in just over a month, so we'll need to figure out how to get them soon.

Thank you very much!

~kiwisplash

1. They will be in MK only in October. They will not be in Epcot for some time yet.

2. You go through one queue and meet the both at the end, though one at a time. They are in the same room, but not together.

3. FastPass questions like these are addressed in the green link in my signature.

 

[Anne5555]

Hi everyone!

My family & I are taking a trip to WDW this October and one of the things we are VERY excited to do is meet the newest princesses, Anna and Elsa! I have been doing a lot of research about wait times, FastPass+'s, etc. and I have a few questions- if you all had any answers or could point me in the right direction that would be great. :

1) Are the Frozen princesses moving back to Epcot? I read something about Disney constructing a SECOND meet and greet location in Norway- is this true? If so, when is it due to open? If they have two meet and greets running continuously throughout the day, will the wait times be reduced?

2) In the Fairytale Princess Hall, are the girls in separate locations? i.e. you wait in the same queue, but first you'd meet Elsa and then go down the hall and meet Anna? Again, I read this online and wasn't sure if it was true so I thought I'd ask you guys.

3) If I am not staying in a Disney Resort, how can I book my FastPasses? : We are leaving for our trip in just over a month, so we'll need to figure out how to get them soon.

thank you very much!

~kiwisplash

1. At this time they are only meeting in the Princess Hall at the MK. That might change soon, but I don't think an announcement has been made. When we were there last week, you wait in a hallway queue, then another queue in the room with A&E.

2. They are in the same room, just on separate sides of the narrow room. After you finish with the first sister, the second sister will probably be available immediately or within a few minutes. My husband appreciated the air conditioning--it must have been 60 degrees in their reception room, much cooler than the room Cinderella and Rapunzel share. They definitely wanted people to feel frozen there!

3. You should be able to make your FP+ at midnight 30 days in advance. There should be a sticky post on this board with more details.

 

[kiwisplash]

1. They will be in MK only in October. They will not be in Epcot for some time yet.

2. You go through one queue and meet the both at the end, though one at a time. They are in the same room, but not together.

3. FastPass questions like these are addressed in the green link in my signature.

Thank you very much I'll go check out your link now! the whole FastPass system is just so confusing to me

1. At this time they are only meeting in the Princess Hall at the MK. That might change soon, but I don't think an announcement has been made. When we were there last week, you wait in a hallway queue, then another queue in the room with A&E.

2. They are in the same room, just on separate sides of the narrow room. After you finish with the first sister, the second sister will probably be available immediately or within a few minutes. My husband appreciated the air conditioning--it must have been 60 degrees in their reception room, much cooler than the room Cinderella and Rapunzel share. They definitely wanted people to feel frozen there!

3. You should be able to make your FP+ at midnight 30 days in advance. There should be a sticky post on this board with more details.

Thank you! My DD is SO excited to meet them- wish they were next to each other, but we'll take what we can get. How long was your wait? I don't think my DH and BIL will be wanting to stand in a 120+ minute line for princesses lol

 

[Travelgrrl]

We're going in Oct and I tried to get Anna and Elsa 30 days out (11:00 Central time, on the dot, each night) and could never get them, at any time, for any day. No fear, we're going to the Halloween party and hope to see them then, and we have "Frozen Singalong" tickets. There's also a late night EMH until 2 AM where we might catch them (although the little ones in our party might be long asleep back in the hotel by then).

Just prepare that you might not get them.

 

[BudgieMama]

We're going in Oct and I tried to get Anna and Elsa 30 days out (11:00 Central time, on the dot, each night) and could never get them, at any time, for any day. No fear, we're going to the Halloween party and hope to see them then, and we have "Frozen Singalong" tickets. There's also a late night EMH until 2 AM where we might catch them (although the little ones in our party might be long asleep back in the hotel by then).

Just prepare that you might not get them.

I think this is important to note, and for you to think about a back-up plan if you don't get a FP+. They are very limited, and there are reports of onsite guests failing to secure a FP+ for Anna and Elsa when they try at 60 days out.

The wait times are coming down for Anna and Elsa now (compared to when they first arrived) but you could still have a hefty wait.

 

[mom2rtk]

Definitely stay plugged in here. Right now they are in the midst of a test where they are distributing FPs for every slot of their capacity for the day at park open (or shortly before, not sure). This thread explains the test they are currently conducting. No way to know if it will truly end after 4 days or go on longer. My personal thought is that since they are testing for the second time, they can't be far from going live.

 

[PrincessJo]

I think this is important to note, and for you to think about a back-up plan if you don't get a FP+. They are very limited, and there are reports of onsite guests failing to secure a FP+ for Anna and Elsa when they try at 60 days out.

The wait times are coming down for Anna and Elsa now (compared to when they first arrived) but you could still have a hefty wait.

Today I am 60 days away and I was up at dawn to try for a FP+ to meet Anna and Elsa. NO LUCK. I am beginning to wonder if it is even a perk to stay on site anymore.

Also NO LUCK getting a FP+ for 7DMT either.

Not feeling the magic right now....

 

[tmj212]

Today I am 60 days away and I was up at dawn to try for a FP+ to meet Anna and Elsa. NO LUCK. I am beginning to wonder if it is even a perk to stay on site anymore.

Also NO LUCK getting a FP+ for 7DMT either.

Not feeling the magic right now....

I actually set my alarm for midnight on the day that my window opened after reading several posts here about it. I got 7DMT, A&E and several others. I stayed up all night re-working the FP+ times and ADRs and parades and stage show times to align perfectly. I even managed to get a Be Our Guest ADR for dinner after the 180 days. I'm kind of bummed now that my planning is over...

The only thing I didn't get was CRT and we went last time. So I'm good.

Keep trying for A&E. I read that they come available closer to your trip dates as people finalize/cxl plans.

 

[mom2rtk]

The only thing I didn't get was CRT and we went last time. So I'm good.

CRT should not be that hard 180 days out. I assume you're going during the refurbishment.

 

[BudgieMama]

CRT should not be that hard 180 days out. I assume you're going during the refurbishment.

Yeah, it is shut for a while in the coming year.

We got our CRT reservation at 62 days, when I changed my mind about where we wanted to spend our last day in the parks... I got a 7pm reservation the first time I looked for one!