Ridemax -- Tips/Help Pls!

[egritz]

This is my first time attempting to use Ridemax....and I'm confused/frustrated. I KNOW that Peter Pan/Dumbo are 1st thing in the morning attractions, but when putting in all the Fantasyland attractions it keeps putting these two attractions at the end of the time there.

(I'm trying to allot 2 hrs in Fantasyland total 8am-10am -- but really it will be 7am-9am with the early morning hour -- trying to leave DL at 8am to get in line for DCA & hopefully grab show-passes for WOC).

I tried playing with the times (in at 8am, out at 8:45am) but it requires 3 attractions & is always putting that third attraction before Peter Pan & Dumbo & estimating wait times for both at 20 minutes. Are these estimates based on them calculating EM hours? If that is so, then it is frustrating they don't allow for the user to say they want to take advantage of those EM hours!

 

[Eeee-va]

I'm pretty sure there's fine print or somewhere that advises how you do Magic Mornings, but you can't put them into the plan yourself. If I were you I would do Fantasyland for Magic Morning just like any of the myriad advice threads you'll find here and elsewhere (or Ridemax's "off the plan" list), and then do your hours from 8 AM - 9 AM as Ridemax would have you do it.

Have fun!

 

[HydroGuy]

This is my first time attempting to use Ridemax....and I'm confused/frustrated. I KNOW that Peter Pan/Dumbo are 1st thing in the morning attractions, but when putting in all the Fantasyland attractions it keeps putting these two attractions at the end of the time there.

(I'm trying to allot 2 hrs in Fantasyland total 8am-10am -- but really it will be 7am-9am with the early morning hour -- trying to leave DL at 8am to get in line for DCA & hopefully grab show-passes for WOC).

I tried playing with the times (in at 8am, out at 8:45am) but it requires 3 attractions & is always putting that third attraction before Peter Pan & Dumbo & estimating wait times for both at 20 minutes. Are these estimates based on them calculating EM hours? If that is so, then it is frustrating they don't allow for the user to say they want to take advantage of those EM hours!

Yes, RM will take into account longer ride times for the Fantasyland rides on MM mornings (and for the Tomorrowland rides that are open for MM). Will you be using MM that morning yourself?

 

[S. S. Columbia]

This is my first time attempting to use Ridemax....and I'm confused/frustrated. I KNOW that Peter Pan/Dumbo are 1st thing in the morning attractions, but when putting in all the Fantasyland attractions it keeps putting these two attractions at the end of the time there.

(I'm trying to allot 2 hrs in Fantasyland total 8am-10am -- but really it will be 7am-9am with the early morning hour -- trying to leave DL at 8am to get in line for DCA & hopefully grab show-passes for WOC).

A shortcoming of RideMax is that it doesn't make itineraries for the Magic Morning hour. But RideMax's "Tips & Advice" tab has some advice for the Magic Morning hour.

The Magic Morning Super Thread has the following advice:

What's the best "touring plan strategy" for MM?
Assuming you are doing Fantasyland for your MM, in order to have the shortest lines, this strategy is recommended:
(0). Arrive before MM begins and run straight to...
1. Peter Pan (always first!!!)
2. Dumbo
3. Matterhorn/Mr. Toad/Alice
4. Pinocchio/Snow White/Mad Tea Party/King Arthur's Carousel

And the following thread by Hound 109 is also helpful:

A Critique of Magic Morning
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1392671

HTH

 

[mcnerthney]

If I could ask another RideMax question, I would like to know about rides that open later than usual or close before Disneyland closes. I've been working on an itinerary and have been stumped by Davy Canoes and Toontown times. Is there a place to locate opening and closing times for anything unusual?

Kristi
3 weeks to go!

 

[HydroGuy]

If I could ask another RideMax question, I would like to know about rides that open later than usual or close before Disneyland closes. I've been working on an itinerary and have been stumped by Davy Canoes and Toontown times. Is there a place to locate opening and closing times for anything unusual?

Kristi
3 weeks to go!

I do not know of any. But RM has this built in. DC Canoes close at dusk most days.