I’m not saying it’s not possible... but there is a big difference in the ride being at HS versus in Disneyland, and a big difference in how people generally approach park-hopping and organizing “which park each day” at WDW versus DL. Even if it was in MK at WDW, I’m sure there’d be a different crowd pattern happening... but at DL, where the majority of guests treat DL/DCA as “one big park,” it’s a different scene.
You also cannot underestimate the time it takes to park hop at WDW tied with not knowing when your boarding group will be called. I would not risk heading to AK and trying to make it back over and into the parks before my 2 hours were up. Maybe if I had my own car?
You sound like you will be READY!! Definitely practice going through the screens if you can the day or two before. Depending on your time zone, you can practice on the WDW app since the screens are identical. We live in Texas, so it is easier for me to practice on the DLR app since that is 10am for me when it is 8am in California. Practice makes perfect!! I got up extra early a few days and took screen shots of the WDW app to show my family what it would look like (I'm sure there are many videos online of this, but I didn't want to risk ride spoilers by watching any of them!). Have fun!!Heading over to DL on the 30th thru the 2nd. I read your original post and pulled out my teen daughter’s old phone, last night I was explaining to her how the BG’s work, and told her that she was going to be in charge of operating the dual phones exactly because of those fast fingers!Hopeful we’ll be successful, we’ll be a party of 5, myself and daughter going with another mom, adult daughter and a birthday boy turning 4 on our first park day. They’re not quite into Disney like I am, it’s their first trip in maybe 20 years, so after having them download the Disneyland app, and using my login, I’ll also be giving them a “BG training” the night before, maybe have a couple of pretend opening countdown practice drills.
They all probably think I’m somewhat crazy, but know me enough to know that I love to plan and strategize for Disney trips.
I’ve been following the thread since right before the RotR opening and feel like all the information alone increases our odds of getting a BG. Can’t wait to see if my planned strategy works out, for me this is like a strategic betting, and if we get a BG I’ll feel like I won, if we don’t, I might be a little disappointed, mainly because I hate waking up early and generally never do rope drop, but it definitely won’t ruin our trip, and unlike actual betting there’s no money lost!
Bummer, but hopefully next week will be less crowded. We got a red button sitting in D-Luxe burger. Still waiting for ROTR to open at dhs. We have group 44.
Considering they started at #1, that's about 12 groups faster than yesterday for the same amount of park open time.
One thing to remember about today: it was really the first day that folks who wanted to ride early but didn't want to brave the intensity of an opening holiday weekend (and have flexible-enough schedules) would be giving it a try, so I think it's still a little high for a weekday.
Hopefully, we'll get to two minutes on BGs tomorrow.
(I think five minutes will be the first big pillar to hit - I'm keeping my fingers crossed that'll happen before I get there in two weeks.)
I haven't watched any videos either. I have two friends who work as CMs on ROTR and they highly recommended NOT to watch any video and experience it for yourself first. So I am holding out! LOL. It's hard though because I have major FOMO!
Best of luck to you this weekend!
I haven't watched any videos either. I have two friends who work as CMs on ROTR and they highly recommended NOT to watch any video and experience it for yourself first. So I am holding out! LOL. It's hard though because I have major FOMO!
