Rockin' Roller Coaster Wait Options

[MommaJage]

We aren't able to use a FP+ for this ride. Anyone have experience with the single rider line? How much time might that save over the regular stand-by wait? For a variety of reasons we will probably be there mid-afternoon.

Would waiting until 6:45 help? We aren't planning on Fantasmic but that runs at 7 the day we are there.

Thanks!!

 

[Airship Ariadne]

We aren't able to use a FP+ for this ride. Anyone have experience with the single rider line? How much time might that save over the regular stand-by wait? For a variety of reasons we will probably be there mid-afternoon.

Would waiting until 6:45 help? We aren't planning on Fantasmic but that runs at 7 the day we are there.

Thanks!!

I would not wait that late if you are planning on single rider...when we went in Dec, they had shut the single rider line down when we arrived at about that time (sometime between 6:45 and 7 when we arrived) so we had to do standby, and it was 45 minutes.

 

[mullysisters]

The RnR single rider line is the least useful in terms of wait times. They let you into the line well back of the actual ride and very sporadically. It doesnt save any time at all (unlike the EE and TT single rider that is better many times than the FP+ line)
Best strategy for this ride is EMH rope drop. Last trip I got to the ride first and rode RnR 6x before I got tired of it and went to ToT.

 

[LSUfan4444]

How much time might that save over the regular stand-by wait?

All depends on how long the standby wait time is. if single rider is available, you are more than likely to save time on RNR on just about each attempt. Not as sure fire as say Test Track or Everest, but more times than not the time savings will be significant.

 

[LSUfan4444]

They let you into the line well back of the actual ride and very sporadically.

Not sure what you meam...like Test Track and Everest they let a single rider in when there is an opportunity. The difference is Everest and Test Track loads so much faster (more cars operating at one time) so there is more opportunity.

It doesnt save any time at all (unlike the EE and TT single rider that is better many times than the FP+ line)

Are you comparing the single rider wait time to the FP+ wait time or the standby wait time?

I'm not sure how anyone could say the single rider line is not any faster than standby.

 

[ktlm]

In our experience the single ride line wait time has increased substantially since FP+ and tiering. Pre FP+, DH and I took turns doing single rider at RNRC quite a bit while the other stayed with DD. It typically was posted at a 10 to 15 minute wait. Since FP+ and tiering, we have wanted to continued to do that as DD won't set foot near it even though she is tall enough now, but every time we have tried the single rider line has been 30 minutes or more. We can't FP+ it because we do TSMM for DD. We kept an eye on it our full DHS day on our last trip and we did not see it ever go below that. It would still likely be a time saver as the standby line was always between 45 and 70 minutes. For us, we didn't want to invest over an hour in it, and neither of us felt right going when the other couldn't, so thanks to FP+ and tiering, no RNRC for me our last trip even though it is one of my favorites.

 

[ohiotodds12]

I think it all depends on time of year. If you go during spring break, I would think there might be a lot of people there that would try single rider line. While there back in September, my sisters and I, all did the single ride line multiple times when the wait in the morning and in the afternoon was at 50 mins and an hour respectively. We were in, on and out of the ride, the first time in 15 minutes, the second time it was 20 minutes. You could see people still in line outside of the building that we walked up with waiting in the regular line. I say give it a try, if you get in there and feel like you do not want to wait, just ask to leave. I think different times work different for people. Have a great time and hope you get to ride it.

 

[msp2mco]

I have quite a bit of experience with single-rider line on RnR, especially during spring break. Single-rider works best in the morning. I think groups of people want to ride it together the first time through. Then, they are willing to go in the single-rider line after that. As afternoon approaches, the single-rider line gets a lot busier.

I have been in the single-rider line a several times where it would have been faster to do stand-by. This is both before and after FP+. The wait-time at the entrance really didn't help determine this. Partly it depends on the way the CM loads the ride. I've seen CM's fill cars with groups of 3 and 5 and not use the single-rider line.

 

[Elevationist]

I used Single Rider for RnR in September, and it was awesome. Now granted, I did it in the morning, maybe 30 mins to an hour after park opening. There was literally no wait at all. I didn't even get to see the preshow in the studio with Aerosmith ("Wait a minute. I love that idea.") because the line was moving through so fast. I didn't mind skipping it as I've seen it plenty of times, I was just surprised how quickly the line moved!

 

[mel373]

Can you do rider swap with the single line? If my husband goes first and I stay with the baby and he enters the single line will they give me a rider swap to return through the FP line?

 

[silenttuba]

My plan for HS is to hit Toy Story first at rope drop, then head over to RnRC. My wife and I don't mind using single rider if we have to. Hopefully we can get both of those done before our first FP+ window closes at 11:05 (Star Tours).

 

[Alesia]

Not sure what you meam...like Test Track and Everest they let a single rider in when there is an opportunity. The difference is Everest and Test Track loads so much faster (more cars operating at one time) so there is more opportunity.


Are you comparing the single rider wait time to the FP+ wait time or the standby wait time?

I'm not sure how anyone could say the single rider line is not any faster than standby.

Once my husband was seated next to someone from the single rider line who had waited more that 35 minutes. We waited in the standby line for less than 20. So, yes, it is definitely possible.

Can you do rider swap with the single line? If my husband goes first and I stay with the baby and he enters the single line will they give me a rider swap to return through the FP line?

No. The baby will not be allowed into the line at all.

 

[LSUfan4444]

Once my husband was seated next to someone from the single rider line who had waited more that 35 minutes. We waited in the standby line for less than 20. So, yes, it is definitely possible.

I know it's possible and referenced that earlier, but more times than not the time savings will be significant. Single Rider NOT being faster is certainly the exception and examples of the contrary are anecdotal.

 

[Brian Noble]

The RnR single rider line is the least useful in terms of wait times.

The plural of "anecdote" is not "data", but...the one time I used it, I waited just about the posted Standby time, and posted times are usually a little conservative! I've heard this from enough other people that I no longer consider single rider at Coaster a viable option. If standby is short enough, I'll ride, but if not, I'll skip it.

I'm interested in hearing others' direct experiences to the contrary though.

 

[johde]

The plural of "anecdote" is not "data", but...the one time I used it, I waited just about the posted Standby time, and posted times are usually a little conservative! I've heard this from enough other people that I no longer consider single rider at Coaster a viable option. I'm interested in hearing others' direct experiences to the contrary though.

To add another anecdotal data point, just after New Years 2013 (so before FP+), I was waiting in the Single Rider Line for RnR. A couple of tween/early teen kids were right in front of my. While we were waiting in the back alley, the rest of their party passed us in the standby line. We ended up waiting about another 10 minutes before we finally ended up riding.

 

[Brian Noble]

I should have mentioned mine was also pre-FP+, and in the mid-morning.

 

[texasroni75]

While there back in September, my sisters and I, all did the single ride line multiple times when the wait in the morning and in the afternoon was at 50 mins and an hour respectively. We were in, on and out of the ride, the first time in 15 minutes, the second time it was 20 minutes. You could see people still in line outside of the building that we walked up with waiting in the regular line.

This!! We were there this past September. On our last day at Hollywood Studios my daughter and I did single rider line 6 times in a row (it's her favorite ride and we don't mind sitting separately). We averaged a 15 minute wait when the posted standby time was between 30 and 50 minutes. But, it really does depend on how many odd-numbered groups are in the other lines so that single-rider spots open up, so it's pretty much a guessing game. On that same trip, Test Track waits were almost the same for single rider and standby for us.