agamble
DIS Veteran
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- Apr 17, 2011
I did some searching on here but did not find a post on rope dropping Pandora for Flight of Passage.
I found some information on some Disney sites and I just read a recent post where another DIS member asked about rope drop among other things. It seems to me that the parks "open" well before rope drop. Disneyland typically opens only 15 mins early, but someone said Magic kingdom opens an hour early and I read Animal Kingdom opens about 45 mins early. Is this true and common for all 4 parks? Does this mean we should arrive even earlier?
We are not staying onsite as we're planning 2 weeks in a timeshare. So getting FP for the most popular rides is out of the question. We may try an early morning breakfast for Mine train or even an after dark event. New rides are opening at EPCOT and Studios, so I figure strategies will change for Slinky (definitely) and Frozen (maybe).
What works for Pandora? Is arriving an hour early good enough for rope dropping Flight of Passage? We will have a stroller as our youngest will be 4.5. Should we leave It in the car until later or park it somewhere near the front? Does Disney do a good job of organizing crowds here, or is it a free for all until people are actually in the queue? Is it true they often open the ride 30 minutes before opening? Are there special tricks for FOP like staying to the right for Carsland at DCA? I am hopeful if we rope drop FOP and arrive early enough we could get on and off in 30 to 45 mins (summer). Is that reasonable?
I found some information on some Disney sites and I just read a recent post where another DIS member asked about rope drop among other things. It seems to me that the parks "open" well before rope drop. Disneyland typically opens only 15 mins early, but someone said Magic kingdom opens an hour early and I read Animal Kingdom opens about 45 mins early. Is this true and common for all 4 parks? Does this mean we should arrive even earlier?
We are not staying onsite as we're planning 2 weeks in a timeshare. So getting FP for the most popular rides is out of the question. We may try an early morning breakfast for Mine train or even an after dark event. New rides are opening at EPCOT and Studios, so I figure strategies will change for Slinky (definitely) and Frozen (maybe).
What works for Pandora? Is arriving an hour early good enough for rope dropping Flight of Passage? We will have a stroller as our youngest will be 4.5. Should we leave It in the car until later or park it somewhere near the front? Does Disney do a good job of organizing crowds here, or is it a free for all until people are actually in the queue? Is it true they often open the ride 30 minutes before opening? Are there special tricks for FOP like staying to the right for Carsland at DCA? I am hopeful if we rope drop FOP and arrive early enough we could get on and off in 30 to 45 mins (summer). Is that reasonable?