Rope Drop plan for DCA next week? Feb 15-21

[SplashMo]

Any thoughts for a Rope Drop plan for DCA next week? Feb 15-21. Also is it still 45 min early at main gate (staying offsite) or does that ease up a bit because it is Feb?

 

[MouseEXP]

1) Grab a FP for Radiator Springs Racers
2) Toy Story Midway Mania
3) Screamin
4) Fun Wheel
5) Goofy Sky School
6) Symphony Swing
7) Little Mermaid
8) Bugs Land
9) Tower of Terror
10) Grab FP for Anna and Elsa if you plan to see them
11) Grab 2nd FP for RSR
12) Use FP for RSR
13) Lunch
14) Rest of Hollywood Land (Make sure you see Aladdin)
15) Head back to hotel to relax if you like
16) Rest of Cars Land and use RSR FP
17) Dinner.... then whatever else

 

[SplashMo]

Thank You! This looks great!

 

[Nevada Jen]

Grab Anna and Ella when you come in or after you grab the rsr pass. Those were going fast on a very light day a couple of weeks ago. The fast pass is near where you enter

 

[cherice95403]

If it's not a early hour day in the park go straight to radiator springs and ride the racers then go back get your passes and head over to Toy Story and screamin. The rest is easy.

 

[cindernat]

This is my conundrum. We'll have early entry to DCA, and I am not sure whether to ride on RSR immediately, or go on other rides (eg: Toy Story), then get in the queue for RSR FP. Or both, haha.

Can someone clarify please, is there a separate fast pass queue for people with extra magic hour? That didn't make sense to me but I read about it in a guide.

 

[SplashMo]

This is my conundrum. We'll have early entry to DCA, and I am not sure whether to ride on RSR immediately, or go on other rides (eg: Toy Story), then get in the queue for RSR FP. Or both, haha.

Can someone clarify please, is there a separate fast pass queue for people with extra magic hour? That didn't make sense to me but I read about it in a guide.

The queue for FP+ is closed until park opens.

If you have never been on RSR and are not going back any time soon then jump on RSR and then TSMM (likely more than once). Then circle back and jump in RSR line if park has not opened or jump in RSR FP+ line if it has opened.

If you have been and can go again soon, etc....

Go on TSMM (likely more than once). Then circle back and jump in RSR line if park has not opened or jump in FP+ line if it has opened.

In either case try for a second RSR FP+ two hours later...

 

[MouseEXP]

This is my conundrum. We'll have early entry to DCA, and I am not sure whether to ride on RSR immediately, or go on other rides (eg: Toy Story), then get in the queue for RSR FP. Or both, haha.

Can someone clarify please, is there a separate fast pass queue for people with extra magic hour? That didn't make sense to me but I read about it in a guide.

Get to the entrance to California Adventure 15-30 minutes before it starts.
During EMH ride RSR and then TSMM. When the park opens finish all of Paradise Pier. Screamin, Fun Wheel, Goofy, Symphony, Zephyr, Mermaid.
Then get a FP for RSR. Then Bugs Land and Tower of Terror, Lunch Time.
Grab a 2nd FP for RSR. Then Hollywood Land

 

[cindernat]

Thanks SplashMo & MouseExp. It seems so simple when you put it like that! I hope it pans out that way on the day.

What I was referring to was this guide:

'Hotel guests using Early Entry privileges should look for a private FASTPASS queue outside the kiosk corral, and step into shortly before regular park hours start.'

But from what you're saying this is just the same queue everyone else uses, but you can just queue earlier.

 

[jenjersnap]

MouseEXP, where would you work the Olaf meet and grabbing WOC FPs into that plan? They are priorities along with RSR and TSMM for us.

 

[MouseEXP]

Thanks SplashMo & MouseExp. It seems so simple when you put it like that! I hope it pans out that way on the day.

What I was referring to was this guide:

'Hotel guests using Early Entry privileges should look for a private FASTPASS queue outside the kiosk corral, and step into shortly before regular park hours start.'

But from what you're saying this is just the same queue everyone else uses, but you can just queue earlier.

I believe it is the exact same

 

[MouseEXP]

MouseEXP, where would you work the Olaf meet and grabbing WOC FPs into that plan? They are priorities along with RSR and TSMM for us.

The way you meet Olaf seems to change, but from what I have seen it is pager based. You basically get in line to get a pager then when you are paged you get in line to meet Olaf. To me its more important to do the other attractions and then do Olaf when you have nothing else to do.

I would grab the WOC FP when you finish Paradise Pier with the Little Mermaid being last.