At AK last week we rope dropped FOP because we didn't want to pay for it. Off in plenty of time to grab some coffee and get in standby line for Safari, walked the Gorilla trail, rode EE standby, walked the tiger trail, had some snacks and then watched the 11:00 Lion King show. That was all I really wanted to do at the park, we wandered some more animal trails, had a drink at the Dawa bar and listened to some interesting music (kora player), and headed out.We are staying at SSR starting 5/23. We will rope drop each park using early entry. For those who have recently done this, what ride did you go to first in each park and why?
I find it astounding how frequently rides go down. I understand they are complex. And I understand new rides having glitches, but rides like TT and EE going down often is mind boggling.Last week of April trip: At MK we rope dropped Buzz and did that 3x in a row bc that's my kids favorite ride, then Speedway and Small World before starting our Genie+ rides. As HS we rope-dropped Rise, then Smugglers, then Toy Story, then Alien before using our ILL for Slinky. At AK we were planning on rope-dropping FOP but it was down (and we had got up at 5:45 that morning for the 7:00 open) GRR! So have a back-up plan. We rode Navi. By that time a huge line had built up for Safari bc EE was also down. Not a great day at AK. At Epcot we planned to rope drop Remy, but it was down. 2nd day in a row with a headliner down at Early Entry!!
Oh it was super frustrating! We ended up having to buy ILL for a different day so that we could ride FOP and Remy, and had to change our schedule around. Not really an advantage for staying on site when headliner rides are down at Early Entry!I find it astounding how frequently rides go down. I understand they are complex. And I understand new rides having glitches, but rides like TT and EE going down often is mind boggling.