Rumors of Light (ROL discussion thread)

[TheFloatingBear]

Gigi! And either her mother or her "aunt" Rory. The Animal Specialists told us that Gigi's mother wasn't particularly maternal, so while Gigi knows she's her mom, she spends more time with Rory, who seemed to be taking on more of the maternal role and showing her the ropes...

 

[bluezy]

I want a FP for Everest at night! Grrr! And the safari! Bitterness slightly renewed! Although no one in my family will do Everest again, so I went by myself at rope drop and walked on with the single rider line 3 times. They told me to hurry!! Love that!

Prepare yourself for giraffe pictures! It's happening!

They had the single riders line open at rope drop? When we were there last June they didn't open the single riders line until close to 10:00. Our kids (teens/tween) love that ride and rode it at rope drop both standby and with FP but when they did standby, the single rider line wasn't open yet. They opened the single rider line just as our kids were finishing their last ride. I hope it's open at rope drop this year since (assuming ROL/JB FP's open up) they won't have FP for EE this time.

 

[TheFloatingBear]

They had the single riders line open at rope drop? When we were there last June they didn't open the single riders line until close to 10:00. Our kids (teens/tween) love that ride and rode it at rope drop both standby and with FP but when they did standby, the single rider line wasn't open yet. They opened the single rider line just as our kids were finishing their last ride. I hope it's open at rope drop this year since (assuming ROL/JB FP's open up) they won't have FP for EE this time.

Yes, they definitely did. It was an EMH, but we got a bit of a late start, so can't remember exactly what time I got there. The first two times, I was alone and had to speed up as they were waving me on, the third time there were about 3 people ahead of me but I still got on almost immediately. I hope it's open for your kids! It was great because I got my fill in a short amount of time and could meet up with my family quickly!

 

[TheFloatingBear]

Actually, I didn't quite get my fill but I graciously left to catch up with my family...

 

[TheFloatingBear]

@TheFloatingBear, Teefury decided to start offering tank tops yesterday and one of the choices was Karen Hallion's Tardis/Ariel. You KNOW I jumped on that!

Catching up...I bet it will be adorable! Sadly, my Admiral Ackbar shirt arrived when we were away! Boo!

 

[sunshinemelody]

I missed you guys. *hugs* This was a tiring weekend!

I stood for 6 hours yesterday for that Bernie Sanders rally. #mybodyhurts #help

But so many Disney reports! I hope everyone is having a blast who are in the parks (and for those who returned--WELCOME BACK HOME!). And hey, exams exams exams -- we all got this! Major pixie dust and luck to you, @Paigevon!

 

[JeninTexas]

Yay to everyone that got their KS FP booked!

My FP window opens tonight. I'm trying to change my Y&Y ADR to an earlier time (currently 7:45) so we have more flexibility in evening FPs for KS and EE. Also, trying to leave a hole for the JB show. My problem now is that I can't change the reservation online, and I have been trying all morning to call in but can't get through. I am guessing it is because the Free Dining promotion was released today and everyone is calling in for that. Wouldn't you know it - the one time I am not trying to get FD is the time it is messing me up from completing the rest of my planning!!!!

 

[TheFloatingBear]

Is there anything more pathetic than checking your lines app from your kitchen when you get home? Sigh...

 

[gwynne]

Is there anything more pathetic than checking your lines app from your kitchen when you get home? Sigh...

You have me laughing out loud! Too funny!
I'm still catching up on laundry, bills and all the other mundane things that have to be done after vacation. I am now continuing down the list with a smile.

 

[princessekrus]

Is there anything more pathetic than checking your lines app from your kitchen when you get home? Sigh...

Got home last night and did the same thing!

10 days in the world, such a fabulous trip, even without ROL. Several CM comments on my ROL magic band, they all laughed when I explained. I talked to one check-in CM who was hoping it would open before she has to leave in August. I wore my shirt for the Darkside Half, and in the last mile, someone yelled out "Rumors of Light" - which was awesome. I was seriously hurting, and that shout out got me through the next mile.

Highlights of the trip were the SW fireworks at HS. We had only planned on seeing them once, but ended up going 4 times, including on our last night. If you are there now, definitely don't miss them, even if you aren't a star wars fan - they are fabulous! My DD6 used her own money to buy a Princess Leia dress at Hollywood Studios and got so much attention from it that she then wore it every day (with a double bun hairstyle). We even had someone stop us in Epcot so they could have a picture with her.

Reentry to real life is hard. DD9 was crying last night because she wanted to go back to Disney. I told her I felt the same way, and that I get over it by working on planning the next trip, and asked if she wanted to help me. Luckily we are going back in August, and there will be some new things to experience so she can get excited about that. When I asked her what she liked most about it, she said that we all go to do things together as a family. It was a really special trip.

I also figured out a strategy for getting/changing last minute 'hard to get' fast passes. Here was the situation: Saturday morning, I am up about 8am, but we have a relaxing morning planned, and then we had planned to go to Magic Kingdom that evening. But everyone decides that they would rather go to HS to see the SW fireworks one more time.... ok, but I have NO FP's for HS, I had them all for MK. So I go and cancel my MK FP's, and figure I will try and get some of the tier 2 stuff at HS. So I select Tier 1 for Beauty and the Beast (since we hadn't seen it), as well as Star Tours and Tower of Terror (which still had some evening availability). Then I start fussing with my tier 1 options. In the app, I click "modify" and select just 1 person. Then I keep hitting refresh, looking for a toy story FP. After about 2 minutes of constant refreshing, one pops up, but it's for the wrong time... I take it anyway, and then go back to trying to change it with my "modify/refresh" strategy. About 2 minutes later one pops up for the time I want. I repeat this procedure for eveyone in my party (5 of us). Within a half hour, I had 5 overlapping toy-story fast passes, that gave us a 30 minute window where we could all ride together. Fast forward to that evening - we've done all our FP's, and DD6 and DD9 tried ToT for the first time and loved it, and now want another FP. It is 6:00pm, and the park is crowded. ToT standby is at 70 minutes. As we sit down to eat dinner (QS), I start looking for a 4th FP for ToT. Within 15 minutes of using my one-person-at-a-time modify/refresh strategy, I found us all 8:00 ToT fast passes. My kids couldn't believe it. Perfect way to end a HS day.

I hope everyone there now, and with upcoming summer trips have as magical experience as we did. As always, we can't wait to go back! DH even mentioned possibly buying DVC.... My parents are DVC, and we usually go on their points, but I would LOVE to have points of our own. It's never been in the cards before, but if a few business things go right over the next couple of months, it might be!

 

[DVC4US]

I'm totally guessing on the JB time but if it's 9 like F!, those FP are for 8:25 so I booked 7:25-8:25 for KS. I'm so stressed though because I probably guessed wrong. I realize we'll have fun regardless but geez, this is killing me!

I'm right there with ya! All of these unknowns are driving me nuts. At least we've gotten the Safari and Soarin' taken care of. Now I'm just waiting on Jungle Book and Frozen Ever After. And I agree, no matter how this all shakes out, we'll still have a great time. I need to keep reminding myself of that. And anything new we might miss on this trip will still be there the next time we visit.

Right there with you guys. I'm excited for the trip and I know we will have a great time, but I just want to get our plans done so I don't have to keep checking several times a day to see if they have loaded something else or made changes. Right now I have EE 7:15-8:15 and KS 9:30-10:30. I am also waiting for SW fireworks times and possibly a dessert party at HS.

I think our trips are close to each other(me in the middle), but I don't think we overlap. I will be there the 9th-19th.

 

[ArielSRL]

Right there with you guys. I'm excited for the trip and I know we will have a great time, but I just want to get our plans done so I don't have to keep checking several times a day to see if they have loaded something else or made changes. Right now I have EE 7:15-8:15 and KS 9:30-10:30. I am also waiting for SW fireworks times and possibly a dessert party at HS.

I think our trips are close to each other(me in the middle), but I don't think we overlap. I will be there the 9th-19th.

We are 6/4-6/11. We will be at MK 6/9 and DHS 6/10, departing Sat 6/11.

 

[DVC4US]

I arrive on the 9th(maybe the 8th if I go visit my DD in St Pete first) - planning on doing the SW fireworks on the 9th just to scope things out before everyone else arrives on the 10th. On the 10th we are just going to get settled in - may try to pop into Epcot that afternoon - and we have reservations at Raglan Rd that night.

We are staying at SSR.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Anyone here going to be in the World Aug 10-21?? Will it be weird if I wear my Rumors of Light buttons again then??

 

[ArielSRL]

I arrive on the 9th(maybe the 8th if I go visit my DD in St Pete first) - planning on doing the SW fireworks on the 9th just to scope things out before everyone else arrives on the 10th. On the 10th we are just going to get settled in - may try to pop into Epcot that afternoon - and we have reservations at Raglan Rd that night.

We are staying at SSR.

We are also at SSR! Maybe we will pass each other at the resort. We will be doing midday breaks everyday but arrival day so we'll be there in the afternoons.

 

[LindseyJo22]

Then I keep hitting refresh, looking for a toy story FP.

OK random question - is this on the computer or the app? I've been messing with my app, trying to estimate if we're going to be able to have as much success with additional FPs now that everyone can make them from their phones, and there doesn't seem to be an easy "refresh" option on the phone. I figured this probably was on the computer, but I figured I'd ask in case I was missing something obvious

 

[Paigevon]

Good Luck with the job. Sending prayers, happy thoughts, and pixie dust your way!!

Thank you! 1 paper and 2 exams left!

That sounds awesome!! What a great sounding opportunity! Prayers and positive vibes heading your way!!

Thank you!

I missed you guys. *hugs* This was a tiring weekend!

I stood for 6 hours yesterday for that Bernie Sanders rally. #mybodyhurts #help

But so many Disney reports! I hope everyone is having a blast who are in the parks (and for those who returned--WELCOME BACK HOME!). And hey, exams exams exams -- we all got this! Major pixie dust and luck to you, @Paigevon!

Thank you!!! Tomorrow is my last day yay!!!! 4 days until DISNEY!

Anyone here going to be in the World Aug 10-21?? Will it be weird if I wear my Rumors of Light buttons again then??

We'll be there for 1 day, MK on... whichever is Friday Aug 11th I believe!

 

[DVC4US]

We are also at SSR! Maybe we will pass each other at the resort. We will be doing midday breaks everyday but arrival day so we'll be there in the afternoons.

Awesome! Maybe we will have to try for a quick meet-up or quick hello on the 9th or 10th.

 

[ArielSRL]

Awesome! Maybe we will have to try for a quick meet-up or quick hello on the 9th or 10th.

Sounds wonderful! If you get a chance, check out the first post of my linked TR to see photos of us, so you will know who you are looking for! We will be back at the resort around 1pm on both days, probably doing some pool time on Thursday.

 

[DVC4US]

Sounds wonderful! If you get a chance, check out the first post of my linked TR to see photos of us, so you will know who you are looking for! We will be back at the resort around 1pm on both days, probably doing some pool time on Thursday.

Sounds good! I will take a look. Thanks