Skyliner wait times at Riviera at rope drop and park closing?

[Days In the Sun]

Just wondering if anyone knows how long they have waited in line for the skyliner at rope drop and park closing. Also, how long after park opening/closing until the lines were fairly short?

I have Riviera booked but I am concerned it is not a good fit for us as I have one family member that has difficulty with long waits (health issue), especially in crowds. We are booked for early May.

 

[Flash_Sloth]

At rope drop, I've had very short lines for the Skyliner when starting at Riviera. It is usually less than a minute or two. Going to Epcot is direct, but a lot of the Skyliner gondolas are occupied from CBR and Pop guests going to Epcot. Going to DHS you have a transfer at CBR; it is usually almost no wait at Riviera, and then maybe a minute or two at CBR.

Coming back at park close or just after fireworks, the line for the Skyliner can be much longer, but the line moves quickly. I may not have hit the absolute peak times, but I think my longest wait was less than 10 minutes.

There is a separate line for people with ECVs or wheelchairs, and a separate process of loading/unloading and sending off those gondolas. At park closing, that line looked way backed up.

 

[havoc315]

Morning rope drop isn't bad for either park. Should rarely be more than 10-15 minutes, tops. Usually, under 5 minutes.

Evening close, Epcot can be bad if you exit in the fireworks crowd. If you beat the crowd by a few minutes, you're in good shape. If you wait a while, you'll be fine. But if fireworks start at 9pm, and you're hitting the Epcot skyliner station at 9:20-9:25, you can hit an insane line, over 30 minutes easily.

DHS close was fine before Fantastmic returned. As people didn't tend to leave DHS all at once. I don't know if the return of Fantasmic has changed that equation.

 

[Days In the Sun]

Morning rope drop isn't bad for either park. Should rarely be more than 10-15 minutes, tops. Usually, under 5 minutes.

Evening close, Epcot can be bad if you exit in the fireworks crowd. If you beat the crowd by a few minutes, you're in good shape. If you wait a while, you'll be fine. But if fireworks start at 9pm, and you're hitting the Epcot skyliner station at 9:20-9:25, you can hit an insane line, over 30 minutes easily.

DHS close was fine before Fantastmic returned. As people didn't tend to leave DHS all at once. I don't know if the return of Fantasmic has changed that equation.

Thank you so much! This sounds the same as we experience with the monorail then, never a problem arriving, not so great after EPCOT fireworks unless you wait it out. I almost cancelled our Riviera reservation today, I think we will stick with it. Really appreciate the help! Thanks again!

 

[Days In the Sun]

At rope drop, I've had very short lines for the Skyliner when starting at Riviera. It is usually less than a minute or two. Going to Epcot is direct, but a lot of the Skyliner gondolas are occupied from CBR and Pop guests going to Epcot. Going to DHS you have a transfer at CBR; it is usually almost no wait at Riviera, and then maybe a minute or two at CBR.

Coming back at park close or just after fireworks, the line for the Skyliner can be much longer, but the line moves quickly. I may not have hit the absolute peak times, but I think my longest wait was less than 10 minutes.

There is a separate line for people with ECVs or wheelchairs, and a separate process of loading/unloading and sending off those gondolas. At park closing, that line looked way backed up.

Thank you, your reply is so much appreciated! I think our plan will have to be to wait it out after the epcot fireworks/fantasmic then ie after peak, but other than that it sounds like we should be fine.