Tell me about single rider at RSR

[mrs_z]

We will have a party of six. Would we all get in the SR line and then get placed on different cars one after another? How fast would it be compared to using fastpass?

I never considered it before but we will be there when parks are crowded and I don't want to wait in line all day.

 

[bumbershoot]

Would we all get in the SR line and then get placed on different cars one after another?

You are not necessarily put in cars one after the other. They use SR as needed, so if they have a long stretch of standby/FP lines not having any empty spots, you won't be pulled. But when we've done it it's fairly quick. The fact of the matter is that plenty of people are in groups of odd numbers, and single spots are often needed.

How fast would it be compared to using fastpass?

In our experience, faster. In some others' experiences, FP can sometimes be faster. I personally have never used FP or standby for it; we don't want to deal with the FP madness and would much rather just walk up and get in the SR line and not second guess ourselves.


We do have a meetup spot selected (nearly the Stanley statue, but (for my kid) not accidentally photobombing people taking pictures at the statue) if we don't all end up in the photopass area at the same time (that's what generally happens). That way if someone has a delay or there's a ride stop or someone gets sent to the Accessible car area we still all end up in the same area.

 

[SMD]

With 6 people, FP will likely be faster or just as fast. Plus you'll get your own car. Unless SR is more than 30-40 minutes, I would do both a ride twice.

 

[Winnowill]

We once had an experience where three of our party had late FPs, and the other two did SR. The three of us with FPs got in and out fairly quickly. And then we waited 30 minutes for the SR ones. After that, SR seems like a big crapshoot to me.

 

[dshimel]

In general, FP is about 10 minute wait, while single rider seems to run about half the regular stand-by. Regualr stand-by frequently hits 90 minutes or more, and FP can be 45 mins or more.

Everything is effected by downtime, of course. One day I was in the park, RSR was down half the day, and it took like 30 mins for FP.

 

[Chiomaca]

Everything is effected by downtime, of course. One day I was in the park, RSR was down half the day, and it took like 30 mins for FP.

Downtime is huge - when that happens, it's best to just keep an eye on the app and look for updates. Otherwise if you can't get there at Rope Drop, then FP is a better bet. We've also done SR and FP combo, which gives you two rides, but with six people you could have wildly different wait times and end up wasting much of the day. I'd either go first thing in the morning or do FP in your case.

 

[mrs_z]

Does California still open later than Disneyland? Can someone refresh my memory on how to get Fastpass for RSR when you start off at Disneyland at rope drop?

 

[figment_jii]

Does California still open later than Disneyland? Can someone refresh my memory on how to get Fastpass for RSR when you start off at Disneyland at rope drop?

DCA sometimes open at the same time as DL and sometimes after (and sometimes before if you count EMH mornings).

Currently, as long as your ticket has been used to enter one of the parks, you can get a FP in either park. A lot of guests send a runner (one person with everyone's ticket) over to DCA to get the RSR FP. Otherwise, you can keep an eye on the FP return times using the Disneyland App. When it gets close to the time you want (I'd start heading over there when you're within 30-45 minutes of the time you want), send the runner to DCA to get the FPs at that point.

 

[Zbugz]

It just depends on the day. I've zipped through the SR line in less than 10 minutes when the FP line had a ton more people in it. This happens especially if the ride goes down at any point in the day. Then the FP line gets overwhelmed later.

I'd use the FP first then the SR line for additional rides. My party usually is within one or two cars of each other.