The Cars Land Wide Right Technique: How to be one of the first 20 people on RSR w/MM

[kangamama]

There is still a "rope drop" for park opening after EE, so although you may not be one of the FIRST in line, you'll beat the public behind you if you do wide right. Yes, there'll be a line of people from EE, but I think it'll be shorter than if you were to not do wide right. If you're going on a Saturday when AP's have early entry at 7AM, there may be a chance of less people than a regular hotel EE because less APs are likely to get up that early on a Saturday. Not as crowded, but still crowded, so hope for the best, but expect the worst Not sure if RSR line is any shorter during WOC, though :/

Maybe we'll try that -- we will actually be there on a Monday it looks like. The hotels have EE, but the crowd predictor is showing a level of 1.5 for DCA, so at the very least it shouldn't be a bad as it was when we there over Xmas and had to wait for over an hour even with a fast pass!

 

[shimmergirl]

This was the best tip!! We found a few weeks ago that if we got immediately behind the CM holding the rope for Cars on the right (looks like a gas pump) we were first on the ride! DH went for FP and then did single rider--worked so well!

 

[Dziactor]

Thanks for the tip, will use in August.

 

[spicedparrot]

Will be going there the end of May, just curious if any recent visitors have noted whether or not this technique is still effective on EE days.

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I tried to use this trick the other day. My mom and I got to the rope at about 8:45 and we were back far enough from the rope to be next to the wait time info board. By staying far to the right, walking quickly, and weaving among people, we were only about 15-20 people back from the rope by the time we were under the stoplight in Carsland. This is as far as we got, however.....they waited until the mob was under the stoplight to inform us that the ride was down.

Being on the right was a good spot to be; we were able to take "Cross Street" towards Pacific Wharf and over to Screamin' and we got there when the wait time was only 5 minutes.

This was an EE day; they were letting on-site hotel guests walk on the sidewalk past the rope drop crowd in the street.

 

[jsknacke]

Yep used it two times this week (4/28-5/3/13) and it worked!!

 

[mom2me]

This my be a silly question is there a map of this wide right that you are talking about? I have not been to DCA since 2001 and we will be going in September so not really familiar with the layout of the park.

 

[HydroGuy]

This my be a silly question is there a map of this wide right that you are talking about? I have not been to DCA since 2001 and we will be going in September so not really familiar with the layout of the park.

You are not the first one to ask, and it is really not that hard. All the technique means is that as you enter CarsLand stay to the far right. It helps if you queue up to the right in Carthay Circle in the morning behind the rope.

 

[Xenorye]

You are not the first one to ask, and it is really not that hard. All the technique means is that as you enter CarsLand stay to the far right. It helps if you queue up to the right in Carthay Circle in the morning behind the rope.

But stay off the sidewalk...

 

[TLPL]

But stay off the sidewalk...

Why? Please explain.

 

[ArchOwl]

Why? Please explain.

The cast members will make you stay on the asphalt that is the main pathway in Carsland. It looks like a road. Off to the side is light colored sidewalk. The CMs will have you form a single file line on the asphalt. No one is allowed to walk on the light colored sidewalk because it will mess with the line.

Just stay all the way to the right on the asphalt, avoiding the sidewalk. You will be fine!

 

[dnamertz]

There will be EE at DCA all three days we are there 01/26-28 and since we are staying offsite and don't have AP's our best bet is getting FP since we won't be able to use this technique. Right?

Yes, I would get the FP. Standby will be busy already. Single rider is another option.

I'm confused after reading the above question and answer. Does the wide right technique not work if do not have EE acces and you are entering the park as a "regular" guest (assuming you lined up early enough to be inside the park for the rope drop)?

 

[ArchOwl]

I'm confused after reading the above question and answer. Does the wide right technique not work if do not have EE acces and you are entering the park as a "regular" guest (assuming you lined up early enough to be inside the park for the rope drop)?

The wide right technique still works in that you will beat the other regular guests who will be behind you. But you will be behind everyone else that was there for EE.

So if you use wide right as a regular guest on an EE day, your result will not be the same as if you did wide right on a non-EE day. It is up to you to decide if you want to wait in standby on an EE day as a regular guest.

 

[dnamertz]

The wide right technique still works in that you will beat the other regular guests who will be behind you. But you will be behind everyone else that was there for EE.

So if you use wide right as a regular guest on an EE day, your result will not be the same as if you did wide right on a non-EE day. It is up to you to decide if you want to wait in standby on an EE day as a regular guest.

I see. I was just reading the EA Superthread (wasn't familiar with how it worked since I haven't been since CarsLand opened). So for the official park opening rope drop (on an EMH morning), there are already EMH people riding RSR (and in line for RSR) by the time the rope is dropped for regular guests. Correct?

 

[ArchOwl]

I see. I was just reading the EA Superthread (wasn't familiar with how it worked since I haven't been since CarsLand opened). So for the official park opening rope drop (on an EMH morning), there are already EMH people riding RSR (and in line for RSR) by the time the rope is dropped for regular guests. Correct?

Correct. Of

 

[ArchOwl]

Silly iphone! I meant to say of course that assumes RSR is up and running during EMH.

How long the standby line is at regular park opening depends on a lot of different factors. I have seen it as short as 20-30 minutes to an hour plus at regular park opening. Most of the time I prefer to get FPs if I don't have early entry, but I am line phobic and don't like waiting in standby.

 

[Czardas]

Did the wide right today for he first time. Got to EMH at 7.30 for an 8 entry, we were about 4th in queue. They let us in 15 minutes early. We stayed hard right. They slowly walked us down and we were behind the first couple in front of the CM holding the gas pump handle. We ended up on the second car. It worked perfectly. We then joined fast pass queue at 8.45. At 9am it moved fast and we got a return time of 10.10-11.10' but RSR broke down on our return. We waited another hour and it was still down . Eventually we got on the ride and it broke down whilst we were on it. We got stuck just after Mater and the tractors on their backs. Waited 10-15 until we went again. We got to stay on for a repeat ride
well done to the hard right it works very well

 

[dnamertz]

Silly iphone! I meant to say of course that assumes RSR is up and running during EMH.

How long the standby line is at regular park opening depends on a lot of different factors. I have seen it as short as 20-30 minutes to an hour plus at regular park opening. Most of the time I prefer to get FPs if I don't have early entry, but I am line phobic and don't like waiting in standby.

Do the guests staying at a DL hotel get to use EMH on every day of their stay, or just on one of the days?

If I'm not staying on DL property, and I have a 5 day park hopper (for Mon thru Fri), that means I can use my MM entry into DL on either Tue or Thu, leaving the other day as the only day I can enter DCA at rope drop without DL hotel guests already being in the park. So, that would be the day I do the wide right technique, but then what should be my plan immediately after exiting RSR to best maximize being in the park when it first opens?

 

[Rubygoose]

My DS is 40 and a half inches without shoes (when measured at home in the morning.) I'm pretty sure he'll get to ride RSR by our trip in July, but I'm trying to figure out if we should do wide right or just get FP. I remember from our trip in Sept that the measuring stick is to the left of the line up. Are they pretty quick about measuring kids, or will 50+ people be getting into the lineup while DS is being measured? I'm assuming that if DH and DD get into the line while DS is being measured, others in the line won't happily let us pass them to catch up with our family.

 

[ArchOwl]

Do the guests staying at a DL hotel get to use EMH on every day of their stay, or just on one of the days?

If I'm not staying on DL property, and I have a 5 day park hopper (for Mon thru Fri), that means I can use my MM entry into DL on either Tue or Thu, leaving the other day as the only day I can enter DCA at rope drop without DL hotel guests already being in the park. So, that would be the day I do the wide right technique, but then what should be my plan immediately after exiting RSR to best maximize being in the park when it first opens?

The guests staying on site get to use early entry everyday of their stay. So for M-F visit, if you use your MM on Tuesday for DL, you would be able to use wide right optimally on Thursday. Of course, the FP option is available to you on the other days as well.

Right after you exit RSR, it would depend on your priorities where you would head next. If you want to ride RSR again, you could most likely hop in the RSR FP line and snag a FP. If you want to optimize your time with rides, I would do Luigi's if you have any interest, then head for Paradise Pier. Do Toy Story and then Screamin'.