pumpkin5156
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Hey Guys,
Just took a one day trip yesterday (Thurs 8/21) with my sis and thought I'd report back on crowds, weather, etc. I took most of these pics with you in mind (especially you going in the next week or two.) Enjoy and ask many questions if you should so desire. *Please note: We did not do ToonTown or Fantasy Land at all (save Matterhorn).* I have dark hair and my sis has the lighter hair.
We arrived at the gate at 7:50am and stood at a Magic Morning Entrance that promptly turned to a regular Entrance and we were the second in line. They opened the gates at 8am.
Waiting to get in:
STRATEGY and CROWDS: I cannot emphasize enough the importance of getting there early and doing as much as possible in the first two hours (three if you have MM). After 10am, DL was getting crowded. Fastpasses for the big rides were out by 4PM. Here are pics of around from 8:05-9am
The board at 9:20am
The board just after 3PM
The firework crowd was crazy. It was packed everywhere. It was horrible but a great show!
RIDES: were kind of frustrating! Indy didn't open until noon, and went down at least twice after that. Splash didn't open until 8:30am. HM went down at least twice and Matterhorn once. TSMM was amazing. We waited 60 minutes at 10:30am and 40 minutes around 4PM.
Us in line for TSMM
Us on TOT, green and tan shirts
FASTPASS: All Fastpass lines were backed up all day. Even though it did save time compared to the Standby lines, it was annoying and still took a long time. Use Fastpass first thing and often! Or you will be stuck waiting with the other 85% of people who don't use it (or don't use it correctly).
WEATHER: was awesome! We felt hot once around 3-4PM, but over all it was perfect!
FOOD: We had the Supersonic Salads at Taste Pilots
We also had a pickle, pretzels, and I had this yummy blended mocha drink from Blue Ribbon that was great. And my sis got a Dole Whip.
We had a good time, but I am not one for crowds, so don't think I'll be doing "on" season anytime soon. Have fun people!
Just took a one day trip yesterday (Thurs 8/21) with my sis and thought I'd report back on crowds, weather, etc. I took most of these pics with you in mind (especially you going in the next week or two.) Enjoy and ask many questions if you should so desire. *Please note: We did not do ToonTown or Fantasy Land at all (save Matterhorn).* I have dark hair and my sis has the lighter hair.
We arrived at the gate at 7:50am and stood at a Magic Morning Entrance that promptly turned to a regular Entrance and we were the second in line. They opened the gates at 8am.
Waiting to get in:
STRATEGY and CROWDS: I cannot emphasize enough the importance of getting there early and doing as much as possible in the first two hours (three if you have MM). After 10am, DL was getting crowded. Fastpasses for the big rides were out by 4PM. Here are pics of around from 8:05-9am
The board at 9:20am
The board just after 3PM
The firework crowd was crazy. It was packed everywhere. It was horrible but a great show!
RIDES: were kind of frustrating! Indy didn't open until noon, and went down at least twice after that. Splash didn't open until 8:30am. HM went down at least twice and Matterhorn once. TSMM was amazing. We waited 60 minutes at 10:30am and 40 minutes around 4PM.
Us in line for TSMM
Us on TOT, green and tan shirts
FASTPASS: All Fastpass lines were backed up all day. Even though it did save time compared to the Standby lines, it was annoying and still took a long time. Use Fastpass first thing and often! Or you will be stuck waiting with the other 85% of people who don't use it (or don't use it correctly).
WEATHER: was awesome! We felt hot once around 3-4PM, but over all it was perfect!
FOOD: We had the Supersonic Salads at Taste Pilots
We also had a pickle, pretzels, and I had this yummy blended mocha drink from Blue Ribbon that was great. And my sis got a Dole Whip.
We had a good time, but I am not one for crowds, so don't think I'll be doing "on" season anytime soon. Have fun people!
