twice through RSR FP line in one day?

[jsoren11]

Has anyone gotten two in one day? Can it be done?

 

[Malcon10t]

No, it probably cannot be done.

On the off chance it can, here would be the scenerio.

You enter on hotel guest early entry and are at the very front of the line, so you get a pass for 840a-940a. You immediately go to the end of the line, and wait in that line and allow people to pass you until after 840am. Then get one for later. If you get in line later, so you are further back, and you get a time like 930a, you won't be able to get a second pass, as FPs are gone by 930a.

 

[disneychrista]

Has anyone gotten two in one day? Can it be done?

Not likely at this time.

Now if you were one of the first to get a FP that day and had a very early return time (before 9am) and then were one of the last ones to get a FP (after 9am). It would take a committment of at least 2 hours and it would be better to just go in the stand-by line, after getting your first FP.

 

[skiingfast]

It would take a committment of at least 2 hours and it would be better to just go in the stand-by line, after getting your first FP.

That's how I feel about it too. When it can take so much time to get a FP why not wait in the regular line?

In the Fall we will see some day where it takes minutes to get RSR FPs and the FP are lasting further into mid morning. Then multiple FPs will be easier to get.

 

[aan1701]

If you do not have young kids I suggest forgetting about FP all together. In the time it takes to get and use two sets of FP you could have used the single rider line multiple times.

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[Malcon10t]

If you do not have young kids I suggest forgetting about FP all together. In the time it takes to get and use two sets of FP you could have used the single rider line multiple times.

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Be aware, single rider line is usually 45-50 mins, and will close when it hits an hour wait. So, stating you can ride it multiple times during the 45 mins it might take to get the second set of FP is misleading.

 

[aan1701]

Be aware, single rider line is usually 45-50 mins, and will close when it hits an hour wait. So, stating you can ride it multiple times during the 45 mins it might take to get the second set of FP is misleading.

You miss understood what I was trying to say. What I mean is in the time it takes to obtain the FP then actually get to use the FP you can go on way more times than two if you wanted. Also I have never encountered a closed Single Rider line and I go weekly in Fridays. I also find that no matter what the stated wait time says for Single Rider it is never more than 45 min. This has held up to be true in the more than 20+ times I have ridden. It is a 45 min wait from the sign.

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[Eeee-va]

Isn't it typically at least 20-30 minutes+ for the Fastpass line? So the time it takes to get and use 2 FPs would be well over 45 minutes.

Is it worth the wait to see the theming in FP or standby at least once? I understood the Single Rider line in particular was missing the queue theming.

 

[skiingfast]

Isn't it typically at least 20-30 minutes+ for the Fastpass line? So the time it takes to get and use 2 FPs would be well over 45 minutes.

Is it worth the wait to see the theming in FP or standby at least once? I understood the Single Rider line in particular was missing the queue theming.

To get two RSR FPs. You have to be in the park for rope drop and be one of the first in the RSR FP line. Then wait 30 minutes for the FP distribution to start. Then it will take 5-10 minutes to get you first FP. With luck the return is well within an hour so you can get back in the RSR FP line and wait 20-30 minutes for your second FP.


Then of course when you got to RSR to use your FPs the return line can have a 15-30 minute wait itself.


The FP, SR, and Stand By lines are parallel for a while and with each having a long wait you see roughly the same things. About halfway through the only the Stand By line gets to see some of the special details. So yes it can be nice to do the stand by.

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

How old do you have to be to be in the single rider line?? We'd risk it if hubby went 1st, then dd (will be almost 9 on our trip) and then me... so he could fetch her when she disembarks, and I would be right behind... plus odds would be she'd end up riding with one of us anyway??

 

[aan1701]

I'd say chances are she would be in the same car as one of you if they will allow her to go by her self and I think they will.

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[disneychrista]

How old do you have to be to be in the single rider line?? ... plus odds would be she'd end up riding with one of us anyway??

You have to 7 to ride alone. So your 9yo is plenty old enough, if you think she is mature enough. It is possible that she will be in the same car, different row, as you or your DH but this can not be counted on.

 

[rramstad]

How old do you have to be to be in the single rider line?? We'd risk it if hubby went 1st, then dd (will be almost 9 on our trip) and then me... so he could fetch her when she disembarks, and I would be right behind... plus odds would be she'd end up riding with one of us anyway??

From my recent experience (July 8th to 13th) the RSR CM were very relaxed about younger kids doing single rider. I saw some kids that were probably five or six going single rider.

(As opposed to Indy, where we had been doing single rider on many rides no problem, we had CM ask us on more than one occasion for the age of the kids, even my big 9 year old was asked... presumably a point of emphasis on Indy due to the intensity of the ride, which is probably a bit more intense than most, and the very "loose" restraint system.)

 

[rramstad]

You miss understood what I was trying to say. What I mean is in the time it takes to obtain the FP then actually get to use the FP you can go on way more times than two if you wanted. Also I have never encountered a closed Single Rider line and I go weekly in Fridays. I also find that no matter what the stated wait time says for Single Rider it is never more than 45 min. This has held up to be true in the more than 20+ times I have ridden. It is a 45 min wait from the sign.

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In my experience the wait from the sign, with a full queue, is close to 60 minutes. When you get under the overhang, there's a trash can, and it's 30 minutes or so from there. (We encountered closed single rider lines on multiple occasions, so maybe the queue was just jammed, we weren't there on a Friday, were there from the 8th to 13th.)

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

You have to 7 to ride alone. So your 9yo is plenty old enough, if you think she is mature enough. It is possible that she will be in the same car, different row, as you or your DH but this can not be counted on.

Ah well... I asked my dd and she told me I was nuts if I was going to make her ride without me... said she'd rather stand in a two hour ride then try the single rider line... it was worth a shot--and December is a long way off, maybe she'll change her mind--or maybe we'll luck out and the lines will be shorter!

 

[disneychrista]

Ah well... I asked my dd and she told me I was nuts if I was going to make her ride without me

I think it was a very smart thing asking her. I have heard story's of parents seemingly "forcing" the single rider on their kids with not so great results.

And in the end does a vacation is about spending time together, whether that is standing in line for 2 hours or actually rides you will be spending quality time with your little girl.

 

[bumbershoot]

How old do you have to be to be in the single rider line?? We'd risk it if hubby went 1st, then dd (will be almost 9 on our trip) and then me... so he could fetch her when she disembarks, and I would be right behind... plus odds would be she'd end up riding with one of us anyway??

You already mentioned that she won't do it, but as another person said, 7 is how old you can be to ride alone.

DS and I used the SR line, and it was fabulous! He's 8, and had just had the experience of being on an airplane one row away from me, and now he wants to fly like that all the time. So being in a car that's so much like Test Track (he's been on it) without me was a breeze for him!

We were in different cars; different ride cycles, actually. Nice thing was that we'd waited with a family of 4 with 2 being grown children, and after a ride stop that added about 20 minutes to our 40 minutes estimated wait time (which started BEFORE the sign, so it was longer), we were all on friendly terms. I was in the ride vehicle with one of them, he was in a ride vehicle with two of them, so it was like he had friends with him.

He had a GRAND time, and it didn't reduce our enjoyment AT ALL to ride 30 seconds apart! We had a place to meet set up, which then became "if you want to dawdle along and see the sites in the exit area, go for it, but once you completely exit don't go beyond Stanley...but don't get in peoples' way if they want pictures of Stanley, either". What can I say, it was quite a line! I had time to modify the instructions, LOL. But as it was, we ended up exiting at the same time (now that I think about it, his car was probably racing the other car that left with mine) and it was simple!

 

[Eeee-va]

Ah well... I asked my dd and she told me I was nuts if I was going to make her ride without me... said she'd rather stand in a two hour ride then try the single rider line... it was worth a shot--and December is a long way off, maybe she'll change her mind--or maybe we'll luck out and the lines will be shorter!

So glad you asked her! She may be more interested in riding single rider after she's ridden it once standby. Which may be the better way anyway, since apparently you miss out on some scenery riding Single Rider/FP! (And like you said, the lines may not be so bad when you visit.)