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[Rory607]

We did our VIP tour at Epic yesterday and had a fantastic time! We did the 8 hour private and it was the right choice for our group as we had a mix of ages, interests and physical ability levels.

It did not seem like 8 hours at all! We had a dinner reservation afterwards at Atlantic and after that grandparents headed back and the rest of us stayed until 10. The kids could not get enough and would have easily done another day there. The attention to detail in all the portals was amazing! My H and daughter did ride Stardust and enjoyed it.

 

[Skywalker3]

Well started day great.2 great rides on stardust at rope drop. Then got in a supposed 75 min ministry of magic line.90 mins later inching along nowhere near t ride loading . Completely wasted morning. My mistake. Should’ve done monsters next . This queue is awful, barely moves , just inching along with frequent 5 min or longer dead stops. Not sure if that’s normal, but anyway . Just venting . If we ever get out of here , ll we ever escape the ministry, looking forward to monsters!!

 

[MIChessGuy]

When I rode BatM last August, I took an early bus from Dockside to Epic to make sure I was right up there at the entrance tapstiles. Then we got walked all the way to the Ministry and proceeded more or less directly onto the ride. The big "if" in this scenario is whether the ride is actually operating first thing. Often it's not, making this probably a huge waste of time. But I gambled and won! Oh snap....

Also note, the Wizarding World (unless something has changed) is not an early entry portal. So, anybody can queue up for the long march to BatM even if they're staying offsite. If you are okay with taking a chance on BatM coming up first thing, I recommend it.

 

[Skywalker3]

Yeah, wouldn’t have attempted this ministry if wait time hadn’t said 75. Should’ve just not believed it and tried later. We’re 2 hours in with no end in sight…..so should’ve trusted my gut and gone on to monsters or anything else. And wasted this time in the afternoon. Also didn’t expect line to keep stopping so much , barely moving . Not a continuous moving line.

 

[Disneytam]

Yeah, wouldn’t have attempted this ministry if wait time hadn’t said 75. Should’ve just not believed it and tried later. We’re 2 hours in with no end in sight…..so should’ve trusted my gut and gone on to monsters or anything else. And wasted this time in the afternoon. Also didn’t expect line to keep stopping so much , barely moving . Not a continuous moving line.

My son is there today as well and says the lines are just crazy and everything seems to be breaking down. Compared to yesterday when all the rides seemed to be running well and the crowds were manageable. Marios Kart posted a 60 minute wait when they got in line but the wait ended up being over 3 hours. They are staying at Helios and are heading back for a break. I feel bad for them as they were supposed to have express passes for today but there was a mix-up in their passes.

 

[tony67]

My son is there today as well and says the lines are just crazy and everything seems to be breaking down. Compared to yesterday when all the rides seemed to be running well and the crowds were manageable. Marios Kart posted a 60 minute wait when they got in line but the wait ended up being over 3 hours. They are staying at Helios and are heading back for a break. I feel bad for them as they were supposed to have express passes for today but there was a mix-up in their passes.

hmm.. not what I want to hear. Heading back for a couple of days soon after my terrible experience during the previews.
Was hoping things would be fixed by now.