I know It's going to be quite a new experience! I used to be ok with knowing we'd have to wait a little for the headliners or for FP return times because we could ride the non-headliners while we waited. Now it seems like you're only going to be able to ride what you have a FP+ for unless you want to wait 40 minutes in line for something that's not really "worth" that sort of line.
As for Maelstrom/TT, there's little doubt that TT is the more "thrilling" attraction and probably the one most people prefer. So it comes down to whether you want to do TT twice with little wait or once with little wait (and once on Maelstrom with little wait). Two TT FPs should save you more time in line than one TT FP and one Maelstrom FP.
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