It is hard to say because it is hard to hold a WOC spot for someone for that long a time. It depends who is around you. If you are a larger group saving a spot for a smaller group then that might work. But a smaller group saving space for a larger group of kids and seniors is probably not going to work very well. Bottom line is I would not count on it working. Kind of a bummer because the show is so good.
Our experience was that about an hour before showtime, a Cm will go along and gather up unattended items to make room.
Thank you all so much for the great info. We are a family of 3 going during Spring Break (3-18-3/4) so it sounds like we will all just need to wait it out together. Now I need to figure out how to keep a 6 year old entertained for over an hour.
It's not 90 minutes before they open the entrance/viewing area. What happens is your return ticket has a hour long window, and when you arrive before that window(which you should) you are lined up outside the viewing area. In total aim for about 15 minutes before the window, 75 minute wait in total.
In that case of the ticket in the picture, I would aim for finding the RED line at 7:45.
As far as staying together. Assuming you have a cell phone it should be easy to two people to hold the spot for two more. It does get crowded, so it may be better to all go in, establish your spot. Then let them leave. It would be real easy to ride LM, grab a snack or use a restroom. Just make sure you have your show pass to get back into the viewing area.
We went to see F! once, we got there about 30-40 minutes early and it was already pretty full, but we were optimistic so we started looking for spots that might be open, we were not trying to take anyone's spot or infringe at all and the girls were small enough that they could have actually sat on our laps after we sat down. That was in fact the plan, DBF was going to sit with our older girl and the youngest was going to sit on my lap so we really only needed room for 2.5. lol There was a spot right under the rope that looked to be open so we asked the surrounding people if it was indeed available for us to sit in, they all said yes and so we popped under the rope and proceeded to sit. One group was happy to have us there but one lady started huffing and puffing and saying things like "I didn't put MY blanket for YOU to sit on, I have family coming" etc etc etc, she was being extremely rude. Keep in mind she had just OK'd us to sit there and we hadn't even fully sat down yet. There was plenty of room but she was being very rude. Turned out OK for us tho, the CM watching the walkway heard what was happening, came over and said "come with me, I have somewhere for you to sit" and took us to the VIP section where we had a great view of the show and altho we were still on the hard ground the girls were able to sit on their own and they were down near the front of the steps so they could see very well.
I agree with the bolded part. Often they save more space than needed. However, the idea of saving space doesn't bother me. I pay a lot for my time in the park. I can use it how I see fit. I choose to go on rides and shop until right before the show most of the time. I don't get a good view. That's the trade-off.
