• The new WDWMAGIC iOS app is here!
    Stay up to date with the latest Disney news, photos, and discussions right from your iPhone. The app is free to download and gives you quick access to news articles, forums, photo galleries, park hours, weather and Lightning Lane pricing. Learn More
  • Welcome to the WDWMAGIC.COM Forums!
    Please take a look around, and feel free to sign up and join the community.

Recent content by FromMaldonia

  1. FromMaldonia

    News Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2023

    The bags are almost identical this year to last year as far as I can tell. Agree with @TheMaxRebo regarding the number of trails to fill the bags.
  2. FromMaldonia

    News Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2023

    Matched our collection. Glad we didn't miss out on anything (where are the Reese's, Disney?). Felt like 50% of our candy was some version of Milky Way, but plenty of skittles and starburst too.
  3. FromMaldonia

    News Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2023

    I went to the party last night. In general your itinerary seems pretty good to me. I can't provide a lot of help because we didn't meet any characters, but I can give some info in case it helps. We also went to Steakhouse 71 for lunch (1:30pm -- Our waiter was great and everyone was happy with...
  4. FromMaldonia

    EPCOT Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Standby Line and Lightning Lane status

    Currently down. Just after we were called but before we made it there so hopefully it won't last long
  5. FromMaldonia

    EPCOT Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Standby Line and Lightning Lane status

    True it is easy to get a boarding group now, but going off what @gerarar said just above, they're never reaching the end of all the boarding groups that were given out. So there are still more people at least requesting a ride than the daily capacity. I don't know what goes into Disney's...
  6. FromMaldonia

    EPCOT Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Standby Line and Lightning Lane status

    Crowd levels are about to rise in 2 weeks, so maybe they are holding out to see how the numbers look at that point? I remember Rise had some instances with VQ where they opened up stand by at the end of the day. It seems like they could at least do that now?
  7. FromMaldonia

    MagicBand+ announced

    Do your kids have phones or did you pair them to our own? Will they be able to both play bounty hunters game and wave at statues at the same time? Do they need to have your phone with them? I've got 2 kids without their own MDE accounts and with MB+, while the 2 of us adults just have MB2...
  8. FromMaldonia

    Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

    Did you spend any time refreshing the tip board after scanning into a genie+ line to see if a better option popped up for your next choice? Some people report success spending 10-15 minutes refreshing and then scoring a good next ride. E.g. maybe Haunted Mansion initially showed 5pm but after...
  9. FromMaldonia

    MagicBand+ announced

    I don't mean this in a snarky way. I legitimately want to know what I'm forgetting/missing. If you don't care about the interactive items (games, statues, fireworks syncing), why would you bother to get MB+? What needs to be re-charged?
  10. FromMaldonia

    News Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party returns for 2022

    Looks like the first party to sell out in 2019 was Sep. 27th, and it sold out on Sep. 25th. I'm hopeful that means the capacity is lower this year than 2019. But my gut says it's not likely...
  11. FromMaldonia

    Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

    Two weeks until the former ILL rides go back to ILL according to the Genie+ disclaimer. Space Mountain, Remy, Frozen, Mickey&Minnie Railway, and Expedition Everest. Anyone making predictions? Seems like it would be a pretty big mistake to remove more capacity from Genie+. I get that late...
  12. FromMaldonia

    Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

    I'm also curious if there are now any limits in place for the number of sales of Genie+ each day.
  13. FromMaldonia

    Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

    Also (at least in my memory) FP+ was advertised as 3 passes. G+ is advertised much more as just skip lines all day long...even though they've had to add the "expect only 2 or 3" message after the mass frustration. Add that to the above points about getting what you paid for. PLUS (I still...
  14. FromMaldonia

    Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

    All of that makes sense, but it assumes a constant LL to standby ratio throughout the hour and/or throughout the day. I've read before that cast members are instructed to adjust the ratio they are admitting onto the ride based on the FP queue length. It seems plausible that Disney could have...
  15. FromMaldonia

    Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

    If that's the case then I don't see the limit helping any of the issues being discussed here. I get it would save those late arrivers from needing refunds, but is that significant? The issues are plenty just with the 7am race to book first LLs of the day and then getting enough rides the rest...
Back
Top Bottom