Any ideas on if there will be any soft openings before 5/20?
Very happy about the 8am part. I am going down for just a couple of days and that will help a lot. Sure there will be fans waiting that early, but most people are not going to be up and at the gates at that time. Gives me hope I can get in a few rides on STII before I head home, as I planned that to be my last day.
Whoa, they allow that? I had no idea.Just a heads up, if you plan on going on opening day.....there will be a pretty big line already formed well before park open.
During a normal Star Wars Weekend, Guests line up at Studios the night prior, usually starting around park close. It will be much, much worse for the opening of STII.
Whoa, they allow that? I had no idea.
Just a heads up, if you plan on going on opening day.....there will be a pretty big line already formed well before park open.
During a normal Star Wars Weekend, Guests line up at Studios the night prior, usually starting around park close. It will be much, much worse for the opening of STII.
Whoa, they allow that? I had no idea.
Eh, not too concerned. I've been there before. But I do appreciate the heads up.
It's not like Disneyland where people just take the day off work and go get in line. People have to plan entire vacations around it for the most part.
There may be a crowd at the gate but once in the park it's virtually empty for the first couple of hours. I was there a couple years ago for the first day of SWW, and it was just like that - but once people were in the park from the initial line, it was pretty empty - even the "buy stuff" line (which I was told was hours and hours long) was walk-through (I was literally the only person in there at one time), etc.
Now, two hours later, yes, the place was a freakin' zoo. But especially with the hours being pushed up with an 8AM opening, I don't see too many people getting out there and being in line quite that early. By 10AM? Yes, the place will be a zoo like usual during SWW, but I'm pretty confident I'll be able to get in, get a pin, and at least one ride, if not a couple, before the masses descend.
I don't underestimate the demand, but the number of people on vacation that are going to stay up all night (does WDW even allow that?) standing in line on a Friday morning isn't going to be too bad I don't think - but I'll just have to wait and see. In any case, I'm sure I'll get on the ride at least once in the prior few days, and since I am driving myself and on my own timeframe, I'm going to make sure I see it no matter what.
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