MickeyLuv'r
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At the cost of less sleep.
You only got 'more' park time if you stayed until closing. In my experience, most folks don't last that long.
Mind, I have been using peripheral park hours for years.
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You only got 'more' park time if you stayed until closing. In my experience, most folks don't last that long.
Mind, I have been using peripheral park hours for years.
LittleBuford
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I know you're on something of a mission to convert people to other parks, but I think it's important to note that some (perhaps even many) of us aren't in it for the theme-park experience per se. For me, the crucial factor is Disney itself. I grew up on the brand and love it more than I can describe. It's that Disney magic that I look for and need in my theme-park visits, and no other park, no matter how amazing in itself, can offer that to me.
The only other theme park I would make a point of travelling to is Dollywood, and that's because I'm a huge Dolly fan.
Joel
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No argument here, but my offer still stands. I'm willing to fix darn near anything for $375 million.
Nope...youre grabbing your morning coffee and breakfast roll and eating it at the front of the line...by the time you've finished you're almost in.Except...you are waiting close to an hour to ride.
Disney Glimpses
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Yes, substantial revenue. Tour guides make under $20/hr for a service that costs $425-850/hr + cost of admission.
And...youre not just standing there. You are drinking coffee, eating a breakfast snack and chatting with your partner,friends.
Lol....im envisaging.....
"New SUPER GENIE+".....For just $20 more, on top of Genie+, you can now swap your Genie reservations on the fly...its an amazing new product, from the brainchild at Disney. Get it now while stocks last"
Jeff4272
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I rope dropped FOP thanksgiving week this year and still waited over 2 hours to get on...was a joke
You mean the actual week of Thanksgiving?
Nope...I spent 10 minutes IN THE PARK...so I still had what could be 3 hours more in the park than those that turn up later and want to ride FOP.
And as I said...I never wait at a rope drop without a drink or a bite to eat..so its not a biggie. But saving potentially 3 hours in the park is a HUGE biggie
PLUS it has a knock on effect...if I get off FOP 15 minutes after park opening, I will be in the queue for Safari when 'most' the park is queueing in FOP...even better I get of Safari and get over to Everest for 2 or 3 goes while the queue is virtually walk on.
It's not only the (potentially) 2/3 hours saved by rope dropping FOP, im further saving time on subsequent rides while most the people in the park are still in a 2 hour queue for FOP.
Each to their own though...but for me, there isn't really that much more effort needed to get to the park at 8am as it does for 9am...but the benefits in doing so are HUGE....imho of course - but then, some people don't mind wasting 2 to 3 hours ina queue for FOP.
You did something hugely wrong then....I assume your biggest mistake was getting to the park a few minutes before rope drop.
Subsequently, last week I rope dropped in the non-resort queue...so resorters had 30 minutes on me...and we were still on and off the ride in 25 minutes. We used our brains and chose the day AK opened early (7am) and therefore assumed most resort guests wouldn't be heading to AK that early or realise the park opened to Resorters at 7am..which ended up being the right decision.
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Jeff4272
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And it was busy, huh? Shocker.
Jeff4272
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Nope.....got in line 30 mins before official EMH as a resort guest and "fast walked" to FOP and line was wrapped all the way down and around already
Jeff4272
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Yeah, it doesnt work. If i had FP+, i wouldnt have to do that........and the reason i had to was because there was that problem w ILL kicking people out of app
the whole system blows
Can't speak on G+ yet, haven't used it. I'll be there in June.
On a day like that...one of the busiest days of the year, you really should have grabbed a coffee and a breakfast roll or summat and been at the rope 1 hour before.
Jeff4272
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Dont bother, its terrible.......
I implore you to test it......if you are doing the same park 2x, do 1 day with and 1 day without and see what experience is better
Andrew25
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Nobody should be waking up at 5-6AM to get to a park at 7AM for a theme park. I love the parks, especially in the morning, but nobody should be penalized for arriving early and not being able to do some things.