My family and I have a trip planned for mid January and have made all of our park reservations. I have not made a park reservation for Epcot as we usually park hop there and spend evenings there. What will be my best option to ride Remy? Would doing the pay per ride be our best option?
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Need some advice on riding Remy
- Thread starter loneguitar
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If you are park hopping to Remy that is the only way to ride it. If you have a park reservation for Epcot you can try for boarding groups at 7 AM and 1 PM
DVC Ted
Member
Buying the Individual Lightning Lane for Remy will also save you some time and get you onto the ride quicker. We just got back from a week at WDW. We had two days planned at Epcot and got boarding groups both days. Even though we had boarding groups, we had a 30 to 45-minute wait each day.
JIMINYCR
Well-Known Member
I'd hate paying out more money but pay per ride will at least give you a guarantee you will get to do it. Knowing its a premiere attraction everyone is looking to get on so snagging a boarding group is again a pretty difficult option due to the competition of guests trying to get one. If you are looking for more certainty then pay.
Weather_Lady
Well-Known Member
(Assuming the current procedures are still in place when you visit...)
If you have no Epcot park reservation and will be hopping there, your best bet is to get there right at 2pm and hope there are still boarding group spots available from the 1pm "drop." Once you've tapped in, you can reserve one. (Word on the street is that the 1pm drop can be gone with a short time if there are high crowds, and can stay open for hours at times of low crowds. In mid-January, especially on a weekday, I'd think you'd have a decent shot at getting one at 2pm.)
If there are no boarding groups available, your only option at that point would be to purchase individual lighting lane access.
If you have no Epcot park reservation and will be hopping there, your best bet is to get there right at 2pm and hope there are still boarding group spots available from the 1pm "drop." Once you've tapped in, you can reserve one. (Word on the street is that the 1pm drop can be gone with a short time if there are high crowds, and can stay open for hours at times of low crowds. In mid-January, especially on a weekday, I'd think you'd have a decent shot at getting one at 2pm.)
If there are no boarding groups available, your only option at that point would be to purchase individual lighting lane access.
Worldlover71
Well-Known Member
Where are you staying? It was announced the other day that Remy will be included in the extra hours nights (Mondays) for those staying at deluxe resorts, the Swan & Dolphin and Shades of Green. There was no announcement about whether there will be boarding groups or a stand-by line during these extra hours.
We are at Yacht club, but are there Wed-Sun so Monday would be out. Just to confirm I don’t need a park pass to buy a lightning lane option for that day correct? Thinking of doing MK Wed until 4 or so hopping over riding Remy and dinner at Chefs De France then heading back to Mk for extra hours
Eric Graham
Well-Known Member
We went to Disney World last month for the 50th and used Genie and Lightning Lanes to book ride. If you stay on property, then you can sign up for ride at 7 am from your resort. We had no problem booking the ride for 10 am when we used the app.
Eric Graham
Well-Known Member
We were disappointed with this ride along with Rise of The Resistance, which broke down almost immediately 5 minutes into the ride.
nickys
Premium Member
Correct, you can buy ILLs for Remy even if you don’t have an Epcot reservation. And you can do so at 7am since you’re staying onsite.
You can also try for the 1pm drop of BGs once you hop to Epcot (to try for the 7am drop you must have an Epcot reservation).
Great. Thanks to all for the help
We bought remy for $11 per person about a week ago. Not a ride I would pay for again but if you want to make sure and see it then drop the cash. Its worth it once.
mightynine
Well-Known Member
As said, under your current plans, hoping spots from the 1pm BG are still available when you hop over to Epcot, but you’d best be there right at 2. If not, ILL is the only option.
I paid $9 for an ILL last week when I forgot to tap in for the 7am BG by a minute. I wouldn’t pay again, but I did enjoy the ride. Managed to get two more boarding groups that trip, and never waited more than 30-40 minutes.
I paid $9 for an ILL last week when I forgot to tap in for the 7am BG by a minute. I wouldn’t pay again, but I did enjoy the ride. Managed to get two more boarding groups that trip, and never waited more than 30-40 minutes.
RoadiJeff
Well-Known Member
You can try for the virtual queue at 7:00am from anywhere in the world as long as you have a ticket to Epcot for that day. It doesn't have to be done from a Disney property resort.
nickys
Premium Member
I think @Eric Graham was referring to the ILLs. But your point is still a useful one for those who didn’t know.
Djsfantasi
Well-Known Member
This entire thread is scary. Before all these arcane procedures, I could schedule my day and do everything I wanted and more. Getting a boarding group for RotR was difficult. Took me four trips to get one. But the ride was all tote more enjoyable when I got it.
With Genie+, I don’t know if I will get to do what I want (and paid for) or not. Then, there are multiple ways to get on a ride instead of one or two. Standby, virtual queue, ILL… And it may take multiple attempts to get on a ride in one day.
People complained that there was too much pre-planning necessary. But now, you CAN’T pre-plan, are forced to waste your time while at the parks planning on the fly, which is complicated by gaming multiple options.
I’ll see in January. I’ve pre-bought Genie+. And I’ll but ILL. But it sticks in my craw.
With Genie+, I don’t know if I will get to do what I want (and paid for) or not. Then, there are multiple ways to get on a ride instead of one or two. Standby, virtual queue, ILL… And it may take multiple attempts to get on a ride in one day.
People complained that there was too much pre-planning necessary. But now, you CAN’T pre-plan, are forced to waste your time while at the parks planning on the fly, which is complicated by gaming multiple options.
I’ll see in January. I’ve pre-bought Genie+. And I’ll but ILL. But it sticks in my craw.
