Any one go to this this year's NOJ? I would love to hear some reports?
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NOJ reports?
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ErickainPA
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I DID!!! I DID!!!! Just got in actually from the airport.
Great time, despite the rain we had both nights.
Friday night I didn't stay the whole night was tired and not really too into the bands that were playing. Really don't think I like NoJ being back at MK, there are only a handful of rides they have open: Pirates, Mansion, Buzz, Stitch, Speedway, Astro Orbiter, Pooh, Snow White, Peter Pan, Dumbo, Aladdin, Space Mountain, Big Thunder Railroad (I think) and I think that was about all of them. Counter services were busy both nights. Saturday night was awesome, despite the rain delay which ended up cancelling Family Force 5. MercyMe was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They played starting at 11:50 and played over an hour. The storm that moved in was quick to come in and we had lots of thunder and cool lightning. They opened Peoplemover since they shut many of the outside rides down until the storm passed which started about 7:45 til about 9.
Didn't care for the way in Tomorrowland they had 2 stages set up just a few feet from each other so I know you could hear each band playing while at 1 of them, could hear them both just getting off a ride. Then the music from the broadcasting at the Train Station was rather loud as you sat in Liberty Square area trying to listen to the band on the Castle stage.
Great time though seemed to be had by everyone in attendance.
Great time, despite the rain we had both nights.
Friday night I didn't stay the whole night was tired and not really too into the bands that were playing. Really don't think I like NoJ being back at MK, there are only a handful of rides they have open: Pirates, Mansion, Buzz, Stitch, Speedway, Astro Orbiter, Pooh, Snow White, Peter Pan, Dumbo, Aladdin, Space Mountain, Big Thunder Railroad (I think) and I think that was about all of them. Counter services were busy both nights. Saturday night was awesome, despite the rain delay which ended up cancelling Family Force 5. MercyMe was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They played starting at 11:50 and played over an hour. The storm that moved in was quick to come in and we had lots of thunder and cool lightning. They opened Peoplemover since they shut many of the outside rides down until the storm passed which started about 7:45 til about 9.
Didn't care for the way in Tomorrowland they had 2 stages set up just a few feet from each other so I know you could hear each band playing while at 1 of them, could hear them both just getting off a ride. Then the music from the broadcasting at the Train Station was rather loud as you sat in Liberty Square area trying to listen to the band on the Castle stage.
Great time though seemed to be had by everyone in attendance.
MaxsDad
Well-Known Member
I was there both nights, as well as the week prior.
Both nights sold out(40,000 I am told). If you were going to the park to ride rides, this was not the nights to do it. Wait times were rare during the week, meaning I walked on to most rides. But at NoJ, posted wait times were as high as 90 minutes. However, we got in line Sat. when Space said 60, and it was more like 30. By contrast, you could walk up to load at 11:30 in the morning during the week. Also, while on the rides and in the lines, to say that the kids were excited is an understatement. To the point that it was borderline annoying.
However, I wasn't there to ride the rides, as I had done that all week. I was there to worship. Fri. night featured David Crowder at 7:45, Chris Tomlin at 9:45 and Casting Crowns at 11:45. We stood in front of the stage for all three, and all three were great, as were the people gathered together there up front. There was a slight technical delay, and a small shower between bands. This made for a long night. We didn't get home until 2 am and we stayed on the monorail!
More of the same on the second night. Weather delay knocked off FF5. Long waits at the rides as the bands were not playing until 9:45. Rain was much harder this night. Third Day played then. It was great. I saw Mercyme last year, so we just listened to them from a distance. We had to check out the next morning (8 hr drive), so we couldn't do another 2 am night, so we left during mercyme.
Overall, a great experience if you are there to see the performances. Do not go to this if you are going for the rides. This is not like a Pand P party, MNSSHP, etc. I like it better here than at the studios, although there didn't seem to be nearly as many people at the studios last year. Last year, the headliners played two time slots, this year just one longer time slot. I liked it better this year in that regard. I wish they would start earlier, or do something so that the last band wasn't starting at 11:45. That is too late to finish.
I got a taste of what people have said about the behavior of the young people at this event. Last year, I didn't experience it at the studios. This year I saw a lot of spontaneous outbursts in the line, and a lot of not cleaning up after yourself. Just general "group mentality" type stuff, similar to what I read about cheerlader days.
Both nights sold out(40,000 I am told). If you were going to the park to ride rides, this was not the nights to do it. Wait times were rare during the week, meaning I walked on to most rides. But at NoJ, posted wait times were as high as 90 minutes. However, we got in line Sat. when Space said 60, and it was more like 30. By contrast, you could walk up to load at 11:30 in the morning during the week. Also, while on the rides and in the lines, to say that the kids were excited is an understatement. To the point that it was borderline annoying.
However, I wasn't there to ride the rides, as I had done that all week. I was there to worship. Fri. night featured David Crowder at 7:45, Chris Tomlin at 9:45 and Casting Crowns at 11:45. We stood in front of the stage for all three, and all three were great, as were the people gathered together there up front. There was a slight technical delay, and a small shower between bands. This made for a long night. We didn't get home until 2 am and we stayed on the monorail!
More of the same on the second night. Weather delay knocked off FF5. Long waits at the rides as the bands were not playing until 9:45. Rain was much harder this night. Third Day played then. It was great. I saw Mercyme last year, so we just listened to them from a distance. We had to check out the next morning (8 hr drive), so we couldn't do another 2 am night, so we left during mercyme.
Overall, a great experience if you are there to see the performances. Do not go to this if you are going for the rides. This is not like a Pand P party, MNSSHP, etc. I like it better here than at the studios, although there didn't seem to be nearly as many people at the studios last year. Last year, the headliners played two time slots, this year just one longer time slot. I liked it better this year in that regard. I wish they would start earlier, or do something so that the last band wasn't starting at 11:45. That is too late to finish.
I got a taste of what people have said about the behavior of the young people at this event. Last year, I didn't experience it at the studios. This year I saw a lot of spontaneous outbursts in the line, and a lot of not cleaning up after yourself. Just general "group mentality" type stuff, similar to what I read about cheerlader days.
Thanks, guys. DW & I are definitely planning to make the worship expereince next year. Hoping WDW gets the big names again rather than UF. But if UF gets the big names then we will be rockin the Universe.
