Run for the rope drop...

[brumby]

Out of curiosity ... What is the earliest you've arrived for the rope drop?

 

[G00fyDad]

Not counting getting to the parks for breakfast which gets us there and in well before rope drop, I'd say about 1 hour. We're not doing that again. Wasn't worth it.

 

[Figgy1]

5 am for SWW. What can I say my guys are nuts! Theese are the same ones who will sleep past noon if I let them!

 

[DisneyGuyNYC]

Never but I always want to! Hard to get friends and family up that early.

 

[Figgy1]

Never but I always want to! Hard to get friends and family up that early.

Just go by yourself! You can get half a park covered by the time they catch up!

 

[DisneyGuyNYC]

Just go by yourself! You can get half a park covered by the time they catch up!

Haha my dream vacation is just me running around doing a scavenger hunt adventure in Disney.

Even my boyfriend can't take my level of enthusiasm for Disney.

 

[real mad hatter]

Earliest about 7.00 for MK and 7.15 for HS & Epcot.

 

[BigRedDad]

Well, I prefer waiting at the front of the pack than the back of it. The good news our trip is that the "run" was not bad at all for any of our days.

AK: They walk you behind a rope for EE and KS.
DHS: No pre-show and no one really running. We rode TSMM twice in Standby and once with FPs, ToT, and RnRC in 45-60 minutes of entry. That left us to the everything else with plenty of time.
MK: We were at rope drop for Belle's story time, meeting Merida, and for Space Mountain. No real big rushes or running necessary.
Epcot: We did not go on this trip. There is no real rush there. We would go to Soarin and hope my daughter will go on it.

We decided and told our daughter that there are no more Disney trips until she is ready to ride the big rides: ToT, RnRC, BTMRR, EE, Soarin. The waiting around and Parent Swap wastes a lot of time and not necessary. I do not know why she is afraid of them because every time we do get her on one, we can't get her off. I cannot tell you how many times I did Primeval Whirl (it was at least 20) and Goofy's Barnstormer (at least 15). EE and RnRC are much smoother than those rides.

 

[epcotisbest]

We always get to each park about 30 45 minutes before the park opens, but go at slower times and never run for the rope drop...I don't run unless someone is chasing me with a big stick.

 

[Susan Savia]

We like to arrive at the park(s) just before or just as it opens. The only park we hurry to is HS to grab that first FP and then hop on Toy Story.

 

[moonwishes2013]

Magic Kingdom at 7am - Rope Drop was at 9am - was picked to be The Opening Family to Open MK with Mickey Mouse & Friends that day.

 

[RedDad]

Usually 30-45 mins before, depending on the predictions for crowd levels that day. I think 1 hour before is the earliest we have been. I prefer to at least be able to get through the turnstiles prior to the show starting.

 

[ExtinctJenn]

Totally depends on our plans for the day. If we have breakfast at the MK before the park opens then technically we don't even see rope drop and go in before hand. Usually getting to see the welcome show anywhere is a rare thing for us just because it's not entirely worth it once you've seen it once. Usually when we see it, it's accidentally or unplanned and we just happened to all get up early. I don't think we've ever said "let's get up at x time so we can see the welcome show."

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I've gotten to Mk just after 7.... in hopes we'd be selected as 1st family, but the kids just don't have the patience to stick it out.

 

[Weather_Lady]

At Easter break, 1 hour. In low-crowd periods, 30 minutes. In each case, we were among the first 10 people at our turnstile.

 

[Spikerdink]

We always get to each park about 30 45 minutes before the park opens, but go at slower times and never run for the rope drop...I don't run unless someone is chasing me with a big stick.

What did you do to Mrs. Epcotisbest to be chased like that???

 

[epcotisbest]

What did you do to Mrs. Epcotisbest to be chased like that???

After 30 years, she does not need a lot of reason to chase me with a stick. It seems sometimes I just say the wrong thing.

 

[brumby]

Magic Kingdom at 7am - Rope Drop was at 9am - was picked to be The Opening Family to Open MK with Mickey Mouse & Friends that day.

Sweet! Lucky call! Suppose that 2hr wait was well worth it!

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

Earliest about 7.00 for MK and 7.15 for HS & Epcot.

7:15 FOR EPCOT ???? what is there to do before the rose and crown opens ???

 

[real mad hatter]

7:15 FOR EPCOT ???? what is there to do before the rose and crown opens ???

Secret knock at the back door.