I’ll be seeing the other one soonYou not planning on visiting Martin?
I’ll be seeing the other one soonYou not planning on visiting Martin?
We have a mid-morning reservation for the Droid Depot on the 29th. My plan at the moment, unless more information becomes available before then, is to stop by HS Guest Services the day before (since we were already planning to rope drop HS on the 28th so my 7-year-old can try to do the Jedi training academy) and see if they can provide any info on how they’re going to be handling the opening day line for general admission vs. reservations in the land. If there will be separate lines, we’ll probably show up around 2 hours before our reservation. If not, looks like we’ll be getting up super early. I called Disney right after booking the reservation and the CM I spoke to told me that as long as HS wasn’t at fire code capacity, if you have an activity or dining reservation you’ll be allowed into the land. My concern though is more the line to get in to the park as opposed to the one to get into the land and at the time I called, they didn’t have any specific information on that.
It's been mentioned in one of the threads that if you have a reservation then you'll get right in. Apparently they'll let you (and whoever else is on the reservation) in about 1 hour ahead. This is how they typically handle capacity scenarios at other parks.We have a mid-morning reservation for the Droid Depot on the 29th. My plan at the moment, unless more information becomes available before then, is to stop by HS Guest Services the day before (since we were already planning to rope drop HS on the 28th so my 7-year-old can try to do the Jedi training academy) and see if they can provide any info on how they’re going to be handling the opening day line for general admission vs. reservations in the land. If there will be separate lines, we’ll probably show up around 2 hours before our reservation. If not, looks like we’ll be getting up super early. I called Disney right after booking the reservation and the CM I spoke to told me that as long as HS wasn’t at fire code capacity, if you have an activity or dining reservation you’ll be allowed into the land. My concern though is more the line to get in to the park as opposed to the one to get into the land and at the time I called, they didn’t have any specific information on that.
I don’t know!
Original plans were to leave WDW on 8/28. Now we are leaving on 8/29, with the main goal of hitting Food & Wine around lunchtime before driving home to South Florida.
If any 4am or 6am thing happens, I’m sure I would be the only one doing it, and I’m not sure how much effort I want to put into it.
Pretty sure the Falcon would push my motion sickness buttons. So that leaves just seeing the place, grabbing a bite, wandering around.
I can’t believe I’m this “meh” about anything Star Wars.
But that morning would be my only shot. Likely not getting AP’s again for 2 years
My little faith will be even less rewarded if this happens.We should have a “live report” thread that day. People in line at 4am, tell us if you’re standing halfway into the parking lot or if it’s not that bad lol.
On your way to Freak Fest, huh?I’ll be seeing the other one soon
It’s been a while. Being a Brit and all that.On your way to Freak Fest, huh?
My little faith will be even less rewarded if this happens
This absolutely should not be the case
A line into the parking lot at 4 am Is insane no matter what.Why not, just because you don't like it doesn't mean others won't or that it won't be popular?
What’s the problem?It’s been a while. Being a Brit and all that.
By the way, @Tony the Tigger, I expect some pretty heavy crowds early in Orlando...but Its gonna be hard to gauge how much of the Star Wars only (not Disney or hardcore wdw fanatics) crowd will go there.
If there is a line to the parking lot - it will be an interesting case study:
My personal take is that there probably are fewer “Star Wars specific” bookings in wdw than you should see in Anaheim. It’s that Start of school window strange time for the east and Midwest...with the jolly holiday influx around that time. And the fla food and wine crowd is a weird X factor.
I do think the land will be more well received in Florida. It’s a good build...but the bar is lower there anyway.
Believe it or not...I really enjoyed the falcon ride...but it’s gonna have very low re-ride potential.Interestingly, there are no Slinky Dog FP's left that day, even with the park opening at 6AM. Other attractions have availability very early in the morning. So I'll be wondering how many are just there to get into TSL early.
Probably what's going to happen is this: I'll play it by ear. If I wake up at 5AM as sometimes happens, I'll decide if I feel like venturing out alone to take a chance on waiting in line for nothing to happen by lunchtime (leaving hubby to check out of the room at 11 and meet me at Epcot) or I'll sleep in a bit, enjoy the resort, skip it altogether and just do Food & Wine before going home.
The more I read about it, the more I'd like to give it a shot. I almost feel obligated to give it a shot as someone who lived for Star Wars through "4, 5, 6."
But two days after it opens, I turn 48. Long gone are the days I enjoyed waiting in crazy lines for things. I have no need to be "first." And again, it's not Dagobah. It's not Hoth. It's not even Endor.
However, it is the freaking Millennium Falcon.
Maybe we can have a blue milk together? (I'll even let you pay)
Prefer rope drop myself and we have fast passes for 9am onwards, really looking forward to it now
I remember when my offspring were tiny humans, they had no problem waking me up at 4 am.I prefer rope drop too, but have a tiny human tagging along who wouldn't appreciate a 4am wakeup
A line into the parking lot at 4 am Is insane no matter what.
Have you been to it chief? I have...and I didn’t say I didn’t like it.
What I’m saying is that adults should be able to control themselves...but those types are nearly banned in Orlando these days...
(See? Unnecessary snit can go both ways)
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