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[StarFan2019]

I was way off thinking December lol.

Maybe not. It is possible phase 2 will open in December

 

[ppete1975]

Oh dear. We booked a trip earlier this year with this date right smack in the middle and were able to snag free dining, which is a huge savings for our large family. To move the dates would represent a significant cost increase. But I am... hesitant... to say the least about being at WDW on opening day.

Magic Kingdom, Epcot and animal park will probably be pretty light. People will either be at star wars or avoiding the parks due to the crowds.

 

[Fox&Hound]

This just seems so anti-climactic....I would love to experience the whole land together....

 

[phillip9698]

I cant imagine that anyone is going to be able to enjoy the scenery and shops in the land during phase 1. Its not as if there will be less people trying to cram themselves into this land even though only one ride will be open. Its just that now after they finish the ride there isnt another ride or queue to hold them so now its just a huge mass of people with nothing to do other than spill into the limited shop space and meander in the paths.

 

[JohnD]

This just seems so anti-climactic....I would love to experience the whole land together....

And you can. One option is to wait a while until after the initial rush. That's not to say it will never be crowded -- it will -- just not when everyone descends on it at the same time when both attractions are finally open.

 

[Dave B]

Slinky Dog should really open up now and almost be a walk on

 

[wdwmagic]

So I am wondering about the delay of ROTR. Is it being delayed because construction is just not far enough along so it will, for example, open 3 months late at DL and 3 months late at WDW, or is there something holding up both rides so neither will be able to open until late 2019?

I actually suspect the later.

 

[JenniferS]

I-4 should be even more fun to drive starting 8-29

 

[danlb_2000]

Magic Kingdom, Epcot and animal park will probably be pretty light. People will either be at star wars or avoiding the parks due to the crowds.

I am wondering if this will be the case. If people can't get into the land will they just move on to another park. I also wonder if the fact the both rides won't be open in the beginning will mitigate the crowds at all.

 

[JohnD]

 

[wdwmagic]

They opened new fantasy land without the mine train headliner

And that didn't really go well did it.

 

[olie64]

I actually suspect the later.

like 2020?

 

[Patcheslee]

I am wondering if this will be the case. If people can't get into the land will they just move on to another park. I also wonder if the fact the both rides won't be open in the beginning will mitigate the crowds at all.

I'm wondering how they would handle 1 park/day tickets. Picture ppl expecting to get into the land and finding that section at capacity. How did they handle that for Pandora?

 

[kwoodfan1]

For everyone complaining about the early opening, just wondering what your situation is. Are you guys Floridians who go all the time and are annoyed you have to experience twice or travelers waiting to book a trip on opening week?

 

[jasonc23]

Goodness, some people really are miserable huh? RotR will be behind schedule with the rest of the land, so with everything else ready to go Disney will just want to get it open (because money, which is fine). I guarantee the people here complaining would also complain if the land was ready (except one ride) and it sat closed for months on end.

 

[JohnD]

For everyone complaining about the early opening, just wondering what your situation is. Are you guys Floridians who go all the time and are annoyed you have to experience twice or travelers waiting to book a trip on opening week?

You can be a Floridian but still be far enough away that you still have to book a trip. I live in Tallahassee so it would be a four hour drive for me. It's not like I can leave the house and hop into a park, like a local in the Orlando area.

 

[JohnD]

Goodness, some people really are miserable huh? RotR will be behind schedule with the rest of the land, so with everything else ready to go Disney will just want to get it open (because money, which is fine). I guarantee the people here complaining would also complain if the land was ready (except one ride) and it sat closed for months on end.

Or if the entire land was open, including both rides and DHS couldn't handle the massive swarm of people. People would then be complaining about the crowds. This may actually help mitigate that by opening in stages.

 

[wdizneew]

I cant imagine that anyone is going to be able to enjoy the scenery and shops in the land during phase 1. Its not as if there will be less people trying to cram themselves into this land even though only one ride will be open. Its just that now after they finish the ride there isnt another ride or queue to hold them so now its just a huge mass of people with nothing to do other than spill into the limited shop space and meander in the paths.

I'd like to think that DHS will limit the amount of people going into the land at a time. I assume the area around Taphouse/Muppets will have a giant queue just to enter the land with Toy Story Land as exit only. This way, DHS can limit the crushing crowds inside SW:GE. Disneyland doesn't have the space for that so they're doing the reservation system. But I can see how this will confuse regular guests though...

 

[dothebrdwalk]

For everyone complaining about the early opening, just wondering what your situation is. Are you guys Floridians who go all the time and are annoyed you have to experience twice or travelers waiting to book a trip on opening week?

I'm less upset about the early opening, more upset about the phased opening. I want to go early, but won't be able to make the visit twice in that short amount of time. It'd kind of a lose lose for me in my opinion.

 

[The Pho]

With no Fastpass, how will the DAS work?

The fastpass line is still there, and VIP tours will need to use something so I would guess that the fastpass line will be used for that stuff still.