Iron Man came out in 2008. Nine years and $11 billion later, I'd say they're doing fine with Marvel.
Perhaps you were there at a busier time of year. We waited less than 30 min to sign up for JTA in early Nov, and waited less than 15 min each for the M&Gs. Saw everything else on the tour list ( except the dessert party) AND still had time to ride all the other rides and see a couple of other shows. AND take an afternoon break at the resort. For us it would have been a complete waste of money. And since no one in our family has a sweet tooth, the dessert party would have been a waste, too. It's a decision every group has to make for themselves, based on their their own preferences for a DHS day.
They made quite the tidy sum off the Depp Pirates movies too and they've been flogged to death.
Unfortunately, I don't believe I have any of the rare characters, and certainly don't have any still in their original packaging.
The original packaging..... don't. It pains me to think that I once had the original figures (most of the SW and ESB figures that were available) AND the packaging in my hands once up a time.If it were just me and one of my kids, I'd be tempted to do the tour. The price is a bit high for what you get, IMHO, but I could see doing it once. But doing it with my family of 6? Not a chance.
All of my SW toys, including my Star Wars Radio Controlled Jawa Sandcrawler (with the box, but definitely not MIB!), are in the loft over my parents' garage.
I'm definitely not saying that everyone should do these things. I just worry that people may use this site to plan, as I do as well.. and read comments that make it sound like all of the SW stuff is an easy thing to accomplish in one day..if you want to do other things as well.
This site does a sterling job with its news sections and trip planning forums.
If someone searches for this tour then they will read this thread. I used the search option a lot in planning. Again, it's great that someone was able to accomplish all of HS with little wait times.. but the reality is it isn't the norm. Not from what I've read or from my own or friend's and family's experiences. Most people I know arrive at HS at 8am to be ready for the JTA line..so either way you are waiting, one way is outside of the park, the other one inside.
Which isn't a bad thing since it offers people's experiences and opinions. Unless you consider it biased?
I don't think it's biased...I think it's important to share experiences, which is why I pointed out that the list of "things you can do on your own" aren't always possible to do in one day.
My thoughts exactly. As much as I love Star Wars, I'd be rather skeptical of what they can fill those 7 hours with. It'd be one thing to participate in, say, a behind-the-scenes tour of how they film(ed) scenes (using puppets, seeing real-life props, etc.); a 7 hour tour at Disney World could mean a lot of different things, maybe some parts even as filler? If that makes any sense
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Had to pay the rent.
