Love BWI. The good thing there is you can walk to both EP and HS. No relying on transportation! However, I'm assuming you are mobile, which may not be accurate.
so that pretty much means you are doing virtual cues or lightening lanes waiting to go into park or on bus with park times for november it looks.
Yes, unfortunately sometimes the timing is like that. It's personal choice if you don't want to do both at the same time you can delay going to transportation but it will mean being further back in the ETPE crowd.
BUT, you aren't using your time in the Park to wait... so you'll get to use all of your time in the Park riding rides, seeing shows, etc.
We are rope droppers. Have been forever. In early. Out by 12. Rest. Dinner. Back in for night. Works well. Well at least it did.
I totally get it like I said below. We always have been rope droppers. Just never had to worry about booking stuff while riding over to the parks. I’m sure it won’t be any problem.
Couldn't agree more - it was more relaxing not having to book things en route. Sadly, don't think those days will return.
What it is is what it is. I have been to Disney at least 50-60 times and I feel like this trip is our first coming up cause I haven’t been there since before Covid. I’m never anxious about a trip and this one I am.
The first time I went with Genie+ stressed me out, too. While it is a little more of a pain, once I was there I just did my best and it worked pretty well. Don't like being on my phone, but was still able to minimize wait times... less and less stress as the trip went on.
That’s the plan. Let it ride. Lol. Try a day or 2 without and take it from there. I really don’t know. We got 2-3 days each park so I’m not really worried. All we technically have to ride is guardians, Mickey and Minnie train, ratatouille, and rise of resistance and we r good. Anything else is a Repeat encounter. I just want to eat at all the places I miss so much. Lol
Guardians and Rise offer out right buy the time you want (if virtual queue isn't somehow available) - as long as you are staying on site and get first access, don't think that will be a problem. MM Train and Remy will be more of a game figuring out when during the day to book LL+ - when the time you want will become available. thrilldata site has some good insight to what timeframe rides are being booked for future return times
I rode 6 rides by 11 at Hollywood Studios last weekend utilizing early theme park entry. No Genie+/ILL$. In my opinion, it can still work well. Only skipped Star Wars, so may be worth it to buy for those if you want to do everything, but otherwise, would have plenty of time to standby for those as well.
that’s good to know but we are going the week before thanksgiving and thanksgiving week so I am not getting my hopes up for that type of days. We have done thanksgiving so many times and even when the parks weren’t as nuts as they seem to be now it was still a terribly busy week. I am planning forcthe worse so I don’t upset myself. Lol. I wasn’t looking forward to this trip at all which is very out of character for me but as it draws near I’m getting more excited.
Yeah that makes sense. Last Sunday was the end of fall break crowds, but our first day, so not sure if it was less crowded or the same as the rest of the week, but it was definitely busy by noon with every ride, except maybe star Tours, having a 1 hour posted wait. Our first ever trip was a Thanksgiving week trip a few years ago though, so I definitely know how bad it can be.
How long was your Guardians wait when you joined via VQ?
Thank you for the feedback
. Crowds didn’t show up till after noon. Got to the park around 8am. We’ve been to WDW the last week in October a few times and it definitely felt busier then the past. Lots of European accents. Not so busy like the holidays. Loved the guardians of the galaxy ride
It was amazing. We’re staying at Bay Lake tower, 1 bedroom suite lake view. I hate the genie plus, miss the fast pass. It just felt like more walking and lots of phone screen time. Disney app glitches way to much and internet was so so. New phone so maybe that had something to to with it
. Tomorrow MK
