Best use of FP+ - Expedition Everest or Dinosaur?

[Deanie1]

I would have thought EE except I am the only one who will ride it so I can do single rider. Or will it be better to get a FP+ for it and standby Dinosaur?

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

If you're the only one in your party riding EE but all of you want to ride Dinosaur then I think the obvious choice is get FP+ for Dinosaur and use the single rider line for EE.

 

[Deanie1]

Our party is just actually two of us. While I ride EE single rider, she can search out the Starbucks. I wonder who will get through the line up first? Is single rider usually quite a bit shorter than standby?

 

[Disney_Alli]

Our party is just actually two of us. While I ride EE single rider, she can search out the Starbucks. I wonder who will get through the line up first? Is single rider usually quite a bit shorter than standby?

Single rider is often just 5-15 minutes - a very quick wait.

 

[DisneyWishes14]

My DS10 rode EE 4 times in a row using single rider in August. Unless you want to ride with someone or want to stick together as a family, there is no reason to FP+ EE.

 

[Deanie1]

Wow, that is great to know! Thanks so much. I knew I could depend on all my friends here on the DIS!

 

[fbarker]

Yes i concur. My wife will not ride EE and I always go as a single rider. 15mins would be the longest I have waited and its normally much less than that. We then use our FP for Dinosaur.

 

[dwheaton]

Single Rider is definitely the way to go. Even when the standby line is 60 minutes, you're looking at maybe 10-15 at the most for single rider. That's the definite move. Doing the FP for Dinosaur is the right choice given that it's just two of you.

 

[rstevens333]

Single rider rocks. Wish they had it on Magic Kingdom rides!

 

[GeorgiaHoo]

We've always had good luck with single rider at EE, especially early in the morning. That said, our last trip was Nov. 1-10 and on Nov. 8 or 9 (can't remember which) it was really crowded at AK and the single rider wait around 10 in the morning was something like 45 minutes so we skipped it.

 

[disneygolfer1985]

I think of all the single rider lines, EE is the shortest wait of all. Like other posters have said, the wait will usually be 5-20 minutes max.

 

[Disney_Princess83]

Our party is just actually two of us. While I ride EE single rider, she can search out the Starbucks. I wonder who will get through the line up first? Is single rider usually quite a bit shorter than standby?

My sister rides EE while I usually just grab an ice cream and wait for her. Single Rider line usually takes 5-15 minutes depending on the wait time.

 

[Babs1975]

I don't think it really matters much. Our experience with both rides is that you can get fp's for them over and over later in the day after your first 3 fp's are used anyway. Which is how fp should function in an ideal world! But unfortunately doesn't work that way in most of the other parks for the headliners!