Delayed review from Thursday February 27:
I was worried when the event sold out, as I had never been to a sold out AH before. Started the evening off rocky, due to Mears picking me up about an hour late. I entered the park at about 7:15. Nothing catastrophic, but I missed my first fastpass, and I was also hoping to catch dinosaur Chip & Dale before they buggered off for the night, which did not happen.
Between 7:15 and 8pm, I fast passed meeting Mickey & Minnie at Adventurer's Outpost. I also caught It's Tough to be a Bug.
Between 8 and 9pm, I rode EE six times.
Between 9 and 10pm, I rode EE once more, Dinosaur twice, and had ice cream in Pandora.
Between 10 and 11pm, I rode Navi River Journey once, FoP twice.
Between 11pm and 12am, I grabbed popcorn, water, and rode EE twice more.
A few random observations:
- The line for EE was non-existent during Rivers of Light, and became significantly longer after Rivers concluded.
- Due to cold weather, EE was operating under "cold weather protocol" later in the event. What I was told is that they only operate two trains, and that each departing train has to be 100% full. This slows things down considerably. I thought I should share, as it might effect decision making on future chilly nights.
- No Mickey bars or ice cream sandwiches available in Pandora. I'm assuming that they're staying with the ecosystem theme by offering strawberry, coconut... etc.
- There are NO cabs at the cab stand after AK AH. Calling Mears didn't seem to help much either. I waited outside roughly about an hour after exiting the park, before a cab finally materialized. I don't necessarily expect a cab inside of 20 minutes, but an hour or more is ridiculous. Dispatch kept telling me that no cabs were available. Same thing happened the next night after VAH, so shame on me.
Overall, another great event! Even sold out, I felt it was worth the price.