TheMaxRebo
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- Jan 12, 2008
Doesn't seem like quite the spectacle as yesterday, but Falcon up to 105 mins at 6:30am
Yeah, the lack of FPP helped a lot. But 6 months ago, I thought you'd have to be in park by 6 am to even get a boarding group. And that the park would hit capacity.One big variable is Fastpass, or lack there of for Smuggler's run
Rides with Fastpass you would be comparing their standby times to the "everybody" time for Smuggler's Run - but like @dlavender said, despite all these variables/reasons, lines still shorter than I would have expected
I haven't been to either yet, but several blogs have commented on it. Disney Tourist Blog, Laughing Place, All Ears, are just a few I've read. My understanding is because of the weather - the colors will fade a few years sooner in WDW, and because it rains more in WDW they wanted the colors to pop.To those who have visited both SW:GE East/West; I've read the color pallet in DHS is warmer and provides a more welcoming experience. What say you?
I haven't been to either yet, but several blogs have commented on it. Disney Tourist Blog, Laughing Place, All Ears, are just a few I've read. My understanding is because of the weather - the colors will fade a few years sooner in WDW, and because it rains more in WDW they wanted the colors to pop.
Hadn't seen this posted yet but apparently they have changes how the alcoholic blue and green milk are done. During passholder previews it was premixed, but now it is mixed when ordered (liquor is poured in cup, then "milk" poured on top. This seems to change the consistency and flavor a bit (and also apparently appears to be stronger than before)
https://blogmickey.com/2019/08/alco...-green-milk-review-at-star-wars-galaxys-edge/
Interesting. Makes it seem more 'custom' and not 'assembly line pre-mixed' I suppose. I'm not sure if it's the color or what, but no matter how they serve it or describe it, these 2 drinks look so unappealing to me. The green one more than the blue one... that color is just nauseating to look at to me.
Interesting. Makes it seem more 'custom' and not 'assembly line pre-mixed' I suppose. I'm not sure if it's the color or what, but no matter how they serve it or describe it, these 2 drinks look so unappealing to me. The green one more than the blue one... that color is just nauseating to look at to me.
I will say that they were actually performing yesterday and they sounded pretty good. I just walked by though, because I was in a hurry to leave the park (SWGE made me very tired).
Ya .. the whole no FP+ thing was an amazing decision .. frankly they should do this for every new ride that opens up. It took me a while before I had a long enough trip to get a FP for SDMT or Flight of Passage and the Standby waits were too long for us to try.Doesn't seem like quite the spectacle as yesterday, but Falcon up to 105 mins at 6:30am
Ya .. the whole no FP+ thing was an amazing decision .. frankly they should do this for every new ride that opens up. It took me a while before I had a long enough trip to get a FP for SDMT or Flight of Passage and the Standby waits were too long for us to try.
The only way I have ever gotten a FP for SDD or FoP is by gaming the system a bit (I had my cousin (who was arriving a few days before us) book Fast Passes for me later in my trip.
I still struggle getting FPs for SDMT .. (couldn't find one (on the days I wanted to go to MK) for my 5 night trip in October.).
Seeing a 95 minute wait on the rides 2nd day is pretty amazing.
(though the naysayers will use it to say SWGE is a bust!)
Ya .. the whole no FP+ thing was an amazing decision .. frankly they should do this for every new ride that opens up. It took me a while before I had a long enough trip to get a FP for SDMT or Flight of Passage and the Standby waits were too long for us to try.
The only way I have ever gotten a FP for SDD or FoP is by gaming the system a bit (I had my cousin (who was arriving a few days before us) book Fast Passes for me later in my trip.
I still struggle getting FPs for SDMT .. (couldn't find one (on the days I wanted to go to MK) for my 5 night trip in October.).
Seeing a 95 minute wait on the rides 2nd day is pretty amazing.
(though the naysayers will use it to say SWGE is a bust!)
And during a hurricane! Good planning Disney!I don't think it's a bust at all!
but , I will say the posts early on about the mayhem, pandemonium, park closures, mobs, Armageddon, worse than Harry Potter- happily did not come to fruition.
probably also a smart move to open during a slower time of year.
And during a hurricane! Good planning Disney!
My point is there are a lot of naysayers out there that just HATE what Disney has "done" to Star Wars and instead of celebrating that we have a very immersive land and two more rides around it (rather than just Star Tours) they just continue to want to see Disney Star Wars "fail" because of the Last Jedi movie (which .. was a mess, but doesn't "ruin" Star Wars as a whole or enjoyment of SWGE- at least for me).
They are just crotchety men that just want to live in the past and don't like the sequel trilogy (so having a land BASED around it .. rather than say Endor or Tatooine) just bothers them too.
So they go out of their way to hate on Star Wars EVERY SINGLE DAY (I mean .. seriously ..you should check out some of these Star Wars hater channels on YouTube). So they will use "only X minute wait times" and pictures of the empty land at WDW (that probably will be taken before/after the hurricane) as more fodder that SWGE is a bust and that "Disney is destroying "my" Star Wars!"
I agree overall - I know there are some people out there that just refuse to wait longer than 20 mins for anything and if they can't get a FP then they don't ride and therefore will not ride this ever (until/if they add FP), but I think this is better for more people (especially with the single rider line option - so people that are willing to ride that way, I bet, int he long run will see waits <30 mins pretty consistently
NEWS
The Chocolate Experience Hosted by Ghirardelli is now located in Harvest Theater in the Land Pavilion.
Isn't this the same theater where the Amazing Planet film will be shown starting in January? Just making sure I'm correct about the location.