As expected, 7am DHS openings have been extended through January 11.
Since you wont be there in the evening, I would rope drop smugglers run since the line could be 1-2 hours by late morning. Then, if you dont mind walking, do tower of terror right afterwards. Your SDD fastpass will be good until 945am. For MLK weekend, they might open up HS earlier, so you can take advantage of that. Then, you can easily get everything done way before 2pm. Plenty of time to walk around GE.Looking for feedback on proposed plan below. We have a "multi-family" vacation coming up for MLK week. Hitting DHS on MLK day (ya, not the best day to go but best day to work with everyone else). We have done Disney before with kids so really our only "have to do's" are the new things that were not there during last visit and SWGE as we are all HUGE SW fans!
We are doing park hoppers for two day as we are cramming in Universal, Kennedy...etc. So, DHS day looks like this:
Below are the attractions we want to do with the list of FP's/reservation I was able to get. Hoping to leave park about 2pm for Epcot. Here is my question... can we get this done before 2pm or do we need to add on another park hopper day?
- Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge - want to be able to walk around and "take it in a bit"
- Slinky Dog Dash – FastPass 8:30am – 9:30am
- Star Tours - FastPass 9:50 – 10:50am
- Oga’s Cantina Reservation at 11:05am
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
- Rise of the Resistance - whatever BG we can get!
- Tower of Terror
This is a minor bummer for my DD and her BF who will be there on Jan 7th. They are twenty-somethings and were happy with the originally planned later opening at 8:00. They’ve got a late dinner planned at yachtsman the night before and were looking forward to the “later” opening. Having to get there at 6:30 feels a lot earlier than 7:30.
Yes, they do. At a little before 6a yesterday, a family stopped a regular CM to ask what they needed to do to ride RotR. The CM explained My Disney Experience and the mother asked if she could get the app through the App Store!Do some people/families just show up at the parks without knowing about Boarding Groups, early lines, etc?
Several different strategies. I have an android, so your steps may be slightly different. When you open MDE there is a find out more button under ROTR BG box. When. You press that it brings you to a screen with 2 buttons. Join a BG and My Status. You can back out to home at this point and keep hitting the find out more button to refresh the button. You can hit the my status button and that brings you to another screen with join BG. You can also close out app and reopen continuously.I'm a little confused as I'm reading conflicting reports on how/when the greyed out "Join Boarding Group" link turns red. Some reports indicate to leave the app on and it turns red automatically. Others are saying you have to close out the app, then reopen. Still others say you have to refresh the app. We'll be there next week so just want to be prepared. Also, I have an Iphone so closing out the app would be swiping it out, then reopening it. How are you refreshing it? TIA!!
Hah! Last year I stood in a standby line for TSM--I had a FP+ for an hour later and wanted to do it twice, so, what the heck--and the family in front of me, even though they were staying onsite and even though they had DMX on their phones, had zero idea that (a) they could've booked FP+s 60 days in advance or (b) that they could book FP+s at all. They thought FP+ was something that maybe you had to pay for, they weren't really sure. I gave them a mini course in how it works. So it's no surprise that you encountered this yesterday.Yes, they do. At a little before 6a yesterday, a family stopped a regular CM to ask what they needed to do to ride RotR. The CM explained My Disney Experience and the mother asked if she could get the app through the App Store!
All I was thinking was,“It’s not quite 6a and I’m hearing questions that I usually only ‘hear’ on TPAS. Why did the regular non-GET CM have to stand near me???”
When did initial groups close?
I don't know the HUB doesn't say. But I think I read here that they were gone by 6:15When did initial groups close?
Arrive anywhere between an hour before opening to 30 minutes after opening. If you are planning on a BG, your complete party must be in the park when you attempt to join a BG.what is a realistic time to get to Hollywood studios and still get a boarding group? I am seeing photos on websites of people lining up at 5 AM, is that really necessary? We are going to be there the seventh, eighth and ninth
Best suggestion. Be at DHS 30 to 45 minutes before opening. Be inside and ready at park opening. Next best be in park 30 to 60 minutes after opening and get high BP, possibly stand by.what is a realistic time to get to Hollywood studios and still get a boarding group? I am seeing photos on websites of people lining up at 5 AM, is that really necessary? We are going to be there the seventh, eighth and ninth