heathsf
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- Nov 27, 2010
Chapter 10
In Which I'm Thankful for Rider Swap
While we walked back to Future World I checked the MDE app to see if I could move our Frozen Ever After FP any earlier. I was hoping to go back to Coronado for a nap in the afternoon but we had FEA scheduled for 12:50pm because it was the earliest FP available when I booked it at 60 days out. After refreshing just a few times, a 12:30 FP popped up so I grabbed it. I'll take 20 extra minutes!
I really wanted to ride Soarin' since I hadn't yet seen the new "Around the World" version. DH said he wanted to do it too so I told him he could go first and I gave him very specific instructions about how to use Rider Swap. I was really worried he wouldn't get me the pass but he insisted he would do it right. We got to The Land at 9:35 and Soarin' had a 15 minute posted standby wait. DH headed in while DD and I looked for a nearby snack. We found a kiosk that had packaged apple slices so we both munched on some apples while checking out the statues outside The Seas with Nemo.
There was no wait here but decided to wait to do this with DH. Instead we doubled back to go to the Imagination Pavilion which I knew DH wouldn't care if we did without him. DD really loved the ride and as soon as we were off she said she wanted to ride it again. I would've been happy to ride it again because I enjoy it, but first we played around in the What-If Labs. It was pretty empty and her favorite thing to do was just run and run and run all over the place. She did notice a picture of Figment as a skunk and said, "he's stinky!" She also picked up a Figment plush and gave it lots of hugs.
We were still playing (running) around in the labs when DH met us. I suggested he take her on the Journey Into Imagination ride but she said she didn't want to ride it again. I don't know why, since she clearly loved it and even said she wanted to ride again. But she adamantly refused to ride again. Instead DH took her to look at the Jumping Water outside while I went to use the rider swap pass at Soarin', which DH did successfully bring back to me.
When I got to the entrance I saw...
120 minute wait!?!? It had been only 15 minutes for DH not that long ago! In hindsight, I should've just left and saved the Rider Swap pass for another time. I really don't know why I didn't, because I could see that the FP line was backed up really far. I got in line at 10:17. There was an announcement that due to heavy fog, there are some delays in the standby and FP lines. And still... I stayed in line. At least they played music from Hook. That made it somewhat better.
I boarded at 10:43 so I waited on the FP line a total of 26 minutes. It wasn't too terrible but it definitely wasn't a great use of early morning time. Especially considering DH waited a much shorter time than me without FP! But good thing for Rider Swap, because there was no way I was going to wait on a 2 hour line. And I'm happy I rode it. I've always loved Soarin' and while I'll miss the original, the new one was great.
While I was waiting, DH and DD took some pictures in a photo booth in the What If Labs. DH never told me about them and I discovered them in the Photopass pictures after our trip.
(continued in the next post)
In Which I'm Thankful for Rider Swap
While we walked back to Future World I checked the MDE app to see if I could move our Frozen Ever After FP any earlier. I was hoping to go back to Coronado for a nap in the afternoon but we had FEA scheduled for 12:50pm because it was the earliest FP available when I booked it at 60 days out. After refreshing just a few times, a 12:30 FP popped up so I grabbed it. I'll take 20 extra minutes!
I really wanted to ride Soarin' since I hadn't yet seen the new "Around the World" version. DH said he wanted to do it too so I told him he could go first and I gave him very specific instructions about how to use Rider Swap. I was really worried he wouldn't get me the pass but he insisted he would do it right. We got to The Land at 9:35 and Soarin' had a 15 minute posted standby wait. DH headed in while DD and I looked for a nearby snack. We found a kiosk that had packaged apple slices so we both munched on some apples while checking out the statues outside The Seas with Nemo.
There was no wait here but decided to wait to do this with DH. Instead we doubled back to go to the Imagination Pavilion which I knew DH wouldn't care if we did without him. DD really loved the ride and as soon as we were off she said she wanted to ride it again. I would've been happy to ride it again because I enjoy it, but first we played around in the What-If Labs. It was pretty empty and her favorite thing to do was just run and run and run all over the place. She did notice a picture of Figment as a skunk and said, "he's stinky!" She also picked up a Figment plush and gave it lots of hugs.
We were still playing (running) around in the labs when DH met us. I suggested he take her on the Journey Into Imagination ride but she said she didn't want to ride it again. I don't know why, since she clearly loved it and even said she wanted to ride again. But she adamantly refused to ride again. Instead DH took her to look at the Jumping Water outside while I went to use the rider swap pass at Soarin', which DH did successfully bring back to me.
When I got to the entrance I saw...
120 minute wait!?!? It had been only 15 minutes for DH not that long ago! In hindsight, I should've just left and saved the Rider Swap pass for another time. I really don't know why I didn't, because I could see that the FP line was backed up really far. I got in line at 10:17. There was an announcement that due to heavy fog, there are some delays in the standby and FP lines. And still... I stayed in line. At least they played music from Hook. That made it somewhat better.
I boarded at 10:43 so I waited on the FP line a total of 26 minutes. It wasn't too terrible but it definitely wasn't a great use of early morning time. Especially considering DH waited a much shorter time than me without FP! But good thing for Rider Swap, because there was no way I was going to wait on a 2 hour line. And I'm happy I rode it. I've always loved Soarin' and while I'll miss the original, the new one was great.
While I was waiting, DH and DD took some pictures in a photo booth in the What If Labs. DH never told me about them and I discovered them in the Photopass pictures after our trip.
(continued in the next post)
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