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Had the opportunity to spend a "daddy day" with one of my twins at the park. We didn't get into the parking structure till 11:20, and parked in Goofy level. I figured this might promise a pretty empty park, since the last time I went we got there at 10AM and had to park in in Minnie level. Even RideMax indicated smallish crowds, according to their estimated wait times.
The place was packed. Absurdely packed. On Thursday the 12th.
Here are some sample wait time estimates from RideMax versus reality:
(RideMax) Reality
POC: (15) 25 (both queues up)
SpcMtn: (20) 40-60
JC (10) 25
Buzz (15) 25
BigThdr (17) 25-30 (Fastpass was not running)
Pooh (10) 20
At 11:45, Splash Mountain fastpass return time was 3:45
At noon, Space Mountain fastpass return time was 8:30
Buzz fastpasses were still available at 7pm
Mansion fastpasses were still available at 4pm
Note to Disney: The side-by-side seats in the Splash Mountain logs are REALLY uncomfortable.
Star Tours had a single queue, that was running at a snail's pace (1-2 sims). Wait time claimed 20 min. Took 40. Seeing at the once cutting-edge C3PO animatronic made me appreciate the Buzz animatronic even more. Really looking forward to a Star Tours update in the future.
Nightmare "overlay" was incredicle! This was my first time seeing it. I hesitate to even call it an overlay because very little of the original ride can even be seen. Has it always been this way, or have they added more elements each year? LOVED the singing pumpkins.
Had an excelent lunch at Cafe Orleans. 30 min wait for table for 2. Monte Cristo made me feel like a kid again. Pirate show and Jazz show were great.
At 4, we decided to eascape the crowds and moved to DCA. RideMax had Monsters Inc at 5 min all day. Was 15-20.
One interesting thing happened at Turtle Talk. It was 5:27, and we were waiting for the final doors to open for the 5:30 show, when an announcement was made over the loudspeakers: "We have been informed that all shows have been cancelled and the building is to be evacuated immediately. Plase proceed to the entrance through which you entered the building." Everyone filed out quickly, and I explained to my son that "Crush wasn't feeling well". Within 15 minutes, the building was open again, but no more shows for the day. Anyone want to guess what happened?
Since wait times on ToT and Soarin were 40 min, we headed over to Bug's Land. Nice theming but incredibly cheap carnival rides. Tuck & Roll cars were the slowest bumper cars I have ever seen. We both loved the Muppet show.
So my son didn't get to go on many rides this trip, but we took it in stride. It was his first trip since passing 40", so it was supposed to open many new doors. Space Mountain will have to wait till next time.
I'll let the RideMax people that their gate estimate was waaaay off. Every CM I talked to said the day was unusually packed, but the past two weeks have been heavier than normal.
The place was packed. Absurdely packed. On Thursday the 12th.
Here are some sample wait time estimates from RideMax versus reality:
(RideMax) Reality
POC: (15) 25 (both queues up)
SpcMtn: (20) 40-60
JC (10) 25
Buzz (15) 25
BigThdr (17) 25-30 (Fastpass was not running)
Pooh (10) 20
At 11:45, Splash Mountain fastpass return time was 3:45
At noon, Space Mountain fastpass return time was 8:30
Buzz fastpasses were still available at 7pm
Mansion fastpasses were still available at 4pm
Note to Disney: The side-by-side seats in the Splash Mountain logs are REALLY uncomfortable.
Star Tours had a single queue, that was running at a snail's pace (1-2 sims). Wait time claimed 20 min. Took 40. Seeing at the once cutting-edge C3PO animatronic made me appreciate the Buzz animatronic even more. Really looking forward to a Star Tours update in the future.
Nightmare "overlay" was incredicle! This was my first time seeing it. I hesitate to even call it an overlay because very little of the original ride can even be seen. Has it always been this way, or have they added more elements each year? LOVED the singing pumpkins.
Had an excelent lunch at Cafe Orleans. 30 min wait for table for 2. Monte Cristo made me feel like a kid again. Pirate show and Jazz show were great.
At 4, we decided to eascape the crowds and moved to DCA. RideMax had Monsters Inc at 5 min all day. Was 15-20.
One interesting thing happened at Turtle Talk. It was 5:27, and we were waiting for the final doors to open for the 5:30 show, when an announcement was made over the loudspeakers: "We have been informed that all shows have been cancelled and the building is to be evacuated immediately. Plase proceed to the entrance through which you entered the building." Everyone filed out quickly, and I explained to my son that "Crush wasn't feeling well". Within 15 minutes, the building was open again, but no more shows for the day. Anyone want to guess what happened?
Since wait times on ToT and Soarin were 40 min, we headed over to Bug's Land. Nice theming but incredibly cheap carnival rides. Tuck & Roll cars were the slowest bumper cars I have ever seen. We both loved the Muppet show.
So my son didn't get to go on many rides this trip, but we took it in stride. It was his first trip since passing 40", so it was supposed to open many new doors. Space Mountain will have to wait till next time.
I'll let the RideMax people that their gate estimate was waaaay off. Every CM I talked to said the day was unusually packed, but the past two weeks have been heavier than normal.
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