Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I just realized I have agreed to take my DD8 on a quicky trip to DL with my mom and DC7 (short story my mom is raising her orphaned 7yr niece/my cousin for the last 3 yrs). My mom got free 3 day tickets today and they have to be used by 5/22 so we can only go next weekend - I agreed to go (help her pay for hotel and gas - as she is now a single parent) and I totally forgot it was the premier weekend(brain hicup). So my question is, if we stay away from main street - can these girls still have a good time? Also when would be the best time to get out of DL and head over to DCA? I have joked with my boys (11,15,18) that we could do a premier like this - but I never thought I would forget about one and end up in the park (DC7,DD8 have no interest in movie stars yet - thank goodness)! Help me if you can - especially if you were there last year...
Originally Posted By bobiascastle It might work in your favor. My best friend was there for the last premier & said that as long as you stay off Main Street & away from New Orleans you should be ok. She said most lines were walk ons because every one was hanging out near the premier.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer ^Heck yes, the best plan... Show up AFTER 6:50 AM, but as soon as you can after that. By that time, most of the "Red Carpet" fans should be inside and lining up around the Red Carpet. Stay to the EAST side (left), as that is where the Press will set up in the afternoon/evening (change from the last 2). Once you get to the Hub, head to Frontierland and do as much of the West side of tha park as possible (if you are there before 8 AM, check Fantasyland first), since the west side will close around 2 or 3 PM for the Premiere. The East side will remain open until about 8 PM, so there is plenty of time to enjoy that side of the park. If you don't want to eat in the park, I would head to the Monorail around 1 PM or a bit later and eat at Downtown Disney and then back to Disneyland via the Monorail. DO NOT plan to leave the park via Main Street from around 6 PM to 8 PM, either take the Monorail out, or stay until the Red Carpet is over. But lines should be short, and you should have a good time, except for the strange paths you have to take on the West Side due to the Bleachers.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ ^ I agree 100%! I was there the last two premiere dates and we had a blast
Originally Posted By serendipityaey Lines will be short! Enjoy and act like you planned it that way And all the hoopla is kinda exciting
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I will look for any - as I am fairly new to the sight I don't know what any of you look like...
Originally Posted By danyoung >Stay to the EAST side (left)...< Did you mean to say RIGHT? Or do they need to stay to the left of the East side? I'm confused.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains alexbook - I just read the link about snacks and I am guessing if I look for the closest churro stand to the red carpet I could figure out where all the LPer's are...LOL
Originally Posted By alexbook >>I will look for any - as I am fairly new to the sight I don't know what any of you look like...<< There's a thread going in the LP Meets section for LPers who are going to be there, plus I think there may be some LPers in the press corps. <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/MsgBoard-T-84054.asp" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms gBoard-T-84054.asp</a> And here's a trip report (with photos) from last year: <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/MsgBoard-T-77075-P-1.asp" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms gBoard-T-77075-P-1.asp</a>
Originally Posted By AZDLDad Stay RIGHT! Frontierland may be as close as you may want to venture matey to the ROA. From Tarzan's Treehouse back to Tiki is summertime congested due to the ROA walkway is under bleachers. And the POTC queue is backed up to the Golden Horseshoe Saloon at times. Indy was down several times over this past weekend. When it was operating 20-30min wait at peak. Space Mountain was down most of Saturday morning. Check the board at Main Street! Matterhorn line is on the right(east side/lagoon side) was 15-20min wait.
Originally Posted By bobiascastle This may have been said before but.. We need a little button or something that we all have & wear to DLR so other LPers know we are part of this WONDERFUL site. p
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I thing you creative types out there should make some kind of LPer Mickey Ears/hat...J/K...Thanks for all the tips - I am excited to go - and if it wasn't for the girls I might have thought about waiting for the stars to arrive...
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Just another question - where should we start the day out - Pirates or Fantasyland??
Originally Posted By AZDLDad Yesterday was a merry un-busy day compared to Sat-Mon in DL. If you must do DL - Frontierland, Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, Monorail. Otherwise save the NOS, POTC and Splash for your last day the 22nd if you can?
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains We are only there Sat and Sun - My DD8 has been many times so skipping things isn't such a big deal - but this is DC7 third visit - so I want to make sure she has fun...
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains It was fine - I tried to look at some of the pictures from last year, so I would know what people looked like - but there wasn't really anyway to see the "waiters". That is what I overheard some of the CM's refering to the people lined up as (much nicer than some of the other comments we overheard). We got in at about 9 (had to wait for my uncle's friend to bring the tickets out) and as we walked down MS trying to see if there were any LPer's around we were hurried along with the standard parade line - "you can't stop here - keep it moving" We were able to get on everything, except splash (too cold that early) in the FL,NOS,CC,AL areas before 10:30. I heard later was very busy over there. Headed over to Fantasyland and walked right on to SBL boats and SW. Checked out the storytime at PFF and rode buzz. Left DL for DCA and saw Aladdin at 1:50 - they only had seating in Orchastra since the park was so empty. Rode all the DCA rides the girls wanted to ride (no Screamin,MM,MB) my DD wanted to ride TOT but DC didn't. We also skipped GRR. We left the parks and went to dinner had girls asleep by 8:30... Thanks for all the tips they worked out very well. To all of you that waited for the red carpet - WOW you must have had a blast!!
