Originally Posted By LacyBelle Yes, Cars Land is open during EMH. On times we've gone (and arrived at the gate before EMH starts), our strategy was to go to RSR first and ride standby with minimal wait, then hit Luigi's and Maters. We then go to the RSR FP line before park opening and get in the shorter EMH line. It's worked like a charm. The only wrinkle is if RSR has a delayed opening that day. If there is, the CMs along the way will be communicating that to guests so they can re-allocate their EMH time. No sense standing in the RSR line through the full EMH waiting for the attraction to open (with no guarantees how long the delay will be). TSMM is a great alternative.
Originally Posted By ABBY I found this list of Magic Morning attractions for DCA at touringplans.com California Screamin King Triton's Carousel Luigi's Flying Tires Mater's Junkyard Jamboree Radiator Springs Racers Soarin' Over California The Little Mermaid The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Toy Story Midway Mania!
Originally Posted By oneyepete We bypass the FP line and go to RSR right at the rope drop. Get in single rider line twice, minimal wait, and we are done with that ride for the day.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 I have found that if you do RSR first thing and then get in line for the fastpass as soon as you are off the ride that the return fastpass time is for later in the evening so you can ride it a second time. Well, I should say that it worked that way for us each time we went, but it has been over a year (sigh) since we have gone, so I don't know if that is still the best strategy.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Disney needs to just being the Magic Plus stuff to Disneyland, so I can just schedule all of this ahead of time and stop obsessing about it!
Originally Posted By cheesybaby ^^Why? You will still obsess about it. Instead of obsessing about it x days before your trip, you will obsess about getting reservations x days before your online reservation window opens.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Ummmm, so I won't have to get up at the crack of dawn and make sure to be in line to get a fast pass for it?
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance If there was a scheduling system, there wouldn't be anything to worry about. You go online when you're scheduling time comes, and you schedule fast passes. But since that's not available, I have to try and get insider info on the best way to get a fast pass for this attraction, and then when my vacation is actually here, I have to get up super early, wait in lines, and potentially still miss out on getting to experience it a couple times. I'll have 2 days to spend in DCA and one of them will be a half day, so there goes the chances of getting a fast pass that day. Surely, you can see how much simpler it would be if I could just make a reservation beforehand.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt The whole process really is a pain CC. The day I did RSR and Carsland we were at the gate about 15 minutes before the exclusive Magic Morning admission began at 7am. By the time the park opened for regular guests (8am) the FP wait for RSR was 20 minutes and stretched from A Bugs Land all the way to the Hollywood Land entrance. They were completely gone for the day by 10am. We only managed to do RSR one more time on our trip and it was just before park closing and via the single rider line.
Originally Posted By familyguy "By the time the park opened for regular guests (8am) the FP wait for RSR was 20 minutes and stretched from A Bugs Land all the way to the Hollywood Land entrance." Hence my plan of showing up 30 minutes prior to park opening on a day that magic morning is not happening at dca and going straight to fastpass line. I'm pretty good and am usually one of the first in line. I think this year I will have my family go straight to RSR while I grab the fastpasses and then go join them in the standby line.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "Hence my plan of showing up 30 minutes prior to park opening on a day that magic morning is not happening at dca and going straight to fastpass line. I'm pretty good and am usually one of the first in line. " Except my only option for the only full day we have in DCA, they are having Magic Mornings that day. And getting my husband to the park that early is almost impossible. The other day will be a half day, so we won't be getting to parks until like 1pm or so, and that means the fast passes will be gone most likely on a Thursday. And single rider isn't an option for us, since my kids would not want to go alone, and I wouldn't want them to either. They can't be waiting by themselves for us at 6 and 10.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Can't you convince your hubby to get there early by explaining that the wait for RSR might be two hours if you guys move too slowly? Time is money, right?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>And single rider isn't an option for us, since my kids would not want to go alone, and I wouldn't want them to either. They can't be waiting by themselves for us at 6 and 10.<< If all else fails, you guys could do single rider, and have one of the grown-ups be the first one on, so there's someone to collect the kids after the ride, and have the other be the last one on so they're not waiting alone. Still not ideal, but better than having to skip it entirely
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Oh he's willing to get up and we'll probably get there by opening, are one full day at DCA, but nothing I can do about Magic Mornings, but it'll still be okay, right? Magic Morning or not, when park opens, if we are there at opening, we shouldn't have issues getting a Fast Pass, right? It's just the other day that probably won't work out. The half day, I'm sure fast passes will be gone mid day, and I'm not one to wait for 1-2 hours for anything.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "Problem solved CC...go with me!!" I'm having to drag my husband on the thing to begin with cause he's not sure he'll even like it. He's terrified of rides. lol
Originally Posted By darcy-becker If you have a 6 year old you can't do single rider anyway as children have be at least 7 to ride alone. I've heard cast members ask children how old they are too.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance That's good to know, but thinking of him riding anything alone brings me to near tears anyway. A huge part of the fun is seeing the look on his face during the ride.
