Originally Posted By Malin Only 14 days to go until I board a flight from London to Tokyo, providing swine flu doesn't put a stop to International Travel. I have a new question, usually when I visit I make a run for Pooh, collect FP and join the queue, but with Monsters Inc now opened, should change route and grab FP here first and than head to Pooh?
Originally Posted By Bob Paris "providing swine flu doesn't put a stop to International Travel. I have a new question, usually when I visit I make a run for Pooh" And if swine flu is in full effect, this statement may be more prophetic than you realize!!!
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara As long as you don't have a fever you should be fine when you enter Narita airport. They have heat sensors scanning the passengers. You might want to wear a mask on the plane if you're really being careful. If you have a cold, for example, and your temperature is slightly elevated, make sure you've taken aspirin about an hour before the plane lands so your temp is normal as you pass through the quarantine area (proir to immigration). To answer your question: if you want to see Monster's Inc. you have only two chances: start of the day or end of the day. (And remember that East Center Street is CLOSED at entry--they make you head straight to the hub and go all the way around the first portion of it clockwise. If you do start of the day, do NOT get on the FastPass line. Hang right along the front of the Toy Shop and go to the standby line. (Many people accidently end up waiting in the FastPass line when they don't want to.) After exiting standby go directly to Pooh and, if the line is less than 30 minutes, ride it. Otherwise get a FastPass. At the end of the day, the waits on the standby line at Monster's Inc. will be half the listed time. I discovered this last week and also why: since Fastpasses are all distributed by 10:30 am, many if not most of those folks have left the park by 9 p.m. and never come back to use their FastPass. Since the standby wait time is always calculated by the number of standby people in line AND the number of FastPasses given out, with only a few stragglers coming back with their FastPasses, the standby line moves at double the listed speed.
Originally Posted By Malin *** And if swine flu is in full effect, this statement may be more prophetic than you realize!!! *** Lol And thanks for answering my question Mara, so head to stand by line first and than head for Pooh. I will likely do Haunted Mansion and Splash Mountain while in the area, is Monsters not worth getting a Fast Pass for at rope drop?
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara NO! The FastPass line for Monsters is huge within moments and creates great congestion. Most people don't know how to get around it, so they stop, or think they are on the standby line. Or want to be on the FastPass line. You will get on much more quickly by heading straight for the standby line WITHOUT wasting valuable time. Then head straight for Pooh (which, in retrospect, you'll wish you had gone to first). If you are able to ride Pooh immediately (without getting a FastPass), then get your first FastPass for Splash. There WILL be a line for the Mansion, but it is generally shorter than the line for Splash.
Originally Posted By Mr X There isn't always a line for Mansion, I've often seen it at a 5 minute wait even on busy days. It's really hit or miss (I've seen it busy too, of course), except during the holiday makeover when it's always busy.
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara It used to be a walk on, but now there's often a line (I check the tip boards on Deep Disney out of curiosity.) Even without the NBC overlay, sometimes it's an hour. Perhaps that's mostly on weekends. One day last week it was 45 minutes, equal to Big Thunder and Splash.
Originally Posted By Mr X I guess that's a recent thing then. The 5 years I spent hanging out in front of the place (including after NBC was offered) the posted wait times were often surprisingly low even on stupidly crowded days. Funny how that can change...perhaps people think it's different or something. Yikes. TDL is getting less and less fun to go to now that the crowds are unmanageable almost all the time!
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara I can see why Pirates would be more crowded with the Jack Sparrow upgrades, but the Mansion is the same as it ever was. Why there are more people on line I don't know. They were even using FastPass on some days last week.
Originally Posted By Mr X I would guess because word spread that it was "different", and many didn't realize that didn't mean all year round? That plus the fact that long lines breed longer lines in general? It was never like that til recently, that's for sure! (the MOST I ever saw on a crowded day, and I mean "the park is closed" crowded, was 30 minutes all the years I preformed right in front of that ride...and right behind it Dumbo and Pan always sported 90 minute plus waits which is why I took notice and always took a look out of curiosity)
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara Have you returned to the natural world (that is, outside the gates and into Urayasu)?
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara 8 years is a lot of drumming. Do you suffer from any kind of hearing loss?
Originally Posted By MagicalNezumi Mr X forgot to mention Tomorrowland Brass, Galactic Rangers and Kitchen Beats....right? -- MagicalNezumi
Originally Posted By Mr X Didn't forget, MN...I was just naming the groups that led me to stare at the Haunted Mansion on a daily basis. ***8 years is a lot of drumming. Do you suffer from any kind of hearing loss?*** Earplugs.
Originally Posted By Malin So today is the day that I fly out to Tokyo. I'm hoping if I get in early enough I may buy an After 6 Passport and check out Dreamlights followed by a ride on Monsters Inc. But thats only a possibility at the moment. If I'm able to I will try and post updates while I'm gone on crowd levels and thoughts, if I'm unable to than I'll post a full trip report when I get back!!!
