Originally Posted By GMLSKIS Has anybody here went straight to the ride in the last few days? I'm talking 8 am when the park opens and running straight to the subs first, not early entry. I'm wondering what the wait times are at that moment because there is no way in **** I would wait 2-4 hours later in the day and I'm thinking of going in a few weeks. Thank You
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Well, it depends on how fast you walk and what day of the week you go on. I would go on a Wednesday, Friday or Sunday, when they do not offer Early Entry. Now, if you show up at the turnstiles at opening (aka 8 AM), you will wait about 20 to 30 minutes to enter the park, this is typical in the Summer period, so you realy need to get in line somewhere early. But if you get in line around 30 minutes early, you should be one of the first at Nemo, and a short wait.
Originally Posted By ni_teach I was just there yesterday (7/13/07) at the rope drop. By the time I made it to the end of the line it was already a 2+ hour wait. Now here is the funny thing. I went back after 2:00pm and the line had gotten shorter and was under 1.5 hours. You might want to wait and take advantage of the shorter lines around the park and hit the subs later.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<Now here is the funny thing. I went back after 2:00pm and the line had gotten shorter and was under 1.5 hours.>> Someone owes Mr.X some money.
Originally Posted By danmcmartin ni teach: How could that many people get in front of you if you were at the rope drop? At a capacity of say 800 riders per hour that would mean that there was 1600 people in front of you! Not questioning the acuracy of your report, but that is suprising.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ By 12:30 on Tuesday, they didn't even post the wait time on the tip board. It simply said to see a CM
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "How could that many people get in front of you if you were at the rope drop?" Early entry for DLR hotel guests.
Originally Posted By seasidegang Wed, Fri or Sunday...no early entry? Because we are going Sunday and that would be great.
Originally Posted By danmcmartin Hans, I was under the impression he was there as an early entry. If he wasn't then it seems more likely all the EE's beat him there. I would think that on a non EE day you could get in line at the gates early (7:15 to 7:30) and then head over to NEMO quickly and have a minimal wait. Anyone done this yet? Yesterday was non-EE. I hope that works becauase that my plan on Wednesday the 27th.
Originally Posted By DLand63 I'll be down for the NFFC convention in July. Are the early entry days posted anywhere? or is it the same days each week. The parkhopper I'm getting says I can have one early-entry day . . . sounds like the available days are limited.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "Hans, I was under the impression he was there as an early entry." I thought that rope drop was for regular guests, not early entry folks. I guess we need some clarification here.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<Are the early entry days posted anywhere? or is it the same days each week.>> The same days. IIRC, it's Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
Originally Posted By socalkdg Does anyone know if the Subs are running during early entry? I'll be staying at GC Sunday night and would like to use early entry, getting there at 7 AM. If the subs don't run during early entry, what rides do run?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<How could that many people get in front of you if you were at the rope drop?>> One could certainly be there for the rope drop, but not standing right at the rope. Plus, if you aren't as quick as other folks, well, you get the picture.
Originally Posted By Disney_Blonde Subs are open on EE. If it is EE, the line is already 2+ at about 7:30...
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Today was a STRANGE day, as last night was the only Wednesday Grad Nite, so that meant no Early Entry (even though it is normally a EE day) and the park opened at 9 AM, instead of 8 AM (which was the opening time Monday thru Wednesday). That had 100's, maybe even into 4 digits standing around the gates waiting for them to open at 8 AM, and a lot of folks were confused. They did open the turnstiles at 8:30 AM and allowed everyone onto Main Street, but NOBODY was allowed past the rope until 9 AM. Well, the large amount of folks, and the lack of any sort of line has guests forming multiple queues, one that was basically folks who entered thru the Main TL entrance (think past Buzz Lightyear), and another for folks who went behind the Matterhorn. It took them quite a bit of time to get everything straightened out. The wait time around 9:30 AM was about 2 hours, and at 11 AM it was between 3 and 4 hours. It didn't help that both Indy and HM was not available at opening for at least an hour due to operational issues.
Originally Posted By MouseBear Salutations All, Darkbeer is correct wait time on Nemo started at 2 hours and rose to at least 4 hours later in the day. (Unless you were a fast 11 year old see the topic I started on "Nemo Wait times and Pirate Island"). Enjoy the Parks, MouseBear
Originally Posted By VickiHD I'm just wondering if it's possible to wait hours in the long line having our 12 month old stay in his stroller? Will they allow small strollers in the line? I'm thinking maybe waiting in line at nap time or evening while he's sleeping. Or can DH switch off back and forth standing in line? Maybe the baby switch pass? I can't think of any other way to try and do this and make this work.
Originally Posted By ni_teach I was there on Wednesday (6/13/07) for the rope drop and was able to get into line with only a two hour wait. It build up behind be to the motorboat dock and maybe beyond. (3-4 hours)?? However, when I went past the area later in the day at about 2:00 pm the line had dropped down to about an 1.5 hour wait. I don't know if this was just a strangeness of the day, but going there first thing might not be the best thing unless you have a early entry pass.
