Animal Kingdom Rope Drop Changes
Since we are headed back to Disney in August, I have been snooping around the internet for any changes that have taken place since our last trip in June of 2009. I am reading that there have been some changes to the rope drop ceremony at Animal Kingdom.
Yes, I am one of the those people (and my husband absolutely hates it). I am on the bus at 7:45 am and I make the rope drop of all the parks when we are at Disney. So, I was curious to read about this change. From what I am hearing, the restraining ropes are no longer at the entrance to Discovery Island in front of the Tree of Life, but have been moved up to the opening of the Oasis about 30 feet from the turnstiles.
They still have the characters show up on the truck to welcome you, but you will notice that Goofy is no longer there. And Mickey is now riding in the truck with Minnie and Pluto instead of rising up in front of the tree of life.
I am curious to see the new opening when we go in August. I will let you know what I think.
Holly
Walt Disney World FASTPASS
Here are the current attractions that use FASTPASS
Magic Kingdom:
Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, Jungle Cruise, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, Peter Pan’s Flight, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, “Mickey’s PhilharMagic;” Stitch’s Great Escape!
Epcot:
Test Track, “Honey, I Shrunk the Audience,” Living With The Land, Maelstrom, Mission: SPACE, Soarin’
Disney-Hollywood Studios:
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror, Star Tours, “Voyage of the Little Mermaid,” “Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!” , Toy Story Mania
Disney’s Animal Kingdom:
DINOSAUR, Kali River Rapids, Kilimanjaro Safaris, “It’s Tough to be a Bug,” Primeval Whirl, Expedition Everest
Monorail Walt Disney World
If you are like me, riding the monorail is a must do when we go to Walt Disney World. If you have a little time on your hands next time (sometimes you have to wait a few rides), see if you can ride up front with the Captain. There is a limit of 4 people that can ride. In order to do this, you need to ask the cast member all the way in the front of the monorail.
The video below is one of the trips that we took from the transportation center to Magic Kingdom. I want to get the transportation center to Epcot on video. Since we will not be park hopping this time, I guess it will have to wait until our trip in March.
Holly
Single Riders Line
On some of the bigger thrill rides they have a line that can save you a lot of time, it is called the single riders line. If you are going on the ride by yourself or your party does not mind being split up, this is the way to go.
In this line, you get put with others who have an odd number of riders. Most of the time, you do not wait more than 15 minutes. I found out about this line a few years back. We were at Animal Kingdom and my son had fallen asleep, so I was going to use that opportunity to ride Expedition Everest. Well, the stand by line was over an hour wait and the return time for the fast pass was later than we were planning on staying. A lady over heard my husband and I talking and told me about the single riders line. I went in that line and only waited about 10 minutes. Thank you.
The rides that offer this are Rockin Rollercoaster – Expedition Everest – Test Track.
Holly
Must See List for Walt Disney World
There are so many wonderful things to do at Walt Disney World. Unless you are staying for 3 weeks, it is probably impossible to see everything especially if you are bringing kids. Because of this, an important part of my touring plan is coming up with my must see list. I make sure that I can fit these into my day before doing some of the other attractions.
Here is my list:
Magic Kingdom
Splash Mountain – Big Thunder Mountain – Pirates of the Caribbean – It’s A Small World – Buzz Lightyear – Space Mountain – Mickey’s PhilharMagic – Indy Cars (my son)
Epcot
Test Track – Soarin – Mission Space – Turtle Talk – Spaceship Earth – Universe of Energy - Chinese Acrobats
Animal Kingdom
Kilimanjaro Safaris – Festival of the Lion King – It’s Tough to be a Bug – Expedition Everest – Finding Nemo – The Musical
Hollywood Studio
Beauty and the Beast – Indian Jones – Power Rangers (my son) – Star Tours – Tower of Terror – The Great Movie Ride
Holly
Touring Fantasyland at Walt Disney World
So you are heading to Walt Disney World with your toddler. One place that you will definitely want to spend some time in is Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom. If you do not want to spend your time there in line, you need to follow the following touring advice.
First, show up at rope drop (when the park opens). Go directly to Dumbo and ride this attraction first. The line gets long here very fast and there is no Fast Pass option for this attraction. Then take your time and ride and see the other attractions in Fantasyland before you move on to other areas of the park.
You should not have any wait longer than 15 minutes if you do this. If you wait later to go to Fantasyland sometimes the waits can be longer than an hour for a ride that takes less than 5 minutes.
Holly
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