I will say this, we tried this strategy last January (2018) during the first week of Jan. Parks were still super busy. We got there 1 hour before rop drop. It was INSANELY cold that day, like right around freezing, so waiting for 1 hour at the park gate wasn't a blast, but we only waited about 45 mins max once we got to the ride itself. Granted, if you combine the two waits, that's nearly 2 hours, but it didn't feel as bad as waiting the entire time in the same line. And also the waits later in the day were 2-3 hours so all-in-all it was a pretty solid strategy.You'll probably still wait over an hour/maybe two for Flight of Passage. Lots of people trying the same strategy has led to massive waits at park opening unless you're one of the lucky few at the front of the park opening masses
Nope we are 1/26-30.
I'm not exactly sure of your park days BUT....we didn't have FoP fast passes either (first week of October 2018) and 2 of our mornings we did RP for FoP and waited 30 minutes one day and 45 the next. We were also at the mercy of the buses and were staying at BWI. It is totally doable but make sure you are there early!
Worked for us!
We’re going to be there Valentine’s Day and the day after. I figured we’d do MK and Epcot on day 1 and then AK and HS on day 2. I’m hoping catching the 6:30 bus will put us in the position of an hour or less wait time (not including waiting for rope drop).
Ah okay we’ll be at yc then.
If location is important then by all means, book the category you want! If it is important to be closer to the pool and main building then you will want to book Preferred. That is where we are booked for our May 2019 trip. Not sure if that is available during our week at least (may 17-23)
Are lifejackets permitted on the slide?
Thanks
