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[disney4us2002]

6:45 am September 20:
MFSR: 30
SDD: 15
Everything else: 5

7:05am
FOP: 60

SDD: 35
MFSR: 20

7DMT: 30
Meet Cinderella: 15
Meet Ariel: 15

Everything else: 5

7:21am
FOP: 45

SDD: 35
MFSR: 25

7DMT: 25
Meeting Mickey & Minnie: 20
Meet Ariel: 15
Speedway: 10
Meet Tinker Bell: 10

Everything else: 5

What is this from? The Disney App? I was confused too since attractions are not only in DHS, but FOP and 7 dwarfs? Where are these times listed?

 

[AndreaDanger]

DHS this morning, arrived at 8. Alien Saucers first where the right side broke while we were in line immediately spiking the wait from 5 to 20. Then TSM, around 8:30 they opened another track (or maybe another 2) We were halfway through our posted 25 minute wait, but when that happened, the line started moving, and we were on in just a couple more minutes.

Then Woodys Lunchbox and EEMH was over.

I can confidently report that they are no longer running all 3 TSM tracks for most of EEMH, hence the huge spike in 7:00 hour and 8:00 hour TSM waits recently.

At 1 track TSM capacity is lower than AS2 and at 2 tracks it it comparable to SDD, but it’s the only ride without a height requirement in the park, and it’s September so most of the kids here are 5 and under, so it’s very popular.

I was at DHS this morning as well! TSM had a nice, short wait earlier during EEMH, but at least one track shut down halfway through my ride around 7:15/7:30, with everyone having to be manually let out of the ride vehicles and escorted out on foot. On the way out, they did offer to let us hop on a different TSM track while they repaired our previous track, so I believe there was just that one track working properly at that point. So, that was one contributing factor to the TSM wait spike between 7:00 and 8:00 this morning, but I can't speak to any of the other days.

 

[CastAStone]

I was at DHS this morning as well! TSM had a nice, short wait earlier during EEMH, but at least one track shut down halfway through my ride around 7:15/7:30, with everyone having to be manually let out of the ride vehicles and escorted out on foot. On the way out, they did offer to let us hop on a different TSM track while they repaired our previous track, so I believe there was just that one track working properly at that point. So, that was one contributing factor to the TSM wait spike between 7:00 and 8:00 this morning, but I can't speak to any of the other days.

That makes sense. I am reasonably sure (not 100%) that when they added a track at about 8:30 they were taking it from 1 to 2 tracks. When we used our FP+ at 9:30 all three tracks seemed to be open.

 

[osufeth24]

Dang got here at 615 and MFSR is already 60 min. Heading over to TSL. SDD says 5 minutes but looks more like 10 to 15

 

[ArielRae]

I checked the app at 6:12am and it showed 60min. Checked again at 6:31am and it shows a 35min wait now. I think they might put it at 60min as a default to help spread the crowd. People walk up and see the sign at 60min and walk to another ride just like you did.

It is now 6:54am and showing a 30min wait.

 

[burberryplaid]

I checked the app at 6:12am and it showed 60min. Checked again at 6:31am and it shows a 35min wait now. I think they might put it at 60min as a default to help spread the crowd. People walk up and see the sign at 60min and walk to another ride just like you did.

Agreed! When we were there, a cast member was holding a sign that said 60 minutes from this point, exactly where we were and it ended up being 35.

 

[osufeth24]

I checked the app at 6:12am and it showed 60min. Checked again at 6:31am and it shows a 35min wait now. I think they might put it at 60min as a default to help spread the crowd. People walk up and see the sign at 60min and walk to another ride just like you did.

It is now 6:54am and showing a 30min wait.

As I was walking up to it it turned to 50 lol. In line now

 

[kayemgi]

7:40 am September 21
SDD: 30
MFSR: 30

FOP: 45

Meet Mickey & Minnie: 25
7DMT: 20
Meet Cinderella: 15

Everything else: 5-10

 

[Turk February]

60 seems to be the default opening time posted for MFSR

 

[disneygirlsng]

What is this from? The Disney App? I was confused too since attractions are not only in DHS, but FOP and 7 dwarfs? Where are these times listed?

Times are listed in the MDE app for all parks. EEMH includes HS, MK, and AK, hence all rides being listed.

 

[elgerber]

As I was walking up to it it turned to 50 lol. In line now

And how long did you actually wait?

 

[osufeth24]

And how long did you actually wait?

About 30

Went back around 845 posted was 35 waited about 20

 

[AJS84]

7:05am
Meet Ariel: 15

We met Ariel at 7.30am and while the posted wait was 15 we actually walked straight in - there was no one else there. Over the last week we've found that most of the wait times are inflated. Anything posted at 5-20 minutes has mostly been a walkon to the point we're now surprised if we actually wait the posted time or even half of it.

We arrived at MK just after opening yesterday and the entrance was much busier than when we arrived before opening a few days ago. It took us a while to get through bag check. Once we were in we headed to Fantasyland and walked onto the Mad Tea Party and then went to meet Ariel and did the mermaid ride which was also a walkon.

Carousel and It's a Small World were both walkon just after 8am. Gaston's Tavern was empty at 8am. We actually had to wait for enough people to do Enchanted Tales with Belle at 8.30am. We did Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Peter Pan's Flight and met Rapunzel and Tiana with FP+ before 9.45am.

Dumbo was a walkon and Barnstormer was a 5 minute wait at 10.30am. The Circus area was dead but there were 15 minute waits for the M&Gs. We got cookies and slushies without waiting and all the tables outside were free.

We walked onto Peoplemover at 11.15am and got a FP+ for Buzz straight away with a few refreshes. We joined the street party im the hub and walked down main street besides the floats and out of the park just before 12. We felt like we got loads done with VERY little waiting!

We took the monorail over to Chef Mickey's and then to Epcot and got loads done there using FP+ too.

Today we got to DHS at 5.45am and again hung back from the initial crowd and followed it down to TSL at a leisurely pace. I actually intended to arrive just after 6am but our bus was already waiting when we got to the stop.

I could see SDD wasn't running as we walked down so we darted into TSM before anyone else noticed and walked straight on. SDD came back up as we exited TSM so we went straight over and walked on before anyone else got there too. We went round twice more with the queue growing each time but still only about 10 mins the third time.

We went and got breakfast at Woody's Lunchbox just after 7am. There was no queue to order and more empty tables than taken tables.

We walked onto AS2 twice, walked through SW:GE which wasn't that crowded. We did Star Tours twice with no wait. Walked straight in to meet Olaf. Mickey and Minnie was posted 15 minutes but was actually 5 minutes tops. We went back round to TSM and walked on just before the end of EEMH, posted wait was 5 minutes.

We watched the first Little Mermaid Show and then met Vampirina with a little wait. We did our SDD FP+ just after 10am and I cancelled our Star Tours FP+ as we'd already done it. We were back at the resort by 11am!

In TSL during EEMH the longest waits seem to be for the character M&Gs. AS2 has been walkon whenever we've attempted it or looked that way. Today they ran both sides for a while then shut one as it wasn't needed.

I see people saying the crowds have returned but we're still getting way more done every day than I imagined we would by getting to the park early and utilising EEMH and then FP+.

 

[CastAStone]

60 seems to be the default opening time posted for MFSR

This. Don’t trust any wait times until 30 minutes after park open.

 

[CastAStone]

Agreed! When we were there, a cast member was holding a sign that said 60 minutes from this point, exactly where we were and it ended up being 35.

Disney supposedly counts the preshows in their posted waits. Was it 35 to Hondo or 35 to the cockpit?

 

[CastAStone]

Over the last week we've found that most of the wait times are inflated. Anything posted at 5-20 minutes has mostly been a walkon

Same

 

[Davey Jones II]

DHS this morning, arrived at 8. Alien Saucers first where the right side broke while we were in line immediately spiking the wait from 5 to 20. Then TSM, around 8:30 they opened another track (or maybe another 2) We were halfway through our posted 25 minute wait, but when that happened, the line started moving, and we were on in just a couple more minutes.

Then Woodys Lunchbox and EEMH was over.

I can confidently report that they are no longer running all 3 TSM tracks for most of EEMH, hence the huge spike in 7:00 hour and 8:00 hour TSM waits recently.

At 1 track TSM capacity is lower than AS2 and at 2 tracks it it comparable to SDD, but it’s the only ride without a height requirement in the park, and it’s September so most of the kids here are 5 and under, so it’s very popular.

Please explain the bolded. The TSM wait times go way up at 7:00 and 8:00? Why?

 

[CastAStone]

Please explain the bolded. The TSM wait times go way up at 7:00 and 8:00? Why?

The 7:00 hour lasts from 7-7:59. The last 5 days or so waits have been as long as SDD in that hour. Before that they were short. The spike is from before the last week to the past week.

 

[CouponGirl]

Over the last week we've found that most of the wait times are inflated. Anything posted at 5-20 minutes has mostly been a walkon to the point we're now surprised if we actually wait the posted time or even half of it.

Same

Is this just during EEMH?

 

[CastAStone]

Is this just during EEMH?

I’d say it’s also been that way the first 30 minutes of regular hours at MK on a lot of rides. DHS and AK wait times picked up a lot after the park opened for real, but I think at MK there were less people in the park than the total capacity of all of the rides until about 8:30-9:00 the 2 days I was there this week.