I would say we were in line about 9:20-9:25. I only recall 1 family in front of us. They came out promptly at 9:30, rode the Magic Carpets, then came over for the meet. Our picture was taken at 9:38am. The last time we did this meet (2 years ago) we had a similar experience. I would say getting there by 9:15-9:20 would be ideal. It is right next to a little gift shop, so you could always have one person stand in line while the kids browsed. On our first trip we scheduled the meet for a little later in the morning, and had a really long wait- probably 30 minutes or more. Luckily though it is also right next to Aloha Isle, so I got us dole whips while hubby and kids stood in line. We had time to finish them before it was our turn. But I definitely recommend doing the meet early if possible!