***Official*** Toy Story Land Information Thread

[PolyRob]

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

How detailed? I attended am EMH on 7/6 (really early) and 7/9 (7:15ish). I attempted pm EMH on 7/6, but the rain put a damper (literally) on that. I also ate breakfast on 7/6 at Woody's Lunch Box. I only tried one item tho.

 

[rteetz]

How detailed? I attended am EMH on 7/6 (really early) and 7/9 (7:15ish). I attempted pm EMH on 7/6, but the rain put a damper (literally) on that. I also ate breakfast on 7/6 at Woody's Lunch Box. I only tried one item tho.

Doesn’t have to be too detailed. Just go over how you felt crowds were, what you got done and maybe any tips you have.

 

[PolyRob]

Doesn’t have to be too detailed. Just go over how you felt crowds were, what you got done and maybe any tips you have.

Here is my recap for the 7/6 EMH and some tips.

I left my YC room around 5:15am and arrived at HS by 5:40am.





There were very few resort guests at the tapstiles and I was third in line. I was let in the park at 6:12am and held on Hollywood Boulevard where it meets Sunset Boulevard. There were only Guest Relations and generic HS CMs holding the line/entertaining guests at this time. Trolley Car Cafe was open and some people ran in for their caffeine fix. Attraction CMs from each headliner headed over while a large crowd had formed behind me. We were all held until 6:28am and then escorted over to our desired location (RnR, ToT, or TSL). No running or walking past the CMs! Numerous announcements were made by GR warning people.



The line was split and a portion was held at the HS sign upon entering the Animation Courtyard. People on the left thought they were going to get a slight advantage, but they were held until the main chunk of guests in the center/right caught back up with them. Once we hit TSL, we were told to stay to the right for SDD or to the left for Aliens. I was fortunately on the right side based on previous reviews I had read.



It got a little messy once we were actually in sight of the standby line. People were running and cutting. I entered the ride queue past the stationed umbrellas at 6:35am and got on the first ride.



I left and re-entered the line with a minimal wait. After my second ride, I headed over to Aliens which was practically still walk-on and completed two rides on SDD and one on Aliens by 7:01am. Guests definitely seemed shocked that the land was already crowded when entering after 7am considering EMH “started” at 7am. I took some personal photos and PhotoPass photos and proceeded to try Woody’s Lunch Box. I never used mobile order so I attempted to, but it was not operational during EMH stating Woody’s Lunch Box was closed. I got in line with only two people in front of me and ordered the S’more French Toast Sandwich. I received my food very fast and ate by 7:18am. It looked very good, but I have to say I was a little disappointed.



The bread tasted like a soggy graham cracker and the S’mores filling did not cover the whole interior of the bread. I did not finish it and was hesitant to try other items. There was only one other group eating breakfast and it was the emptiest I saw the seating area the whole trip! While I was less than impressed with the food, the CMs were extremely pleasant and helpful so early in the am.

I proceeded to TSM and rode it twice standby before the park opened to all guests and then used an 8am - 9am FP+. The standby line actually had a 10/15 minute wait by the time I got in line. Once I got up to the front, it looked like they were only utilizing the third track. I noticed the same thing on my second standby ride. I asked the CM at loading if this was what was typically happening because I had intentions of riding TSM again during EMH during my trip and she said it was just random the way I was routed. I do not really believe that because as soon at the park opened and I used my FP+ I was sent to the original two tracks and had no wait and was loaded very fast. I did not see anyone walk to the original two tracks while I waited standby.

The whole time I was in TSL, RnR and ToT had posted wait times of 5 minutes. If I did not have FP+ for them now that they are both tier 2, I would have headed over there. Shortly after 8am, RnR jumped to a 25/35 minute wait while ToT still had a posted wait time of 5 minutes.

My tips:

• Definitely get there early if HS is still opening prior to 7. Being there 30 minutes prior to a majority of EMH guests really made a big difference.
• Stay towards the right when lining up on Hollywood Boulevard and entering Animation Courtyard
• Do not rely on busses. I selected YC so I could walk, but when I was at a MK resort on 7/9, I called a Minnie Van to get there since they start running at 6:30am. (Totally worth the cost to me!)
• I would highly recommend the am EMH over the pm EMH. I have never had good luck with crowds during pm EMH, but I really wanted to try the attractions at night so I headed to HS. Between the Disney network outage and rain, I gave up. TSM and SDD were down for a large portion of the night and Aliens had a long wait. I headed back to my resort and decided I would experience them at dark on another trip.
• Be careful if you are in the back right for SDD ride photos! Rex's tail definitely covered my face and other guests on the ride photos.

 

[PolyRob]

I was also interested in merchandise so I will add that there were plenty of the MagicBands, red adult shirts, slinky dog headbands, light-up slinky dogs, ride pins, land pins (not limited release opening day pins), bags, and hats. There was also a bunch of Passholder merch left and I got a cinch sack embroidered. The blue adult slinky dog shirt was the only item that was "sold out" in the parks according to numerous CMs (I asked), but it is available on the Shop Parks app and Shop Disney website.

 

[dachsie]

Great review @PolyRob

 

[Jax1023]

Here is my recap for the 7/6 EMH and some tips.

I left my YC room around 5:15am and arrived at HS by 5:40am.

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There were very few resort guests at the tapstiles and I was third in line. I was let in the park at 6:12am and held on Hollywood Boulevard where it meets Sunset Boulevard. There were only Guest Relations and generic HS CMs holding the line/entertaining guests at this time. Trolley Car Cafe was open and some people ran in for their caffeine fix. Attraction CMs from each headliner headed over while a large crowd had formed behind me. We were all held until 6:28am and then escorted over to our desired location (RnR, ToT, or TSL). No running or walking past the CMs! Numerous announcements were made by GR warning people.

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The line was split and a portion was held at the HS sign upon entering the Animation Courtyard. People on the left thought they were going to get a slight advantage, but they were held until the main chunk of guests in the center/right caught back up with them. Once we hit TSL, we were told to stay to the right for SDD or to the left for Aliens. I was fortunately on the right side based on previous reviews I had read.

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It got a little messy once we were actually in sight of the standby line. People were running and cutting. I entered the ride queue past the stationed umbrellas at 6:35am and got on the first ride.

View attachment 336838

I left and re-entered the line with a minimal wait. After my second ride, I headed over to Aliens which was practically still walk-on and completed two rides on SDD and one on Aliens by 7:01am. Guests definitely seemed shocked that the land was already crowded when entering after 7am considering EMH “started” at 7am. I took some personal photos and PhotoPass photos and proceeded to try Woody’s Lunch Box. I never used mobile order so I attempted to, but it was not operational during EMH stating Woody’s Lunch Box was closed. I got in line with only two people in front of me and ordered the S’more French Toast Sandwich. I received my food very fast and ate by 7:18am. It looked very good, but I have to say I was a little disappointed.

View attachment 336839

The bread tasted like a soggy graham cracker and the S’mores filling did not cover the whole interior of the bread. I did not finish it and was hesitant to try other items. There was only one other group eating breakfast and it was the emptiest I saw the seating area the whole trip! While I was less than impressed with the food, the CMs were extremely pleasant and helpful so early in the am.

I proceeded to TSM and rode it twice standby before the park opened to all guests and then used an 8am - 9am FP+. The standby line actually had a 10/15 minute wait by the time I got in line. Once I got up to the front, it looked like they were only utilizing the third track. I noticed the same thing on my second standby ride. I asked the CM at loading if this was what was typically happening because I had intentions of riding TSM again during EMH during my trip and she said it was just random the way I was routed. I do not really believe that because as soon at the park opened and I used my FP+ I was sent to the original two tracks and had no wait and was loaded very fast. I did not see anyone walk to the original two tracks while I waited standby.

The whole time I was in TSL, RnR and ToT had posted wait times of 5 minutes. If I did not have FP+ for them now that they are both tier 2, I would have headed over there. Shortly after 8am, RnR jumped to a 25/35 minute wait while ToT still had a posted wait time of 5 minutes.

My tips:

• Definitely get there early if HS is still opening prior to 7. Being there 30 minutes prior to a majority of EMH guests really made a big difference.
• Stay towards the right when lining up on Hollywood Boulevard and entering Animation Courtyard
• Do not rely on busses. I selected YC so I could walk, but when I was at a MK resort on 7/9, I called a Minnie Van to get there since they start running at 6:30am. (Totally worth the cost to me!)
• I would highly recommend the am EMH over the pm EMH. I have never had good luck with crowds during pm EMH, but I really wanted to try the attractions at night so I headed to HS. Between the Disney network outage and rain, I gave up. TSM and SDD were down for a large portion of the night and Aliens had a long wait. I headed back to my resort and decided I would experience them at dark on another trip.
• Be careful if you are in the back right for SDD ride photos! Rex's tail definitely covered my face and other guests on the ride photos.

We’re staying at the poly and I was planning on a Minnie van to get to emh since I need car seats.
Did you find that was early enough? Especially since they’ve been opening the park at 6:30?

 

[rteetz]

Here is my recap for the 7/6 EMH and some tips.

I left my YC room around 5:15am and arrived at HS by 5:40am.

View attachment 336835

View attachment 336836

There were very few resort guests at the tapstiles and I was third in line. I was let in the park at 6:12am and held on Hollywood Boulevard where it meets Sunset Boulevard. There were only Guest Relations and generic HS CMs holding the line/entertaining guests at this time. Trolley Car Cafe was open and some people ran in for their caffeine fix. Attraction CMs from each headliner headed over while a large crowd had formed behind me. We were all held until 6:28am and then escorted over to our desired location (RnR, ToT, or TSL). No running or walking past the CMs! Numerous announcements were made by GR warning people.

View attachment 336837

The line was split and a portion was held at the HS sign upon entering the Animation Courtyard. People on the left thought they were going to get a slight advantage, but they were held until the main chunk of guests in the center/right caught back up with them. Once we hit TSL, we were told to stay to the right for SDD or to the left for Aliens. I was fortunately on the right side based on previous reviews I had read.

View attachment 336840

It got a little messy once we were actually in sight of the standby line. People were running and cutting. I entered the ride queue past the stationed umbrellas at 6:35am and got on the first ride.

View attachment 336838

I left and re-entered the line with a minimal wait. After my second ride, I headed over to Aliens which was practically still walk-on and completed two rides on SDD and one on Aliens by 7:01am. Guests definitely seemed shocked that the land was already crowded when entering after 7am considering EMH “started” at 7am. I took some personal photos and PhotoPass photos and proceeded to try Woody’s Lunch Box. I never used mobile order so I attempted to, but it was not operational during EMH stating Woody’s Lunch Box was closed. I got in line with only two people in front of me and ordered the S’more French Toast Sandwich. I received my food very fast and ate by 7:18am. It looked very good, but I have to say I was a little disappointed.

View attachment 336839

The bread tasted like a soggy graham cracker and the S’mores filling did not cover the whole interior of the bread. I did not finish it and was hesitant to try other items. There was only one other group eating breakfast and it was the emptiest I saw the seating area the whole trip! While I was less than impressed with the food, the CMs were extremely pleasant and helpful so early in the am.

I proceeded to TSM and rode it twice standby before the park opened to all guests and then used an 8am - 9am FP+. The standby line actually had a 10/15 minute wait by the time I got in line. Once I got up to the front, it looked like they were only utilizing the third track. I noticed the same thing on my second standby ride. I asked the CM at loading if this was what was typically happening because I had intentions of riding TSM again during EMH during my trip and she said it was just random the way I was routed. I do not really believe that because as soon at the park opened and I used my FP+ I was sent to the original two tracks and had no wait and was loaded very fast. I did not see anyone walk to the original two tracks while I waited standby.

The whole time I was in TSL, RnR and ToT had posted wait times of 5 minutes. If I did not have FP+ for them now that they are both tier 2, I would have headed over there. Shortly after 8am, RnR jumped to a 25/35 minute wait while ToT still had a posted wait time of 5 minutes.

My tips:

• Definitely get there early if HS is still opening prior to 7. Being there 30 minutes prior to a majority of EMH guests really made a big difference.
• Stay towards the right when lining up on Hollywood Boulevard and entering Animation Courtyard
• Do not rely on busses. I selected YC so I could walk, but when I was at a MK resort on 7/9, I called a Minnie Van to get there since they start running at 6:30am. (Totally worth the cost to me!)
• I would highly recommend the am EMH over the pm EMH. I have never had good luck with crowds during pm EMH, but I really wanted to try the attractions at night so I headed to HS. Between the Disney network outage and rain, I gave up. TSM and SDD were down for a large portion of the night and Aliens had a long wait. I headed back to my resort and decided I would experience them at dark on another trip.
• Be careful if you are in the back right for SDD ride photos! Rex's tail definitely covered my face and other guests on the ride photos.

Thank you!

 

[preemiemama]

Josh has a post here on how his rope drop went yesterday if anyone is interested.

 

[PolyRob]

We’re staying at the poly and I was planning on a Minnie van to get to emh since I need car seats.
Did you find that was early enough? Especially since they’ve been opening the park at 6:30?

I called a Minnie Van on 7/9 around 6:45am since I had already done the very early wait and was at HS past security by 7:10am. Security was not bad and multiple CMs were standing in a row blocking the tapstiles with MagicBand readers to ensure I was a resort guest. I went right to SDD and waited about 25 minutes. I considered waiting again, but by the time I got off the ride, the posted wait time jumped to 40 minutes and I still wanted to do Aliens again. I walked over there and waited about 10/15 minutes. By the time I got off the ride, EMHs were just ending and the posted waits were 70 minutes for SDD, 35 minutes for Aliens, and 20 for TSM. I ended with TSM since I had some time until my 9:20am RnR FP+ and opted for Trolley Car Cafe breakfast instead of Woody’s Lunch Box.

I was happy with getting on all three TSL rides once within 70 minutes. If you call the Minnie Van right at 6:30am, I really think you will be at HS before it opens at 7am and should be able to get on SDD twice and Aliens once before 8am. I would recommend doing SDD twice in a row if you’re interested since Alien’s wait did not jump as fast. I’m guessing a majority had a FP+ for Aliens and really only wanted to wait standby for SDD.

 

[Jax1023]

I called a Minnie Van on 7/9 around 6:45am since I had already done the very early wait and was at HS past security by 7:10am. Security was not bad and multiple CMs were standing in a row blocking the tapstiles with MagicBand readers to ensure I was a resort guest. I went right to SDD and waited about 25 minutes. I considered waiting again, but by the time I got off the ride, the posted wait time jumped to 40 minutes and I still wanted to do Aliens again. I walked over there and waited about 10/15 minutes. By the time I got off the ride, EMHs were just ending and the posted waits were 70 minutes for SDD, 35 minutes for Aliens, and 20 for TSM. I ended with TSM since I had some time until my 9:20am RnR FP+ and opted for Trolley Car Cafe breakfast instead of Woody’s Lunch Box.

I was happy with getting on all three TSL rides once within 70 minutes. If you call the Minnie Van right at 6:30am, I really think you will be at HS before it opens at 7am and should be able to get on SDD twice and Aliens once before 8am. I would recommend doing SDD twice in a row if you’re interested since Alien’s wait did not jump as fast. I’m guessing a majority had a FP+ for Aliens and really only wanted to wait standby for SDD.

Thanks for the input! I guess we’ll see how we’re doing getting the kids up and out in the morning (shouldn’t be an issue- today we “slept in” to 6:10. And then I’ll decide Minnie van vs Uber with car seat and let my 6 year old ride without a booster even though that makes me nervous. Not sure I think it’s worth the extra 15-20 min head start. One ride on each ride should be sufficient. We have fp for slinky and aliens during the week

 

[PolyRob]

Thanks for the input! I guess we’ll see how we’re doing getting the kids up and out in the morning (shouldn’t be an issue- today we “slept in” to 6:10. And then I’ll decide Minnie van vs Uber with car seat and let my 6 year old ride without a booster even though that makes me nervous. Not sure I think it’s worth the extra 15-20 min head start. One ride on each ride should be sufficient. We have fp for slinky and aliens during the week

I completely understand how you feel about the Minnie Vans. There is just a sense of security when using them over traditional Uber/Lyft that makes them worth the cost. With one ride on each, I think you will be fine!

 

[Kippa-Dee-Do-Dah]

Anyone have pictures of where stroller parking is for the TSL rides, especially SDD?

 

[rteetz]

Anyone have pictures of where stroller parking is for the TSL rides, especially SDD?

Stroller parking is over near the entrance to Toy Story Mania.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Anyone have pictures of where stroller parking is for the TSL rides, especially SDD?

There’s stroller parking near every ride although no one has posted photos for each area:
https://www.popsugar.com/moms/photo-gallery/44997420/image/44997431/stroller-parking-all-over-place

 

[maryj11]

I completely understand how you feel about the Minnie Vans. There is just a sense of security when using them over traditional Uber/Lyft that makes them worth the cost. With one ride on each, I think you will be fine!

I have read that some people had a hard time getting a Minnie van or had to wait awhile. This was a few months back. I wonder if it has gotten better.

 

[brave321]

Does anyone know if they are still letting people in before 7? If so, what are the chances they will still be doing it next week? We are planning on going the 23rd and I’m trying to figure out how early we will need get up and how we should get there. We are staying at a DS hotel and their buses start an hour before park opening, so if they’re still opening early then we will drive

 

[PolyRob]

I have read that some people had a hard time getting a Minnie van or had to wait awhile. This was a few months back. I wonder if it has gotten better.

Mine came in about 6 minutes. Not the shortest, or longest I have waited. It was a Monday though. I bet a weekend would be worse.

 

[JRoyster86]

Should we not plan to rely on Disney buses if we are trying to make it for the early open EMH? Thanks!

 

[10CJ]

How long after sunset does it seem dark enough to get a good impact from the lights of the land?

 

[PolyRob]

Should we not plan to rely on Disney buses if we are trying to make it for the early open EMH? Thanks!

My app said "approximately every 20 minutes" when I looked at it early in the am so I did not want to rely on it. There were no boats running from YC/BC so there had to be some sort of bus.