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YesIf we don't want to smush with the crowd in the hub, is all of main st. also packed back to the entrance to the park
YesIf we don't want to smush with the crowd in the hub, is all of main st. also packed back to the entrance to the park
We just came back Tuesday and yes, MK for fireworks was pretty bad. Lots of people huddled together all down Main Street up towards the castle. We watched from Tomorrowland just to be away from the hoards of people. We actually only watched MK fireworks that one night of our stay because we thought the crowd was just too much for us.Does anyone who's there/been there in the last 1-2 weeks have any pics or descriptions of what Main St is like for HEA fireworks at MK? If we don't want to smush with the crowd in the hub, is all of main st. also packed back to the entrance to the park, or will we be able to get more space there? We would like to see the projections but we don't *have* to see them super up close, as long as we can sort of see them.
Does anyone who's there/been there in the last 1-2 weeks have any pics or descriptions of what Main St is like for HEA fireworks at MK? If we don't want to smush with the crowd in the hub, is all of main st. also packed back to the entrance to the park, or will we be able to get more space there? We would like to see the projections but we don't *have* to see them super up close, as long as we can sort of see them.
Well shocker HS is packed today. I’m going to get in lines of things that I want to do regardless of wait times to see if they are accurate or not. Got boarding group 54, but according to the app they haven’t even started calling yet and it’s 10:12. Most of the big ticket stuff is already 30+ minutes. Hoping the heat and humidity will drive some people out this afternoon/evening.
Honesetly, 30+ minutes after 10 isn't horrible, hopefully you have a fantastic time. I remember on every other previous trip all the headliners being well above an hour within the first 30 minutes of opening, with SDD being 2 hours almost immediately (aside from MMRR which was usually just like 45, sometimes it got around an hour first thing which is why we went there first because I'm not standing in that courtyard in the sun). It is relative though, if you're not used to what the crowds were I'm sure HS feels a lot more crowded compared to places like AK that are walk on for almost everything.Well shocker HS is packed today. I’m going to get in lines of things that I want to do regardless of wait times to see if they are accurate or not. Got boarding group 54, but according to the app they haven’t even started calling yet and it’s 10:12. Most of the big ticket stuff is already 30+ minutes. Hoping the heat and humidity will drive some people out this afternoon/evening.
I second most of this. I was surprised at how long some rides were down. TOT was down our first HS day and then Peoplemover was down our last evening. We were also on a few rides that went down for more than 5 minutes while riding and had to bail on a PP line because it went down for about an hour.Overall thoughts-
Park Reservations-
We changed a few times at the last minute this trip and I am glad we were going at a time where the low crowds meant the calendar was open at all four parks even the night before. I would really hate to be there at a time where I couldnt swap based on how we were feeling in the moment.
Fastpass-
We didnt need it or miss it because there were almost no crowds at all. I was glad we got this trip in before Genie+ starts as we don't plan to return until 2023 at the earliest, so we can see how it shakes out. I enjoyed knowing we could get a RotR boarding group late afternoon and relished not waking up at 7am for any reason since our kids are always up by 8.
Masks-
Mask compliance was 95% perfect. We felt very comfortable with our masks. One family were big whiny babies on the friendship boats but other than that, just an occasional mask down on a ride (always MK).
Ride breakdowns- they've gotta work on this. At any given time 2 or more rides were down in any park we were in. Eg our last day Splash was down all morning and Pooh was down almost all morning (only came back up for about 30 minutes). Living with the Land was down all week so we didn't get on, and several other rides went down while we were in line.
Overall great trip for us and I feel lucky we hit the sweet spot of crowds!
I agree!I guess it’s all relative, but I’ve been pretty excited about the wait times that I’ve been seeing for my upcoming trip. They’re much better than they were in May.
Back then, everything was above 30 minutes at DHS by this time of day. I think Tower of Terror would have been around an hour and a half by now.
Some…big thunder, Mexico, pirates come to mind. Seemed like they started taking some down and then delta hit so some stayed up?My wife has a friend who just got back. She said they felt very safe in the parks and in line. She also mentioned there was plexiglass up in the lines for added protection. Is this true? I haven’t come across any posts mentioning the plexiglass.
In some queues the switchbacks are close together and the line can't be spread out further. The queue for Slinky Dog comes to mind. They installed plexiglass and other barriers along the railings.My wife has a friend who just got back. She said they felt very safe in the parks and in line. She also mentioned there was plexiglass up in the lines for added protection. Is this true? I haven’t come across any posts mentioning the plexiglass.