Yesterday I was waiting at the gate to get in at about 8:35. I was maybe halfway back to the ticketbooths. The time for SR said 60mn. They let us in at 8:50 and did not hold us on the street. You did have to travel to the end of the street; GE people went left, TSL went right. I was towards the front of the crowd and walked past slow moving people. When I reached the end of the line, I was in front of the entrance for Oga’s. The app said 90mn wait. It was actually a 70mn wait but the line was growing very quickly. A few mn later it said 120mn wait. I was inside the spaceport after about 30mn. The time inside the spaceport goes quickly, at least the first time, as there is so much to see and hear, plus you can complete tasks from Hondo on your datapad.
I don’t know that this experience is typical though, I think a lot of people left early/canceled due to Dorian. Crowds are the lowest I’ve seen since Irma or, you know, like 2005 before WDW got to be the busiest place on earth. I miss the days of being able to stroll around the parks with nearly empty walkways.