WhitneyMB
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Apr 15, 2011
Hi Dis-ers! My Fastpass day is tomorrow morning and I think I have a pretty good idea of most parks, but Animal Kingdom is still giving me fits. We’ll be there the last week of March for my son’s spring break, which is predicted to be pretty busy.
BACKGROUND- Last time we were there was in 2017, a month or so before Pandora opened, so we definitely want to do both FOP and Navi, as well as see Rivers of Light. Because we can’t FP both rides, I’m thinking we pretty much need to show up at rope drop (especially if we want to watch RoL in the evening).
So my question is—if we’re going to be rope dropping anyway, should we just get there even earlier and plan to be toward the front of the crowds, so we can do both FOP and then Navi at rope drop? That would allow me to save our three FP for Safari, Everest, and Dinosaur or Kali. All of these are predicted to have long lines starting around 9:30-10am. Dinosaur is a family favorite but I’m thinking that this one might be easier than Kali to pick up as a 4th FP. Is that correct?
Tomorrow it will seem crazy not to grab a FP for FOP (assuming it’s there), but every plan I try to figure out that has us starting at Navi at rope drop and leaving Pandora & doing other rides—and then coming back to use a FP for FOP later is REALLY inefficient, and doesn’t let us get done the rest of the stuff we want to do.
It also concerns me that Touring Plan estimates that even with a FP for FOP, we’ll still wait about 25 minutes for FOP later on, while if we use FP for other rides, they’ll be essentially walk-ons. I’m thinking that I'd rather show up earlier and wait at rope drop!
Thoughts?
BACKGROUND- Last time we were there was in 2017, a month or so before Pandora opened, so we definitely want to do both FOP and Navi, as well as see Rivers of Light. Because we can’t FP both rides, I’m thinking we pretty much need to show up at rope drop (especially if we want to watch RoL in the evening).
So my question is—if we’re going to be rope dropping anyway, should we just get there even earlier and plan to be toward the front of the crowds, so we can do both FOP and then Navi at rope drop? That would allow me to save our three FP for Safari, Everest, and Dinosaur or Kali. All of these are predicted to have long lines starting around 9:30-10am. Dinosaur is a family favorite but I’m thinking that this one might be easier than Kali to pick up as a 4th FP. Is that correct?
Tomorrow it will seem crazy not to grab a FP for FOP (assuming it’s there), but every plan I try to figure out that has us starting at Navi at rope drop and leaving Pandora & doing other rides—and then coming back to use a FP for FOP later is REALLY inefficient, and doesn’t let us get done the rest of the stuff we want to do.
It also concerns me that Touring Plan estimates that even with a FP for FOP, we’ll still wait about 25 minutes for FOP later on, while if we use FP for other rides, they’ll be essentially walk-ons. I’m thinking that I'd rather show up earlier and wait at rope drop! Thoughts?
I think this advice could be given as the answer to half the questions asked here!! Thanks!
