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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
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It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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If i'm lucky enough to get a FoP fp, shoule we even waste our time with morning EMH?
My current plan is AM EMH (last sat of august) hit Pandora, then head to the safari and just go where the morning takes us, leaving around 12:30-1ish for lunch at Rainforest then back to Pop for a break before heading back out that night. If i can score a fp, do we even need to bother with AM EMH or can we get there a little later?
I guess it depends on your priorities. Some people have suggested that FOP is worth a second ride, so that's something to consider. Also, EMH is, well, earlier so would you actually get up early enough to take advantage of it (some say for FOP to be there over an hour before the park opens). If FOP is not your priority, I hear the rest of the park is generally pretty empty. So if you'd want to do do Everest a few times with no wait, or get on an empty Safari bus it might be worth your while.
Finally, EMH days at a park are generally busier as all onsite resort guests tend to pick them as their park of the day. So if you're not there early then the park will probably be busier.
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Well, if you can get a Fastpass+, you'll be doing well. I managed to snag one and everyone I spoke to was amazed I even got one.
We went for Extra Magic Hours one morning, as I'd heard the same thing about trying Festival of Passage more than once. It was a nightmare! This was January and not a busy time to visit. We were there about 7:40am and waited 20 minutes to even get into the park, clearing security and the gates. By the time we got to Pandora, Flight of Passage was already showing something crazy like 180 minutes (from memory). Luckily I had a Disability Access Card, as I can't stand for long periods of time, otherwise we'd never have ridden it that day.
It will also depend if you want to ride the Na'vi River Journey too, as lines for that can be long. Personally we loved that and much preferred it to Flight of Passage, so my advice would be not to overlook it....
Sounds like we'll do EMH either way...if i get the FP then awesome, we'll do Na'Vi River Journey and other stuff for the first hour. If not, we'll be there super early to get on FoP with (fingers crossed) minimal wait.
I told DD and DBF that we would have 2 super early mornings, one for AK and the other for HS so they're already expecting it. Now to figure out where we will end up Saturday night lol
Hi. I've done AK for rope drop...three times now? Since Pandora opened. All during slow times. The verdict is: run, do not walk AWAY from Pandora in the morning. Nothing is worth that. NOTHING.
We arrived at 8:10 for a 9am park opening two weeks ago and would have waited 210 minutes for Flights (that's 3.5 hours--PLUS the 50 minutes of waiting before the park even opened.)
Just don't do it. And for sure not in August.
That being said: you should definitely still do EMH. Just do other things. The rest of the park is darn near empty in the morning, and the safari is LOVELY at that time of day. Try for a FP for FoP for mid-day, before you leave. It can be the cherry on the top of your day...assuming you can get a FP. Which you totally can do. We did several months ago.
I'm glad i asked...everything i read (i even watched the vlog of it TP put up ) said if you get there 45 minutes prior to RD or EMH you can go on FoP with a slight wait.
I can see DD and DBF now, if i drag them to AK super early and then still have to wait! It wouldn't be good for me lol
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