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70 minutes wait. Yep, sounds doable to me as well. Looks like a beautiful Florida day-----Just toooooo hot. Lunch looked interesting and too small for sharing.
Yes that isn't bad at all...but yes, Florida is HOT in the summer!
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I would agree that 70 minutes sound doable for a brand new ride on a trip where you couldn't book FP+'s in advance. The menu at Woody's Lunch Box looked very underwhelming. Nothing that I would want on there.
I wasn't going to complain at that time when it was so last minute to begin with. We went in that day with no real plans other than to check the land out and rides would be a bonus.
I hear breakfast is good, but I don't know if it would have anything I would want.
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Great start. Thanks for the info on Toy Story Land. DH and I will be there late Nov/early Dec and the pictures are great info. Hopefully it will be cooler for our trip than what you experienced!
Oh yes, you should be much better off temperature wise!
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70 minutes sound doable for a new ride, at least that is if you're not me and can't stand for more than 15-20 minutes!
Obviously you didn't go for it at that point... I'll be curious to find out if you did ride it and, if so, how long you ended up waiting....
You could probably use DAS for that. It was hot. They didn't think it out too well.
Answers to your questions soon!!!!
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How fun to head directly to the park! Yes, Toy Story Land is very colorful! Even the bathrooms are colorful! Sorry lunch was not so great.
I really tried to make the most of the day and with an early flight that day I knew Hollywood Studios would be doable and still be able to spend time at the port in the evening.
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Love reading your trip reports!
Thanks!
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I'm not sure I could have waited 70 minutes with no shade cover but I guess that doesn't seem that long for such a new attraction. I haven't heard very good reviews about that food stand and they definitely need more shaded seating in that area!
Sometimes I can suck it up and other times I do a lot of complaining. LOL.
It still said 70 minutes. The line was around the outside and again, this area was not thought out well and not much shade. They did have big umbrellas lining the way.
As we got closer we got to talking to a CM….who was hilarious. He was saying that Disney is SHOCKED that they are drawing so many people to this area. They didn’t think it would be this busy and didn’t schedule enough people at first and the Queue was made too small as they didn’t expect the crowds….oh and they didn’t think about needing shade either. He said they had to quickly get umbrellas to line the queues after they realized it was going to be a hit hard with crowds.
Claire was just eating up all the info and the way he said everything was hilarious too. He just had this tone to his voice.
He also said that eventually when Galaxy Edge opens that that area will actually be the “entrance” and people are encouraged to enter there and then come into Toy Story Land and exit out that way. He said there is a big Toy Story Land sign already over there.
It was all interesting and it will be neat to see if that all works out or is true.
As we got into the main queue there were some fans set up, but not nearly enough in my opinion. Have I mentioned it was HOT????
It's hard to imagine that Disney was so short sighted in the demand that would be created in Toy Story Land. Granted, once the Star Wars area opens, that demand will diminish a bit, but still...
Oh, how neat! I love the queue for the ride! I like that Disney carried on with the feeling of being at Andy's house and guests being the size of toys.
The menu doesn't look that appealing to me either. Now I know if we are in DHS for lunch, plan on going back over to Backlot (since my beloved Studio Catering is gone )
Can't wait to hear what you thought about the ride!
Well, if that CM is right and Disney didn't leave enough space for queues or expect that sort of interest from people, then I hope they're prepared for Star Wars Land, as I'm sure that will draw even bigger crowds...
The covered queue area looks like TSM! Can't wait to hear what your thoughts are on the ride!
It does!
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It's hard to imagine that Disney was so short sighted in the demand that would be created in Toy Story Land. Granted, once the Star Wars area opens, that demand will diminish a bit, but still...
With some of the things they have been doing lately it doesn't surprise me. Some days I think they have a dart board and they throw a dart for their next idea. hahaha
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Oh, how neat! I love the queue for the ride! I like that Disney carried on with the feeling of being at Andy's house and guests being the size of toys.
The menu doesn't look that appealing to me either. Now I know if we are in DHS for lunch, plan on going back over to Backlot (since my beloved Studio Catering is gone )
Can't wait to hear what you thought about the ride!
It really is cute and fun. I was hoping more for the food, but sadly DHS still lacks in good options.
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I just love your trip reports! Can't wait to read more of this one
Thanks!
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What a perfect day for photos!
Well, if that CM is right and Disney didn't leave enough space for queues or expect that sort of interest from people, then I hope they're prepared for Star Wars Land, as I'm sure that will draw even bigger crowds...
That was soooo much fun!!! We loved it! Honestly if it was cooler out we probably would have waited again. All in all, it was just under 1 hour from the time we got in line till the time we got off the ride. Not bad really, but with the heat and not much shade we just couldn’t do that again….and Mom was waiting for us as well.
We had texted her right before we got on the ride and let her know we would be meeting her soon. She said OK and her phone was about to die. UGH! She has a portable charger, but she never brings it with her.
We did find her after we got off and I handed her a charger so that her phone would be charged back up again. She had gone to watch the Incredibles first 15 minutes since it was in AC. She said it was nice to be cooled off.
We also debated Rock N Roller Coaster, but we decided no on that too. It was just so hot and we never planned to hit the park hard today (or this trip really) anyways.
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Glad to hear that you loved Slinky Dog Dash! But really, how ridiculous that Disney didn’t anticipate the crowd level (if that’s true) and also didn’t put in enough shade. C’mon guys... think!
Wonderful photos from Slinky Dog Dash! I'm guessing it would be fine for both of us - I can just about do Big Thunder or Splash and it looks way tamer than that?
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I do find it hard to believe that Disney didn't anticipate the crowds this land would draw especially since DHS doesn't have a lot to attract guests at this time. They definitely could have done better on shaded areas too. So glad you loved the ride!!! I'm leaving today for WDW and have a fastpass for Slinky Dog on my second to last day of the trip...I'm so excited!
Nice start to the TR and looks like you are good to go with the plans are in place!
Nice time at Studios and glad you got to experience SDD. Looks like a good one! I think an hour is about the max I'd wait for a great attraction only!
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I don't know why Disney would think that Toy Story land wouldn't be crowed. the movie=s are still very popular. I went there in the evening last month and it was still very hot and crowded. We did do the Alien Saucer Swirl as the standby line was only about 20 minutes but they had one side closed. We didn't do SDD because the wait time was too. long.
I looking forward to reading more about your trip.
Liz
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So glad you loved the ride!!! I'm leaving today for WDW and have a fastpass for Slinky Dog on my second to last day of the trip...I'm so excited!
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