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I have a question about evening EMH. Do they clear all guests from Pandora at 11pm? May only those resort guests in queue outside Pandora get in the ride lines at 11? The reason I'm asking, is would it be more advantageous for a resort guest to book a FP at say 8 or 9 pm and stay in Pandora after their ride?

 

[rteetz]

thanks for the info.

can anyone comment on how crowds have been for evening EMH? at survival tips? we are hoping to standby for FOP.

thanks!

It's clears out the later it gets.

 

[rteetz]

I have a question about evening EMH. Do they clear all guests from Pandora at 11pm? May only those resort guests in queue outside Pandora get in the ride lines at 11? The reason I'm asking, is would it be more advantageous for a resort guest to book a FP at say 8 or 9 pm and stay in Pandora after their ride?

Not all guests are cleared. Queues are closed early then EMH guests are let in at a certain point just before 11.

 

[rteetz]

this thread is too long....so hard to search..

so what have the rope drop standby waits been for FoP and NRJ?

Rope drop has worked well for people but there still will be a bit of a wait. Waits have varied though.

 

[Karin1984]

this thread is too long....so hard to search..

so what have the rope drop standby waits been for FoP and NRJ?

According to the app, at the moment it's 150 minutes FoP and 30 minutes NRJ.

 

[River Country]

2 1/2 hours at 8:30 in the morning

WOWZERS

 

[River Country]

What are the crowds like at the store? and to Adopt a Banshee??

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

this thread is too long....so hard to search..

so what have the rope drop standby waits been for FoP and NRJ?

According to the app, at the moment it's 150 minutes FoP and 30 minutes NRJ.

And for comparison, yesterday at this time the FoP wait was 295min... down to 195 around 11am... I think it's still so early to be able to nail this one down.

ETA: And then there's what they POST vs. what the ACTUAL wait is... like they do with Mine Train at RD, for instance...

 

[ThistleMae]

"We TOLD you they're all the same! JakeSully, talk to your people!"

Thanks for this...it totally cracked me up! Very clever!

 

[ThistleMae]

I visited pandora Monday and Tuesday. All I have to say about flight of passage is OH MY GOD A-MAZ-ING!!! It's like soarin on steroids. I couldn't stop smiling for like a half hour after getting off the ride. It is worth waiting for in my opinion but I also didn't have to wait in line. DH is disabled and we have a disability pass. When we returned for our time we only had to wait about 5-10 mins to get on the ride (rode it twice that night using DAS and once using FP on Tuesday). We didn't get to see the stand by queue which is a bummer but I can wait for that. The NRJ is a great ride and as people have said the animatronics are amazing. After riding NRJ I would not wait in any line over 30 mins to ride it. Super cool and I will definitely ride it again but not a huge wow factor for me. As far as fitting in the seats I didn't see anyone have any issues and I didn't see the test seat either. DH and DS are skinny but tall, and neither had issues. I'm short and more on the round side and had no issues at all.

There has been a line to get into the gift shop that has at times been over an hour. We went at midnight and waited like 5 mins. So if you're there for EMH it's worth waiting so you don't have to stand in line. There were tons of banshees and they were flying out the door. We got one banshee and a coupe of mugs but didn't see anything else we had to have. They have a photo op with the banshee which is cool, DH and I did it. The land itself is really just breathtaking and at night all lit up it's just as amazing. The sounds and the sights together are not to be missed.

The food at the canteen is delicious. I absolutely loved the mobile ordering and highly recommend it. It didn't seem like anyone was using it. Monday we used it but didn't need to because it wasn't crazy in there but Tuesday we definitely needed it. Reports about the cheeseburger pods are correct, they do taste like McDonald's cheeseburgers. I got the chicken bowl with veggies and quinoa and the chimcurri sauce and it was so delicious. I can't wait to eat it again. DH got the beef with the sweet potato hash and it was also delicious. DD kept stealing his hash and she's a wicked picky eater. DS had the chicken and rice, he wasn't impressed with the rice but loved the chicken.

I'm so glad I got to experience it, especially on Monday when it didn't seem crazy in there.

Where online do you order the food. I've never used it before, so don't know where to find it. Thanks.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Hey everybody! I made a spreadsheet and tracked the wait times for NRJ and FoP today using the MDE app, mostly just for my own curiosity (26 days til my trip!) and thought others might like to see what the day looked like all in one place.

View attachment 241292

This is awesome! If you want to add it, FoP was 295 at 8:42am yesterday, the longest wait I saw for the day. I found that pretty surprising.

 

[BigRed98]

Where online do you order the food. I've never used it before, so don't know where to find it. Thanks.

Go on Disney my experince app and tap on the blue Mickey circle. Then click on a button called order food and then select the canteen. Then a menu pops up and u can then place ur order right there and pay. Stay on app once order is placed and it will tell u on app when order is ready for pick up.

 

[poison ivy]

Not all guests are cleared. Queues are closed early then EMH guests are let in at a certain point just before 11.

If I'm already in Pandora around 10 and want to ride FoP right when EMH opens up for it, what is the procedure? Do I have to exit the land and get in that EMH line? or has the FoP line for EMH already started inside Pandora, and those lined up outside join it when they're let in?

 

[RedSox68]

Look on the Restaurant subforum for a recent thread where we discussed it.

The consensus is that it's well worth joining the Landry's Select Club especially if you go to WDW annually around the same time.

Thank you so much!

 

[ThistleMae]

Go on Disney my experince app and tap on the blue Mickey circle. Then click on a button called order food and then select the canteen. Then a menu pops up and u can then place ur order right there and pay. Stay on app once order is placed and it will tell u on app when order is ready for pick up.

Wow...this is so cool! Thanks. I definitely intend to use it. Are any of the other restaurants on board with it yet...I mean in AK. I think you can preorder for BOG...but haven't tried that either.

 

[poison ivy]

Follow the link in my signature to the disABILITIES BOARD.
I've been gathering information that would be helpful to people wih disabilities from this thread and other places. I put it all in a Pandora thread that is stuck near the top of the disABILITIES Board.

Thanks for the link. What an incredible information thread. Looks like Na'vi River Journey is in need of lots more info for the disabled. I'll follow along and share whatever I can.

 

[wareagle57]

Not all guests are cleared. Queues are closed early then EMH guests are let in at a certain point just before 11.

All this time I was thinking the line was to allow EMH guests into the land, but the line is for the ride. That makes so much more sense. So anyone is free to enter Pandora up until 11, they just won't be able to get on a ride, correct?

Rope drop has worked well for people but there still will be a bit of a wait. Waits have varied though.

I still haven't seen a report of anyone with a total experience time under 30 minutes. Unless the crowd patterns change, or I can get some reports that show it IS possible to ride in 15-20 minutes if you are the first ones there, I'm starting to think about not RDing FOP. The last 2 days the crowds have gone down throughout the day. I think I'd rather wait 2 hours at 2pm than an hour at 7am (EMH is the day we are RDing).

Any chance you'll be trying a real front of the line commando RD attempt to see how fast you can get on Ryan?

 

[TISHLOVESDISNEY]

It does seem like the busiest times are first thing in AM, then they build again in the evenings.
We have FP for ROL for 9:05, hopefully FP lines are ok then, wish I would have saw the "pattern" I would have made FPs for afternoon!
Curious to see if this sticks, or once summer officially kicks into gear things are crazy all day....

 

[anna0513]

I signed on to My Disney Experience at 7:00 a.m. this morning for July 1st. Go figure, all fast passes gone for the day for FOP already.

 

[goofygal531]

Pandora's Evening Lighting Ceremony takes place at 8pm? (I'm guessing since that's around sunset).

Do they do the drum Ceremony and "flick the light switch" every night?

How are the crowds? Can't find any info about this anywhere online.

Never been to AK in the evening. Trying to rework our August plans to fit this in. So far, AK is still listed as closing at 9:30 pm in August. Hope this changes!