We’ve just published advice for navigating the new Cars Land attractions at Disney California Adventure. If you’re a RideMax subscriber, be sure to check out this new page in the RideMax Tips & Hints!
Cars Land Advice Available!
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DCA Cars Land Plans Now Available!
For those of you who have patiently waiting, we’ve just published plans for June 15th-30th for Disneyland and DCA. Plans for DCA after June 15th include the new Cars Land attractions, and we expect to be in the park opening weekend looking at wait times and gathering data to help us refine our estimates further.
For those creating DCA plans for these new dates, please pay special attention to the “Arrival” tips at the top of these plans on specific dates, as well as the attractions-specific tips at the bottom of the plan, as we’ve added several new tips related to the Cars Land opening.
Happy Planning!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios Opening Procedure – RideMax Update!
We’ve now updated RideMax to show an 8:45am opening time for Disney’s Hollywood Studios on days when DHS isn’t hosting morning Extra Magic Hours.
Although the “official” park opening time remains 9:00am, for all practical purposes the “real” opening time is typically 8:45am now. By reflecting this more accurately in RideMax, I’m hoping it will help with the overall planning process.
Note that Toy Story Midway Mania may be the ONLY attraction that actually opens early, but this extra 15 minutes is huge, especially since the lines for TSMM can build so quickly.
With the new opening procedure guests are allowed all the way into the attraction areas of the park as soon as the turnstiles open at 8:45am, with no more pre-opening ceremony or “rope drop” to hold everyone back. The new procedure causes guests to gradually filter into the park through the turnstiles, rather than forcing everyone into a crazy, crowd-packed mobbed heading over to TSMM.
Although I much prefer the new opening procedure, in order to take full advantage of it you’ll still need to arrive early in order to help ensure a position near the front of the turnstiles.
For our Disney World RideMax subscribers, I hope you’ll find this update helpful.
Happy planning!
Epcot Flower and Garden Festival 2012
Just stopping by to post a link to a few scenes from around Epcot yesterday. Enjoy!
Pictures from the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival 2012
DCA: California Screamin’ FastPass “Disconnected!”
Today we’ve updated RideMax with an important change for California Adventure customers!
As the FastPass machines for the California Screamin’ roller coaster are now “disconnected” from the rest of the system, RideMax will now take this into consideration when it creates plans for DCA. As a result, don’t be surprised if RideMax has you obtaining a FastPass for this attraction even if you recently obtained another one elsewhere.
Happy Planning!
