DGsAtBLT
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2017
its almost 1pm and the ride is down? holy moly
Yeah, it hasn’t opened at all yet. Super crappy for everybody there today.
its almost 1pm and the ride is down? holy moly
LMAO@JakeAZ: If I were planning for 12 people I'd be having a nervous breakdown--or canceling the trip. Seriously. Two is my absolute limit: me + one other person. So I feel for you. That's a heckuva lot of planning to do.
Twelve people. If DIS would allow strong language, this would be the place where I'd put it. No wonder you're in the mood you're in.
Change the "S" to a "M".. man it would make me sad.
I appreciate all the first hand info, thanks.
I'm glad it worked out perfectly for you, but I've also seen first hand stories about people who are there before parking opening and end up in 100+ groups. This has caused them to be called while at dinner at another park. They then have to plow through dinner and abandon any FP they have to hightail it over to HS to beat the 2 hour window.
If my ADR window hadn't opened in October, I would have been able to carve out a HS day. But we have hard to get ADRs in other parks on the days we have available to do RD at HS. My plan was to arrive before opening and be out of the park by mid day, so that my little kids can rest up after being dragged out of bed at 5am. While this can happen, you really have no idea until you actually get into your BG.
Over a year of planning and "what if" scenarios seems to come down to one ride.
This is my number one gripe about DW. It's just too rigid once you start locking in reservations / FPs.
In a vacuum, by itself, the ROTR process is very fair, but DW isn't in a vacuum.
The original point of the post is the ROTR process has no place in the schedule heavy world of DW (it's much better suited for DL's same day planning system). I stand by that and now we are seeing first hand stories of it being validated.If all of your other plans and ADRs are so important to you, then just don't ride RotR. It's just one ride. You're making too big of a deal about this. If anything, the most it will impact is one ADR or FP+, but I agree with others that it will all work out.
Yea I feel like I will just have throw away fastpasses ready for HS and go in hoping ot et a decent boarding group and if that fails atleast we ride some rides and can get 4th fp somewhere else.If all of your other plans and ADRs are so important to you, then just don't ride RotR. It's just one ride. You're making too big of a deal about this. If anything, the most it will impact is one ADR or FP+, but I agree with others that it will all work out.
The original point of the post is the ROTR process has no place in the schedule heavy world of DW (it's much better suited for DL's same day planning system). I stand by that and now we are seeing first hand stories of it being validated.
The same or worse in the schedule heavy world of WDW is basically every other method suggested to “fix” the current process. At least the actual process of getting the BG doesn’t majorly conflict with other plans, and one can choose what to do with it once they’ve secured it. A stand by line? Forget those plans made in advance, you’re committed to this line for probably half a day. More than one BG drop throughout the day? Have fun waiting in DHS for each drop so you can secure one, it getting progressively harder and harder as more people show as the day goes on. BG booked in advance like a FP? Well that stinks when you show up on a day when it has serious downtime and the line is filled with hours and hours of people from the downed times, or your group isn’t called that day even though you planned it.
The only fix is significantly less people wanting to ride, or the ride putting through significantly more people. Until then we’re left with some sort of system that is a pain in the butt in one way or another.
The original point of the post is the ROTR process has no place in the schedule heavy world of DW (it's much better suited for DL's same day planning system). I stand by that and now we are seeing first hand stories of it being validated.
I was wondering this also. Alot of vlogs show the 2 hour window. Maybe they changed it to 1 hour? Or are people still getting either or ?Anyone have any experience with the 1 hour vs 2 hour call back window? Is there any rhyme or reason to when it’s one or the other? 1 hour windows basically take hopping off the table.
When you get your BG does it say which window you get? Or do you not find out until it’s called?
It says “return by x.xx”
If you're in dhs they have electronic boards all over the park saying which bgs are loading. If your at another park or resort the guest relations/ front desk will know what bg is loadingWhat can a guest do if their phone loses connection or battery energy and doesn't get the initial BG notification?
I appreciate all the first hand info, thanks.
I'm glad it worked out perfectly for you, but I've also seen first hand stories about people who are there before parking opening and end up in 100+ groups. This has caused them to be called while at dinner at another park. They then have to plow through dinner and abandon any FP they have to hightail it over to HS to beat the 2 hour window.
If my ADR window hadn't opened in October, I would have been able to carve out a HS day. But we have hard to get ADRs in other parks on the days we have available to do RD at HS. My plan was to arrive before opening and be out of the park by mid day, so that my little kids can rest up after being dragged out of bed at 5am. While this can happen, you really have no idea until you actually get into your BG.
Over a year of planning and "what if" scenarios seems to come down to one ride.
This is my number one gripe about DW. It's just too rigid once you start locking in reservations / FPs.
In a vacuum, by itself, the ROTR process is very fair, but DW isn't in a vacuum.