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It’s the weekend, so it’s time to take a look at the average wait times from the week in Disney World!
Hollywood Studios
Overall, wait times were lower (!!) than we saw last week, but let’s see how things fared across all four parks!
We go to Disney World a LOT and we ride a LOT of rides over and over. So we feel like we’ve got a good idea of where the best seats are on each ride, as well as what the worst seats are!
Tree of Life — ain’t she a beaut?
Now, we LOVE Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Much of the appeal of that park isn’t even the rides themselves, but all the wonderful animals you can see while you’re there! It’s part safari and part theme park, which makes it an interesting place to visit. But you’ll still want to know how to best tackle those RIDES!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom is full of unique attractions.
Pandora
From big thrills to slow-moving boat cruises, it seems like this park has something for everyone! But we wondered just how popular some of Animal Kingdom’s most CLASSIC attractions actually were. So we asked our followers on Instagram to rank EVERY ride in the park by deciding if they were overrated or underrated! And guys, some of the results shocked us. Let’s take a look!
Walt Disney World reopened in 2020 with some major adjustments due to additional health and safety needs. We’ve slowly seen hotels and restaurants reopen and ticket options come back but one of the missing perks that we have yet to hear an update on is a possible return of FastPass+.
Pandora is just so breathtaking! Good thing the lines for rides keep you there for hours 😉
Even with a reduced Disney Parks capacity, it can still be a challenge to ride some of the most popular rides. FastPass+ was a major perk for park guests in tackling some of these big-name attractions. Just to name a few there’s Flight of Passage, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Slinky Dog Dash, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, Test Track, and Rise of the Resistance (though that’s a whole other ballgame we’ll get to in a bit!). If crowds are close to capacity, you can be stuck having to wait 60+ minutes in the socially distanced line with no option to skip the line. But, we’re here to tell you that it definitely is possible to ride ALL of these without a FastPass+. So, before you panic, just hear us out.
Long lines in some of Disney World’s most popular lands, like Pandora in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, are a familiar sight. But long lines for lumpia? That’s another story!
Spring Break Crowds in Pandora
Today at Animal Kingdom, the line for Pongu Pongu was so long that it went backstage!
Spring break is in full swing so it’s a BUSY week in Disney World.
Animal Kingdom Crowds
We’ve been reporting from the busy parks all week — and it doesn’t look like the month is going to get any slower. Did you know a lot of days are already completely BOOKED? Now, we’re taking a look at the rides with the HIGHEST wait times in all of Disney World!
We’ve seen Disney World change a ton in the couple of years. The global health crisis turned the world on its head and made Disney rethink the entire theme park experience.
Cinderella Castle
Extensive health and safety regulations were introduced which affected everything from dining to character interactions. The changes were implemented with limited capacity and physical distancing in mind. Disney has been subtly updating these changes over the last few months but there are still a few glitches that many guests have encountered. We’ve compiled a list of things that Disney World should change and how you can navigate the experiences for the time being.
Throughout January, the average wait times have continued to drop and drop.
Spaceship Earth
However, things are changing this week because almost every attraction’s wait time went UP this week! The times haven’t changed a ton, but they are going in the opposite direction than they were going for a while. Today, we’re going to take a look at the average wait times in ALL four parks from this week!
Disney World has implemented a lot of changes since its reopening last summer.
Magic Kingdom
Mask mandates, social distancing, and plexiglass barriers are just some of the health and safety guidelines in place. Many Disney World experiences have been affected by these changes. These changes, like adding plexiglass to certain rides, are designed to make guests safer due to the global pandemic, but they can definitely alter the guest experience on some attractions.
You might be on vacation during this holiday season, or just trying to squeeze in a few extra naps to catch up on some much-needed rest, but Disney news never takes a break!
Spaceship Earth
Another week has passed at the most magical place on earth, and some BIG updates have been announced or seen in the parks. From the return of Park Hopping to an update on the EPCOT monorail, today we’re taking a look at 5 pieces of Disney news from this week that you might have missed!
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