While the Fastpasses do go quickly, I would still say you have an excellent shot of getting them if you are there right at opening. Though ironically, you will probably have to wait in line to avoid waiting; however, you still realize a solid net gain.

If you want to pop your cherry WITH your plus one and you don't get a FP, then you will need to wait in the two-hour regular line. If you don't care if you are in the same car, then single rider is fine.

If you want to be a planning fool, get a Wait Times app (I use DL Waits, but I think that is iPhone only) and monitor times throughout the day on a Saturday (traffic patterns are different during the week than they are on the weekends). It will probably be heavier on the day you are going, but it will give you some idea of peak wait times.

FYI: at 3:00 on a Tuesday, regular standby is 110 minutes and single rider is 45 minutes.


There are some good parts of the queue that can only be experienced in Standby, but not life-shattering. Again, if you get there for opening, you could dash back to RSR (bypassing FP) and not have that long of a wait (and POSSIBLY be able to get back in time to get FPs for a later ride).

One thing I suggest is having a second ride at night.

You will see the queue (everything worth while) from the single rider line.

You don't have to be single to go single rider, you just have to be willing to chance not riding next to, or in the same car as your +1. You can spend most of the line with them.

There is a chance you will get to ride with your +1 if the timing/capacity is right; however, the single rider line is split from the rest of the queue so there is no blending in with the fast pass riders to ride together (like you used to be able to do on Indy).

You miss the bottle room and the details of the road outside same.

So:

Rope Drop, FP RSR, Ride RSR. That should avoid the 2hr line.

Or go to DL first enjoy the lack of people and then just take the hit later in the evening at RSR.

Perhaps I should move this to "First World Problems".

NO, don't go to DL first. I would FP RSR, and they've lately been running out for the whole day within the first half-hour or so that the park is open. So following your FP, you can do whatever you want after that until your FP is ready. Which may not be until night. In that case, hop the single rider for a daytime ride, and enjoy your FP at night.

I do recommend riding the other two Cars rides after you grab the FP. They're short and sweet but entertaining.

RSR is, imo, a thousand times better at night - so get your fast passes first thing - and use them later, after dark! (And right after you get your fast passes, you can either try the stand-by line or do single rider for your Gotta See It Now daytime ride).

If you want to do Luigi's Tires, however (and I for one think it's fun), it's imperative that you do it super early. SLOW going otherwise.

Mater's Junk Yard is also kinda fun, but also SLOW (though not nearly as slow as Luigi's).



Speaking of slow - you should know that the Matterhorn Bobsleds have been transformed from the fastest-moving queue in Disneyland to one of the slowest. Le sigh.

Yea! It's official, I heard back from my +1 and the day trip is on. So bear with me this is going to get a bit weird, even by my standards.....

My +1 is my Mom. It was her father (my grandfather) that worked as an engineer on Disneyland during it's construction. Unfortunately he died an early death. My mom has always held Disneyland as a warm memory of her dad. I'm sure that's the root of my love of the place as well.

It's been years since she has made it to the park and she's starting to slow down a bit so I'm not sure how many good visits she has left. I want to make this the trip of a lifetime for her. I want to stay with her so we can reminisce and enjoy all the park has to offer together at her pace. Of course the rub is the gazillion other people busy making their own memories. So I need a plan. A Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith type of plan.

I need a "mothers helper" for the day. Someone that can make fastpass runs, wait in lines, save spots etc... That way we can spend our time together, keep to a pace that's comfortable for her and still make the most of our time in both parks.

It's a paid position of course, park tickets if needed plus extra for food. I'm hoping perhaps that one of the teens of LoT might be interested or know someone who is. Saturday Sept 1st starting at 8:30am. Wear comfortable shoes... Any takers?

I will need an AP day pass for me, but I will be your day slave. Susan will probably join me, but she is Premium.

I have no plans as well. I'm happy to be a relief hitter if needed. I'm sure I can pressure the kiddo into action as well. Plus she moves faster than I do.

Can I just say, LoT people are the bestest people there are! :snap: :snap: