Rope Drop Tactics

[twebber55]

going next week (Thursday Feb 5th) are they changing what's open during early park hours? Debating Nintendo or ministry for first ride? Any suggestions. If Monsters opens early also contemplated Werewolf first.

 

[AB2020]

going next week (Thursday Feb 5th) are they changing what's open during early park hours? Debating Nintendo or ministry for first ride? Any suggestions. If Monsters opens early also contemplated Werewolf first.

I would not do Dark Universe first. It is not officially part of early entry, and never gets crazy queues.

Personally I would still do Nintendo. It should now be far more manageable as I assume a large chunk of EPA will go to Ministry. So very likely you can do all three rides during EPA, even if you are not front of the line at the gates.

As a side effect, Ministry should hopefully also get reduced wait times throughout the day because many will do it in the morning. The main reason why I would not do Ministry during EPA is because it is still decently unreliable and therefore could waste all your EPA if it goes down early.

 

[twebber55]

I would not do Dark Universe first. It is not officially part of early entry, and never gets crazy queues.

Personally I would still do Nintendo. It should now be far more manageable as I assume a large chunk of EPA will go to Ministry. So very likely you can do all three rides during EPA, even if you are not front of the line at the gates.

As a side effect, Ministry should hopefully also get reduced wait times throughout the day because many will do it in the morning. The main reason why I would not do Ministry during EPA is because it is still decently unreliable and therefore could waste all your EPA if it goes down early.

thank you

 

[Captain Spaulding]

As a side effect, Ministry should hopefully also get reduced wait times throughout the day because many will do it in the morning. The main reason why I would not do Ministry during EPA is because it is still decently unreliable and therefore could waste all your EPA if it goes down early.

DK is not very reliable either, same with Mario. The majority of these rides are a crap shoot first thing unfortunately. Probably why EPA is changing so they don't have to guarantee anything?
February 1st starts the new EPA procedure where they just list the lands open and not the rides. Hopefully the info board up front will let you know rides before you actually queue up on one side of the park or the other. At least with WWOHP open the non EPA folks can't queue up early anymore, probably.
Maybe you will get some reviews before you attend, Good Luck!

 

[Parkscope Joe]

I would not do Dark Universe first. It is not officially part of early entry, and never gets crazy queues.

Personally I would still do Nintendo. It should now be far more manageable as I assume a large chunk of EPA will go to Ministry. So very likely you can do all three rides during EPA, even if you are not front of the line at the gates.

As a side effect, Ministry should hopefully also get reduced wait times throughout the day because many will do it in the morning. The main reason why I would not do Ministry during EPA is because it is still decently unreliable and therefore could waste all your EPA if it goes down early.

Monsters is no longer listed as part of EPA starting Feb 1. Just “select attractions in SNW, Ministry, and Berk.” I’d say rope drop ministry if possible.

 

[Mad Dog]

DK is not very reliable either, same with Mario. The majority of these rides are a crap shoot first thing unfortunately. Probably why EPA is changing so they don't have to guarantee anything?
February 1st starts the new EPA procedure where they just list the lands open and not the rides. Hopefully the info board up front will let you know rides before you actually queue up on one side of the park or the other. At least with WWOHP open the non EPA folks can't queue up early anymore, probably.
Maybe you will get some reviews before you attend, Good Luck!

'Crap shoot' is right on. I monitor the openings on TP app most every day. There's really no pattern. Stuff continues to
break down at a frightening level, and it's pretty much spread out. A touring plan is basically useless. You have to play
it by ear. Problems are many, and they're universal....If you get a day with few breakdowns, consider yourself lucky, like
winning the lottery. .....Epic reviews are good on low breakdown days. Not so good when there are lots of downtime. That's
probably the main factor for an Epic experience.....I wouldn't want to be an Epic executive. Recommendation on housing......
rent, don't buy.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

'Crap shoot' is right on. I monitor the openings on TP app most every day. There's really no pattern. Stuff continues to
break down at a frightening level, and it's pretty much spread out. A touring plan is basically useless. You have to play
it by ear. Problems are many, and they're universal....If you get a day with few breakdowns, consider yourself lucky, like
winning the lottery. .....Epic reviews are good on low breakdown days. Not so good when there are lots of downtime. That's
probably the main factor for an Epic experience.

There really is no good touring plan. I've tried everything and I can't seem to find any sort of pattern.

The only tips I have:

• Don't worry about Monsters Unchained & Stardust Racers - you can get multiple rides in throughout the day.
• Hiccup's is best done at night, I'd avoid it to then as the queue is unbearable under the sun.
• Mario Kart (and all of SNW) gets quiet around 8PM as people start to leave after a hot day at the park.
• Take time to cool off. Don't dehydrate. Go back to your hotel or enjoy a drink at Atlantic.
• Donkey Kong - wait to the last hour of park ops (once you've guaranteed everything you wanted to do)
• Ministry - there's no way to go about it. Maybe use this as your break from the hot sun later in the day?

 

[Mad Dog]

There really is no good touring plan. I've tried everything and I can't seem to find any sort of pattern.

The only tips I have:

• Don't worry about Monsters Unchained & Stardust Racers - you can get multiple rides in throughout the day.
• Hiccup's is best done at night, I'd avoid it to then as the queue is unbearable under the sun.
• Mario Kart (and all of SNW) gets quiet around 8PM as people start to leave after a hot day at the park.
• Take time to cool off. Don't dehydrate. Go back to your hotel or enjoy a drink at Atlantic.
• Donkey Kong - wait to the last hour of park ops (once you've guaranteed everything you wanted to do)
• Ministry - there's no way to go about it. Maybe use this as your break from the hot sun later in the day?

That's right on....A small add on: 'IF' Ministry doesn't have a bad breakdown day, it's often under 45 minutes the last two park hours.

 

[Clive]

That's right on....A small add on: 'IF' Ministry doesn't have a bad breakdown day, it's often under 45 minutes the last two park hours.

We had two great uptime days and were able to ride Ministry three times with waits under 20 minutes this way.

 

[Freak]

Bought my ticket for Tuesday April 14th I am esctatic I will finally be able to check out this awesome park!

Obviously I plan to stay the full day. I’m staying about a mile north of the park. Is there some early entry program they offer like what USH has or is that only for on-site hotel guests?

I was initially thinking for rope-dropping DK, but after reading that it’s a total crapshoot, it would suck to walk all the way back there, find out it’s down, and now I gotta trek all the way out to wherever and by that time the lines will be long. Ministry doesn’t seem to be the move either as that’s also a crapshoot. I’m not rope dropping Mario Kart since I go on that often as a USH local.

Looks like Hiccups should be the ride I rope drop I take it? Should I wait until later in the day to do Ministry?

 

[Mad Dog]

Bought my ticket for Tuesday April 14th I am esctatic I will finally be able to check out this awesome park!

Obviously I plan to stay the full day. I’m staying about a mile north of the park. Is there some early entry program they offer like what USH has or is that only for on-site hotel guests?

I was initially thinking for rope-dropping DK, but after reading that it’s a total crapshoot, it would suck to walk all the way back there, find out it’s down, and now I gotta trek all the way out to wherever and by that time the lines will be long. Ministry doesn’t seem to be the move either as that’s also a crapshoot. I’m not rope dropping Mario Kart since I go on that often as a USH local.

Looks like Hiccups should be the ride I rope drop I take it? Should I wait until later in the day to do Ministry?

Read the posts right above you. They basically re iterate that it's a crapshoot. Play it by ear. Epic plans aren't worth anything. The
only constant is that anything and everything has a large potential to be broken down in the morning most especially. ..
Pray to the theme park gods before you go asking for deliverance from ride breakdowns and rain.