Photo by Katherine Ehrisman
Welcome to another edition of the Disney World Nation Blog. Today we head over to Disney Hollywood Studios where Team Friday is ready to answer a question about entering the park. Here is today’s question.
A few weeks back we started the first of a series of questions called "Which Direction", asking which direction you would head at the beginning of a certain park. Part 2 we head to Hollywood Studios, and the question of the week is "Which direction do you head to at the beginning of your Hollywood Studios day" Do you take a right onto sunset, go down and head to pixar place, or to another location that is your favorite.
Michelle M: For any newcomer to Disney parks a feeling of your arrival in Wonderland is normal. It is easy to immediately question which way. The handy dandy little map that is given to you at the arrival gate is VERY handy in showing you where the attractions are located. The flaw in this is that many new visitors head straight for the attraction that they most want to visit followed by the second most desired location. This method is EXTREMELY tiring because the distance between some of the attractions is vast. In my family Fast Passes are our best friends. By utilizing fast passes, it is easy to keep a patterned tour of the park AND see your favorite attraction with minimal to no wait. Take for instance Hollywood Studios. Toy Story Mania is the top pick of everyone in my family, but it is impractical because of the location. We designate a "fast pass runner", typically the fastest person in our group (teenager) and they maneuver to Toy Story Mania acquiring fast passes for everyone in our group. In the meantime, the rest of our party head for Tower of Terror and Rock ‘N’ Rollercoaster. We wait in line for one saving a spot for our fast pass runner then transfer to the other line upon disembarking. We have fast passes for Toy Story Mania so we have no worries as that line grows and grows throughout the day. Once finished with Tower of Terror and Rock ‘N’ Rollercoaster, we follow a clockwise path for the rest of the park tour. It is important to note that the quintessential "Disney show" happens at Hollywood Studios. Fantasmic! embodies everything Disney and is a must not miss show, so take the time to map your route, conserve your energy and absorb all that Disney magic in the air as Mickey defeats those villains and you realize all the memories you have created.
Sherry: I love Disney's Hollywood Studios. DHS is the first park my family visits on every trip. Of course, we head right on Sunset, pick up our fast pass for Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster and get in line for Tower of Terror. After doing both rides and watching the stage performance of Beauty and the Beast, we walk over to Echo Lake for Indiana Jones and Star Tours, then work our way up the Streets of America, and make a full circle. As a side note, the kids think its not a trip to DHS unless we have supper at Sci-Fi Dine-In.
James: As soon as I pass through the turnstiles at Disney’s Hollywood Studios park, I immediately hear the revving sounds of engines and the smell of petrol! Within 15 minutes I’ve found myself outside of “Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show.” This show is an exhilarating look into how they shoot all those car chase sequences you see on the big screen. And if there isn’t a show time anytime soon I head straight on over to the other side of the park for a few... Ok A LOT of rides on Tower of Terror, dropping into the twilight zone at least 30 times! A few other good places to head would be The Great Movie Ride or for iced drinks on Sunset Boulevard! One of my favorite things to do at the park is to sit with an iced drink on Sunset Boulevard at around 8pm and just watch all the people having fun and making memories!
Rachel: Today we cover my favorite park, DHS! There is something about the setting in old time Hollywood that makes this my favorite park. Not to mention, the Tower of Terror and Rock ‘N’ Roller coaster. Having said that, today’s question asks which way do we head when we enter the park? My answer, definitely down Sunset Blvd. We make a mad dash for the tower of terror and then pop over to Rock ‘N’ Roller coaster. A lot of people head straight for Pixar Place to get their fast pass for TSMM, but not my family, we’re a bunch of thrill ride junkies. We’ll wait for TSMM.
Katherine: When talking about Disney's Hollywood Studios our mind immediately goes to Toy Story Mania. The newest addition to the Hollywood Studios is the hottest ticket right now, fast passes are usually gone before noon. So if you want to get on this ride without a fast pass and a long wait I would get there early. This ride starts the day off right with its colorful queue it really amps you up in to the competitive nature you need to beat out your family. It's true that someone will win and someone will lose but the great thing about this game if you do lose is that you know there is always next time.
Bill S: So your running this way to get on that ride, and your running that way to get a fastpass for that ride. Well I’m working my way to the back, Backlot Tour to be exact, start in the far back of the park, and work my way forward, stopping to grab a fastpass at a ride I feel the need to, but I hit the rides/shows that are going to have a 5 minutes wait at the start (Like Muppetvision or Star Tours (before the refurb) before everyone gets to them.
Thank you once again for visiting the Disney World Nation blog. Join us again on Monday where Team Monday talks about Cram Dining at Animal Kingdom. Till then See you real soon Bill Sauerbier
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