Hello everyone! I am throwing myself into a tizzy prepping for my upcoming trip, and am hoping someone might be able to give some advice and feedback.
I have a trip planned at the end of June with a few friends; because of other trips later this year, it made the most sense for me to get an Annual Pass (first time in over a decade!) while my friends have regular tickets. Because of this, I'm subject to the park reservation system while my friends are not. We are planning 2 parks per day over 2 days (marathon, but we're ready for it!)
This was all thrown for a loop with Tiana's opening date announcement, as we planned for our first day to be AK/MK on 6/29. (We are staying at AKL, so we really hoped to keep things as they are in terms of park order.) We initially planned that we would make a Genie+ reservation for Tiana at 7am and play the slots as needed until we got a return time for sometime when we intend to be in MK (we don't think we'll make the 1pm VQ drop as AK is a priority) and just accept that we won't be able to make any LLs in AK until 2hrs after park open, but the fact that I have an Annual Pass is making things much more complicated than we originally thought.
If we hope to score a Tiana LL for say, 3pm, does that mean I have to have a park reservation for MK so that I will be able to do so at 7am? If we successfully get a Tiana LL for later that afternoon, can I change my park reservation right after to AK so that we can actually go to AK that morning, without losing my Tiana LL? And then there's the fact that the 29th is a Saturday - I don't THINK we'll encounter the whole AP park hopping into MK on the weekends caveat, but to be honest, I have a hard time understanding it. Our plans were picture perfect until this announcement, and I just don't know what to do! I know Disney's decision to open Tiana on a VQ/LL system (rather than ILL) is a first, so I know knowledge is scarce when it comes to this ride, but as a novice AP holder I have no idea how to navigate this change in plans. I appreciate the help!
Hello everyone! I just wanted to update that unfortunately, I won’t be able to test this out this weekend, as we’ve had to postpone our trip a few weeks thanks to a poorly timed case of Covid. Looking forward to testing this out later in July (and maybe seeing what others are able to do after official opening!)