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Speaking from data analysis and not experience, it seems like you should keep Toy Story Mania. It is far more likely to sell out before the day than the anything you don't already have. The only other Lightning Lanes that can sell out early in the day are Mickie & Minnie's and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. It's very likely you'll be able to book Mickey & Minnie's and Rock n' Roller Coaster when you tap into Tower of Terror and Slinky Dog Dash respectively. Depending on how busy the day is those may not be until later in the day though. Looking at today's data, you would have had return times before 4pm, but Monday they would have been 5pm. Assuming you want to do both of those rides. I'd rope drop Mickie & Minnie's and then book Rock n' Roller Coaster when you tap into Tower of Terror. It's very probable you'd be done the major rides by 4pm with lots of time between your LLs to do short standbys and shows. Once you tap into Slinky at 12:25 you'll be able to book additional LLs with quick return times. Again, take my advice with a grain of salt because I'm just basing this off of what I see on thrill-data.com and not from actually doing it.

Craig thanks so much. Good News is I already got Slinky Dog up to a 12:25.

If Toy Story Mania is on your must-do list then I think you should prioritize it as one of your 3 initial bookings. It seems to sell out before anything besides slinky. For early entry I think it should be Rise of the Resistance if you're not planning on buying a single pass, or Mickey & Minnie's if you are.

Aim for Rise at early entry, although quite often it is down. Most of the time when it's down they'll tell you at the gate, if it is and you're close to the front I'd go for Slinky Dog as they often open it earlier than the other rides. When we went, early entry started officially at 8:30am and we were actually off Slinky by 8:20 and made it down Sunset Boulevard for Tower of Terror opening :) Since you're a hotel guest and able to book 7 days in advance you'll probably be able to get what you need. For lightning lane I'd go for Slinky and then one of Tower of Terror or Toy Story Mania, those are both tier 2 attractions and are by far the most popular of the tier 2s. You could book both as your tier 2s but I've seen a lot of recommendations saying to book Star Tours at park opening as your "unlock ride". Then that will allow you to start changing things around and getting the Tier 1s in.

Yes, and @Jason Griffin to get Toy Story Mania on the day, check shortly after 1:15pm and 3:45pm. That's when they release new lightning lanes.

@Kiran, thanks for the times. I'll be on the lookout.

@Craig Culp we are rope dropping but are not staying on Property Unfortunately. That's why I leaned on getting the Star Tours 10 Min after opening and then we'll head Mickey/Rockin Roller Coaster way

My advice for early entry at Animal Kingdom is aim to get there roughly 1 hour before it starts as you will be very close to the front and then go straight for Flight of Passage. That's what the majority of people do, but you'll be on one of the very first people on it. Go straight to Navi River Journey after that as the wait will still be very low, then just make your way clockwise around the park to Kilimanjaro Safari etc. In Rob's most recent video he started in AK with Multi Pass and was able to get Remy later, but I think if it's a must-do for you then I'd pre-book Epcot only for multi pass. The only difficulty would be doing the Frozen ride (if you're wanting to do it), you should be able to get the rest of the Epcot rides fairly easily. I'd also buy a Single Pass for Guardians of the Galaxy.

If you do not hear anything let me know. We are planning our trip to Tokyo and my daughter is a travel agent. When are you all going?

We are going soon. Thank you for the report!

I agree with Craig on this one. There won't likely be a big difference between Dec 17 or 20. The biggest difference between parties tends to be the weather, but you can't predict that. Pick the date that works best for you and cross your fingers for clear skies. You'll have a great time whenever you go - it's a fun party.

Hope you enjoy it. 😃 We have park-specific videos coming very soon!