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Thank you for all of the tips and input!!!
I love this one!!!
“If it were me, I would hit up Kong first, then either use your Express or go to Spider-Man and then back to Kong. (More walking, but better use of the Express, plus guilt free snacks later
) Everyone heads to one of two places at park open: The Hulk because it’s immediately on your left, or to Kong because it’s the newest attraction. Although the crowds are low, when we were that at almost the exact same time last year (October 21-28) Kong still picked up quickly because everyone is going there first. By that I mean, 30-45 minutes in the first 30 minutes to hour. Will it matter that early in the morning when all you’ll do first is Spider-Man? Maybe not, so feel free to stick to what you have. I don’t want to sound pushy, just my thoughts. You may be looking at 15-20 minutes by the time you get there, which really isn’t bad, just don’t expect to walk on. That was our experience after riding Hulk, then Kong at 8:30am.”So I am doing what you suggest. Kong without Express, then Spiderman without Express, then back to Kong and use Express. THANKS!!!
“Ferg wrote:
Enjoy lunch at Three Broomsticks (Hogsmeade). Get butterbeer here and keep an eye on the roof for a ghost shadow!”
@Starbee: “So many good things to eat!!! By the way, for the fall only you can get a warm butterbeer. It’s sooo good! It tastes different to the cold and frozen butterbeers.”YUM!!! I will HAVE to get the warm one too! I don’t know how I am going to find time to get regular butterbeer, frozen butterbeer, warm butterbeer, butterbeer ice cream, and both of the beers from Hog’s Head Pub! But I am up to the challenge!
Ferg “Ride Men in Black: Alien Attack (World Expo) with our Express Pass. Aim for the eyes! Lasts 5 minutes. Fine for all.”
@Starbee: “This is another ride where you will be required to put everything up in a locker. It’s possible to lose things out of your pockets and there is no storage for items in your ride vehicle. You won’t be allowed to join the line unless your stuff is up. When they made this change, I didn’t realize and made it through the preshow when I got told to leave the line to go put my stuff up. Learn from my experience on a happier note, if you’re serious about scoring some points I can give you a whole boatload of tips, if you so desire :smirk:”I had NO idea about the lockers for this one and would have made that mistake. THANK YOU for saving us from that! I would have assumed it was just like Buzz Lightyear. And yes, I need tips. I need to beat the family!
@starbee: “I can’t remember if I mentioned this already but the lockers for the water rides are not free :down:”
Of COURSE they aren’t! LOL! But we will pay the money anyway because it is less expensive than ruined stuff! So do you think ponchos will help us get less wet? That is what I am hoping for instead of having to change clothes.
I rode the Jurassic Park ride with a poncho, and my hair was SOAKED like I just got out of the shower, but my clothes were perfectly bone dry
I highly recommend ponchos if you don’t want to get wet 
Ferg: “Explore the pathways and bridges behind Mythos (Lost Continent).”
@Starbee: “Yes! So pretty! Great picture opportunities.”I got all of these secret paths from the link you shared with me! THANK YOU for that!
@starbee: “I can’t remember if I mentioned this already but the lockers for the water rides are not free :down:”
Of COURSE they aren’t! LOL! But we will pay the money anyway because it is less expensive than ruined stuff! So do you think ponchos will help us get less wet? That is what I am hoping for instead of having to change clothes.
I rode the Jurassic Park ride with a poncho, and my hair was SOAKED like I just got out of the shower, but my clothes were perfectly bone dry
I highly recommend ponchos if you don’t want to get wet 
Oh WOW! And that one is the “driest” of all of them! Did you have the poncho hoodie on your head?
YUM!!! I will HAVE to get the warm one too! I don’t know how I am going to find time to get regular butterbeer, frozen butterbeer, warm butterbeer, butterbeer ice cream, and both of the beers from Hog’s Head Pub! But I am up to the challenge!
How many days total do you have? I’m sure you can get it done!
I had NO idea about the lockers for this one and would have made that mistake. THANK YOU for saving us from that! I would have assumed it was just like Buzz Lightyear. And yes, I need tips. I need to beat the family!
It hasn’t always been that way, so glad I could help! It’s a little like Buzz Lightyear, but you don’t control your car. Also the guns come out of the holsters so you have way more freedom to aim and move around unlike buzz. Another difference is there are two tracks (hopefully they’ll run both, sometimes they didn’t when I was there because it’s off season and it ruins the experience) and you’re battling against each other. If they shoot your car, you’ll spin, and if you shoot theirs, they’ll spin. At the end of the ride you’ll have an individual score and a ride vehicle score, Agent J will declare which team won. Okay, tips are coming!
Of COURSE they aren’t! LOL! But we will pay the money anyway because it is less expensive than ruined stuff! So do you think ponchos will help us get less wet? That is what I am hoping for instead of having to change clothes.
Yes, that’s true, it’s just nice to be prepared
to be honest, I don’t think a poncho will help you at all on Dudley Do-Right or the Bilge Rat Barges. The speed with which you travel on the former will blow your poncho around and on both rides the water comes from every direction. My bottom half got the most wet from water coming over the sides of the boat on Do-Right, and on the barges there is no protection from the ride vehicle if you get what I’m saying. But you don’t really have anything to lose by wearing one anyway. A poncho does help for Jurassic Park however because there’s really only one splash and you could avoid it entirely if you’re lucky. Here’s some wet folks using the people dryer:
I got all of these secret paths from the link you shared with me! THANK YOU for that!
You’re welcome!
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