I’ve got Fast Passes for July set for our day at AK as follows.
-FOP 9:25 to 10:25
-Finding Nemo 1-2
-Dinosaur 1:50-2:50
-Expedition Everest 6:30 -7:30
-Kilimanjaro Safaris 7:30 - 8:30
The Optimizer approved the following steps but want those who have done this in real time to double check the calculations. In particular, am I foolish to not rope drop to Na’vi River Journey first rather than going to Gorilla Falls early. I just like the idea of seeing the animals early and not overun and the optimizer calculated our Na’vi wait time as the same either way. Even with a 90 day advanced Fast pass, the earliest FOP I could get was 9:25 with a predicted 50 minute wait time by fast pass!!
Here’s the itinerary arrival times:
1.) Gorilla Falls 8:13
2.) Na’vi River 8:44
3.) FOP 9:16
4.) Valley of Mo’ara 10:12
5.)Festival of Lion King 10:40
6.) Satu’li Canteen 11:50
7.) Finding Nemo 12:40
8.) Dinosaur 1:50
9.) Maharajah Jungle Trek 2:08
10.) Kali River Rapids 3:00
11.) Animal Kingdom Lodge 3:30 to change wet clothes and look around Lodge.
12.) Sanaa Dinner Reservations 4:55
13.) Expedition Everest 6:30
14.) Kilimanjaro Safaris 7:30 for sunset safari
15.) Tough to be a bug 8
16.) Tree of Life Awakening 8:30
17.) Happily Ever After 9:15 from our Contemporary Resort room balcony with Castle view
18.) Electrical Water Pageant 10:35 from room balcony
19.) Bed time 11 for rope drop at MK at DHS 7 am the next day.
The data on Pandora rides is still fairly new. I would absolutely rope drop Navi and not the Trails. We were late to Rope drop on 3/29 as we flew in the day before from the West Coast. At 8:30am the line was already posted close to an hour and the line looked crazy. I see you are short one FPP, you should have 6. Can you get one for Navi as well?
I agree with @Wahoohokie: Without hesitation, I would RD Na’vi River.
I don’t know if they’ll still start operating the Pandora rides 15 minutes before park opening in July, but even if the ride starts at 8:00, you should have a 5 minutes wait if you arrive 30 minutes before park opening (everybody is going for FOP).
Last month, we arrived at Na’vi at 7:45 and it was a walk-on (out at 7:55 and we rode it another time)
At 8:45 (the time suggested by TP), the wait should be at least 30-40 minutes, if not more.
To reduce walking time, I’ll go that way:
Na’vi River 7:50 (probably time to ride twice)
Valley of Mo’ara 8:20 (while everybody is still in line for FOP)
Gorilla Falls 8:50 (with a lot of time)
Festival of Lion King 9:40 (first show is less crowded)
FOP 10:40 (normally an average of 40 minutes with FP+)
Satu’li Canteen 11:20 (the earlier the better to avoid big crowds)
and go on with your afternoon plan
You could even be able to add a early morning Safaris with this plan:
Na’vi River 7:50
Kilimanjaro Safaris 8:15
Gorilla Falls 8:55
Festival of Lion King 9:40 (first show is less crowded)
FOP 10:40 (normally an average of 40 minutes with FP+)
Satu’li Canteen 11:20 (the earlier the better to avoid big crowds)
Valley of Mo’ara 12:00
and go on with your afternoon plan
I’m a bit concerned about Sanaa reservation. This gives you an hour and a half to eat, return to AK and get to EE at the time you’ve given. The restaurant is wonderful! However, may take more time if you order apps and entrees.