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Iām going to be at the world for 2 park days before I board the Halycon the first week of August. My plan is to do a half day (evening) in Epcot and a day at AK. Should I make my park reservations Epcot for both days in case Iām not able to buy an ILL on my half day? Think I will be able to switch my park res the next morning to AK that morning if I dont end up needing try again to ride? I really want to ride this ride!
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How bad do you want it? Youāll have VQ option x2 (7a, 1p) and also ILL$ option
Quite possibly but I wouldnāt count on it.
We will only be in Epcot from 5pm to 9pmā¦ so my only option is do the ILL I thinkā¦ b/c if i attempted the BG at 7am it might call us for a time too early. We will be on a plane that morning.
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Oh gotcha.
BGs have always been able to show up lateā¦
But ILL$ is definitely the safest option.
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so I should try for the BG first and then if I donāt get it, buy ILL? Think ILL will sell out in seconds?
No I think ILL$ is safest and you should do that first
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Just to clarify a couple of things:
Are you staying on site? This will impact your ability to get ILL at the 7am drop. If you are offsite, you have to wait until park opening.
Also, for the 7am BG drop you do not have to be in the park. But for the 1pm drop, you do (or at least have to have entered).
I would try for ILL first since it is a priority for you, but itās quite possible you would be able to get both a BG and an ILL. We wonāt know just how quickly they go until it fully opens. But next week demand will probably be higher than it will a few weeks later due to it being brand new.
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Also along with what @Jeff_AZ said if your onsite and @ deluxe you may have the opportunity for Epcot evening hoursā¦think I saw it further up the thread for an additional VB option
I will say that I am not a fan of the Ill+ but after riding it on the previews this is the only one at WDW I am willing to shell out for.
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Yes! So much this! It was unabashed, jumbo economy sized fun! I donāt know if our time slot was just particularly packed with fans, but in one scene where some of the characters were revealed, the whole crowd went crazy. When the ride was over, we were all whooping and cheering. I havenāt had fun like that on a Disney ride in I donāt know how long.
I rode the original Universe of Energy I donāt know how many times. One can argue about the thematic integrity or mission of āEPCOT Centerā all one wants, but I just canāt imagine the continuum where I would trade Guardians for a barely disguised oil company promotional film with some dinosaurs.
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We had our preview yesterday. Thought it was super fun and look forward to riding again. Still gets side eyes from me on how it fits at Epcot but trying to look past that!
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So who is going opening day? We have EP APRās and if we score BG we will be there!
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I avoid opening days. But Iāll joyfully listen to your reporting 
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We are still pretty new to this being local thing. Plus if itās too insane we will just leave 
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Not opening day but we will be there day 2!!
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Same for us but also got dining reservations and itās our anniversary so weāre going either way. Will just enjoy the chaos and have no expectations lol.
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We had our AP preview last week and I LOVED this ride. I get motion sick on elevators, so I start taking less drowsy dramamine the day before my trip and every day of. There was one point in the ride, near the end that I felt a little wonky, and when walking out I felt floaty, but not sick. I loaded onto the ride first (left side?) and we were in a car in the middle. I found that following the general rule like on FoP to look in the direction Iām going helps with the sickness. My DH looked around while on the ride and he was a little more affected by it. I could not ride it back to back though.
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Yes, staying on site! Iāll go for the ILL first thing. I can try for a BG after that, but Iām worried we will get called too early and we wonāt get to the park until 5pm or so. Would they still honor it? the 1pm drop wonāt work b/c Iāll still be on plane lol.
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Yes, you can redeem a BG any time after the return window starts. At least that has always been the case in the past at WDW.
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I know Iām asking the wrong crowd, but here goesā¦
Is GOTG worth buying a one day ticket for?
We were just at WDW - left 3 days before ride opening. Couldnāt adjust that trip to be there after 5/27.
Weāll be at Disney in July but not planning parks at this time.
We have no plans to visit again in the foreseeable future.
Also, Iām not a huge Guardians fan. I would consider this for DH.
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