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I would like to be one of the first people in the Disney World park, what time should I leave my hotel?

• I am going to Disney World this weekend (8/8/08) and I will be staying at the All-Star Music hotel. Obviously there will be lines to get into Disney World, but I understand that there are also lines for the bus from the hotel to the Park. Realistically, what time should I get in line at my hotel if I would like to be amongst the first people in the Park?

• Answer:

  I have done this a million times, so here's the scoop: be at your bus stop at least 100 minutes before the park you are targeting opens. At this time of year, you really need to be at the park AT LEAST 60 minutes before opening to be near the front. Pop buses take about 20 minutes to the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom, and a little less to Epcot and the Studios. They run in theory every 20 minutes. If you get to the bus stop 40 minutes before you hope to be at the park, then you will have covered the risk of either just missing a bus (and thus having to wait 20 minutes for the next one) or being crowded out into the having to wait for a second bus. During the slower times of the year,by the way, you need the same 40 minutes at the bus stop, but only need to arrive at the park 30-40 minutes in advance. (15 minutes on a rainy January morning...) Also double check the park you are planning to attend's opening hours, and whether it has extra magic hours that make it open earlier that morning for Disney resort guests, on this page: http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/calendar/parkhours/calendarHome?id=MKCalendarParkHoursMonthlyViewPage If it has EMH, add 15 minutes--so at least 115 minutes before. PS: bring a book/ipod/ that fits in your pocket, to while away the time, but don't carry anything you can't fit in a pocket--that will let you enter the security lines in the "Guest Without Bags" line which will save you a few minutes more...