{"id":47766,"date":"2016-07-07T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=47766"},"modified":"2017-08-26T22:16:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-27T02:16:22","slug":"riding-all-5-rides-in-hollywood-studios-in-one-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/riding-all-5-rides-in-hollywood-studios-in-one-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Riding all 5 Rides in Disney&#8217;s Hollywood Studios in One Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47641 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/StudiosAM-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"Disney's Hollywood Studios Morning Plan\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/StudiosAM-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/StudiosAM.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Due to construction at the park, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/parks\/disneys-hollywood-studios\/\">Disney\u2019s Hollywood Studios<\/a> currently has just five rides among its attractions. (This will change in the next few years as the Toy Story and Star Wars areas open.) As you plan your time for your Walt Disney World trip, you might consider this plan for a half-day at the Studios that gets you on every ride.<\/p>\n<p>Now, keep in mind that Disney&#8217;s Hollywood Studios has many more attractions than just its five\u00a0rides; there are a number of live shows, films, stage productions, fireworks,\u00a0and walk-through attractions that could fill an entire day. This article is primarily for those who have limited time and still want to experience all of the rides that the Studios has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>The five rides Guests can ride are Toy Story Midway Mania!, Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roller Coaster, the Great Movie Ride, and Star Tours&#8211;The Adventures Continue. To ride all five in one morning, this plan\u00a0recommends you utilize\u00a0FastPass+ and arrive for park open (\u201crope drop\u201d).<\/p>\n<p><strong>FastPass+ Reservations<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/parks\/fast-pass\/\">FastPass+<\/a> at Disney Hollywood Studios puts attractions into different tiers; you are restricted to one experience in Tier 1. Tier 1 includes Toy Story, Rock &#8216;n&#8217; Roller\u00a0Coaster, and the Great Movie Ride, as well as two of the shows. For your Tier 1 selection, I recommend Toy Story, as that ride tends to attract a larger crowd jockeying for the front of the line at park open, so you are more likely to experience a longer wait first thing. For reasons that will follow, I recommend having your Toy Story FastPass+ for the second hour of the day. \u00a0For your Tier 2 FastPass+ selections, go with Tower of Terror for the first hour of the park\u2019s hours and Star Tours for the third hour. Great Movie Ride has a large capacity and is not as popular as the other rides, so you may be able to secure a 4<sup>th<\/sup> FastPass later in the morning or ride with a lower standby wait than the other attractions. Following the advice here, your FastPass+ selections might look something like this for a 9:00 park open:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9:00-10:00: \u00a0Twilight Zone Tower of Terror<\/li>\n<li>10:05-11:05: \u00a0Toy Story Midway Mania!<\/li>\n<li>11:10-12:10: \u00a0Star Tours&#8211;The Adventures Continue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rope Drop<br \/>\n<\/strong>Your goal for Rope Drop is to get to Rock &#8216;n&#8217; Roller Coaster and ride standby with minimal wait. \u00a0Arrive at the park 45 minutes before park open\u00a0and get in one of the ticket scanner lines. If you arrive a little later, you may be able to hang around the early breakfast reservation lines, which will very likely convert to a regular line close to park open, getting you into the park faster than standing at the back of one of the longer \u201cregular lines.\u201d (There\u2019s no guarantee that they will convert the line over, but it\u2019s fairly likely.) Once in the park, stay to the right as you go down Hollywood Boulevard, then take a right onto Sunset Boulevard, then veer to the left for Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roller Coaster. At park open, you should almost walk right on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-47643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TowerofTerror-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"TowerofTerror\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TowerofTerror-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TowerofTerror-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/TowerofTerror.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A little &#8220;drop&#8221; to liven up your morning.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Rest of Your Morning<br \/>\n<\/strong>If you were successful in getting a Tower of Terror FastPass for 9:00-10:00, you can head right there after Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roller Coaster for another walk-on. \u00a0By the time you\u2019re done with Tower of Terror, it should be just about time for Toy Story using your FastPass. After Toy Story and before your FastPass window opens for Star Tours, you should have time to experience another non-ride\u00a0attraction or show. Some suggestions are Star Wars Launch Bay, <em>Voyage of the Little Mermaid<\/em>, <em>Muppet-Vision 3-D<\/em>, <em>Disney Junior&#8211;Live on Stage!<\/em>, or meeting characters (Doc McStuffins, Sofia the First, Mickey, Minnie, or Olaf are among the current featured characters greeting\u00a0in the mornings). You could enjoy a snack from a cart or counter-service restaurant as well.\u00a0Head to Star Tours about five\u00a0minutes before your FastPass return time window opens (you can usually get on board up to five\u00a0minutes early). As soon as you check in with your FastPass, get on your My Disney Experience phone app and try to book a\u00a0fourth\u00a0FastPass for the Great Movie Ride\u00a0for the next available time, hopefully right around noon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-47644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ToyStory-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"ToyStory\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ToyStory-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ToyStory.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Heading into Toy Story Midway Mania!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After Star Tours, head to Great Movie Ride for either FastPass or standby. With a bit of luck, you should be done right around noon, after which you can experience other attractions in Hollywood Studios, eat lunch, hop to another park, or head to your next destination.<\/p>\n<p>I plan to put this plan to the test for my trip in August 2016. I\u2019ll write a follow-up blog post right here to let you know how it went!<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you think this plan will work? Have I missed something? Leave suggestions in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to construction at the park, Disney\u2019s Hollywood Studios currently has just five rides among its attractions. (This will change in the next few years as the Toy Story and Star Wars areas open.) 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