Not sure we would have stayed that long anyway, and if we had, we might have tried to use that time for another ride on Pirates while the crowd was pulled away.Thank you so much for writing this! I’m sorry you missed the finishing show.
We were touring counter-clockwise from Pirates and ended up at Tron right around lunch time. To get to the rides remaining, we had to walk pretty much past Disneytown anyway, so it was an easy jump for us. If you are over by Pirates at lunch, it would be a large time sink to make the walk over to Disneytown unless you planned on doing something in that area after lunch.With these recent long wait times, I’m not sure I’ll take the time to hang out much (or go at all) to Disneytown. Maybe shop a little after fireworks. Sort of confirms my early plan to not take the time for table service, especially going stag. it’s funny that at first, based on the number of atttactions, I thought I’d breeze through all of them in a day easily. An article I read - the author claimed this to be a half day park. Must have been when it newer, more obscure, nowhere near as popular.
The walking alone makes this park tough to do quickly. I don't have the times, but we got in the park a few minutes after the official opening, and stayed probably 10 hours (minus the ~hour we took for lunch). We had FPs for every ride that had FP at the time and we still didn't get to everything.
We aren't fast walkers, so that worked against us.
We were there on a sold out day and were able to do, in order: some shopping, Pirates (no FP), Challenge Trails (no FP), 7DMT (FP), Peter Pan (FP), Buzz (FP), Tron (FP), lunch, Roaring Rapids (FP), Soaring (FP), Tarzan show, shopping, Tron (paper FP).
We waited about 45 minutes for the next Tarzan show, so that was time 'wasted', and all heck broke loose with the weather after that. We camped out in the Tarzan theater for over an hour for the storm to pass. Shopping after that was insane - most of the rides were closed for the day, so everyone was jammed in the shops. We waited probably 45 more minutes until Tron started running again and we used the paper FP we had.
The only things we wanted to do, but weren't able to were: Jack Sparrow show (we had this timed perfectly to head there after the Tarzan show, but the storm put an end to that), 12 more rides on Pirates , and another 2 or 3 runs on Tron.
We had a Pooh FP, but skipped it to save some time. Crystal Grotto was never lower than an hour wait, so we skipped that.
We were there in July, at 5:30 AM, it looked, and felt, like noon at home. It was bright, hot, and humid. It was easily in the mid 80s at 530 lol Mu wife is an early riser every day of the year. I get up as late as possible every day of the year... except when I am on vacation. I like to get my money's worth on vacation; I can rest after we get home. Not for everyone, I know. But it works for me.I’d have been ok with sdl sticking with just paper FPs. Would have made it more simple for me and gave me a competitive leg up. Get up early and power to the attraction of choice, without getting help/figuring out app. Although 5:30 is pretty early (still dark) when you’re on vacation!
By about our 3rd day in China, we were ready to join the locals and use our umbrellas as sun shades.The risk of umbrella eye poking injuries...
Maybe the high incidence of umbrellas in Shanghai are not just for uv protection or to ward off the fashion police - but to help protect your personal space. You just twirl your open umbrella around like a bumper shield as crowds close in.
As a banker, I whine to coworkers when I get a tiny paper cut. I can’t wait to tell them about my umbrella eye injury when I get back.