Disney Rides- Toy Story Mania

I wanted to take a minute to address my tip of getting to the parks before they open and the very popular Disney Ride- Toy Story Mania- at Hollywood Studios.  This ride is by far one of the best rides in all of Walt Disney World and even better, the whole family can ride.  Yes, even infants!  Our baby was 4 months old when we rode last year.  She loved it!  It is a carnival inspired ride that engages you by giving you a blaster that you shoot at targets with!  There are even 3D glasses to get the whole experience.  And, the kids love the Toy Story characters.  Heck, even the que (line) is a sight to behold!  It looks just like Andy's room from the movie!

Now, the most important thing to remember about this ride(if you want to ride it without a huge wait) is to get to Hollywood Studios about 1/2 hour before opening time.  If the park opens at 9:00am, get there at 8:30.  Why?  Because, the wait times on this ride can exceed 2 hours quickly and I've seen Fastpasses gone for the whole day by 11:00am. 

We have found the best strategy to be to get to the park early, get through the entrance and wait with the rest of the crowd.  The best side of the crowd to wait on is the right.
 
Now, here is the thing about this.  It is a virtual stampede to this Disney ride.  Almost everyone there will be heading that way.  Be careful and stay together.  If there are 2 adults, make sure you each are in charge of some of the children.  About 1/2 will get in the Fastpass line and the other 1/2 will ride.  Your best bet, in my opinion, is to get in line for the ride.  Enjoy this classic Disney ride and then get out and get some Fastpasses to ride again.  The Fastpass line will have died down by then and you should still be able to get some for later in the day.

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We have found this works the best for the very popular Toy Story Mania.  Just remember, it's worth it in the end even though it seems crazy!  This is one Disney ride that you don't want to miss!