I’m pretty sure that no one has ever said, “Let’s go to Disney when it’s really hot and crowded. That’d be fun!” While you probably can’t avoid those things altogether, the right strategies can help a lot. To get the most out of your vacation, I suggest “doing rope drop,” at the Disney parks.

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What is it?

Rope Drop is the park opening. Sometimes there is an actually rope that cast members hold, for example at the end of Main Street. The idea is that at the moment of official opening they drop the rope and crowds stream into the rest of the park. In truth, they don’t actually drop it. I’ve seen them have a guest ceremoniously cut it to let people in, but mainly they just coil it up to use the following day. Sometimes there’s not any rope at all because they just start letting people through the turnstiles. Somehow though, the term rope drop just stuck.

Why is rope drop awesome?

At park opening, there are vastly fewer people in the park. Sure, there will be plenty of people lined up to start the day, but thousands more will be arriving throughout the day. It’s not uncommon to walk onto the first ride of the day and have extremely short waits over the next hour or so. You can often ride more in the first hour of the day than you could ride in a whole afternoon. You might have a five minute wait for Space Mountain instead of the hour wait you’d have by lunchtime.

Another reason rope drop is awesome is that the temperature is usually a lot more pleasant early in the day. We were actually in Disneyland on a day that broke all previous heat records for the area. We had a lovely time from park opening until about lunch time.

Being in the parks at rope drop also means you may be able to snag more Genie+ reservations for the day.

Yes, but…

The drawback to rope drop is that is happens early in the morning. Sometimes that’s a hard sell to people who are on vacation. There are two main strategies to deal with this:

The Midday break

To make up for the early start, we take a break in the middle of most days where we relax, swim, and even get in a fairly good nap. Then we head back to the parks, refreshed and ready to go, about the time that a lot of tired, sweaty people are giving up for the day. The temperatures and crowds are starting to decrease, and we are ready for more. For more about that, check out this article.

Close The Park

Maybe rope drop just doesn’t work out for you. We had a terrible time making it to rope drop at Walt Disney World because we’re from the west coast, and it was still the middle of the night for us. And that was before we had teenagers. If rope drop just isn’t going to happen, plan to stay to park closing instead.

The end of the day in the parks is similar to the beginning. Crowds are start to diminish, and the temperature starts to cool off. Personally, I think mornings are better, but if that’s not an option for you, plan to close the park. As we discussed in Taking Teens to Disney, you can sleep in, take your time getting ready, and then hit the parks, knowing that it’ll start out crowded but gradually thin out.

And one more reason…

One more reason to make rope drop at Disney is that it is arguably the best time of the day. The park is fresh and clean. The characters haven’t yet retreated to their orderly meet and greet lines, and walkways still feel wide and spacious. It’s the start of what is going to be a magical day, and anything could happen.

What do you think? Do you make rope drop in the parks? Please scroll down to leave a question or comment below.

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