Single Day Epic Advice?

[kristenabelle]

Hi there! First visit to Epic as part of HHN trip. I'll have:

• Early entry
• Express
• Single rider, since I am a solo rider/vacationer!

I'll be there Labor Day - just how it worked out - but looking forward to giving everything a try! I'd rather go through the regular Ministry queue if possible since the queue seems like it's a huge part of that experience (and the SR queue is just a plain hallway, apparently?)

With that said, do y'all line up for Ministry first, and then SR Kong? Is that a waste of Early Entry? Would love your thoughts, and thanks in advance!

 

[Mad Dog]

Hi there! First visit to Epic as part of HHN trip. I'll have:

• Early entry
• Express
• Single rider, since I am a solo rider/vacationer!

I'll be there Labor Day - just how it worked out - but looking forward to giving everything a try! I'd rather go through the regular Ministry queue if possible since the queue seems like it's a huge part of that experience (and the SR queue is just a plain hallway, apparently?)

With that said, do y'all line up for Ministry first, and then SR Kong? Is that a waste of Early Entry? Would love your thoughts, and thanks in advance!

Looking at Touring Plans daily, Ministry is longest at the beginning of the day, still fairly long in the afternoon, and shortest after 7:30 PM.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

Hi there! First visit to Epic as part of HHN trip. I'll have:

• Early entry
• Express
• Single rider, since I am a solo rider/vacationer!

I'll be there Labor Day - just how it worked out - but looking forward to giving everything a try! I'd rather go through the regular Ministry queue if possible since the queue seems like it's a huge part of that experience (and the SR queue is just a plain hallway, apparently?)

With that said, do y'all line up for Ministry first, and then SR Kong? Is that a waste of Early Entry? Would love your thoughts, and thanks in advance!

I would utilize Early Entry for Donkey Kong. Ministry is too finnicky to waste that valuable early entry time on whether or not the ride opens at park open.

While it's risky, I'd hold off on Ministry until later in the day once you guarantee/experience everything else you want to do at the park. Also, I highly recommend you look at the day's forecast/radar. If you see a rainstorm coming in, it might be the best time to wait out Ministry since the rest of the park pretty much shut downs. (or you can re-ride Monsters again and again with SR or shows).

 

[Stonecoldfreak1]

I would utilize Early Entry for Donkey Kong. Ministry is too finnicky to waste that valuable early entry time on whether or not the ride opens at park open.

I'm pretty sure I read in one of the Epic threads here that Mine Cart Madness was removed from Early Park Admission recently.

 

[Captain Spaulding]

Kong is not officially listed as EPA anymore. I'd pay attention to the signage at the gate, they might change what is open on a day to day basis for EPA. I'd either do Mario, which can be finicky in the morning as well, or just get Curse out of the way and Stardust if not broken like today, then rope drop Berk. Everything is too prone to break downs to have any solid strategy in my opinion.