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One of the attractions I am really looking forward to is Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, coming to EPCOT. I really enjoy Ratatouille the movie and it seems like it will be a fun addition to the France Pavilion. New signage has been installed showing the standby and FastPass+ return entrances to this attraction. We hopped aboard Disney Skyliner to capture a few pictures of the new signage, and enjoy the views along the way.

But first, let’s take a look at how beautiful the France Pavilion and entrance to Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure looked last week. The beautiful faced almost looks like a miniature village from this vantage point.

Now, one week later you can see the Standby Entrance and FastPass+ Entrance signs of the attraction being installed. It’s nice to see some movement toward opening this attraction.

Originally Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure was expected to open in Summer 2020. Of course, COVID-19 has thrown everything off and Disney has not set a new opening timeframe. Make sure you become a TouringPlans subscriber as our Lines app will show you the optimum time to ride this new attraction once it opens, and plan out the rest of your day with minimal wait times.

Are you looking forward to Remy’s Ratouille Adventure? Any guesses on when it will open?

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Anyone here sick of deals yet? I didn’t think so.

If you are hoping to catch a good deal in November, I have some more good news for you. You can still find deals at the Dolphin or use a little bit of technique to squeeze some Yacht Club deals out of Priceline.

Even better news is that as of this weekend, some nice $139 Caribbean Beach deals dropped as well!

I have to say, I love Caribbean Beach and now that the Skyliner is there I’m especially looking forward to staying there again at some point.

If you are lucky, you may also find some Art of Animation deals on select days, but they seem to have gotten the Halloween spirit and ghosted away. These deals were mostly in the $197 to $233 range, which leads me to believe that they were for suite rooms. Since deals on Priceline Express sometimes ghost away only to reappear later, I’ll just mention them quickly here and include them on my calendar below in case they come back.

Back to the Caribbean Beach deals, you’ll be happy to hear they run through the entire month and offer a significant savings over all of the other rates I could find.

As you can see below, even with an additional fee tacked onto the area room taxes, the Priceline Express deal is rivaled only by the current Annual Pass discount (if you have one), and even there the Express Deal would save you $24.39 per night.

(Note: the cheapest Regular non-hidden Priceline deal available to book was for Water view, so that difference is likely higher than it would be for a standard room.)

Spotting these Caribbean Beach deals is fairly straightforward: it is currently the only 3.5-star 8-guest rated resort in Bonnet Creek with a review count in the 300s. (321 to be exact.) The other 3.5-star resorts in that area are Coronado Springs with 495 reviews and Wyndham Bonnet Creek with a mere 21 reviews. Below are examples of Caribbean Beach in both hidden and regular deals.

Before I post the full calendar of deals I’d like to add a few of the usual reminders: Priceline Express deals are non-refundable, so do your homework and take your time if you need to. Also, technically Express Deals only guarantee room for 2 people. However, because the vast majority of Disney resort rooms sleep 4, that is really not an issue. Once you book with 2 people you can try giving Priceline and/or Disney Wholesale a call to add more people to the room.

If you were able to book one of these rooms or just have a question about finding deals on Priceline Express, please let us know in the comments!

 

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Filed Under: discounts, Saving Money, Walt Disney World (FL), priceline

EPCOT and Animal Kingdom saw their highest average wait times of the past month today, part of a strong holiday weekend at Walt Disney World.

Magic Kingdom Wait Times

Several attractions for the Magic Kingdom saw their highest waits of the week today: Astro Orbiter, Mad Tea Party, Mickey’s PhilharMagic, and Space Mountain had their highest waits of the month today, too.  Splash Mountain had the highest average wait time of any attraction at 81 minutes. The actual wait in line was around 67% of the posted wait, so a posted wait time of 60 minutes at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train would’ve resulted in an actual wait of around 40 minutes.

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EPCOT Wait Times

Every attraction at EPCOT today experienced their highest average wait times of the past month: Soarin’ had an average posted wait of 63 minutes, while Test Track had an average posted wait of 95 minutes, and Frozen Ever After‘s average wasn’t far behind at 92 minutes.  Your actual wait in line at EPCOT averages around 68% of the posted wait time, so a posted wait of 60 minutes at Spaceship Earth would’ve meant an actual wait of around 41 minutes.

Hollywood Studios Wait Times

It was a mixed bag over at Hollywood Studios.  Some rides were busier than they’ve been:

• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith had an average wait time today of 63 minutes. Its 7-day average is 52 minutes, so today ranks #1 for this week. Its 30-day average is 48 minutes, so today ranks #1 for the past month.
• Toy Story Mania! had an average wait time today of 38 minutes. Its 7-day average is 28 minutes, so today ranks #1 for this week. Its 30-day average is 28 minutes, so today ranks #1 for the past month

Other attractions were not as busy as they’ve been lately:

• The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror had an average wait time today of 43 minutes. Its 7-day average is 49 minutes, so today ranks #4 for this week. Its 30-day average is 49 minutes, so today ranks #21 for the past month.
• Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway had an average wait time today of 80 minutes. Its 7-day average is 83 minutes, so today ranks #5 for this week. Its 30-day average is 84 minutes, so today ranks #20 for the past month.
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run had an average wait time today of 61 minutes. Its 7-day average is 60 minutes, so today ranks #3 for this week. Its 30-day average is 60 minutes, so today ranks #14 for the past month.

Animal Kingdom Wait Times

Almost every attraction at Animal Kingdom had their highest average waits of the week and month today:

• Avatar Flight of Passage had an average wait time today of 85 minutes. Its 7-day average is 52 minutes, so today ranks #1 for this week. Its 30-day average is 46 minutes, so today ranks #1 for the past month.
• DINOSAUR had an average wait time today of 52 minutes. Its 7-day average is 28 minutes, so today ranks #1 for this week. Its 30-day average is 24 minutes, so today ranks #1 for the past month.
• Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain had an average wait time today of 51 minutes. Its 7-day average is 30 minutes, so today ranks #1 for this week. Its 30-day average is 26 minutes, so today ranks #1 for the past month.
• Kali River Rapids had an average wait time today of 42 minutes. Its 7-day average is 26 minutes, so today ranks #1 for this week. Its 30-day average is 20 minutes, so today ranks #1 for the past month.
• It’s Tough to Be a Bug! had an average wait time today of 29 minutes. Its 7-day average is 14 minutes, so today ranks #1 for this week. Its 30-day average is 12 minutes, so today ranks #1 for the past month.
• Na’vi River Journey had an average wait time today of 53 minutes. Its 7-day average is 45 minutes, so today ranks #1 for this week. Its 30-day average is 40 minutes, so today ranks #1 for the past month.

The actual wait in line at Animal Kingdom today was around 74% of the posted wait, so a posted wait of 60 minutes at Kilimanjaro Safaris would’ve meant an actual wait of around 45 minutes.  And Animal Kingdom continues to have the most accurate posted wait times of any Walt Disney World theme park.

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