Rhys001

Ok cool thanks for the response. I'll have to make a final call on the day regarding the weather. Interesting comment about not liking to fill up the train with singles but I guess that's partly why they're considered so inefficient. It'll be my first time to Japan so it'll be interesting to see how much culture-shock results

Hi peeps. I'm planning a trip to Japan next month and came across this theme park Fuji-Q. I see that the four main rollercoasters look awesome and I'm really keen to pay a visit but I see that almost all reviewers have talked about ridiculously long queues and waiting times. So my strategy is as follows: - Travel to Kawaguchiko the night before and stay overnight. The next morning I'll go to Fuji-Q early to join the queue outside the gates (should I aim to be there an hour early say 8:30am?). - Although I'd prefer not bring my trip forward, I'm thinking of visiting on Friday 18th July which I understand is the last day of the school term (although some middle schools have already finished by then?). That way I hope to avoid lots of kids who presumably won't be able to go until the next day. - On the opening of the gates, I plan to go straight to the shop that sells the fastpasses (do I literally need to run there? If so I'll pack my running shoes I plan to buy the unlimited rides entry for 5000 yen and then buy one fastpass for each of the four main coasters. A few questions: - Will going on the day I mentioned make a noticeable difference to the crowds or should I just go there any day and follow the rest of the strategy mentioned? Like I said I'd prefer not to have to bring the trip forward by another day if it won't make much difference to the amount of time I end up waiting around. - Roughly how many fastpasses are sold, i.e. will the queues still be quite long even for fastpass holders? On an average day such as a school day Friday, what sort of wait should I expect with and without fastpasses? - What spacing should I use in terms of the times for each fastpass? I understand that they have a window of one hour in which you can use each one (and if you miss that do they become useless?) - Is it still best to get the unlimited rides entry or should I just get park entry and pay per ride (plus the fastpass cost which I assume is additional)? If I get through all four rides with the help of the fastpasses then would you expect me to be able to get onto many more rides without the help of the fastpasses in the remaining time? It seems it may not matter too much either way because the cost of entry + one ride on the 4 main coasters is roughly the same as the unlimited pass...I suppose any additional rides without fastpasses would be a bonus if I opted for the unlimited pass. - How bad does rain have to be to close the rides? Will it be closed for drizzle or just proper rain? - I'll most likely be going there alone so is there any opportunity to skip ahead where groups of people wish to stay together and not fill one or two seats left in a carriage? If any of you can help the questions above and/or impart some advice based on your experience that'd be fantastic. Thanks in advance! Rhys

Hi peeps. I'm planning a trip to Japan next month and came across this theme park Fuji-Q. I see that the four main rollercoasters look awesome and I'm really keen to pay a visit but I see that almost all reviewers have talked about ridiculously long queues and waiting times. So my strategy is as follows: - Travel to Kawaguchiko the night before and stay overnight. The next morning I'll go to Fuji-Q early to join the queue outside the gates (should I aim to be there an hour early say 8:30am?). - Although I'd prefer not bring my trip forward, I'm thinking of visiting on Friday 18th July which I understand is the last day of the school term (although some middle schools have already finished by then?). That way I hope to avoid lots of kids who presumably won't be able to go until the next day. - On the opening of the gates, I plan to go straight to the shop that sells the fastpasses (do I literally need to run there? If so I'll pack my running shoes I plan to buy the unlimited rides entry for 5000 yen and then buy one fastpass for each of the four main coasters. A few questions: - Will going on the day I mentioned make a noticeable difference to the crowds or should I just go there any day and follow the rest of the strategy mentioned? Like I said I'd prefer not to have to bring the trip forward by another day if it won't make much difference to the amount of time I end up waiting around. - Roughly how many fastpasses are sold, i.e. will the queues still be quite long even for fastpass holders? On an average day such as a school day Friday, what sort of wait should I expect with and without fastpasses? - What spacing should I use in terms of the times for each fastpass? I understand that they have a window of one hour in which you can use each one (and if you miss that do they become useless?) - Is it still best to get the unlimited rides entry or should I just get park entry and pay per ride (plus the fastpass cost which I assume is additional)? If I get through all four rides with the help of the fastpasses then would you expect me to be able to get onto many more rides without the help of the fastpasses in the remaining time? It seems it may not matter too much either way because the cost of entry + one ride on the 4 main coasters is roughly the same as the unlimited pass...I suppose any additional rides without fastpasses would be a bonus if I opted for the unlimited pass. - How bad does rain have to be to close the rides? Will it be closed for drizzle or just proper rain? - I'll most likely be going there alone so is there any opportunity to skip ahead where groups of people wish to stay together and not fill one or two seats left in a carriage? If any of you can help the questions above and/or impart some advice based on your experience that'd be fantastic. Thanks in advance! Rhys

Hi peeps. I'm planning a trip to Japan next month and came across this theme park Fuji-Q. I see that the four main rollercoasters look awesome and I'm really keen to pay a visit but I see that almost all reviewers have talked about ridiculously long queues and waiting times. So my strategy is as follows: - Travel to Kawaguchiko the night before and stay overnight. The next morning I'll go to Fuji-Q early to join the queue outside the gates (should I aim to be there an hour early say 8:30am?). - Although I'd prefer not bring my trip forward, I'm thinking of visiting on Friday 18th July which I understand is the last day of the school term (although some middle schools have already finished by then?). That way I hope to avoid lots of kids who presumably won't be able to go until the next day. - On the opening of the gates, I plan to go straight to the shop that sells the fastpasses (do I literally need to run there? If so I'll pack my running shoes I plan to buy the unlimited rides entry for 5000 yen and then buy one fastpass for each of the four main coasters. A few questions: - Will going on the day I mentioned make a noticeable difference to the crowds or should I just go there any day and follow the rest of the strategy mentioned? Like I said I'd prefer not to have to bring the trip forward by another day if it won't make much difference to the amount of time I end up waiting around. - Roughly how many fastpasses are sold, i.e. will the queues still be quite long even for fastpass holders? On an average day such as a school day Friday, what sort of wait should I expect with and without fastpasses? - What spacing should I use in terms of the times for each fastpass? I understand that they have a window of one hour in which you can use each one (and if you miss that do they become useless?) - Is it still best to get the unlimited rides entry or should I just get park entry and pay per ride (plus the fastpass cost which I assume is additional)? If I get through all four rides with the help of the fastpasses then would you expect me to be able to get onto many more rides without the help of the fastpasses in the remaining time? It seems it may not matter too much either way because the cost of entry + one ride on the 4 main coasters is roughly the same as the unlimited pass...I suppose any additional rides without fastpasses would be a bonus if I opted for the unlimited pass. - How bad does rain have to be to close the rides? Will it be closed for drizzle or just proper rain? - I'll most likely be going there alone so is there any opportunity to skip ahead where groups of people wish to stay together and not fill one or two seats left in a carriage? If any of you can help the questions above and/or impart some advice based on your experience that'd be fantastic. Thanks in advance! Rhys