The Best Ways to Meet Anna and Elsa at Walt Disney World

We went in August saw Anna, Elsa, Cinderella and Rapunzel in less then 30 minutes. Went on a Monday morning saw the wait time was 30 minutes jumped in line and then cast member suggested my husband wait in line for Anna and Elsa then we went with no wait for Cinderella and Rapunzel come out and met up with husband in line and were able to see them all within 1/2 hour!

We were able to meet them in oct during the magic kingdom magic hours around 1am and only had to wait in line around 25 minutes!! :) totally worth it!!

We went to Mickey's Not So Scarey Party tonight and around 10:45 pm the wait was posted for 40 minutes. It took us 21 minutes to get back there and see Anna and Elsa. We've been here all week and the line has been a 2 hour wait. We couldn't book a Fast Pass+ beforehand due to unavailability. So my suggestion is go late in the evening on during Mickey's Not So Scarey Party. Worked for us! Plus we got to ride the new 7 Dwarf's ride 3 times!

For anyone that is planning a future visit, it is extremely important to try making your FastPass+ reservation for meeting Anna and Elsa as soon as your FastPass+ reservation window opens. For those that are resort guests, you may want to plan visiting them near the end of your stay. This is because your window opens at midnight EST 60 days prior to your arrival, but then you can make reservations for your entire stay. When my 60 day window opened at midnight, I tried to make a reservation for our first day but no FastPasses were available. I then looked at a day in the middle of our stay, 65 days in advance. Even that far in advance, I could not book Fastpasses for 5 of us. I was fortunately able to book two in the afternoon for me and my daughter, but I wanted an earlier time if possible. I then was able to book one FastPass for my wife, but the earliest time available was 11:10 am. I tried adding my daughter to my wife's time, but it instead showed the only option being to change my wife's time to the afternoon. The next morning, still 65 days out, I tried to change my wife's time to see if anything earlier was available, but it showed that there were no alternate times available at all. This really surprised me that a full 65 days in advance that there were no available alternate times for just one person. I'm very thankful for the time we were able to reserve, because given the extraordinary popularity of Anna and Elsa, and the difficulty of obtaining a FastPass+ so far in advance, I'm sure there are hundreds (if not thousands) of visitors that will not have the opportunity to have the magic of meeting two beloved characters.

THANK YOU to those who suggested booking FastPasses under one name at a time. It worked!

We just returned from WDW and had great success meeting Elsa and Anna! We stayed for the late EMH when the park was open until 2AM. We met the princesses at 1AM with ZERO wait. They had time to really interact with their guests and that made the meeting even more memorable. On a side note, we had extremely short to no wait times for every ride! Unheard of for the first week in July. If your children are old enough to handle being up this late, I would highly recommend it to anyone!

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Hello Everyone!

I just came back from Disney World a few days ago and I DID get to see Anna and Elsa! My best tip would be to skip the Electrical Parade and fireworks and get in line to see them! Or get in line after the fireworks (if your kids can hold up that long!)! We waited in line about 45 minutes, and honestly it did not feel that long and the wait was not too painful! :) But if you can I would defiantly try your hardest to see them! They were both soooo great! Anna talked a long time and knew exactly what she was talking about! And Elsa's dress and appearance is so perfect to the movie!!! Good luck and have fun! :)

We tried the early extra magic hours trick and still found a four hour wait by the time we got to the Princess Hall. I had tried to get a Fastpass to no avail. While waiting in line I tried again and scored a 10:30-11:30pm Fastpass for our last night at WDW.

We left the line and went on that last night with our five-year-old granddaughter -- waited 5 minutes. So my advice is to keep trying multiple times a day to get a Fast Paa because sometimes they open up as people's plans change.

Thank you for the tip about the new time slots for Anna & Elsa! I had originally tried to book the Elsa/Anna character meet for our dates in late June-waking up at midnight each night to do so, with no success. Today I was just playing around on My Disney Experience, and was thrilled to see availability for the princesses !! We were able to get evening FastPasses, and some are still available. I agree with your recommendation to book NOW. They will go quickly.

I just got back today. My 5 year old was dying to meet them. I tried all week and the wait times ranged from 3 hours to 5.5 hours (seriously). Fastpasses were impossible to get. We even had 3 unlimited use FPs from doing the vacation plan tour and we still couldn't get in to them using those.

Our last day, we got up very early and got close to the front of the line at MK around 8:15am. The cast announced "We know why you are here, and we are telling you right now there will be no running, pushing, yelling, etc:". When 9am rolls around, we will be setting up a barrier and walking you back to the princesses. If you pass the barrier, we will remove you from the park.

Well, we kept our way towards the front, walking at a brisk pace behind the barrier and employees, with strollers of angry parents nipping at my feet. We got there and they already had the 5 hour wait sign up. The employee told me that was only what they had anticipated in the next few minutes. As we approached, we saw the early breakfast group corralled as well. They got to go in right when we did, so booking the breakfast doesn't give you any advantage. A few people did but in front of us, but we were in there by 9:05 and out by 9:35. By the time we got out it was a 330 minute wait.

Bottom line, if you want to see them, get your butt out of bed SUPER early, and get to be one of the first people in line. I'd suggest packing light, ditching the stroller, and walking with your kid on your shoulders to get there because it is packed with people trying to get up front on the walk back behind the castle.

Fast Pass Trick! Try checking ONE name when you try to book Anna & Elsa, Then, copy ONE person at a time to the fastpass reservation. The times will be in 10 min increments, but all will be in the reservation window. Good Luck!

Hi, we've got our ADR for Crystal Palace at 8:05am for our visit to Magic Kingdom this Novb, just wondering if they let you line up early outside PRincess Fairy tale Hall... I've heard that the entrance area to Fantasyland is roped off and cast members do not let you queue early, even if you are already in the park. Was hoping to get a head-start on the Anna and Elsa line (in the event I can't get a FP reservation). Also, do you know if Anna and Elsa will be among the princesses available for meet and greets during Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party? (Looking at all options for my kiddos, so they can take in as much as possible without spending all our time in the line for A & E!)

Hi Jacky. I had been checking at random times every day. We have five people going, but really just my five year old is crazy about Frozen. So, I just began checking for TWO fastpasses instead of five. I used the My Disney Experience app and clicked on the day we are going to Magic Kingdom(June 20). I kept clicking on select new fastpass, then clicking on my name and the five year old's. Tuesday afternoon around 3:30 CST, I saw that Anna and Elsa were available at a time we had fastpasses for something else. I quickly hit the back button a few times, clicked on change existing fastpasses, and switched just the two of us to Anna and Elsa. Good luck, maybe reduce the number of people needing to see them, and check as often as you can!

So it's 7 weeks out before my visit and every available FastPass+ for meeting Anna and Elsa is booked. Le sigh. I'm doing strategy #3 to try and get my preschooler to meet them. Wish me luck!

I went to Disney World last month with some of my friends (I am 19), and we were really hoping to meet Anna and Elsa. We knew the wait times would be long, but we had no idea they were so extreme. In the end, we decided against waiting because we wanted to get the full experience out of the rest of our day. For the young adult/adult crowd like myself and my friends who's sole, crucial priority isn't to see Anna and Elsa, I would for sure suggest just going inside the gift shop and sneaking a peek at them, like she mentioned in the post! We were able to peek around the curtain and snap photos of Anna and Elsa from inside the gift shop, and they were only a few feet away! We got some fantastic photos of them, and we were all so pleased! If you ultimately decided against waiting, definitely visit the gift shop! It will be worth it to at least get a photo of the lovely princesses!

Thank you for the tips! I tried to get to Epcot by 8am, but was delayed by a young daughter getting ready, etc. We arrived by 8:20 and there was a healthy lineup already. I took a chance, standing in a line in no-man's land, close to the entrance being used by the breakfast reservation crowd. At 8:40, they closed the breakfast entrance and moved our group in front of the Mickey readers and I was first in line! Sure enough at rope drop a dozen dads (and some mom joggers) took off at a run to Norway. The odd cast member tried to stop the running, but no-one was going to be the first to stop. I got in line at the meet and greet. 90 seconds later they started the second line around the corner. We were out the other side by 10:10, happy to still have our day in Epcot. I will say, even in the first wave group, there was great grumbling about how much Disney has underestimated the popularity of Frozen. It amazes me how little merchandise there is as well. Disney has really dropped the ball on this.

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End of Feb trip to Disney and we knew from the blogs that Elsa and Anna had these massive wait times so we didn't even tell our sons (5 and 2) about this princess option (even though they loved the movie). It was the talk of our Epcot area resort with many dads in line 3-4 hours.

We ended up with Fastpass+ to walk right in and meet Ariel in her grotto instead and that was perfect. One Dad we met at Ariel used all his Fastpass+ for princesses! Smart guy when you compare the 5 hours for Elsa/Anna to the 2 1/2 hours for Space Mountain!

We saw Elsa and Anna after a 2 and 1/2 going on 3 hour wait. I kept hearing different things from everyone. One lady ahead of me in line at the Be Our Guest Restaurant (worth experiencing for the ambience and magical service) said if we wanted to see them, we should go straight to Norway and expect to wait hours. We stopped at the character spot when we arrived at Epcot (15 min. wait mid morning) and someone there said the same thing. Another cast member there said to wait until later in the afternoon and check the wait time then. This is what we did. We had fastpasses to the big globe at the entrance to Epcot (sorry can't think of its name, which by the way, late in the day has no line), Soarin' and Nemo. Nemo and Spaceship Earth (is that what it is called) do not need fastpasses, but it was kind of neat to walk right in when we got there. These were our choices after Soarin in the first tier. We did Sum of All Thrills and even had lunch before heading to Norway around 4:00. It is true what someone above said. If you get in the line around this tme, you will be among some of the last to see the Princesses. It was a very long (snails pace) wait, partially in the sun (and the sun can be brutal in Florida, even on a coolish day, in late afternoon).I had two girls with me and at one point had them hold my place in line while I went for something cool to drink. The very last leg of the line seemed to me the most tedious.I have a bad low back and it got to me at the end. The Photopass guy tried to rush me through after all that time waiting and I held my ground and tried to get a few extra shots in. Is it just me or is Photopass not as great as they used to be and they get in my way when I use my own camera. Elsa and Anna were not super friendly and according to my twelve year old, they were even a little rough getting the kids to stand in the right places for the shoot. This was our one big wait during our visit, so cannot complain too much. After all, I was free to get out of line if I wanted. I am hard headed though and once I start something I want to finish!! Now I hear here are moving to Princess Hall in Magic Kingdom w/Fastpass available.....oh well, something to talk about!

We were there on March 1st- took a cab from our resort, got into the park at 8:30 with plans to dash in at open, and 3 year old declared he had a potty emergency. This left me to navigate the pre-park crowd with my 5 year old in a double stroller, and I got in the wrong line... some scanning issues ahead of us had me sweating bullets. It took forever to get scanned in (ok, maybe 7-10 extra minutes) and I ran in flip flops to Norway. At 9:08, the wait was 2.5 hours long. We saw the princesses at about 11:20. I'll be honest, the Elsa we saw was not as convincing as the ones we saw online, but when my daughter is asked what the best part of our trip was, she says "meeting Anna and Elsa" without fail :)

I waited 4hours at the end of feb with my 2&3 year old granddaughters. Anna and Elsie were a must see and one of the main reasons we booked the trip. yes it was worth the wait. The princesses were wonderful with both my granddaughters and the girls were thrilled to meet them.

Just saw Anna & Elsa today. All my daughter talked about on our flight to Florida was seeing Anna and Elsa. You can imagine our shock and disappointment when we went to Norway on our Epcot day to get in line for the character greet and be told that the wait was 4 hours...at around noon. After googling these tips, we decided to take a shot at it on our very last day. We were obviously too late to make a breakfast reservation, but we got to the gates of Epcot at 8:00 am and were the second ones in line. By 8:30 you might as well forget about it as there were hundreds of people there. There was one guy beside us in line who was seriously in running gear. The dropped the ropes at 8:45, we were first through the gates and my daughter and I ran like lunatics to Norway.....;picture a scene from Amazing Race....we ended up getting there about 5th or 6th from all "the runners" at the gate.....the cast member even asked us if we were there for the "Elsa and Anna Marathon"....and although there were breakfast goers in line, we managed to get into the first group, but I would say only about the first 15 or 20 to get there from the gates were in the first group. We only had a 45 minute wait (well in addition to the hour we waited at the gates) and it was worth it to see the look on my daughter's face when she met them. They were delightful and charming and really took a lot of time with each kid. By the time we exited the line at 9:45 the wait was already 4 hours. Crazy! Tip: If you buy the Golden Books version of the Frozen book at the Norway shop for $10, Anna and Elsa will sign it and it makes a great souvenir.

If I know Disney like I think I know Disney, this problem will be rectified soon with other meet and greet options. Disney is in the business of making people happy. Elsa and Ana are new and I am sure this overwhelming popularity was somewhat of surprise. But, nothing going on at Disney is without someone working on a happier "Disney" experience. Our trip is booked in November and I have confidence in the Disney Dream Team in providing a solution to this loooong wait.

We were there 2/26. We had NO idea the line would be so long, so we took our time getting back to Norway. We didn't get back there until after lunch and the line at the time was suppose to be 2 hrs 45 mins. We were told at 9a, it was FIVE hrs, so I was glad we didn't rush there straight away. My daughter ( 3 1/2) & I waited in line while hubby & our 2 sons (12 & 10) wondered to other villages & did the kidcot stations, grabbed snacks, etc. My daughter would NEVER have let us leave the line, as this was the ONE thing SHE wanted out of the entire week. So we waited and she did GREAT! The princesses were AH-mazingly sweet & wonderful & kind... with her. We had a good 3-5 minutes total & have THE best video of them both interacting with my little girl. Truly the single most magical moment for her & I from our entire trip. Totally worth the wait (which ended up being only 2 hrs 10 mins after several in front of us left)

THANK YOU!!! We are going a the end of June and since it's my daughters first trip I want to make sure to see an meet everyone we can!!!