@AstroBlasters It seems like they were responding to the poster (
@maleficent55 ) who was asking the best way to get there if they have early entry. From previous comments, it sounds like early entry can line up in Fantasyland and have a slight advantage/shorter trip.
And yes, I'm so aware that this isn't the best idea! But we got a lot more often than them, (they haven't been to DL since 2017 but have experienced Rise in WDW) so I'm okay risking it, after I explain to them why it might not be best. Also planning to pause at Big Thunder and ask if they know if it's up. I'm kind of thinking it we can get an affirmative there, we'll try for it. If they're not sure, or it's down, we'll ride Big Thunder. Space Mountain will be down for our trip anyway, or I'd suggest we rope drop that. We personally usually rope drop Fantasyland at least one day because it's a fun start, but our friends aren't super into dark rides, and wouldn't want to do that in the first hour of our 3-day trip.