Meredith is already in China, I was half listening to her talk about jet lag while I was trying to get up this morning.frogman042 wrote:So, I had tickets for the 2nd day of taping and got there around 10:20 am for the 11:30 arrival time. They had already filled up and we were put in the standby line with about 8 people or so in front of us. They put us on the VIP for the second taping set and we squeezed in to the first as one of the few on the standby line to get in for the first taping sesson, but my wife couldn't take the morning test and needed to take the test after the 2nd taping (around 6:30 pm) so that was after a very long day - not the best form to be in when testing.
Remember it is still summer, so a lot of folks are on vacation, also they are supposedly shutting down production when Meredith is in China for the Olympics so that means less tapings during the summer months - it might be more crowded then in past seasons as a result. If you really are going to take the test and would prefer to take the test in the morning, I would get there around 9:15 to 9:30 to insure your spot - I do think they will give you your entry ticket so you can grab a bite or some liquid refreshment without having to wait in line the whole time.
Of course it may be that now that they are going into there 4th week of taping, they crowds may have lessen. I don't think 7:00 am is necessary, but 10:30 may be too late to take the morning test - if it was me I would go at 9:15.
And of course, best of luck on the test and the interviews!
---Jay (Wow, the number of days until my episode airs is an Einstein Prime - I hope you're primed for the test!)
I auditioned at a September taping and there was no one there. We had the afternoon taping and I was all OCD about getting there early and there was absolutely no need. When I taped in October it was even less necessary, they were pulling people off the street to fill the audience.
A big factor is how many guests the contestants bring in a given day. I'm sure they don't account for 10 per contestant as allowed, but if you get a few people in that are local that feel like bringing the world, you never know, then that potentially bumps spots for normal people.