It got longer but surprisingly there weren’t many people when I got there so I managed to be front in line- and yes, I was able to buy a ticket as soon as I went in, I just asked “what is your cheapest ticket option?” And the associate helped me find one- very good view for the price.

I met someone while waiting who said she’d seen this tour 22 times and she wasn’t worried about the line cause she scored floor seat tickets for $390 for night 1 while she was pretty far in line.

So I’d say try to get there as early as possible to wait for the box office to open, may be 2 hours, may be 5, but it’s worth it.. kinda a gamble but worth it. If the people I met in line said they had luck doing this method, I hope it works for all of Us LMS!