Everything Virtual Queue - Please Read Post 1

[musicguy856]

Note that with Tron opening there is a chance they will drop the VQ for Guardians and go to a regular standby line. They haven’t announced that but they have never had 2 VQ rides at WDW.

 

[Lewisc]

Note that with Tron opening there is a chance they will drop the VQ for Guardians and go to a regular standby line. They haven’t announced that but they have never had 2 VQ rides at WDW.

They've had 2 VQ rides in CA. WDW had 2 VQ; GotG and Santa in DS.

In other words we don't know what Disney will do.

 

[musicguy856]

They've had 2 VQ rides in CA. WDW had 2 VQ; GotG and Santa in DS.

In other words we don't know what Disney will do.

They’ve done other VQs for non-rides like the Santa meet, AP magnet pickup, etc but never had 2 rides on it at a time at WDW. I know Disneyland has had 2 but WDW hasn’t (yet.)

 

[buzz1fan]

If it was a ride with stand by can we still purchase ILL with hopper

 

[buzz1fan]

one more thought If we got a third day ticket but no hopper and we could not go to Epcot to about 11:00 but had a park reservation must we still be on-site to get a ILL? We would still be driving to wdw in the am.

 

[scrappinginontario]

With a hopper, you can buy a ILL for Guardians even if Epcot isn't your first park - your timeslot will have to be after 2pm (you pick your time). Chances of a virtual queue spot are slim, though on lower crowd days the queue is sometimes still open at 2pm when hopping begins (you'd have to be scanning in right at 2pm and it's a risk).

You're correct - you can buy 2 ILL a day.

An ILL$ can be used anytime that day from the time your return time arrives until park close. No need to choose a time 2:00 or later (This could change but is current practice for purchased ILL$ snd VQ.)

If it was a ride with stand by can we still purchase ILL with hopper

Yes.

one more thought If we got a third day ticket but no hopper and we could not go to Epcot to about 11:00 but had a park reservation must we still be on-site to get a ILL? We would still be driving to wdw in the am.

Will you be staying g at a Disney resort that night? If so, you can purchase an ILL$ at 7AM regardless of where you are. If you are staying offsite you would need to wait until park opening to purchase.

 

[Lewisc]

They’ve done other VQs for non-rides like the Santa meet, AP magnet pickup, etc but never had 2 rides on it at a time at WDW. I know Disneyland has had 2 but WDW hasn’t (yet.)

I don't understand your point. We know DME can handle multiple VQ. We know Disney had 2 VQ rides in CA.

We don't know what Disney is planning when Tron opens.

Based on history Guardians should already be using standby. Guardians will accommodate about 45 minutes of VQ guests. Obviously depending on how many $LL Disney can sell.

The question is how long an outside queue Disney wants.

 

[scrappinginontario]

They’ve done other VQs for non-rides like the Santa meet, AP magnet pickup, etc but never had 2 rides on it at a time at WDW. I know Disneyland has had 2 but WDW hasn’t (yet.)

You’re correct that WDW has not had a VQ for 2 rides but it’s quite possible they can. The technology is in place. We just need to wait and see what they do.

Based on the popularity of GotG, keeping a VQ there too would be great!!

 

[buzz1fan]

An ILL$ can be used anytime that day from the time your return time arrives until park close. No need to choose a time 2:00 or later (This could change but is current practice for purchased ILL$ snd VQ.)

Yes.

Will you be staying g at a Disney resort that night? If so, you can purchase an ILL$ at 7AM regardless of where you are. If you are staying offsite you would need to wait until park opening to purchase.

We are checking in to pop June 2 and I’m thinking of adding a ticket that day for Epcot. We could get to park I think around lunch time. I guess I can try to purchase as soon as park opens in car. I think we will have about a 3 hours drive that am. I would be able to do this at 9 am right for the ILL. This is assuming there is no virtual que.

If there is a virtual que I would at 9am try to get a spot? Or since we have a resort reservation this day can I do it in the car at 700 am. I won’t be on-site at pop yet It would not be a hopper ticket. Have people ran into not getting one? We did this years ago on-site at Hollywood and we got it- but it is different now.

 

[musicguy856]

I don't understand your point. We know DME can handle multiple VQ. We know Disney had 2 VQ rides in CA.

We don't know what Disney is planning when Tron opens.

Based on history Guardians should already be using standby. Guardians will accommodate about 45 minutes of VQ guests. Obviously depending on how many $LL Disney can sell.

The question is how long an outside queue Disney wants.

They'll probably sell more LL when VQ goes away and alter the ratio. I wouldn't be surprised if it takes an hour to get from the building entrance to the preshow in standby once that happens. Compared to Guardians VQ most standby queues move at a crawl.

 

[LaurenT]

I thought I saw on here that if you have a paid ILL for GotG, you can return anytime after the start of your window …
Is this true? Does anyone know for sure?
TIA

 

[musicguy856]

I thought I saw on here that if you have a paid ILL for GotG, you can return anytime after the start of your window …
Is this true? Does anyone know for sure?
TIA

I know you can for VQ but not sure about ILL since you can choose your time.

 

[LaurenT]

I know you can for VQ but not sure about ILL since you can choose your time.

Oh! I thought it was the other way around!

 

[carlyle688]

Oh! I thought it was the other way around!

You can definitely be late for VQ. We were late yesterday and rode with no problem.

 

[Chuck96]

We were late for our paid return times for GotG (not egregiously so, but up to an hour or more) a time or two in the week before Christmas.

 

[DL1WDW2]

I am pretty sure they are stricter with your ILL paid reservation .
/return time

 

[sponica]

I know for ROTR they let us on late because we got stuck somewhere else.
I think this is one of those YMMV situations, based on whomever is working at the ride that day.

Don't plan on being late, but if something you can't control happens, they'll probably let you on within reason.

 

[Beer Me]

Staying at a Disney springs hotel in a couple of weeks. I plan on trying for a virtual queue group but would love to remove as much uncertainty as possible.

Have $LL been available for very long after park open recently? And I assume it’s official park open and not early entry time? I plan to rope drop the early entry but it doesn’t seem that makes any difference for Guardians.

 

[scrappinginontario]

I thought I saw on here that if you have a paid ILL for GotG, you can return anytime after the start of your window …
Is this true? Does anyone know for sure?
TIA

Oh! I thought it was the other way around!

You may return anytime after your time has arrived for both VQ and ILL$.

Return times are strict for LL.

 

[Davey Jones II]

You’re correct that WDW has not had a VQ for 2 rides but it’s quite possible they can. The technology is in place. We just need to wait and see what they do.

Based on the popularity of GotG, keeping a VQ there too would be great!!

NO, it would be lousy. Maybe you love getting up at the crack of dawn to play "fastest fingers" with a bunch of smartphone addicts. Not me. It's time for a standby line. If they leave both Tron and GOTG on the damn VQ, I might just cancel another trip. Or add more days at Universal and Sea World instead of WDW. At least at UOR, I won't have to put up with that smartphone crap.