Flight of Passage...

[tlovesdis]

Is there single rider for this one?

Thanks,

 

[FCDub]

No.

 

[CAS239]

Only single rider lines are Rockin Rollercoaster, Expedition Everest, and Test Track

 

[AngiTN]

They will call out for singles from the rows, like they do at ToT or Soarin'

Only single rider lines are Rockin Rollercoaster, Expedition Everest, and Test Track

And the only 2 you want to use are EE and TT

 

[NH-to-FL]

No single rider line at FoP. Though they will call out for single riders to fill in empty seats.

 

[Marcus A. Jordan]

There is no single rider line, but they separate out single riders at the end of the line. If you’re by yourself, they’ll have you stand in the middle section of the loading area.

 

[tlovesdis]

Awesome thanks for the info everyone! I'm not planning on riding due to my size, but my cousin is and we were hoping for single rider, but we'll try and get her a FP!!

 

[b52hbuff]

They will call out for singles from the rows, like they do at ToT or Soarin'

And the only 2 you want to use are EE and TT

I'm up for the education. What is the problem with the single rider line for RnR?

 

[AngiTN]

I'm up for the education. What is the problem with the single rider line for RnR?

It's actually a mystery to me as to why but the wait in single rider is usually as long, if not longer, than stand by.
And due to the design of the line you can't tell how long the wait till be (ie, see the line) until you are in it.

In practice it should operate like EE, both are 2 seater coasters. EE has a very short single rider line most all the time. Some exceptions to be sure but usually, there is no significant wait. Not so with RnR. Single Rider is rarely a time saver. Loading operates differently for some reason.

 

[disneygirlsng]

It's actually a mystery to me as to why but the wait in single rider is usually as long, if not longer, than stand by.
And due to the design of the line you can't tell how long the wait till be (ie, see the line) until you are in it.

In practice it should operate like EE, both are 2 seater coasters. EE has a very short single rider line most all the time. Some exceptions to be sure but usually, there is no significant wait. Not so with RnR. Single Rider is rarely a time saver. Loading operates differently for some reason.

I was trying to figure this out when I was there last week. One thing I thought of was that the RnR single rider line is right next to the regular stand by line and the EE one is more hidden, maybe more people use the RnR one since it's more obvious? But even still the EE one just seems to move faster, so who really knows haha

 

[StacyStrong]

RnR single Rider line is AWFUL. I waited longer than the standby (by a lot) once. Never again.

EE single Rider is amazing though. Frequent back to back rides.

 

[fbarker]

RnR single Rider line is AWFUL. I waited longer than the standby (by a lot) once. Never again.

EE single Rider is amazing though. Frequent back to back rides.

shhhhh lets keep this quite about EE. I love single rider there and love that many don't know or use it.

 

[MDH]

It's actually a mystery to me as to why but the wait in single rider is usually as long, if not longer, than stand by.
And due to the design of the line you can't tell how long the wait till be (ie, see the line) until you are in it.

In practice it should operate like EE, both are 2 seater coasters. EE has a very short single rider line most all the time. Some exceptions to be sure but usually, there is no significant wait. Not so with RnR. Single Rider is rarely a time saver. Loading operates differently for some reason.

Thanks for that insight! My daughter and i went single rider line on RR last January. After about 15 minutes of not moving anywhere, I suggested we walk backwards and go into the regular line. We did this and got on well before the people that were in the single rider line just ahead of us.

 

[bryanb]

Does Expedition Everest load and dispatch trains faster than Rock N Roller Coaster?

I felt like the cast members at EE have to work quickly to get people lined up for each train, so if they get a group of three, they'll immediately add a single rider rather than hold out for another odd party to wedge together.

 

[AngiTN]

Does Expedition Everest load and dispatch trains faster than Rock N Roller Coaster?

I felt like the cast members at EE have to work quickly to get people lined up for each train, so if they get a group of three, they'll immediately add a single rider rather than hold out for another odd party to wedge together.

Neither coasters regroup parties to ride together like that in any of our rides.
We have 3 often, and never have they moved two groups of 3 to ride together. They always pull 1 from single rider to even out our 3. Or leave us as 3 if no single rider there.
Both unload in one place and load in another.
I can't find any significant differences. Other than yes, RnR may have a more obvious Single Rider line but both are indicated on maps as having Single Rider lines so it's not a secret. EE's is right there in the open too.

 

[YawningDodo]

Neither coasters regroup parties to ride together like that in any of our rides.
We have 3 often, and never have they moved two groups of 3 to ride together. They always pull 1 from single rider to even out our 3. Or leave us as 3 if no single rider there.
Both unload in one place and load in another.
I can't find any significant differences. Other than yes, RnR may have a more obvious Single Rider line but both are indicated on maps as having Single Rider lines so it's not a secret. EE's is right there in the open too.

I recall that in earlier years RnR's single rider line was actually useful, too--I used to use it back in 2006 and 2009 when I was there on the College Program. Came back as a tourist in 2015 and it was no good anymore. I'd say it's the location of the line's entrance (EE's may be on the map, but it's not as immediately obvious when you just walk up to the ride), but that doesn't explain why it would have gotten worse over the years. And Test Track's single rider entrance is next to the standby entrance as well, and my understanding is that TT's single rider line is still worth using.

I don't know. It's weird.

 

[Mithent]

This was at USF, but I made the mistake of taking the single rider line when standby at Gringotts was posted as 50 minutes, expecting to wait 20 minutes or less. In fact I had exactly the same wait in a more boring queue, missing out on the preshow. It was clear that many groups had taken the single rider line in the hopes of getting on faster at the cost of being split up at the end, but this broke the system because loading from single-rider only happens on demand and therefore much more slowly - it relies on there being relatively very few single riders. (I rode Gringotts again a different day, in standby to see the queue and preshow, and noticed that single rider was empty, but the standby wait was also pretty short.) Does the same happen on RnR? I was wondering whether RnR tends to see posted wait times over some psychological level which causes people to chance the single rider line with groups, but waits between RnR, EE and TT seem broadly comparable.

Can also confirm that my experience with the TT single rider line was good, but I haven't tried EE or RnR.

On the original question, being pulled forward as a single rider at the end probably saves a few minutes on FoP because you'll probably be pulled forward faster than if you'd waited to move up in the pre-load lines, but it also makes it much more likely you'll end up on the end (16). I didn't find that to be a huge problem (unlike Soarin'), fortunately.

 

[StacyStrong]

Neither coasters regroup parties to ride together like that in any of our rides.
We have 3 often, and never have they moved two groups of 3 to ride together. They always pull 1 from single rider to even out our 3. Or leave us as 3 if no single rider there.
Both unload in one place and load in another.
I can't find any significant differences. Other than yes, RnR may have a more obvious Single Rider line but both are indicated on maps as having Single Rider lines so it's not a secret. EE's is right there in the open too.

I've definitely had cast members regroup parties of three on RnR. Honestly could just be bad luck on my part, but I've seen it happen a bunch.

The wooooooorst.

 

[bryanb]

Neither coasters regroup parties to ride together like that in any of our rides.
We have 3 often, and never have they moved two groups of 3 to ride together. They always pull 1 from single rider to even out our 3. Or leave us as 3 if no single rider there.
Both unload in one place and load in another.
I can't find any significant differences. Other than yes, RnR may have a more obvious Single Rider line but both are indicated on maps as having Single Rider lines so it's not a secret. EE's is right there in the open too.

Thanks! I'll see if I can spot any other differences on my next trip too. When I worked in the grouping position, I used to do my best to pair odd number groups, kind of like a game of Tetris. But you're probably right that most CMs don't bother... especially if there's a single rider line that makes it easier to fill odd seats.

 

[LaurenT]

Most of the time, when you reach the last part of the queue, they will send single riders down row 2 or 5 and use them to fill spots 8 and 16. I think they have the ability to create a dedicated single rider line, but I don’t think they’re having problems filling the open spots from the regular line, so I don’t think they’ll do it.