If they go to virtual lines just how will it work at WDW??

[smjj]

If they do go this route once back open how will it work with WDW? I know the basic concepts but just how will it actually work at the parks so that all get a fair shot at them? I have seen the lines at DHS for the boarding pass for Rise of the Resistance where guest line up prior to opening, rush in then get on the app to get a boarding time and they are all gone within minutes for the entire day. Is this how it will work for all parks and all rides? I do not know so I am asking. We have a Oct. trip coming up and I have been reading that this is probably one of the changes that stands a good shot of becoming a reality. Thanks in advance..smjj..ºoº

 

[DisneyWishes14]

Nobody knows. Once WDW decides what they are going to do and how they are going to implement any changes, I'm sure they will let us know so we can plan accordingly. Until then, it's all just speculation by bloggers, vloggers, Disney fans, etc. I wouldn't put any stock in any rumors right now or anything you read that is not from an official Disney source.

 

[lluv3971]

I'm wondering if it will be more like DLs Max Pass? Essentially, it's like making a FP, one at a time, once you are in the park. After you use that one, you can make another "FP" for another ride.

In DL, availability for headliners remained pretty steady throughout the day (at least when I went last March). If they are limiting the amount of people that can enter the park, "boarding group" (aka Max Pass) availability should remain high, eliminating the need to congregate at the entrance before park opening. I also think they will have "drop the ropes" before official park opening so that people can spread out instead of being held at the Hub.

I could see WDW narrowing the return time window in order to 1)limit the amount of people in the FP line, and 2) keep the line moving. I could also see the FP line and Standby line being used simultaneously, but both would be using the "boarding group" model.

 

[JaNelson38]

I don't see how this works.

Im hoping WDW just makes it as simple as possible....the more restrictions, regulations, etc, it just makes it harder to control or enforce anything. I fail to see how they police any kind of restrictions on rides and attractions above and beyond the current FP procedures. There's still going to be a large segment of park goers who don't plan anything and just go with the flow.

About the only thing they can realistically do is control crowds by selling fewer resort rooms and park tickets on a daily basis, just like a sporting event does. Example: there's XXX amount of park tickets available per day, and once they're gone, they're gone.

 

[Lumpy1106]

I could see MaxPass, but not boarding groups. The app would tell you when you can board the ride , but then, instead of how it is now, there is no standby. Once you commit to "standing" in the virtual line, that's it until your time to board arrives. What's old is new again if you think about it - that's EXACTLY how we used to go to Disney before any of the FP's came to be.

Problem with this, of course, is what do you do if you are not standing in line? There's only so many places you can go to mill about.

 

[DWillowBay]

MAX PAAAASSSS!! Great system!

 

[Heather07438]

They could make it where you can only join 1 virtual queue at a time. But instead of issueing all BGs at rope drop like RoR, they'll be released as they go. They won't release more than what a reasonable stand by line would be.

Then FP plays into that, the same way ratios are normally pulled from standby and FP lines. Virtual queues will represent the standby capacity. You cannot enter a ride's VQ while having an active VQ for another ride.

So you start a day with your normal set 3 FP windows, then 1 by 1 enter VQs for the rest.

 

[Kaadk]

Much like the other people have mentioned, if they go with the virtual queue, it would be different than RotR. Currently, with RotR, you can get in a different standby line while waiting for your BG, which makes it more like a bonus FP. If they go to a 1 on at a time approach, then it wouldn't be much different than physical standby lines, other than the need to actually stand there, so while you might still have a RD rush to get BGs, it won't be any different than current RD to get in the standby line for those rides. People aren't going to commit to not being able to get on rides, in shows, etc for the whole day, just like they'll tend to avoid standby lines that are 3+ hours. Imagine if you saw a standby line that was 10+ hours? Would you go get in that line knowing you couldn't do anything else for those 10 hours? Or would you go somewhere else? People will do the same, just virtually.

Though, personally, I doubt they'll go this way. If that level of social distancing practices are still in use, it won't be cost effective for for Disney to open the parks. The need to implement social distancing restrictions by way of virtual queues, means they'll also need to implement several other practices, like sanitizing the ride cars in-between riders. That would mean they would have to overstaff their ride CMs, to handle the extra work, as well as limit park capacity. Lower income + higher expenses means an even bigger loss for Disney they they're losing now with the parks sitting idle. At worst, the most I expect we'll see them do is paint and/or tape lines every 6 feet in the standby (and maybe FP) queues to try to encourage people to not bunch up, but with no enforcement of it.

 

[smjj]

I also saw a video where virtual lines were discussed and one point was mentioned that I had not thought of. With virtual lines on rides and people not standing in lines that throws many more people into the park proper(I.E. in shops, in restaurants in food lines, sitting,eating at the tables and such). They went on to say this might mean they instead create virtual lines for only the really popular rides where the lines are always long(7 dwarfs as an example). Of course all this is just people speculating and no one including Disney knows at this point...smjj..ºoº