It's actually having the opposite effect on me, pushing me towards more resale instead of direct. I don't like that they are ripping out a classic attraction (that my family likes...we just went there on our December 2022 trip). Maybe they can move the shooting gallery over to Ft. Wilderness and give the cabins another activity that goes with the original Frontierland theme of Ft. W
It used to be behind a paywall ($1?) but it's been free for the last few years. Still not particularly busy, though.
Virtual queue of course!
Yes, same…well not 44 years, I’m only 33 lol but it’s never something that we ever even glance at and even when I do it is almost always empty. It’s a shame, but these games are from a bygone era that are incredibly under utilized, even when it’s free like a previous poster mentioned.
lol but actually how big is 2500-2600 sqft? I’m not sure how much space that is. Does anyone know how big the Epcot lounge is to maybe compare?
Oh, I thought it was more than that. I only tried it once at DL and that was many years ago
I don't have info on the epcot lounge size, but 2500 square feet is 50'x50'. It's a decent size, but not huge. It's a bit smaller than a single tennis court.
Do you know the square footage of your apartment or home? You can use that to get an idea.
Oh yeah, that’s true lol. Ok not too bad actually. Maybe a bit bigger than Epcot then?
Seems there are often the same folks sitting when we enter & leave. I’ve commented to staff, told there is no official time limit on lounging in the lounge other than closing time. Perhaps if they did institute one @ Epcot (30 min to an hour) the often lengthy return times would cease and more would have an opportunity to catch a breather & a cold drink.
Tongue in cheek…
Nope, not another reason to wake up before 7 am on vacation lol
I assume this was a joke—but I would strongly prefer a walk-up waitlist (or VQ that you can enter once you enter the park) to the current system at Epcot where you have to drag yourself all the way to the imagination pavilion to find out how long the wait will be once you put your name in.
No reason they couldn’t at least offer a walk up list like how they do for dining in the app already… That would be really nice, especially for families with kids.
Exactly—they already have the IT tool built. My recent experience was: walking from Spaceship Earth to the Lounge hoping to rest for 30m before our GOTG VQ was called, being told it was a 50m wait, having our VQ called almost immediately after as we were walking back to connections cafe, getting in the line, and then getting a callback at the lounge at about 20m into our “50m wait”— so frustrating. I know they can’t control turnover, but at least walk up wait list would give you a sense of current wait time and updated estimated wait time and eliminate an unnecessary walk.
I think it's going to be bigger than that. It was Scott Gustin's guess based on "aerial views." What exactly was he counting in his estimate? Was he including the bazaar behind the shooting arcade, a bump out in the front, some of the shops to the side? I tend to agree with previous posters - that the lounge will be bigger than the existing footprint of the shooting arcade. Possibly even two levels, doubling the amount of available space.
Making it an easy VQ on an app will only make the actual waitlist exponentially longer, though. As soon as you get rid of an inconvenience such as having to walk to the actual attraction, you get way more people trying to join.
