He's the run down.. They did add it to get passholders in easier.. It was a dream, even though the lines were 2 or 3 times longer than the rest of the bag checks I decided lets just try it out, everyone knew the process, and whisked right past. no surprises, everyone was carrying only what they needed and took about 2 minutes to get through with 6 people in front of me... same with the metal detector just after it... and with everyone AP going around the tickets to the right following that sign, we all get into the park very fast.. I like this setup a lot.
Now talking to everyone there including a manager that just happened to be around, it's out for the AP previews but also as a test so it may or may not continue or get rolled out. I personally think it should continue and I plan to email guest services to tell them how much I liked it and recommend everyone else do as well.