single rider test track question

[LaurenT]

You mised my point. I was talking about the example where a family of 4 has taken the 3 front seats and 1 back seat and there are 2 seats left in the car together. For me, that is when they should take 2 people from the standby line rather than 2 single riders.

In that situation I would agree / and perhaps they even do that when they think of it, but it's not a common occurrence / so the CM's probably just continue their standard loading procedure. I doubt that it amounts to much of a delay though / how many times does a family ask to sit three and one?

 

[wilma-bride]

In that situation I would agree / and perhaps they even do that when they think of it, but it's not a common occurrence / so the CM's probably just continue their standard loading procedure. I doubt that it amounts to much of a delay though / how many times does a family ask to sit three and one?

You're right, in the grand scheme of things it probably doens't make too much difference.

 

[CatelynnMarie]

As far as I know, no you can't. Single rider is single rider. It's really meant for the people who are riding the attraction alone so the CM's can fill any empty seats. You can get lucky from my experience and get in the same vehicle as the people you would queue with, but it is very unlikely.

 

[EasternShoreGal]

Do you mean if the family causes a fuss in the single rider line and wants to sit together? Otherwise everyone gets to choose the single rider line if they understand the rules. Be it a person who came by themself or a family of 12!

I have used single rider lines only a couple of times and only when by myself. Typically when waiting for a friend to join me for the weekend. I was attempting to ride the RnRC. There were so many groups in the single line they actually closed it because it was too full. Even if the line remains open, if the single rider line is filled with families of twelve, not only does it make the line longer for the truly single rider but it gets pretty boring standing around for a long time by yourself. It is always more difficult to find someone to talk to and pass the time when the line is filled with groups.

I never really thought about this until I was a single rider. What is the saying...walk a mile in my shoes. Much easier to understand all points of view once you have truly experienced them all.

And you are right, what is the big deal as long as the folks understand the rules. But wasn't the whole point of this thread to see if the rules could be stretched? I can't begin to count the number of times I have seen families with very young children plead with the cast members to allow their family to sit together after they waited in the singles line.

Just my opinion and I didn't mean to cause waves.

 

[wallskm]

We once did single rider at TT shortly after rope drop (I think it said standby wait was 20 minutes and single rider either said 5 or 10 minutes). We didn't want our kids and the grandparents to have to wait long for us so we decided to just do single rider and go separately and move on. When we got in there we fully expected to be separated but got put together, alone, in our own car. There was hardly anyone waiting and we were the only people in the single rider line. Since it was shortly after rope drop on a not very busy day it worked out for us...however I bet waiting in standby would have been just as fast, we just didn't know that until we got up there.

 

[ucfknight]

That is what I find frustrating though. If there are two spare seats in a car together, what they should do is call for a couple from the standby line. So many times on our last trip we saw exactly that - two single riders being selected from the SR line (a lot of the time people who appeared to be together) when my husband and I were just a couple of families back in the standby line and could have been called forward. To me, single rider is just that - should be used to fill a single space in a car.

Test Track has a fairly quick load process. The cast member filling in the load area has to distribute 4 cars worth of people in a short amount of time since 4 cars load at a time. The load/unload sequence for the ride is pretty short since the safety check is not done in the load/unload area. They usually don't have time to go through the standby line looking for a party of 2. It is much quicker to send 2 single riders to fill in the spots and that way they make sure all 24 seats for each load sequence are filled in time.

 

[kbelle8995]

I find using the single rider a great time saver when I am alone or with another person. And I am glad the CM stick to the rules. I had a group of teens in front of me last time who didn't want to be split up but the CM remained firm and split them up.

 

[ucfknight]

The last time DH and I used single rider the CM was separating groups and did not send consecutive singles to the same car. Like they sent me to line 1, DH to 6, then the person behind him to 2,etc.
That's what I meant by actively separating groups. If they think you are together then they may send you to different cars even though the same car could be available.

I've never personally witnessed them doing something like that in all of the times I've ridden Test Track. Not saying it couldn't happen, just saying most cast members don't have a vendetta against the single rider line with a goal of splitting up all families.

The only time I've seen something similar would be a sequence like this:

Party of 2 from standby sent to row 1
Single rider sent to row 1 to fill it
(row 2 is still empty)
Party of 5 in standby line sent to rows 3 and 4
Single rider sent to row 4 to fill it
(row 2 is still emtpy)
Party of 4 from standby sent to rows 5 and 6
Single rider sent to row 5 to fill it
Single rider sent to row 6 to fill it
(row 2 is still emtpy)
Party of 2 from standby line sent to row 2
Single rider sent to row 2 to fill it


If the single riders sent to row 6 and row 2 are a couple, they might think the cast member is trying to actively split them. In reality, they were just trying to fill in the seats as quickly and efficiently as possible.

My family of 4 has always had 2 consecutive single riders placed with us in the dozens of times we've gone on Test Track. Many times those 2 single riders were from the same family.

 

[richmo]

The single rider line at Test Track is great! We use it almost all the time and with the current tiering of FP+, we'll use the FP+ for Soarin' and single rider TT.

They will take no requests in the single rider line. Almost always, the single riders get the single seat on the "passenger" side of the vehicle. Sometimes two people in the single rider line will get to ride one behind the other, but thats less than half the time. Unless there's some reason you "have" to ride with someone, its the way to go!

 

[kmb584]

It's not people like you who know that they're going to be separated that could make the wait longer; it's people like this:



Imagine a scenario like that being played out multiple times and how much time that would add to the wait in the single rider line.

Gotcha! I can see how scenario #2 is bothersome. I'd be downright annoyed myself.

 

[kidd_freeper]

I've heard that it works out sometimes

 

[bookgirl]

I guess I don't understand why you are bothered if they don't allow for a twosome to wait off to the side. How does it make it longer if it's not allowed?

Because people go in Single rider then fuss about not being in the same row or car as their kid or SO. Seen it happen and honestly rather than send them back to the end of the regular line most cm's will let them get away with it. And since most people know that Disney will let you get away with just about anything that is not illegal or a safety concern they do it on purpose.

ETA: Just read where they are getting better about disallowing pairs to pull this trick anymore. Glad to hear it. I only ride single rider when I'm solo as my friends and family usually want to ride together, so I'm a big fan of true single riders in the single rider line.

 

[snoopy352]

f the single rider line is filled with families of twelve, not only does it make the line longer for the truly single rider but it gets pretty boring standing around for a long time by yourself.
But wasn't the whole point of this thread to see if the rules could be stretched?

I hadn't realized the single rider line was for truly single people nor was I trying to "stretch" the rules - I wanted to KNOW the rules. Really wish you wouldn't make assumptions about the intent of my post.

 

[siskaren]

I hadn't realized the single rider line was for truly single people

I know this is going to sound snarky, but what did you think it was for then?

 

[David Brent]

I'm married and my wife and I take our wedding rings off when we are on single rider.

 

[hsmamato2]

This is the same thing we see frequently. Even if there are two seats available in the same car, the CMs will still not seat singles together. Instead they call out separate cars. We go in expecting to be separated and know not to ask to be seated together. Every single time I've seen people ask to be seated together, they are told no in no uncertain terms.

many times you will get into the same car, my kids love this ride,and I've been forced to go on it a million and a half times...... always SR line, and no, we don't care where we sit, but sometimes we end up in the same car, they are filling each extra spot as fast as it comes along. due to the number of seats per car,TT has a fast SR..

 

[lazer]

Pre-kids, my husband and I waited in the single rider line, each trip, for many rides. We didn't need to sit next to each other, so it worked. We never complained or asked to be sat together. We knew what the line was and it worked for us.

It's not only for single riders. It is for people who will ride without the rest of their party.

 

[lazer]

i'm married and my wife and i take our wedding rings off when we are on single rider.

 

[EasternShoreGal]

I hadn't realized the single rider line was for truly single people nor was I trying to "stretch" the rules - I wanted to KNOW the rules. Really wish you wouldn't make assumptions about the intent of my post.

Wasn't making an assumption, was asking the question. Sorry if I offended.

 

[siskaren]

It's not only for single riders. It is for people who will ride without the rest of their party.

But if you're riding without the rest of your party, then you're a single rider.