TP Article: Animal Kingdom’s 2019 Wait Times Are More Wrong Than Usual

[Praying Colonel]

From the article:

Our analysis indicates that posted wait times – the “This is how long you’re going to wait for this ride” numbers shown out front of most Animal Kingdom rides – have been wrong in 2019 at historically high levels.

Specifically, the 2019 wait-time data seems to show historically high levels of these two things:

1. Overestimated posted wait times
   
   
2. Posted wait times suggesting crowd behavior that is physically impossible

More here:
https://touringplans.com/blog/2019/03/14/animal-kingdoms-2019-wait-times-are-more-wrong-than-usual/

 

[Micca]

Len Testa is a pioneer in theme park analyses. Interesting stuff Colonel!

 

[Darklord77]

An informed cast member told me that the magic bands are being used to measure wait times now and not the magical red cards they use to hand out. This is what is throwing wait times off according to the cast member. They told me Disney was still working out the bugs. Not sure how much truth there is to this, but it sounds like a reasonable explanation.

 

[JETSDAD]

"Shortly before we published that, we hired someone to ride Animal Kingdom rides all day, every day, and time their actual wait in line."

How the heck do I get that job?

 

[lentesta]

An informed cast member told me that the magic bands are being used to measure wait times now and not the magical red cards they use to hand out. This is what is throwing wait times off according to the cast member. They told me Disney was still working out the bugs. Not sure how much truth there is to this, but it sounds like a reasonable explanation.

I've heard this too. It's unusual that the discrepancy seemed to start the month Pandora opened, though. So there's still stuff to explain.

 

[lentesta]

"Shortly before we published that, we hired someone to ride Animal Kingdom rides all day, every day, and time their actual wait in line."

How the heck do I get that job?

I was frankly surprised anyone took it.

 

[JETSDAD]

I was frankly surprised anyone took it.

I mean I'd far rather get paid to use FP's but beggars can't be choosers.

 

[Tiggerlover91]

"Shortly before we published that, we hired someone to ride Animal Kingdom rides all day, every day, and time their actual wait in line."

How the heck do I get that job?

I mean I'd far rather get paid to use FP's but beggars can't be choosers.