Young adults all in their 20's, with one having a 4 year old of her own now. We like to maximize our time in the parks and they like to ride as many attractions as many times as possible. They still talk about the time we hit Tower of Terror 13 times in just over two hours. I spent much of that time sitting on a bench outside the attraction watching them run by every 10-12 minutes.
Being on the phone isn't the same as understanding and knowing the ins and outs especially with MDE that has a lot to it (too much really IMO as it slows down the app with all the background stuff). I actually think upper ages are on phones more than younger people lol but that doesn't automatically equate to wanting to use it for all things related to an activity. There's a lot you use MDE for and quite a lot lament the older days when it was not tied to the usage of a smart phone.
Disney does not disclose how many LL they sell.
Ahh yeah if you are the planner it takes on a different level. The other ones aren't the ones doing the work in the first place lol so they don't really have to invest as much into it. Non-head of the planning committe always get the luxury of saying "what's next". But I'm going to assume it would be a different tune if they went to Disney on their own without siblings or other members, especially the one with the 4 year old.
Too bad. That would be some interesting data to look at for the various rides. Those of us who have done a park during ETPE, EEH, or an AH party know that the standby line moves so much faster when almost nobody is in the LL.
GoG is the only VQ at Epcot, but magic kingdom has two. Two is really not great, because you can only get one at a time - I bet they get a lot of complaints from people who can't do both Tiana's and Tron. Tiana's was originally supposed to go standby soon, but it's been unreliable so needs to stay VQ, so they're moving Tron to standby instead.
Didn't mean to imply everyone that age does but on average compared to younger age groups, phone use is less frequent by a fair amount.
Exactly. This is how my in-laws are as well. I lost count of the number of times I heard "Why do I have to use my phone? I wish they just had paper menus like they used to!" during the pandemic.
OK, sure. I mainly use a desktop at home. This really has nothing to do with Disney World trips.Didn't mean to imply everyone that age does but on average compared to younger age groups, phone use is less frequent by a fair amount.
https://www.simform.com/blog/the-state-of-mobile-app-usage/
At least during its VQ days, TRON did not officially open during ETPE, but at normal park opening. When I've been lucky enough to get a boarding group <= 10, there have been times when TRON opened & my boarding group was called during the last 10 to 15 minutes of ETPE, and I've ridden it before official park opening.
I’m an early bird - I’ll be one of the first 20 people through the tapstile and off that ride by 8:45. Being able to do standby will actually save me time.
Just checked MDE - app is showing wait time of 60 minutes.
I was just coming to say something similar!It's at 30 minutes now- the rush is over
