Tron Moving to Standby on Monday 9/9

[Babe the Blue Ox]

Exactly... looks like we aren't going to get to ride it now. We don't buy the multipass

Why don’t you just hop in the standby line. It likely won’t be as long as you expect.

 

[traveler9]

Why don’t you just hop in the standby line. It likely won’t be as long as you expect.

TRON has the perfect setup for line stacking as well, with a (somewhat small, but still has a few switchbacks) indoor queue after the preshow. They could let fewer people into the preshow so that the indoor queue is not needed and can be closed off and just like that you have more people waiting outside.

 

[bluezy]

so annoying and doesn't really make sense to me. why not include the highest demand attraction in the park during early morning hours? seems like a cynical move to jack up LLSP sales.

I read in a blog that the decision to switch to standby rather than VQ happened quickly and they didn't have staffing scheduled to accommodate having TRON open for early entry. The blogger predicted that it will be added to EE in the next month or so because now they have people just heading over there at EE to line up outside of the ride until it opens at 9:00.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

TRON has the perfect setup for line stacking as well, with a (somewhat small, but still has a few switchbacks) indoor queue after the preshow. They could let fewer people into the preshow so that the indoor queue is not needed and can be closed off and just like that you have more people waiting outside.

Line Stacking appears to have been in place and very effective this evening. The posted wait in the final hour of normal operation rose to 95 minutes while the actual wait was reported at 30 minutes.

During extended evening hours, the posted wait for the last half hour popped up to 60 minutes while the actual wait dropped to 15.

These tactics do help clear out the attraction in a reasonable amount of time.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

So tron is open for extended evening hours but not early entry at this time?

 

[Minnie84]

So tron is open for extended evening hours but not early entry at this time?

Yes, but last night at extended evening hours the line was ridiculous. Posted 30 minutes , but when we walked up to the top of the ramp, the whole outdoor queue was packed. We decided not to waste our extra hours waiting and rode space 3 times, haunted mansion and big thunder twice all in the last hour instead of TRON. The last few days it seems getting over to TRON just after the initial rope drop crowd seems like
the best plan. I mean…. If you want to waste your EEH waiting for it… by all means. It makes the other lines shorter for us!

 

[Flash_Sloth]

So tron is open for extended evening hours but not early entry at this time?

Yes. And from the initial reports, they are waiting until normal rope drop time to open. During VQ times, I've had my boarding group called 5-10 minutes before normal rope drop time.

Because Tomorrowland is open during ETPE, those eligible can start lining up near TRON during ETPE, while others are held at the hub until rope drop.

 

[Minnie84]

Yes, they are waiting until 9 to open. A line forms at early entry and people wait the 30 minutes of early entry in line. The last few days, that has made our Space Mountain rope drop quite enjoyable!

 

[kylenne]

Yes, but last night at extended evening hours the line was ridiculous. Posted 30 minutes , but when we walked up to the top of the ramp, the whole outdoor queue was packed. We decided not to waste our extra hours waiting and rode space 3 times, haunted mansion and big thunder twice all in the last hour instead of TRON. The last few days it seems getting over to TRON just after the initial rope drop crowd seems like
the best plan. I mean…. If you want to waste your EEH waiting for it… by all means. It makes the other lines shorter for us!

What time did you head over there during EEH? I was going to attempt to hop in line at the very end of the night next Wednesday but if it's still that ugly even then we may just bounce.

 

[Minnie84]

What time did you head over there during EEH? I was going to attempt to hop in line at the end of the night next Wednesday but if it's still that ugly even then we may just bounce.

I looked at the wait times right at the start of EEH…. It was 85 minutes around 10pm. Obviously all the regular day guests hopped in line at the end of the night. From there, the time started dropping quick. We were doing other rides and then around 10:45 when I checked it had dropped to 30 minutes. So we went over. The line was actually all the way down the ramp because they were having trouble scanning people. Apparently a lot of people still don’t realize only deluxe guests can get in line for rides…. I saw this a ton last night. People thinking the park was still open and not understanding EEH. Anyways…. We scanned in and saw how backed up the queue was at around 10:45. My kids said they would rather ride space mountain over and over than wait for TRON, so we did that instead…. Which was a walk on.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

Yes, they are waiting until 9 to open. A line forms at early entry and people wait the 30 minutes of early entry in line. The last few days, that has made our Space Mountain rope drop quite enjoyable!

We usually RD Space on our main MK day.
We don’t RD headliners. Way too chaotic for me.

We are staying AKV so will have EEH and plan to do Tron and 7DMT during that time. I’m trying to avoid buying LLSP as much as possible.

We aren’t going until May so I’m trying to keep up with the changes.

 

[kylenne]

I looked at the wait times right at the start of EEH…. It was 85 minutes around 10pm. Obviously all the regular day guests hopped in line at the end of the night. From there, the time started dropping quick. We were doing other rides and then around 10:45 when I checked it had dropped to 30 minutes. So we went over. The line was actually all the way down the ramp because they were having trouble scanning people. Apparently a lot of people still don’t realize only deluxe guests can get in line for rides…. I saw this a ton last night. People thinking the park was still open and not understanding EEH. Anyways…. We scanned in and saw how backed up the queue was at around 10:45. My kids said they would rather ride space mountain over and over than wait for TRON, so we did that instead…. Which was a walk on.

Thanks, I figured that would be the case. MK seems to be much worse re: guests not understanding EEH than Epcot, but that stands to reason given MK is the more popular park with casual guests.

Our usual EEH plan is to start on the left side of the park and work our way around, letting the day guests clear out from the heavy hitter attractions and hit those at the end of the night. We've had success doing Mine Train in the last few minutes of EEH so was hoping we would with Tron too. It kinda sucks that we only had one night's worth of data before our trip but it is what it is.

We usually RD Space on our main MK day.
We don’t RD headliners. Way too chaotic for me.

We are staying AKV so will have EEH and plan to do Tron and 7DMT during that time.

Our exact MO, we always zig where everyone else is zagging. Though we don't mind throwing money at the problem to allow us to do that successfully. I did go ahead and buy SP for Tron on the day we plan to rope drop MK . I consider it the "stress free morning tax". But I will still monitor wait times to see if we can get a second ride in with minimal waits.

Our EEH is our arrival night is why I went ahead and bought it though. Our flight is super early so I'm not sure we'll be able to hang that late, but we're planning a deliberately chill afternoon so we can save our stamina.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

Yes, but last night at extended evening hours the line was ridiculous. Posted 30 minutes , but when we walked up to the top of the ramp, the whole outdoor queue was packed. We decided not to waste our extra hours waiting and rode space 3 times, haunted mansion and big thunder twice all in the last hour instead of TRON. The last few days it seems getting over to TRON just after the initial rope drop crowd seems like
the best plan. I mean…. If you want to waste your EEH waiting for it… by all means. It makes the other lines shorter for us!

That’s the very definition of Line Stacking. They close the indoor queue and let the line spill out into the courtyard. This makes the line appear to be longer than it really is in order to discourage late riders.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

What time did you head over there during EEH? I was going to attempt to hop in line at the very end of the night next Wednesday but if it's still that ugly even then we may just bounce.

Last night, the posted wait just before closing time was 60 minutes. The actual reported wait was 15.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

Our exact MO, we always zig where everyone else is zagging. Though we don't mind throwing money at the problem to allow us to do that successfully. I did go ahead and buy SP for Tron on the day we plan to rope drop MK . I consider it the "stress free morning tax". But I will still monitor wait times to see if we can get a second ride in with minimal waits.

Our EEH is our arrival night is why I went ahead and bought it though. Our flight is super early so I'm not sure we'll be able to hang that late, but we're planning a deliberately chill afternoon so we can save our stamina.

Last trip I bought LLSP for all of the rides and some multiple times (Guardians probably 4 times!) but this time since we’re staying deluxe I’m trying to utilize EEH to not buy so many. I may buy Tron since I’ve never ridden it and want to ensure one ride on it, especially in the dark. 7DMT I know we can ride with low waits during EEH or during fireworks. We will buy FOP and Rise because I’m not doing those at RD and Rise can go down at night. And Guardians I’ll buy every time we’re in Epcot. So I’m really only avoiding buying them at MK. lol

Our first MK EEH is the day after we arrive. And we’re going to do MK that morning. I will see how the Tron standby times pan out during busier times and then decide.

 

[eticketplease]

We usually RD Space on our main MK day.

We try and hit Buzz first and then onto Space as we are not quick walkers and that queue takes us a while to get through. We found that by the time we are off of Space they have let down the rope for the guests staying off property and so we just have gotten 1 done during EMH. This way we can cross off two (or at least be in the queue) when EMH has ended.

 

[MickeyMice]

Thanks, I figured that would be the case. MK seems to be much worse re: guests not understanding EEH than Epcot, but that stands to reason given MK is the more popular park with casual guests.

also: nobody likes epcot EEH, haha

 

[kylenne]

also: nobody likes epcot EEH, haha

True! I literally just see it as one more time to ride Cosmic Rewind lol. If not for that I would probably skip it.

 

[traveler9]

also: nobody likes epcot EEH, haha

There’s all of 3-4 rides that you can do that aren’t short waits during the day and you spend half the time walking because they’re so spread out

 

[SL6827]

So tron is open for extended evening hours but not early entry at this time?

I guess so. I was thinking it wasn't even open for EEH, but I guess I was wrong. I thought only paid AH guest were getting the privilege.