Water Park Fast Passes?

[Tallent]

I'd heard a rumbling about this last month or so---did anything come of it? Any more news?

Rachel

 

[rteetz]

I'd heard a rumbling about this last month or so---did anything come of it? Any more news?

Rachel

Disney tested virtual queues at the water parks but that was it.

 

[DLgal]

Disney tested virtual queues at the water parks but that was it.

I suspect since nothing came of it, they realized what a problematic thing it is to do at a water park. Unlike Universal...

 

[rteetz]

I suspect since nothing came of it, they realized what a problematic thing it is to do at a water park. Unlike Universal...

Well it actually didn't go that bad and it didn't use your Magicband during the test.

 

[DLgal]

Well it actually didn't go that bad and it didn't use your Magicband during the test.

I know. But they issued actual return times with a small (15 min) window. I imagine even that didn't go over too well. It is just a weird thing to do at water parks.

 

[rteetz]

I know. But they issued actual return times with a small (15 min) window. I imagine even that didn't go over too well. It is just a weird thing to do at water parks.

I guess. I think it could work for more popular attractions. What universal did was a bit much but if Disney did if for a few attractions at the water parks I think I t could work.

 

[davish562]

I guess. I think it could work for more popular attractions. What universal did was a bit much but if Disney did if for a few attractions at the water parks I think I t could work.

Do you think they will test again in the future?

 

[rteetz]

Do you think they will test again in the future?

Not sure. If so I think we would've seen it by now with summer crowds in now.

 

[Madonna3]

I have never seen waits, even at peak summer times, go beyond 60 minutes for any attraction at a water park. I am not saying I would wait 60 minutes in the sun to ride a 2 minute attraction, but I'm just saying what I have seen.

 

[DLgal]

I have never seen waits, even at peak summer times, go beyond 60 minutes for any attraction at a water park. I am not saying I would wait 60 minutes in the sun to ride a 2 minute attraction, but I'm just saying what I have seen.

Exactly. I said the same thing in one of the Volcano Bay threads. Water park attractions naturally max out around 60 minutes because that's likely the threshold for most people to stand around in a wet swimsuit, barefoot. Plus, the standby queues at waterparks are just built to hold a certain number of people and you don't see overflow queue areas so people just naturally skip an attraction whose queue is already "full."

You kind of have to let the park goers use their common sense at waterparks. The wait times will distribute evenly as people look for acceptable wait times and get in lines.

Volcano Bay tried to solve the line problem at RIDES but overlooked the impact that would have all over the rest of the park, so now people are having to wait in hour long lines to get food, drinks, etc.

I think Disney should stay very far away from Fastpass like perks in the water parks. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.