What makes a ride a headliner?

[DisneyMama811]

As we approach our trip and I find myself obsessively checking wait times throughout the day, I've been wondering, what is it that makes some of the gentler rides such a draw? I'm not talking about GotG or RotR, those are high tech rides with cutting edge technology, I mean rides like Peter Pan's Flight which is a gentle dark ride that's been in the park for decades yet consistently has a wait time of 70+ min, SDMT which is 10 years old but has people rushing to rope drop it? Slinky Dog Dash which is a very simple loop of coaster lasting 2 minutes, what draws people to these rides above others? genuinely curious to hear what y'all think!

 

[The Foolish Mortal]

Its various factors. Demand is not the only variable when it comes to wait times. The load capacity of the ride is also a primary variable (especially on, for example, Peter Pan). The coasters you mentioned are also popular because they are family coasters. I know this will come as a shock, but Disney is still mainly a family destination And families with small kids want to ride together. A family with little kids may be able to ride Seven Dwarves or Slinky Dog, but not Guardians