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Originally Posted by mr. tegu
They are just starting to experiment with virtual queues and also with genie + lighting lanes having short waits for the exact reason you mention, sell other stuff, however by my estimation the way genie + is working thousands of people have no choice but to wait in regular lines so it’s not going to work as they hope. People who use their genie + reservation on a ride that has them return at 4 pm will and are waiting in regular lines.
I believe that’s why almost everything has very long waits. We waited 20 minutes for People Mover even. Clearly frequent visitors know how to get the most out of it and when to ride things, but the average Disney visitors aren’t doing that.
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Originally Posted by BigRichard
With all the technology we have now why is that no amusement park can make it so you don't have to wait in lines... have some sort of paging system and you only can queue for one or two rides... if you don't show up within 5 minutes your spot is gone and goes to the next lucky bunch. I see that as a win win for everyone... nobody has to wait in lines and it would allow parents more time to buy other shit that makes the park money.
Could you imagine a big name park stating that you never have to wait in lines anymore?
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Universal actually opened up a new water park called Volcano Bay a few years back and they have a virtual queue sort of deal.
Everyone who enters the park gets a watch. The watch is really just used to "check in" to virtual queues. So you'll walk up to a ride, say Krakatoa, and see how long the wait is. If it's 1 hour and you don't mind waiting, you swipe your watch over the sensor and it starts the countdown. You can head back to the wave pool or go grab some food. In an hour your watch will buzz and you can head up to the ride. You usually don't have to wait in line for any more than 5-10 minutes.
It's awesome.