News TRON Lightcycle Run Virtual Queue and Lighting Lane status

[gerarar]

I'm loving the data you are posting here! I wonder if you can draw any conclusions about the variability of how long the VQ spaces in the 1PM drop last - looking back, it looks like it's been as short as 8 seconds (Dec 11, 2023, 1pm drop lasted for 8.081 secs) and as long as 4+ hours. We're heading to the parks in mid-June and hoping to ride Tron at night. My thinking is that the 1PM drop will yield the best chance of that, but it's wild to see such a wide range of availability. Thanks!

If you want to ride at night, definitely go for the afternoon 1pm drop.

I would also keep a look here to see what the window times are a week leading up to your trip. If they remain like they are right now (lasting >1 hours to multiple hours), might have to plan to wait a bit before getting your BG.

You could also get a BG, see what your number is and do the math to see what you callback window time would be (around 5 mins/BG).
So for example if you get BG 130 at 1pm, and they are currently at BG 70, your BG 130 will be called in about ~5 hours, so around 6pm.
You could then leave the VQ and rejoin to get a much later BG number. Of course this is risky as the VQ could close at any time, permanently losing your spot for the day.

The other option to absolutely guarantee your night ride is to just get an ILL. Get a morning/afternoon BG and then get to ride again at night. That's what I did multiple times during my trip and loved it.

Hope this helps!

 

[billvanloo]

If you want to ride at night, definitely go for the afternoon 1pm drop.

I would also keep a look here to see what the window times are a week leading up to your trip. If they remain like they are right now (lasting >1 hours to multiple hours), might have to plan to wait a bit before getting your BG.

You could also get a BG, see what your number is and do the math to see what you callback window time would be (around 5 mins/BG).
So for example if you get BG 130 at 1pm, and they are currently at BG 70, your BG 130 will be called in about ~5 hours, so around 6pm.
You could then leave the VQ and rejoin to get a much later BG number. Of course this is risky as the VQ could close at any time, permanently losing your spot for the day.

The other option to absolutely guarantee your night ride is to just get an ILL. Get a morning/afternoon BG and then get to ride again at night. That's what I did multiple times during my trip and loved it.

Hope this helps!

Definitely helpful - thank you!

The side of me that's interested purely in the data side still wonders, though: do you have any ideas why sometimes the BG availability in the 1PM drop lasts for seconds versus minutes or hours? Do you think it's purely a function of number of people in the park, or something else?

 

[gerarar]

Definitely helpful - thank you!

The side of me that's interested purely in the data side still wonders, though: do you have any ideas why sometimes the BG availability in the 1PM drop lasts for seconds versus minutes or hours? Do you think it's purely a function of number of people in the park, or something else?

I would say so that it's correlated to the number of people in the parks and how busy it is. It seems like currently the parks aren't that packed and in the "slow" period.

June shouldn't be that busy, and looking at last year's data it was open for around an hour.

Final Day 84 Stats (6/12):
7am: 9.5 secs
1pm: 3270.7 secs, or ~55 mins

BG 190 (+5) is the last BG called for the day at 9pm.

Notable stoppages:
4:19 - 4:49pm

Average pace: 4mins/BG

VQ Drop Mean/Average:
7am: 22.8s -> 21.7s (-1.1s)
1pm: 2hr 7m -> 2hr 1m (-6m)

That does it for Day 84 of TRON Lightcycle / Run!
View attachment 723355

 

[gerarar]

7am drop lasted for 45.839 secs.
Tuesday 7am Drop Average: 9m -> 8m (-1m)

BG's 1-12 called at 8:45am as part of the initial wave.

 

[gerarar]

1pm drop closed at 5:32pm, lasting for 16327.007 secs, or ~4 hours 32 mins.
Tuesday 1pm Drop Average: 56m -> 1hr 0m (+4m)

Up to BG 63 called at 1pm, 2 less than yesterday.

 

[JeffBostock]

I would say so that it's correlated to the number of people in the parks and how busy it is. It seems like currently the parks aren't that packed and in the "slow" period.

June shouldn't be that busy, and looking at last year's data it was open for around an hour.

Well, June is the approximate time frame when Tiana's Bayou Adventure will be open, so this year MK should be busier than June last year, I would think. The other consideration is that once it opens, will Tron even have a VQ any longer? Probably not. The VQ will probably shift to Tiana assuming it is open to the general public and no longer in a preview period. Sounds like people are reporting the preview period will be starting June 9, we just don't know how long it will last. Once it officially opens, at that point, a regular standby queue should be available for Tron so for anyone wanting a night ride, they can just walk up shortly before the park closes. But for mid-June, I would have to guess the Tron VQ and ILL will still be active.

 

[gerarar]

Well, June is the approximate time frame when Tiana's Bayou Adventure will be open, so this year MK should be busier than June last year, I would think. The other consideration is that once it opens, will Tron even have a VQ any longer? Probably not. The VQ will probably shift to Tiana assuming it is open to the general public and no longer in a preview period. Sounds like people are reporting the preview period will be starting June 9, we just don't know how long it will last. Once it officially opens, at that point, a regular standby queue should be available for Tron so for anyone wanting a night ride, they can just walk up shortly before the park closes. But for mid-June, I would have to guess the Tron VQ and ILL will still be active.

You're completely right. Idk how it slipped to me that TBA will be opening around that time.

Of course there's still a small probability that Tron may keep its VQ, but very unlikely.

 

[gerarar]

Final Day 407 Stats (4/30):
7am: 45.8 secs
1pm: 16327.0 secs, or ~4 hours 32 mins

BG 180 (+5) is the last BG called for the day at 9pm.

Notable stoppages: None

Average pace: 5mins/BG

VQ Drop Mean/Average:
7am: 9m -> 8m (-1m)
1pm: 56m -> 1hr 0m (+4m)

That does it for Day 407 of TRON Lightcycle / Run!

 

[gerarar]

7am drop lasted for 34.927 secs.
Wednesday 7am Drop Average: 4m -> 4m (+0)

BG's 1-12 called at 8:48am as part of the initial wave.

 

[gerarar]

1pm drop closed at 4:58pm, lasting for 14285.672 secs, or ~3 hours 58 mins.
Wednesday 1pm Drop Average: 53m -> 57m (+4m)

Up to BG 61 called at 1pm, 2 less than yesterday.

 

[networkpro]

1pm drop closed at 4:58pm, lasting for 14285.672 secs, or ~3 hours 58 mins.
Wednesday 1pm Drop Average: 55m -> 57m (+4m)

Up to BG 61 called at 1pm, 2 less than yesterday.

Thank you sir!

 

[gerarar]

6pm drop closed at 7:57pm, lasting for 7026.331 secs, or ~2 hours 57 mins.
Wednesday 1pm Drop Average: 50m -> 51m (+1m)

Up to BG 128 called at 1pm, 1 more than yesterday.

 

[gerarar]

Final Day 408 Stats (5/1):
7am: 34.9 secs
1pm: 14285.7 secs, or ~3 hours 58 mins
6pm: 7026.3 secs, or ~2 hours 57 mins

BG 180 (+0) is the last BG called during regular park hours at 8pm.

For EEH, resumed at 9:50pm with BG's 191-200 with BG 230 as the last BG called for the day at 11pm.

Notable stoppages: None

Average pace: 5mins/BG, 3mins/BG during EEH

VQ Drop Mean/Average:
7am: 4m -> 4m (+0)
1pm: 53m -> 57m (+4m)
6pm: 50m -> 51m (+1m)

That does it for Day 408 of TRON Lightcycle / Run!

 

[gerarar]

7am drop lasted for 32.094 secs.
Thursday 7am Drop Average: 6m -> 6m (+0)

BG's 1-12 called at 8:45am as part of the initial wave.

 

[gerarar]

1pm drop closed at 4:35pm, lasting for 12908.966 secs, or ~3 hours 35 mins.
Thursday 1pm Drop Average: 1hr 24m -> 1hr 26m (+2m)

Up to BG 58 called at 1pm, 3 less than yesterday.

 

[gerarar]

Final Day 409 Stats (5/2):
7am: 32.1 secs
1pm: 12909.0 secs, or ~3 hours 35 mins

BG 180 (+0) is the last BG called for the day at 9pm.

Notable stoppages: None

Average pace: 5mins/BG

VQ Drop Mean/Average:
7am: 6m -> 6m (+0)
1pm: 1hr 24m -> 1hr 26m (+2m)

That does it for Day 409 of TRON Lightcycle / Run!

 

[gerarar]

7am drop lasted for 9.064 secs.
Friday 7am Drop Average: 2m -> 2m (+0)

BG's 1-11 called at 7:54am as part of the initial wave.

 

[gerarar]

1pm drop closed at 4:39pm, lasting for 13114.518 secs, or ~3 hours 39 mins.
Friday 1pm Drop Average: 1hr 6m -> 1hr 8m (+2m)

Up to BG 74 called at 1pm, 16 more than yesterday.

 

[gerarar]

Final Day 410 Stats (5/3):
7am: 9.1 secs
1pm: 13114.5 secs, or ~3 hours 39 mins

BG 195 (+15) is the last BG called for the day at 10pm.

Notable stoppages: None

Average pace: 5mins/BG

VQ Drop Mean/Average:
7am: 2m -> 2m (+0)
1pm: 1hr 6m -> 1hr 8m (+2m)

That does it for Day 410 of TRON Lightcycle / Run!

 

[gerarar]

7am drop lasted for 10.760 secs.
Saturday 7am Drop Average: 1m -> 1m (+0)

BG's 1-12 called at 7:59am as part of the initial wave.