MK Tiana's Bayou Adventure Standby Line and Lighting Lane status

gerarar

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7am drop closed at 8:04am, lasting for 3861.446 secs, or ~1 hour 4 mins.
Monday 7am Drop Average: 10m -> 12m (+2m)

BG's 1-16 called at 8:52am as part of the initial wave.

Note: This is the last ever morning 7am drop for the Tiana's Bayou Adventure VQ.
Starting tomorrow 2/25, the ride will switch to a standby line instead.
 
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gerarar

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1pm drop lasted for the entire day, closing at 9pm, lasting for 28791.809 secs, or ~8 hours 0 mins.
Monday 1pm Drop Average: 1hr 9m -> 1hr 20m (+11m)

Up to BG 75 called at 1pm, 9 more than yesterday.

Note: This is the last ever afternpom 1pm drop for the Tiana's Bayou Adventure VQ.
Starting tomorrow 2/25, the ride will switch to a standby line instead.
 

gerarar

Premium Member
Final Day 247 Stats (2/24):
7am: 3861.4 secs, or ~1 hour 4 mins
1pm: 28791.8 secs, or ~8 hours 0 mins

BG 157 (-64) is the last BG called for the day at 9pm.

Notable stoppages:
11:44 - 12:17pm
7:56 - 8:16pm
8:16 - 8:32pm
8:43 - 9:00pm

This is the longest ever downtime the ride has had thus far since opening.

Average pace: 5mins/BG

VQ Drop Mean/Average:
7am: 10m -> 12m (+2m)
1pm: 1hr 9m -> 1hr 20m (+11m)

That does it for Day 247 of Tiana's Bayou Adventure!
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And what was supposed to be short lived for the initial opening and 247 days later...that finally concludes the Tiana's Bayou Adventure Virtual Queue system and Boarding Group distribution!
It's been a pleasure to keep track of the VQ progress for the last 8 or so months.

The standby line will finally open tomorrow on February 25, 2025 for all guests, with the option of LLMP for an additional charge.
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Some extra fun statistics:

7am drop
  • Quickest: Nov 5, 2024 with 0.91 secs.
  • Longest: Oct 9, 2024 with 5 hrs 30 mins
  • Highest Average of 37m on Thursdays
  • Lowest Average of 9m on Saturdays
1pm drop
  • Quickest: Aug 9, 2024 with 1.02 secs.
  • Longest: Jan 17, 2025 with 9 hrs 0 mins
  • Highest Average of 2hrs 6m on Saturdays
  • Lowest Average of 1hr 7m on Thursdays
Fun Facts:
  • There were no 6pm drops for EEH or parties (MNSSHP & MVMCP). The ride operated with a standby queue instead.
  • There was no morning 7am drop on Oct 10, 2024 and afternoon 1pm drops on Oct 9-10 due to Hurricane Milton park closures.
  • There were 6 days of AP previews. On day 5 of 6 (6/18/2024), the 1pm drop was cancelled due to extended downtime in the morning.
  • There were 247 days with a morning 7am drop and only 245 days with an afternoon 1pm drop.
Scatterplot of all the VQ drops for the last 247 days. Towards the end of the graph, both the 7am and 1pm drops were trending higher. Often times the afternoon 1pm drop would last through park closing.
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IanDLBZF

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And what was supposed to be short lived for the initial opening and 247 days later...that finally concludes the Tiana's Bayou Adventure Virtual Queue system and Boarding Group distribution!
It's been a pleasure to keep track of the VQ progress for the last 8 or so months.

The standby line will finally open tomorrow on February 25, 2025 for all guests, with the option of LLMP for an additional charge.
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Donald Duck Thank You GIF by First We Feast
 

wdwmagic

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You can keep a track on wait times throughout the day at a new thread
 

Tha Realest

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You can keep a track on wait times throughout the day at a new thread
At 25 minutes, it is the 17th longest wait time (in MK) as of this writing.
 

MickeyLuv'r

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Yeah that’s the problem now that the ride sucks. It went from something you went on to enjoy the world class experience, to something you ride because it’s hot and you want to get wet.
Even Splash was quiet on cold days.
The last time I rode it, shortly before it closed, it was walk-on. It was also a chilly winter night. None of us had gotten all that wet on it in some time, so we thought we'd be okay. I came out okay, but the rest of my group got soaked which wasn't much fun in the cold.
 

Dranth

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Yeah that’s the problem now that the ride sucks. It went from something you went on to enjoy the world class experience, to something you ride because it’s hot and you want to get wet.
I am not a fan of TBA either but this is kind of an odd argument. Sure, the change over will keep some away but you can't possible think cooler weather doesn't have an impact on wait times for water rides.
 

Tha Realest

Well-Known Member
Seems about right for cooler morning/early afternoon weather in February.
For the park’s newest attraction the first day the VQ wall disappears?

I’m not sure Splash consistently posted Barnstormer numbers, yet here we are on its first fully public day of operation.
 

Disstevefan1

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Here is a look at 10 am through 1 pm wait times

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I welcome the standby.

On a recent visit, I “won” the 1PM Guardians VQ lottery but the boarding group’s estimated return time was over 6 hours away. If I were alone maybe I would have hung around for the 6 plus hours to ride it but I was with family and I was the only one who wanted to ride it and no one understandably wanted to stick around waiting for me to ride one attraction.

Now with standby, I can jump In standby and meet up with family when I get off (like the old days).
 

Dranth

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For the park’s newest attraction the first day the VQ wall disappears?

I’m not sure Splash consistently posted Barnstormer numbers, yet here we are on its first fully public day of operation.
We always go fall or winter and on our winter trips, Splash would regularly drop below 30 minutes and was even walk on much of the time outside of the busiest days.

I just don't buy that TBA is unpopular with most visitors. I don't like it, but according to people who have actual guest numbers, it is just as popular as Splash.
 

Disgruntled Walt

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No
We always go fall or winter and on our winter trips, Splash would regularly drop below 30 minutes and was even walk on much of the time outside of the busiest days.

I just don't buy that TBA is unpopular with most visitors. I don't like it, but according to people who have actual guest numbers, it is just as popular as Splash.
You know, people like blood sausage, too. People are morons.
 

Epcot82Guy

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We always go fall or winter and on our winter trips, Splash would regularly drop below 30 minutes and was even walk on much of the time outside of the busiest days.

I just don't buy that TBA is unpopular with most visitors. I don't like it, but according to people who have actual guest numbers, it is just as popular as Splash.

I agree that's a fair statement. Now, to say it is as popular as Splash (or especially a Splash with a pretty significant update budget) is a different story. A lateral move with that amount of spend is problematic. But, to say it doesn't have a level of popularity somewhat near Splash at it's end (maybe up, maybe down) would be very suspicious - absent compelling data.

I still think it was money poorly spent on a very poorly designed story. But, that's a separate topic to your point. :)
 

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