After experiencing it first hand today, I am convinced that restricting guests to 1 virtual queue at a time is not only unfair but also not a smart business practice.
After being lucky enough to win the 7 am virtual queue lottery for Tiana's Bayou Adventure, my group was not called to board until well after 1 pm. Because attendance at EPCOT was much lower than usual today, the Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind virtual queue stayed open for several hours after 1 pm, and then it began to pour rain.
Tiana's was closed because of the weather, while Guardians was not, but because I still had an active virtual queue, despite the ride being down for several hours, I missed out on the opportunity to get into the virtual queue for Guardians. And yes, I imagine a Guest Services Cast Member could have removed me from the virtual queue for Tiana so I could join the Guardians virtual queue, but why put guests through that???
Any guest who is lucky enough to have a low boarding group out of the 7 am group, has an opportunity to get into the virtual queue at 1 pm for another ride, but if your luck gives you a boarding party that gets called late in the day, and that ride goes down, you pretty much get your opportunity to ride the newest rides completely ruined.
I can understand limiting guests to 1 virtual queue for the 7 am window, but if your boarding group has not been called by then or something happens that prevents you from riding the attraction for your 7 am virtual queue, you should be able to join an additional virtual queue after 1 pm. Leaving guests locked into what the virtual queue lottery gave them at 7 am for over 5 hours is not only unfair, but it may also cause guests who might be willing to park hop and keep spending money, to just call it a day and leave the parks and thus is a dumb business decision.
After being lucky enough to win the 7 am virtual queue lottery for Tiana's Bayou Adventure, my group was not called to board until well after 1 pm. Because attendance at EPCOT was much lower than usual today, the Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind virtual queue stayed open for several hours after 1 pm, and then it began to pour rain.
Tiana's was closed because of the weather, while Guardians was not, but because I still had an active virtual queue, despite the ride being down for several hours, I missed out on the opportunity to get into the virtual queue for Guardians. And yes, I imagine a Guest Services Cast Member could have removed me from the virtual queue for Tiana so I could join the Guardians virtual queue, but why put guests through that???
Any guest who is lucky enough to have a low boarding group out of the 7 am group, has an opportunity to get into the virtual queue at 1 pm for another ride, but if your luck gives you a boarding party that gets called late in the day, and that ride goes down, you pretty much get your opportunity to ride the newest rides completely ruined.
I can understand limiting guests to 1 virtual queue for the 7 am window, but if your boarding group has not been called by then or something happens that prevents you from riding the attraction for your 7 am virtual queue, you should be able to join an additional virtual queue after 1 pm. Leaving guests locked into what the virtual queue lottery gave them at 7 am for over 5 hours is not only unfair, but it may also cause guests who might be willing to park hop and keep spending money, to just call it a day and leave the parks and thus is a dumb business decision.