Buzz queue refurb?

[tissandtully]

Does this method work? Asking for a friend.

I will say the CM was doing an amazing job at ignoring her, although she was literally yelling at the back of her head at point blank range.

 

[tissandtully]

People would not be nearly as frustrated if they only had to wait for 50 people to pass by the fastpass queue for 50 people from standby to be allowed in. Rather than waiting for 100 fastpass for 10 standby.

But then you get the folks who are all "tHiS iS tHE FaSTPasS LiNE?"

 

[raymusiccity]

The Buzz queue is consistently one of the saddest queues in WDW IMO.
And features the most duct tape repairs in WDW. That’s not IMO. That’s objective fact.

....and the incessant drumming....probably the worst soundtrack at the Magic Kingdom!

 

[justintheharris]

But then you get the folks who are all "tHiS iS tHE FaSTPasS LiNE?"

If they lower the amount of fastpasses given out, they can make the guest flow work.

 

[tissandtully]

If they lower the amount of fastpasses given out, they can make the guest flow work.

Yeah, there's some attractions though they've made it so you're almost guaranteed to get a FP just to make you feel good. Aside from the ones that don't require FP to see like CoP. I think Buzz, HM and Jungle Cruise may be some of those?

 

[Kevin_W]

....and the incessant drumming....probably the worst soundtrack at the Magic Kingdom!

I like it better than Test Track or Mission: Space (although those are not at MK, so your point stands).

 

[rreading]

The only thing frustrating to me is the seeming inconsistency of the CMs who run the queue. If it were more consistent, I feel that I could estimate the wait better

 

[Disneyson]

The only thing frustrating to me is the seeming inconsistency of the CMs who run the queue. If it were more consistent, I feel that I could estimate the wait better

There is a little card that each cast member has access to and (should be) adhering to when using the FastPass queue. Depending on how many people are in FP queue, the amount of FP guests let in are different (Phase 1, 2, or 3). If the queue is way backed up, then that means you’re only gonna get like 7 guests in through standby before having to try and flush the FP again so you can get the queue to a 2 or 1, allowing marginally more guests in through the queue.

In other words, it is standardized, which is what I would tell the people screaming at me. But some cast members instead will go by “who’s yelling at me now” or “I’ve been at this attraction for 5 years, I’ll let in whomever I well please.”

 

[Moka]

As someone who has seen a woman downright yelling at a FP merge CM on Soarin' to "STOP LETTING PEOPLE ON, JUST STOP!", I can see why they'd want that.

Reminds me of a time when I was at Animal Kingdom and not just one but a whole bunch of people were getting extremely angry while waiting for Na’vi River Journey and we realized the line was taking so long because the CM working the FP was letting about 25 FP people in then only 4-5 standby in each time.

 

[peter11435]

Reminds me of a time when I was at Animal Kingdom and not just one but a whole bunch of people were getting extremely angry while waiting for Na’vi River Journey and we realized the line was taking so long because the CM working the FP was letting about 25 FP people in then only 4-5 standby in each time.

That’s pretty much a standard fastpass ratio. The cast member wasn’t the problem.

 

[Moka]

That’s pretty much a standard fastpass ratio. The cast member wasn’t the problem.

Well that’s only time I’ve ever seen that. Especially when after both groups go you wait 10 more minutes for the next groups to be sent.

 

[ParksAndPixels]

(Not at Disney) but I once won a coveted park award, for NOT beating a guest/pushing her down an exit stairwell. She spit in my face and said, “F— You!” as she stormed off. People are cruel to park employees everywhere, not just in Orlando. I didn’t physically or verbally retaliate, but I did have security did ban her from the park. So if you find yourself upset over something, remember the CM has consistently had a worse day than you’re experiencing. Because of this, I like to go out of my way to thank and encourage park employees. Let them know how much we appreciate them.

 

[peter11435]

Well that’s only time I’ve ever seen that. Especially when after both groups go you wait 10 more minutes for the next groups to be sent.

They should be sending about 5 standby guests for every 20 fastpass guests as standard practice. And then it only gets worse from there.

 

[Disneyson]

It's disgusting that people would act like that to people who are just trying to do their jobs.

A loss of basic human decency is usually blamed on “Vacation Brain” at the front line cast member level rather than lack of exposure to group activities, public entertainment social situations, and general entertainment industry-wide etiquette. Of course, neither Disney’s leaders nor I want to get perjoritive.

However, sometimes I imagine that the worst guests are the ones that are going to the parks for the first time and have wildly different expectations on how the day is going to pan out, and are ignorant to the finer details like Fastpasses and scheduling.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Buzz (the audio animatronic in the queue) is constantly "down" or being worked on.

I've been to WDW literally many more times than I can recall... And I've only ever seen him down one time in my life.

 

[WondersOfLife]

They should be sending about 5 standby guests for every 20 fastpass guests as standard practice. And then it only gets worse from there.

At Pirates when I was on merge... I would literally just keep standby going to the left dock and fastpass going to the right dock.

 

[Joeamc]

I've been to WDW literally many more times than I can recall... And I've only ever seen him down one time in my life.

LOL. yea right.

 

[disneyC97]

The attraction vehicles have looked dirty and chipped almost from day one. If they’re so impossible to maintain they should just keep them the solid blue they were during “if you had wings” and it’s follow-ups.

 

[WondersOfLife]

LOL. yea right.

Literally, right. I've never seen it broken down all the time like people tend to claim it is.

 

[Rider]

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