UNCgolf
Well-Known Member
Perhaps they were, but the problem is that people (myself included) don't want to wait in long queues.
This is a Disney capacity problem, though. The parks were designed for standby, but not for long waits.
With a bunch of VQs, we get the situation we've seen in recent years where everywhere in the parks are absolutely slammed with people waiting for their next FP slot, completely filling all the shops, seating areas, and walkways. However, the queues generally weren't designed to handle the number of people they're expected to handle now either.
Basically, the parks were designed for both standby only and for manageable wait times for the vast majority of attractions. As attendance has ballooned, they haven't even come close to building enough capacity to make up the difference.
A brand new park (like Epic Universe) could probably be built from the ground up to rely mostly (or entirely) on VQs, but it would probably be a giant sprawl. I don't think it's very likely to happen.