Disstevefan1
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So can we assume all posted wait times are inflated by 45 minutes or does this differ for different attractions?
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GhostHost1000
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Grimley1968
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Does WDW still have those red cards that CMs would hand to people to carry through a crowded queue at the beginning to turn in at the end? I always assumed those were for fine tuning the posted wait times. We got those a few times and it was always a Barney Fife-like thrill to be chosen to carry one. 
Splash4eva
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I was there Thanksgiving week and it was bad… i posted a pic of Space Mountain. Posted wait time was 80 minutes i believe. The line was shorter than the Genie line… basically a walk on. Granted that was absurd but it was the worst ive ever seen with the posted wait times vs what realistically they were
Disstevefan1
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There is no logic as to why the posted wait time at the start the day would be 80 min.
Are they posting random numbers at the start of the day or are the times left over from the previous evening?
Andrew25
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Disney has kinda broken the trip planning process for me as there are random "pockets" in the day where waits drop & ride dramatically.
Hagrid at Uni is an "automatic" 60 on park open even if it's not a busy day and they kind of go from there. Theme park ops are weird and I'm very thankful we have the team at Touring Plans to acquire data. Who knows what would happen if they weren't tracking actuals.
Sirwalterraleigh
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Right…when it’s impossible in this universe to actually be in the line
That’s the “baseline”…and it goes up from there when humans show up.
Is that “conservative” or “exploitive”?
I typically find those two words Are more less interchangeable
Splash4eva
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No sorry. Let me clarify. This was at night
plutofan15
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Just like the back of your ticket to the baseball game. The team, player, MLB are not responsible if you get smacked with a ball or other flying object. And the fine print on your cable bill, internet bill, phone bill, etc. All sorts of legal mumbo jumbo out there.
Sirwalterraleigh
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That was NOT intentional…I assure you
About a 99% chance it was a breakdown or medical incident
Drdcm
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Yeah. I’m pretty sure it was a break down. Which is an entirely different issue. Over two days, I had 7 rides break down. Navi River Journey the animatronic just stopped moving right as I was about to pass it, dinosaur broke down when I was in line, got escorted off test track, spaceship earth stopped mid ride for about 25 min, Pooh broke down and I was escorted off, and pirates broke down while I was in line as well. At least I got a few free genie + for undesirable rides
Disstevefan1
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Hey! This does not support the falsely inflated wait time narrative! Please delete this post.
Drdcm
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They falsely reduced wait times to sell party ticketsHey! This does not support the falsely inflated wait time narrative! Please delete this post.
Disstevefan1
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T r O p H yThey falsely reduced wait times to sell party tickets
As far as I know, no. The red cards were a (much?) more accurate reflection of wait times, and for some reason Disney did away with them. I believe there was a post or two about why but I cannot recall the reasons given outside of there being some technology involved with the wait time estimates now.Does WDW still have those red cards that CMs would hand to people to carry through a crowded queue at the beginning to turn in at the end? I always assumed those were for fine tuning the posted wait times. We got those a few times and it was always a Barney Fife-like thrill to be chosen to carry one.
wannabeBelle
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Enough people wear Magic Bands that they could put a reader at the entrance to an attraction and a reader as you get on the ride. That would give a constant flow of information that would be really accurate. Of course medical or mechanical issues notwithstanding. Marie
Disstevefan1
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Because Genie+
Animaniac93-98
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Just in time for Epic Universe to open!
lentesta
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Does WDW still have those red cards that CMs would hand to people to carry through a crowded queue at the beginning to turn in at the end? I always assumed those were for fine tuning the posted wait times. We got those a few times and it was always a Barney Fife-like thrill to be chosen to carry one.
I don't think they do. If they do, it's not the primary means of estimating wait times; it's a backup or check against another means.