EPCOT Journey of Water featuring Moana coming to Epcot

[DCBaker]

The Virtual Queue is now also available to join outside of the QR code via My Disney Experience.

 

[wdwmagic]

Virtual Queue for Journey of Water Inspired by Moana added to 'My Disney Experience' after chaotic start​

Virtual Queue for Journey of Water Inspired by Moana added to 'My Disney Experience' after chaotic start

Virtual Queue for Journey of Water Inspired by Moana added to 'My Disney Experience' after chaotic start

www.wdwmagic.com

 

[HauntedPirate]

TDO knew Passholder reservations were high today and this is how they chose to at least begin the day. Wow. Just… wow.

 

[SoFloMagic]

TDO knew Passholder reservations were high today and this is how they chose to at least begin the day. Wow. Just… wow.

If you're trying to build excitement...

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I think they wanted to see how the demand comes and how they react to different situations and adjust as needed - do this as a preview to be ready for full opening day

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Wait there’s a que for this? You can’t make it up anymore

 

[J4546]

theres a que when they release a new popcorn bucket or pin....of course theres gonna be one for a new walkthrough attraction

 

[MrPromey]

A very strange setup. You can only join the queue via a QR code scan, and guests are waiting in a line for 30 minutes to reach the QR code poster. And then other guests are just totally bypassing the queue and scanning the poster. What a mess.

Cut 'em some slack, Steve. They're new at this whole crowd management thing!

 

[prberk]

Cut 'em some slack, Steve. There new at this whole crowd management thing!

True that!

And all this over a walk-through attraction.

The people who made Haunted Mansion, Pirates, and other “People Eater” attractions must be shaking their heads these days at the Ph.D. (and cash) you need now to understand how to experience a walk-through attraction at Disney World.

 

[DisQuick]

Somehow was still able to get a BG for Moana even though I don’t have a reservation (used the “after 2pm rule” to get into EPCOT without a reservation.)

 

[J4546]

to be fair attendence was way less when hm and pirates were built

 

[wdwmagic]

Somehow was still able to get a BG for Moana even though I don’t have a reservation (used the “after 2pm rule” to get into EPCOT without a reservation.)
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Seems like the pre opening plan got quickly abandoned.

 

[DisQuick]

Somehow was still able to get a BG for Moana even though I don’t have a reservation (used the “after 2pm rule” to get into EPCOT without a reservation.)
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Update: they allowed us in!

 

[MrPromey]

to be fair attendence was way less when hm and pirates were built

... and there were a good number fewer attractions, too.

If attraction capacity has not kept pace with rising attendance over the years, they've only got themselves to blame for that.

 

[Clyde Birdbrain]

We got in the queue this morning before the QR poster went up. It all went well for us and we waited about 25 minutes to get inside. The walkthrough is great. Very nice theming and fun interactivity with the water. There we so many people in line, but it didn’t feel crowded inside. A few hours later I saw that we could join the virtual queue in the app, so I think we could have gone again.

 

[SingleRider]

Here is what is showing in MDE currently. It looks like they’ll only use the VQ as needed (at least for now).

 

[prberk]

... and there were a good number fewer attractions, too.

If attraction capacity has not kept pace with rising attendance over the years, they've only got themselves to blame for that.

Absolutely. They keep replacing high-throughput and longer attractions with much lower-throughput and shorter attractions — and then complicating things with virtual queues and pay to play, I mean “Genie Plus.”

 

[Disstevefan1]

We all knew this was going to be a MOB FEST because its NEW!

Folks want to experience it once.

After its open it will take some time for the newness to wear off.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

They already disrespect AP holders by letting Cast Members at CM preview to invite friends who aren't they're friends who are just AP holders like everyone else here. Cast Members should only be inviting their family otherwise no-one else! Then Disney applying major rules for AP/DVC previews.

I think CMs that have to deal with entitled people like you should be able to bring whoever they’d like to the CM preview.

 

[MrMichaelJames]

I really fail to understand how there is such a huge demand for something that is basically window shopping. If anything screams "just view it on youtube" this is it.