Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway confirmed

[Bostb71]

To expand on this thought, if a VQ is the greatest operational and guest satisfaction line management tool ever created... then why haven’t we seen it take over the standby duties at least of FoP and 7D? Because it would be a guest services disaster to tell people the line is ‘closed’ and they effectively can’t ride the headliner attraction today.

RotR is a special circumstance. The perfect storm of a one of a kind experience, low capacity operations and huge demand. VQ should not be used in normal circumstances.

Dumbo uses VQ and FastPass and and it works quite well. The issue is that the demand for Rise is far greater than capacity so most are excluded from joining the VQ.

 

[Purduevian]

Dumbo uses VQ and FastPass and and it works quite well. The issue is that the demand for Rise is far greater than capacity so most are excluded from joining the VQ.

Dumbo is a very different VQ system in that people are not free to roam the rest of the park and get in line for other rides while in the VQ. They are limited and contained.

 

[MisterPenguin]

They are limited and contained.

That's an awful way to describe people who like Dumbo!!

 

[marni1971]

It would help if another attraction in another park used the same mechanics, e.g., a Big Hero Six ride in DHS where you're riding atop Baymax.

The ride system isn’t considered sacred, but nothing has come of it going elsewhere yet.

 

[UpAllNight]

A few high capacity dark rides & another decent coaster would sort Animal Kingdom out.

At current pace we might have this by 2040.

 

[Parker in NYC]

With the trackless systems and such (second one to open at WDW), do we expect MMRR to run reliably enough without VQ? Asking for a friend.

@marni1971 Any help with this?

 

[gerarar]

Training and testing underway! Also new (pretty) pictures of the ride/queue/load!

 

[TTA94]

Its probably been asked somewhere but will there be fast moving sections or all slow moving like the GMR?

 

[No Name]

Josh D’Amaro is a great guy. Always love seeing Phil Holmes’s classic “smile” too. This is the upcoming ride I’m most excited for, hope it does not disappoint!

Its probably been asked somewhere but will there be fast moving sections or all slow moving like the GMR?

Oh much faster than GMR. The vehicles will be approximately the size and speed of those on RotR.

 

[Hawg G]

Meh. I don’t see it as a problem that a major headliner can have that long a standby wait. Easy to avoid if you plan ahead.

Only if you’re staying on site. If you consider being up at midnight 60 some days before your trip, and hope some slots are still open, easy.

 

[DonaldDoleWhip]

Only if you’re staying on site. If you consider being up at midnight 60 some days before your trip, and hope some slots are still open, easy.

If only it were that easy! FP+ reservations go live at 7am EST, which is 4am for those of us on the West Coast. Quite an awkward time!

And your stay needs to be at least 4-5 nights to have a decent shot at scoring FOP. This is still the case 2.5 years after it opened.

Cancellations can happen, but landing one requires playing the refresh game dozens to hundreds of times. If you’re in the parks, say goodbye to your phone battery!

Virtual queuing would be a breeze in comparison, especially for attractions that won’t have RotR’s capacity limitations.

 

[SaveDinosaur]

The ride system isn’t considered sacred, but nothing has come of it going elsewhere yet.

A strong rumor was that this was going to be the Avengers ride system... Do you know if that is the case or if Disney decided on a system yet?

 

[CM.X777]

Oh much faster than GMR. The vehicles will be approximately the size and speed of those on RotR.

They are the same ride vehicles as Rise, minus the droid and swap the seatbelts for a lap bar.

 

[marni1971]

@marni1971 Any help with this?

Boarding groups I believe are seen as a way to handle extra large demand as well as potential ride issues.

 

[CastAStone]

So far it hasn’t been that big surprisingly. More like displaced attendance timings.

Why would it improve attendance? If you’re not there at Rope Drop you’re probably not riding, so there’s no draw if you can’t be there by 6:30 AM

FP/Standby at least makes you think you’ve got a shot

 

[HauntedPirate]

Why would it improve attendance? If you’re not there at Rope Drop you’re probably not riding, so there’s no draw if you can’t be there by 6:30 AM

FP/Standby at least makes you think you’ve got a shot

Disney was expecting a boost in overall attendance with SW:GE.

 

[No Name]

Between the Skyliner and new attractions TSL, SWGE, MMRR, GotG:CR, Rat, etc., there are supposed to be significant attendance increases for both DHS and Epcot. If in 2021, all parks don’t have at least 14 million visitors, or even 13, I can’t imagine they will be too pleased. And unfortunately they won’t come to the right conclusions.

 

[TTA94]

Boarding groups I believe are seen as a way to handle extra large demand as well as potential ride issues.

So we should be expecting to make a choice of VQ for MMRR or ROTR? Since MMRR is sure to get large crowds.

 

[marni1971]

So we should be expecting to make a choice of VQ for MMRR or ROTR? Since MMRR is sure to get large crowds.

I don’t know. I’d hope not. You don’t pay admission to have to choose.

 

[SourcererMark79]

So we should be expecting to make a choice of VQ for MMRR or ROTR? Since MMRR is sure to get large crowds.

That's the million dollar question, no one has definitively answered this.