I do get that - I guess I'm saying I don't think it'll take large numbers of people coming back using AQR to cause a physical space issue with people walking past them while they stand still waiting.
While true in the past but now it will the DAS user plus 1 more guest using the LL queue. Before it was the DAS user plus up to 6: guests
My understanding is that they either let people go by them also, or they ride the attraction without the guest who had to leave (if, for ex, the guest who had to leave will be a long time before returning). That this is basically something the individual party has to work out when the person using AQR leaves the line.
As you said, people don't pay attention to others around them, and then- if someone does something out of the ordinary-they immediately think, "that person is trying to cut" in front of them. In the situation I described, I wasn't catching up to anyone, I was merely standing back up, and was mindful not to split up a family. I was ALREADY in line ahead of them, and I was ONE person.
I’m imagining my non-DAS family might once in a blue moon qualify for an AQR. I’m local, and it’s typically just me with my two youngest (5 and 1.5). Also expecting another soon. I can see me and the littles being in line and there’s suddenly either a potty emergency - or even worse - a diaper emergency.
With it being just me and littles, I’d imagine that would be a situation where if we had to duck out of line, they would give us an RTQ. I’m imagining my non-DAS family might once in a blue moon qualify for an AQR. I’m local, and it’s typically just me with my two youngest (5 and 1.5). Also expecting another soon. I can see me and the littles being in line and there’s suddenly either a potty emergency - or even worse - a diaper emergency.
I don’t see it happening frequently, of course. I’m pretty on top of my 5yo’s bathroom needs, and the toddler typically only has one poop a day. I’m just using this as an example of why one might be given an RTQ vs an AQR.
I’m also wondering if they will keep track of how many AQRs they give to any given party. Maybe…it could show a pattern of abuse. But on the other hand, if someone has bathroom issues formerly covered by DAS, and they travel either alone or in a grouping similar to mine, multiple AQRs could be justified.
20-30 sounds like a lot when you consider that merge points and Lightning Lanes were never designed for that sort of waiting. It is not a lot when you realize it is only 2-3% of 1,000 people.
Disney has stated that AQR is available to all guests.
I was under the impression that RTQs and AQRs would be available to anyone who needs them in the moment. I mean, how on earth would they be able to tell who has IBS and no longer qualifies for the DAS vs who has a random case of the runs? An emergent bathroom need CAN happen to anyone, so why can't you help anyone who has a need in that moment? I can't imagine a situation in which a cast member is going to ask, "Do you have a documented medical condition that results in frequent bathroom use, or is this just a random case of the runs? If it's the second, too bad so sad."
I agree. It makes sense that if this is necessary for bathroom emergencies, it's used by anyone who is having a bathroom emergency.
Because the main party would still be in the line with the RTQ option. Absolutely nothing would be gained.
And if a ride goes down?
Presumably the same thing. They would wait there for the guest in the lightning lane.
If people learn that they didn't wait in Standby then they will also know that they are waiting for a group that IS waiting in Standby. Otherwise, they would think, "Why are those G+ users waiting there?" Also, they'll see the obvious fact that they aren't cutting in front of them. Common sense says nobody cuts a line and then stops and waits for no reason. If they know they used the Return to Line option then they know about the Return to Line option. If they don't know about it then they have no reason to assume anything bad. If I'm backing g out of my driveway and my neighbor is driving g down the street and stops to let me out, I don't think, "What does that jerk think he's doing letting me go first?" You're stretching if you're trying to make this the negative scenario for this accommodation.
