Passing Time in Line

[jjgoo]

Passing Time in Line/Things to do in a Busy Park

While a lot of the ride queues at WDW have a lot of great preshows sometimes you end up having just a wall to stare at. I'm wondering if anyone has some inventive ways to pass the time and keep the magic going at a steady flow?

Edit: I'm trying to combine this thread with one from Majortom1981 about suggestions of other things to do in a very busy park. Both threads are related so please comment on both subjects! Thanks.:wave:

 

[coltow]

When I was a teen me, brother, dad, uncle and cousin would play cards. We played hearts all day with a running score throughout the day and each day started a new game. This was before fast pass obviously and we'd be waiting long periods of time for major attractions. Now my line time is spent trying to keep ds entertained. I bring books and a few little toys everyday. Luckily he's into maps, so I grab a few extra maps as we enter the parks each day.

 

[frankd1962]

When I went with the family, we would look over the maps and plan our next place to go after we got off the one we're waiting in. FP helped in 2000 on some of the rides but still had to wait on others.

This time around I'm bringing my Nintendo DS, MP3 player and a book with all my day's plans in it. And if someone wants to chat with me then I'll be gabbing away.

 

[disneydudette]

We like the Disney Trivia books:
The book is usually broken into sections (attraction, land, area etc) and have multiple choice questions. One person would be "in charge" of the book, and ask the mulitple choice question, or turn a basic triva fact into the form of a question. If you got it right (buy giving yourself mouse/moose ears the fastest) you got 2 quarters and a penny, and could use it to get a pressed penny at the end of that attraction/area. It was a neat way to collect pressed pennies, gain some nifty knowledge, and pass the time.

We love the game catch phrase... especially if your in line with a large group. It can be a lot of laughs and theres even kid-version ones to included the young'ins.

To be honest though, with todays technology... I see a lot of Nintendo DSs, Cell phones, PSPs, and Ipods in hands trying to pass the time.

 

[SallyShine]

When I hit the parks alone last fall, standing in line was the worst! Eating alone was no big deal, but I absolutely hated waiting in line. When I'm with the family, we talk, plan, complain etc. and the time goes by pretty quickly.

 

[MarkeyMouse]

My daughter loves to bring her hidden mickey book it's not real big, so it's easy to carry and there are so many to look for we have a ball. The line is part of ride at that point. Have Fun!

 

[jjgoo]

Thanks for the responses! I like the idea of a Disney Trivia or Hidden Mickey book. I know the hidden mickey book is a little smaller and I am sure I could find a smaller trivia book that I wouldn't mind carrying around (I always get the job of pack mule in the parks). These are things my DW and I would probably really enjoy while waiting in line.

 

[slappy magoo]

I now have a motorola Q with internet access. In fact, some of my more poorly-spelled, grammar-optional posts are me using my Q on the train to and from work. On line, I usually just talk with my wife and people-watch, but if we're in a nerdy mood, maybe we'll come here to let you know how bad the lines are, what's closed, and of course, we're at WDW and you're not.

I also have a 2GB memory card in the phone. I'm tempted to rip some mp3s or Song of the South and some other Disney stuff I have and listen to/watch them on line too.

 

[Wilt Dasney]

Some of my favorites:

*Bring a compact water pistol. Make loud sneezing noises while dusting the neck of the person in front of you. If you get a nasty glare, apologize profusely and say you're pretty sure it isn't contagious anymore.

*Loudly speculate on how your kids are doing back home since you were unable to procure a sitter. Make it clear they will suffer grave physical abuse if they've touched your prized golf clubs collection. Observe the reactions you get.

*Visit a counter service food location first. Contendedly gnaw on your burger and fries in line. At around the 20 minute mark of the wait, turn to the person behind you and say "This place better have damn good drinks when we get up there!"

*Regardless of the attraction, start loudly relating the story of "that kid who died on this thing." Bonus points if you create a plausibly gruesome story for a Fantasyland attraction.

*Get the attention of a parent with an adorable child close to you in line. Start talking about how you'd just love to take her home with you. If the parent smiles, blushes or says "thank you," continue along this train of thought. Describe how you'd love to just put the child in your car and take her home to spend the rest of her life with you. Describe what a good parent you would make and how well you would treat her in suitable detail. Look at the parent with an expression suggesting this arrangement should be considered.

*Wait for a rather ordinary person to walk past the queue and say in shocked excitement "It's Mickey!!!" Try to wave the person over to your location. If this is successful, step briefly out of line to pose for a photo with the person, enthusiastically relating your excitement at his presence. Ask for his autograph. Bonus points if you kiss him on the cheek.

*Look for a family with mouse ears and T-shirts with their names on them, the assumption being that they might know a good bit about WDW. Strike up a conversation and ask them if they've been on Spider-Man at Disney/MGM Studios. If one of them tries to correct you, argue your position with increasing belligerence. If the other person still doesn't back down, ask "You wanna take this outside?!?"

 

[TwoTigersMom]

Some of my favorites:

*Bring a compact water pistol. Make loud sneezing noises while dusting the neck of the person in front of you. If you get a nasty glare, apologize profusely and say you're pretty sure it isn't contagious anymore.

*Loudly speculate on how your kids are doing back home since you were unable to procure a sitter. Make it clear they will suffer grave physical abuse if they've touched your prized golf clubs collection. Observe the reactions you get.

*Visit a counter service food location first. Contendedly gnaw on your burger and fries in line. At around the 20 minute mark of the wait, turn to the person behind you and say "This place better have damn good drinks when we get up there!"

*Regardless of the attraction, start loudly relating the story of "that kid who died on this thing." Bonus points if you create a plausibly gruesome story for a Fantasyland attraction.

*Get the attention of a parent with an adorable child close to you in line. Start talking about how you'd just love to take her home with you. If the parent smiles, blushes or says "thank you," continue along this train of thought. Describe how you'd love to just put the child in your car and take her home to spend the rest of her life with you. Describe what a good parent you would make and how well you would treat her in suitable detail. Look at the parent with an expression suggesting this arrangement should be considered.

*Wait for a rather ordinary person to walk past the queue and say in shocked excitement "It's Mickey!!!" Try to wave the person over to your location. If this is successful, step briefly out of line to pose for a photo with the person, enthusiastically relating your excitement at his presence. Ask for his autograph. Bonus points if you kiss him on the cheek.

*Look for a family with mouse ears and T-shirts with their names on them, the assumption being that they might know a good bit about WDW. Strike up a conversation and ask them if they've been on Spider-Man at Disney/MGM Studios. If one of them tries to correct you, argue your position with increasing belligerence. If the other person still doesn't back down, ask "You wanna take this outside?!?"

:ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: :ROFLOL:

 

[maggiegrace1]

Some of my favorites:

*Bring a compact water pistol. Make loud sneezing noises while dusting the neck of the person in front of you. If you get a nasty glare, apologize profusely and say you're pretty sure it isn't contagious anymore.

*Loudly speculate on how your kids are doing back home since you were unable to procure a sitter. Make it clear they will suffer grave physical abuse if they've touched your prized golf clubs collection. Observe the reactions you get.

*Visit a counter service food location first. Contendedly gnaw on your burger and fries in line. At around the 20 minute mark of the wait, turn to the person behind you and say "This place better have damn good drinks when we get up there!"

*Regardless of the attraction, start loudly relating the story of "that kid who died on this thing." Bonus points if you create a plausibly gruesome story for a Fantasyland attraction.

*Get the attention of a parent with an adorable child close to you in line. Start talking about how you'd just love to take her home with you. If the parent smiles, blushes or says "thank you," continue along this train of thought. Describe how you'd love to just put the child in your car and take her home to spend the rest of her life with you. Describe what a good parent you would make and how well you would treat her in suitable detail. Look at the parent with an expression suggesting this arrangement should be considered.

*Wait for a rather ordinary person to walk past the queue and say in shocked excitement "It's Mickey!!!" Try to wave the person over to your location. If this is successful, step briefly out of line to pose for a photo with the person, enthusiastically relating your excitement at his presence. Ask for his autograph. Bonus points if you kiss him on the cheek.

*Look for a family with mouse ears and T-shirts with their names on them, the assumption being that they might know a good bit about WDW. Strike up a conversation and ask them if they've been on Spider-Man at Disney/MGM Studios. If one of them tries to correct you, argue your position with increasing belligerence. If the other person still doesn't back down, ask "You wanna take this outside?!?"

:ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: :ROFLOL:
I just snitted...:lol: :lol: :lookaroun

 

[mkt]

To pass time in line, we wear the same shirts and start singing in Portuguese. Usually the line moves fast then :lookaroun

 

[maggiegrace1]

I just never ever wait in line...

 

[jjgoo]

Some of my favorites:

*Bring a compact water pistol. Make loud sneezing noises while dusting the neck of the person in front of you. If you get a nasty glare, apologize profusely and say you're pretty sure it isn't contagious anymore.

*Loudly speculate on how your kids are doing back home since you were unable to procure a sitter. Make it clear they will suffer grave physical abuse if they've touched your prized golf clubs collection. Observe the reactions you get.

*Visit a counter service food location first. Contendedly gnaw on your burger and fries in line. At around the 20 minute mark of the wait, turn to the person behind you and say "This place better have damn good drinks when we get up there!"

*Regardless of the attraction, start loudly relating the story of "that kid who died on this thing." Bonus points if you create a plausibly gruesome story for a Fantasyland attraction.

*Get the attention of a parent with an adorable child close to you in line. Start talking about how you'd just love to take her home with you. If the parent smiles, blushes or says "thank you," continue along this train of thought. Describe how you'd love to just put the child in your car and take her home to spend the rest of her life with you. Describe what a good parent you would make and how well you would treat her in suitable detail. Look at the parent with an expression suggesting this arrangement should be considered.

*Wait for a rather ordinary person to walk past the queue and say in shocked excitement "It's Mickey!!!" Try to wave the person over to your location. If this is successful, step briefly out of line to pose for a photo with the person, enthusiastically relating your excitement at his presence. Ask for his autograph. Bonus points if you kiss him on the cheek.

*Look for a family with mouse ears and T-shirts with their names on them, the assumption being that they might know a good bit about WDW. Strike up a conversation and ask them if they've been on Spider-Man at Disney/MGM Studios. If one of them tries to correct you, argue your position with increasing belligerence. If the other person still doesn't back down, ask "You wanna take this outside?!?"

:ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: :ROFLOL:

Too too funny.

 

[k.hunter30]

While a lot of the ride queues at WDW have a lot of great preshows sometimes you end up having just a wall to stare at. I'm wondering if anyone has some inventive ways to pass the time and keep the magic going at a steady flow?

We love using our Hidden Mickey books to pass the time. We usually get a lot on on-lookers trying to help us find the hidden Mickeys as well.

But, like Dana, we really don't wait in line very much...

 

[jjgoo]

If you look at my edit, please give suggestions for altrnate things to do in a busy park. See this thread.

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?p=2294389#post2294389

 

[hcswingfield]

We like to start up conversations with people near us in line. We've met some really great people from all over the world that way. Once we start talking, we share opinions on favorite attractions and restaurants, what not to miss, etc.

 

[Goof-Man]

I personally just love to take in all the theming. I then try and talk with the people I am with to show them all the magic.

 

[raven]

Bring an Ipod.

 

[frankd1962]

Some of my favorites:

*Bring a compact water pistol. Make loud sneezing noises while dusting the neck of the person in front of you. If you get a nasty glare, apologize profusely and say you're pretty sure it isn't contagious anymore.

*Loudly speculate on how your kids are doing back home since you were unable to procure a sitter. Make it clear they will suffer grave physical abuse if they've touched your prized golf clubs collection. Observe the reactions you get.

*Visit a counter service food location first. Contendedly gnaw on your burger and fries in line. At around the 20 minute mark of the wait, turn to the person behind you and say "This place better have damn good drinks when we get up there!"

*Regardless of the attraction, start loudly relating the story of "that kid who died on this thing." Bonus points if you create a plausibly gruesome story for a Fantasyland attraction.

*Get the attention of a parent with an adorable child close to you in line. Start talking about how you'd just love to take her home with you. If the parent smiles, blushes or says "thank you," continue along this train of thought. Describe how you'd love to just put the child in your car and take her home to spend the rest of her life with you. Describe what a good parent you would make and how well you would treat her in suitable detail. Look at the parent with an expression suggesting this arrangement should be considered.

*Wait for a rather ordinary person to walk past the queue and say in shocked excitement "It's Mickey!!!" Try to wave the person over to your location. If this is successful, step briefly out of line to pose for a photo with the person, enthusiastically relating your excitement at his presence. Ask for his autograph. Bonus points if you kiss him on the cheek.

*Look for a family with mouse ears and T-shirts with their names on them, the assumption being that they might know a good bit about WDW. Strike up a conversation and ask them if they've been on Spider-Man at Disney/MGM Studios. If one of them tries to correct you, argue your position with increasing belligerence. If the other person still doesn't back down, ask "You wanna take this outside?!?"

That is soooooooooo mean. :lol::lol::ROFLOL::ROFLOL::ROFLOL: