I have not heard, I certainly hope not. Would be interesting see if they try the virtual queue they used out here for Indiana Jones. It worked fine for us, I'd have zero problems roaming Epcot and going back at a specific time range...not as restrictive as boarding passes.
It shouldn’t be baffling. There are several very understandable reasons they made this decision.
Ok maybe baffling is the wrong word. There are plenty of justifications that they can make, and none of them are hard to follow. They just aren't in service of the guest experience.
It doesn’t harm the guest experience in any way to pause on opening a new attraction that didn’t replace anything
This is mostly true. But they are letting in more people than a month or two ago without really expanding the offering of attractions or shows. Thankfully some more dining is opening but it's getting ugly now. I was at Epcot last week and JII was up to 40 minutes mid day. I'm not sure it ever hit that in FP time other than possibly 12/25 or 12/31.
It increases the opportunity cost. Bob Joe had a trip planned for this summer and now can’t change it. He’s missing out on an experience he planned his trip around. It definitely is disappointing at the least.
Maybe they were testing if they still could post 40 minutes on the sign? I can’t imagine any scenario besides NYE where it’s 40 min wait. Maybe if Olivia Rodrigo just went on it and everyone is following her? Even that is pushing it.
Nah, I was there. Park was slammed on a friday morning/afternoon and the line extended well outside of the building.
They are letting in more guests than a couple months ago. But they are still letting in less guests than before the shutdown and every attraction that was open then is open now
Why did he plan his trip around a single attraction that did not have an announced opening date?
We can split hairs over whether MILF or TT are attractions or not, and I'll concede Enchanted Tales might be more of an issue with union agreements than operational, but certainly seem to be missing things that were open before the shutdown. Even the launch bay was something to get people out of lines on a hot day.
I was specifically referring to Epcot. Since that is what’s relevant regarding atttaction capacity/demand at Epcot. I’ll give you TT.
Are you talking about Epcot only? Because plenty of attractions are still not open at WDW that were there pre-COVID…
Yes. I’m specifically referring to Epcot.
