However you would know when you could get in or if no Fast Pass how long the wait is. This way you might go to HS for the EMH and have to wait all day to get a reservation. My issue is that you have no way of knowing your position in the virtual queue.
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Virtual Queue for Star Wars Land.
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However you will have no idea of your position in the virtual queue and cannot get into it until you enter HS. You won't wait in an actual queue but you may or may not get in - no guarantee.
DryerLintFan
Premium Member
This seems to really be bothering you.... If you were waiting in an actual queue you would also have no idea if you would eventually make it in or not, but then you also wouldn't be able to do anything else while you waited.
I spoke to a Cast Member. My comment referred to whether or not you could get into the new Star Wars Land. You can only enter when your window opens. You have a 2 hour window to enter and you will not know when that is until the time starts.
DryerLintFan
Premium Member
Except if you have a reservation (Savi's, Oga's, DD) inside the land, though, from what I understand.
nickys
Premium Member
Whoa!
@crawale, you have totally missed the point of the question lol!
So, to @mikenatcity1 first. If you have a reservation in SW:GE for Oga’s, the droid or the light sabre, you will be able to enter SW:GE an hour before your reservation, even if the Land is at capacity. But this will only apply to people named on the reservation, plus the one guest permitted for the workshops.
@crawale, you are talking about other reservations elsewhere, correct?
So yes, if you join the virtual queue, you will not know when you can enter. That is because (as someone else pointed out), they can only let each boarding group enter the land as others leave. There is no time limit once you enter, so they need to count people out before they let the next 100 in (or whatever size groups they have).
It simply would not be possible for them to determine whether you have a reservation or FP elsewhere and schedule your entry time around them. Because they don’t know when you will be able to go in.
Each guest will need to decide which is more important, and plan accordingly. If you join the virtual queue at 8am, then the chances are you will be in before noon. So if you have lunch booked, time to decide which to do - GE or lunch? But if you have a dinner booked, then the chances are fairly high that you’ll make it.
And if you join the queue at 6pm, I guess there’s a chance you don’t get an entry time at all. I don’t see how this is any worse than standing in an actual queue for 8 hours, only to be told you won’t get in. I would far rather have a virtual queue system. YMMV
Yes it does bother me as we Park Hop. Maybe plan to spend the morning at HS and then to Epcot for lunch. If I were in an actual queue of over an hour I would not wait. The fact I would have no idea of approximately when I would get in - my position in the queue is an issue. It is not as if you could go to another park - you must stay at HS for an unknown length of time until you get a reservation - or maybe don't get a reservation.
That is true.
TiggerDad
Well-Known Member
For DL, the virtual queue was only used for part of one day, and we're not sure if WDW will be exactly the same, but it does tell you what Boarding groups are currently being allowed in, and which group you are in. So I think you would have some indication of how far away you are, especially if you keep checking the app to see how fast they seem to be letting new groups in.
What condescension - LOL!.Whoa!
@crawale, you have totally missed the point of the question lol!
So, to @mikenatcity1 first. If you have a reservation in SW:GE for Oga’s, the droid or the light sabre, you will be able to enter SW:GE an hour before your reservation, even if the Land is at capacity. But this will only apply to people named on the reservation, plus the one guest permitted for the workshops.
@crawale, you are talking about other reservations elsewhere, correct?
So yes, if you join the virtual queue, you will not know when you can enter. That is because (as someone else pointed out), they can only let each boarding group enter the land as others leave. There is no time limit once you enter, so they need to count people out before they let the next 100 in (or whatever size groups they have).
It simply would not be possible for them to determine whether you have a reservation or FP elsewhere and schedule your entry time around them. Because they don’t know when you will be able to go in.
Each guest will need to decide which is more important, and plan accordingly. If you join the virtual queue at 8am, then the chances are you will be in before noon. So if you have lunch booked, time to decide which to do - GE or lunch? But if you have a dinner booked, then the chances are fairly high that you’ll make it.
And if you join the queue at 6pm, I guess there’s a chance you don’t get an entry time at all. I don’t see how this is any worse than standing in an actual queue for 8 hours, only to be told you won’t get in. I would far rather have a virtual queue system. YMMV
If I have a reservation for a meal and do not show I will lose $10 a person. If I join a physical queue then I know how long the line is. I do not see why you can't know your position in the virtual queue so you can decide if it is worth staying in the queue. This is done for many Emergency rooms.
trainplane3
Well-Known Member
It'll stay around for as long as they need it. They needed it in DL for a few hours. I imagine WDW will be different but who knows.
nickys
Premium Member
It will last as long as the Land fills to capacity. So it will be turned on and off depending on the crowds. Could be at times like Christmas and Spring Break two years from now they may still use it. Makes sense than having long lines waiting to enter the Land.
nickys
Premium Member
So maybe don’t join the virtual queue and only visit when you can walk straight in?
And if you joined an actual physical queue, you would not know the wait time. This isn’t like a ride queue where everyone waits, boards and exits. Once someone goes into the Land, they can stay all day if they want. There is no time limit, so they cannot tell how long the wait will be.
KrzyKtty
Well-Known Member
To add to this, DL has had a very similar system since it opened. After the first few days it rarely used.Whoa!
@crawale, you have totally missed the point of the question lol!
So, to @mikenatcity1 first. If you have a reservation in SW:GE for Oga’s, the droid or the light sabre, you will be able to enter SW:GE an hour before your reservation, even if the Land is at capacity. But this will only apply to people named on the reservation, plus the one guest permitted for the workshops.
@crawale, you are talking about other reservations elsewhere, correct?
So yes, if you join the virtual queue, you will not know when you can enter. That is because (as someone else pointed out), they can only let each boarding group enter the land as others leave. There is no time limit once you enter, so they need to count people out before they let the next 100 in (or whatever size groups they have).
It simply would not be possible for them to determine whether you have a reservation or FP elsewhere and schedule your entry time around them. Because they don’t know when you will be able to go in.
Each guest will need to decide which is more important, and plan accordingly. If you join the virtual queue at 8am, then the chances are you will be in before noon. So if you have lunch booked, time to decide which to do - GE or lunch? But if you have a dinner booked, then the chances are fairly high that you’ll make it.
And if you join the queue at 6pm, I guess there’s a chance you don’t get an entry time at all. I don’t see how this is any worse than standing in an actual queue for 8 hours, only to be told you won’t get in. I would far rather have a virtual queue system. YMMV
KrzyKtty
Well-Known Member
As others have said, the virtual queue will not always be in use. It will only be used when the land is at capacity. I highly doubt it will hit capacity every single day all the time. If you want to park hop and are scared it will be utilized, get there early in the mornin; the odds are you will not have to worry about the virtual boarding pass.
DryerLintFan
Premium Member
I retract my previous statement btw. This thread kinda morphed into a conversation about only that
mikenatcity1
Well-Known Member
Whoa!
@crawale, you have totally missed the point of the question lol!
So, to @mikenatcity1 first. If you have a reservation in SW:GE for Oga’s, the droid or the light sabre, you will be able to enter SW:GE an hour before your reservation, even if the Land is at capacity. But this will only apply to people named on the reservation, plus the one guest permitted for the workshops.
@crawale, you are talking about other reservations elsewhere, correct?
So yes, if you join the virtual queue, you will not know when you can enter. That is because (as someone else pointed out), they can only let each boarding group enter the land as others leave. There is no time limit once you enter, so they need to count people out before they let the next 100 in (or whatever size groups they have).
It simply would not be possible for them to determine whether you have a reservation or FP elsewhere and schedule your entry time around them. Because they don’t know when you will be able to go in.
Each guest will need to decide which is more important, and plan accordingly. If you join the virtual queue at 8am, then the chances are you will be in before noon. So if you have lunch booked, time to decide which to do - GE or lunch? But if you have a dinner booked, then the chances are fairly high that you’ll make it.
And if you join the queue at 6pm, I guess there’s a chance you don’t get an entry time at all. I don’t see how this is any worse than standing in an actual queue for 8 hours, only to be told you won’t get in. I would far rather have a virtual queue system. YMMV
Thank you very much! Do you happen to know where this information can be found? I believe you but my friend going in October always requests where it was announced (she worked for the company and is a little jaded).
nickys
Premium Member
From email responses people on this forum and others have received from Disney.
And I believe from the actual reservation small print about when and where to check in etc.
bubbles1812
Well-Known Member
So in other word’s the strategy becomes... have a reservation in the land? Or do you have to leave after your activity?