Good for you. Considering that the 7 am virtual queues typically fill up in seconds, and that only a few get into the first few boarding groups, it is very much based on luck. You can deny that all you want, but the fact remains that there is no reason that those who are in later boarding groups that may not be called by 1 pm, should not be allowed to join a second virtual queue at 1 pm, just as they are currently allowed to do even with an active virtual queue, if joining a queue for extra magic hours.
You can keep saying that it is luck all you want but it is skill that gets you into a VQ when the slots fill up within a few seconds, unless you happen to have one of those secret apps that do it for you. You just need fast fingers and a bit of instinct on when to exactly press the Refresh button a few milliseconds before the atomic clock shows 7:00am or 1:00pm on your screen. It works for me, no luck involved.
BG1 was developed by a Touring Plans forum user and is still free. He was the first to develop it into an app, and then others created their own, and often charged for it.
“Terrible” is a bit dramatic, no? You have an hour’s return window, plus I believe they still honour your place in the queue if you show up later than that.
An hour return window that is completely unknown and unpredictable. Yes it’s terrible compared to the old way in my experience and opinion.
I’ve had better odds at actual roulette…. I’d define it as luck for sure. At least the casino doesn’t charge you to walk in for the ability to play roulette.
It’s not completely unknown; you’re given an estimate of when your group will be called. Sure, in the case of something with technical issues like Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, that estimate may prove to be wildly off, but I don’t see how that’s any worse than standing for ages in a physical queue only to be turned away because the ride has gone down.
Her songs are better too.
Wow, I didn't even know that such a thing existed for free. A google search when I was looking for an aftermarket app to help with getting a virtual queue the other day didn't turn up anything. I read about the BG1 just now and it is interesting. I like to tinker.
Ummm...your assertion assumes that there are an infinite number of slots available. The reason it is a lottery is because everyone who tries your method does not necessarily get into virtual queue, because there are limited slots, but more to my point, my issue is that those who are using your same method and end up in a boarding group that gets called after 1 pm, just got unluckly and there is no good reason that the system needs to he setup that way.
Not at all. If someone cannot get a VQ by using the method I described it is because they were not fast enough with their timing and fingers. If they are just slightly slow, they might get a high number BG that gets called after 1:00pm but, then again, it is because they were too slow when they tapped the Refresh button a few milliseconds before 7:00am. No luck involved, just skill and knowing how to work the system.
But would you rather the ride have 4+ hours long line? I think Guardians can go off of VQ by now. But Tron might still need it. I rather just take my chances at the VQ or buy the ILL then have the standby line be hours long.
You’d still have the LL option- that’s not going anywhere haha
She was only 30 minutes late when I saw her…but that was in the late 80’s…lol
I do not, and have never, used DAS.
I am thinking the distance from WDW also helped. Part of VQ success is the quality of one's connection. Within WDW, it is variable.
