I have heard nothing about Express.
I just wanted to say.. the queue for Minion Mayhem sucks really hard and if they wanted to test a queue less wait, they should absolutely do it on that ride. Get families out of that terrible, slow-moving wait and get them out having fun. Or it should be a candidate for one of those queues that Disney does where the walls are games (the name escapes me at the moment.. interactive queue?).
Queueless is a terrible, terrible idea.
I just think it's a logistical nightmare, especially on busy days.
Also, we just live in a world of complainers. Queues are a fact of life. God forbid.
With how immediate things are nowadays people have zero perception of time and very little patience it seems.
What bothers me about the queue less system is that I can't see it work well when it is really busy. When it is really busy, you immediately notice it because there are people everywhere, giftshops and eateries are filled with people just as the attractions are, so are the streets etc.; so if we also take away the queues, then that means even more people in the streets, shops etc.
Also, granted no one likes to wait in line, but queue or not, you will be waiting; now if it is just one wait for your virual queue, that's fine, you go and eat or check out some gift shops etc., but if everything becomes queueless, well, how many time can you spend in the giftshops, restaurants etc?
They could just have it so that virtual queuing only is enabled when wait times are over half an hour, so if the waittime is 35 minutes, give a 25 to 30 minute return time for instance. Of course you'd need a good computer system that could effectively monitor things, which means they'd have to use technology or something to scan your ticket or whatever, since we can't expect a team member to give out return times.Would a queueless attraction take away the ability to re-ride more than once? I'm thinking about slow mornings before the crowds hit, how sometimes you can get right back in line and ride again. Would a queueless system prevent this?
We were there for 7 hours and got to ride 5 things and two of those 5 were HE each way. We saw no parades or shows and did not stop in the play areas. I understand why my sister was complaining since she was on a 2 day pass. I am an AP holder, I can come back anytime, she can't. If others had the experience we had on a somewhat busy day, I can see why people would complain. It becomes a factor of quantity for what you paid more than a lack of patience.
Where my husband and I went to MK over this past weekend. So same situation a minor holiday weekend and in 6 hours we rode 7 things and 2 of them we rode multiple times. We also saw fireworks, that castle celebration show, and a parade. Plus we played around in the Dumbo area for 20 minutes.
So if someone spent the same amount of money for both experiences, which one do you think they would consider they got their money's worth?
The week my sister was in she did Sea World over the weekend and Universal during the week. She felt like she did more at Sea World and got more of her money's worth at Sea World. Now I will be honest, she did pay much less for Sea World too.
Better solution: build better queues, which seems to be a big focus for universal.I can see it work though if they use more of these little street shows, people are easily captivated by things like that.
Does it help that I hate fastpass as well?Queueless functions the same way as Fastpass. It's not a "logistics nightmare" at all. Hell, earlier versions of Universal Express were exactly that. Waits over 30 minutes? Start distributing return times.
A ticket to a theme park does not entitle the buyer to experience all that the theme park has to offer.
If you complain about crowds and queues I have zero sympathy for you. Don't wait in line for attractions. Go walk around Epcot. Sit at your house and complain for free.
Your sister sounds insufferable.