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One of the best ways to skip super long waits at Disney World is by using the Single Rider line. This is a separate line available at certain attractions that is used to fill in odd-number seats. When you ride in the Single Rider line, your group will be split up, but your wait is usually much less.
Animal Kingdom
And over in Animal Kingdom, since there aren’t many rides open right now as Tropical Americas construction continues, those lines can get long. Which is why we used to always recommend one specific Single Rider line to save time, although that might not be the case anymore.
Several months ago, Disney began testing a new loading process over at Expedition Everest in Animal Kingdom. Before this change, the Everest Single Rider line was one of the most efficient and quick lines, and one we would often suggest using when there was a long Stand-by line.
Expedition Everest
In the previous loading system, guests would reach the end of the Stand-by line, and the Cast Members would assign them a row and have single riders fill in the gaps.
Expedition Everest Line
However, in the new system, Cast Members are pre-sorting guests in the final room of the queue into odd and even parties. This means that the Single Rider line now moves much more slowly. And when we visited today, we found that the Single Rider line appears to be functioning a bit differently.
Everest Single Rider
Since the updated system for the regular Stand-by line is increasing the wait in Single Rider, Cast Members are now closing the Single Rider line when it reaches “capacity,” and the wait is taking too long.
Everest Single Rider Line
So the Single Rider line is still available to use; however, it looks like the wait might be more than it was in the past, and if you get there when the line is busy, it might be closed. So while this used to be one of our favorite ways to save some time in Animal Kingdom, it looks like your experience will now depend much more on how the Stand-by line is moving.
Single Rider
And while we are disappointed to see this Single Rider wait time increase, we are excited that this new loading system should mean a more efficient process that could make the Stand-by line much shorter!
Expedition Everest
We will continue to monitor this Single Rider situation and bring you all of the Disney World news, so stay tuned with Disney Food Blog so you never miss anything!
What do you think of this Single Rider update? Let us know in the comments!
Animal Kingdom
And over in Animal Kingdom, since there aren’t many rides open right now as Tropical Americas construction continues, those lines can get long. Which is why we used to always recommend one specific Single Rider line to save time, although that might not be the case anymore.
Several months ago, Disney began testing a new loading process over at Expedition Everest in Animal Kingdom. Before this change, the Everest Single Rider line was one of the most efficient and quick lines, and one we would often suggest using when there was a long Stand-by line.
Expedition Everest
In the previous loading system, guests would reach the end of the Stand-by line, and the Cast Members would assign them a row and have single riders fill in the gaps.
Expedition Everest Line
However, in the new system, Cast Members are pre-sorting guests in the final room of the queue into odd and even parties. This means that the Single Rider line now moves much more slowly. And when we visited today, we found that the Single Rider line appears to be functioning a bit differently.
Everest Single Rider
Since the updated system for the regular Stand-by line is increasing the wait in Single Rider, Cast Members are now closing the Single Rider line when it reaches “capacity,” and the wait is taking too long.
Everest Single Rider Line
So the Single Rider line is still available to use; however, it looks like the wait might be more than it was in the past, and if you get there when the line is busy, it might be closed. So while this used to be one of our favorite ways to save some time in Animal Kingdom, it looks like your experience will now depend much more on how the Stand-by line is moving.
Single Rider
And while we are disappointed to see this Single Rider wait time increase, we are excited that this new loading system should mean a more efficient process that could make the Stand-by line much shorter!
Expedition Everest
We will continue to monitor this Single Rider situation and bring you all of the Disney World news, so stay tuned with Disney Food Blog so you never miss anything!
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