I work on Spaceship Earth, and I can say, as a fact, that people are scared to hop in our queue because "that line isn't 5 minutes, it can't be". Guests look at our open queue and assume that there is more inside, so they don't think that it will be worth it by the time they get out at the end. People also don't believe it's worth the wait because it's not an extreme e-ticket or an IP-filled kids ride; the guests walk away when I say the word History, so when describing the ride I just say "a slow-moving ride through the ball" and if they want more details I add that kids will like the stars at the top. Living with the land has the same problem in away with the lack of interest but also has another issue, which is the queue being too hard to find. 3 Caballeros has that issue, being so far back inside a hidden area. Without directions, guests forget that it's even there; it's usually a walk-on for the majority of the day purely because people are lost.
Three Caballeros is ROUGH queue-wise. I went to WDW for the first time during COVID and not only was finding the entrance a pain, but the switchbacks with the tall germ-blocker plastic sheet things was SO narrow. I literally stood sideways for most of that line because my shoulders would graze the sides of both switchbacks and it was making me feel a little claustrophobic
@@princetbug Do a search for Pirates of the Caribbean old facade, It won't be as different as you expect. but it will just be flat out the front door instead of having a ramp up. It will still be a New Orleans style building with small palms around it.
I always liked the queue for the pirates of the caribbean ride since the space is integrated with the Blue Bayou restaurant and it makes the “world” seem livelier. All the set pieces, the lighting and seeing the boats slowly sail off gives it a really nice ambience
With some rides, skipping the queue means missing out on the beginning of the story. The wheelchair entrance at Star Tours in FL is just a boring corridor, and I know at the Hogwarts ride in Universal we didn’t get the first few seconds of setup by having to take the elevator-it just immediately blasted us with “Hermione did it!” Did what?? Turns out there was a whole Room of Requirement section we didn’t get to see!
yea i went to the star wars area here in disney California and went to the single riders wait on one ride, then a few hours later rode it with my family on the regular wait and it turns out there was a story!
i've always had a love-hate relationship with flight of passage's queue. you can see the horrors of everyone in animal kingdom waiting outside, knowing theres still many, MANY queue rooms to go on the inside. but its so immaculately themed... but its so lengthy... but its pretty.... but i spend almost my whole park day there...
Your time in the space mountain queue reminds me just how awesome the in-ride soundtrack is. I’m sure they’d never spend the money, but it would be an amazing upgrade to add a soundtrack to big thunder and the Matterhorn in the same way as space mountain and the incredicoaster.
The OG Indy queue used to be very interactive with the decipher cards to translate the wall writing, the ceiling drop, and rope pull dude. It was also a lot nicer to spend time watching the pre show. All the changes for the fire codes and lightning lanes really ruined queues like Indy.
I miss the pre show. Now it's the same 1 minute loop on replay as a shell of its former self. Also when you're waiting over 5 minutes in the area it gets kind of annoying
Indiana Jones used to have a couple really awesome interactive elements in the queue when it opened (we stood in line for 4 hours the first time and it was worth it), but I’m now realizing that was almost 30 years ago and I feel old. But seriously, there was a rope into a well that you could pull on to annoy the archeologist down there, and a pole you could shake to make the spiked ceiling drop about half a foot. And all the coded text says stuff! They gave us translator cards! Revolutionary in 1994.
@@donaco The rope and the pole are both still there, and the effects still work though intermittently they don't because of course they don't. Ha. You can also download a digital version of the translation card online somewhere, though I haven't done that in like 10 years? So maybe that's gone too.
I love your videos! They always bring a smile to my face. I must say, an amazing Queue that was not mentioned was the Roger Rabbit Queue. It is sprawling, detail oriented, themed well, kinetic, and all inside so it's much cooler.
The peter pan queue in disneyland is actually interactive, if you use the play disney app you can play a little game where at the end of it the app will connect to the ride and trigger tinkerbell to appear in the latern near the end of the queue!
It was awesome meeting you at Trader Sam's that day. Hope you found the unofficial hidden Mickey at Grizzly River Run. Maybe next time you come to DL we can meet up and talk more about the mechanics and maintenance that goes into attractions 😁
I remember Calico as a kid. STILL a fav. of mine. Hidden queue's are a lot of fun. I worked in a park w/ switchbacks. Arrrgggggggggggg! BTM has a really good one. As does haunted.
I can remember going to Disneyland not long after Indiana Jones opened, back when they'd give you the AT&T Marabic decoder card, and the queue would start before the Frontierland gate, nearly at the Hub! No hiding that line!!
I’ve been in queues in Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando that are really well themed. Some of these queues actually begin the story of the attraction right in the queue with pre shows and scenes.
You seriously come up with some awesome vids that have me busting out laughing with your sarcasm lol It was interesting thinking about how some rides actually hide the queues to lure you in so you can't see the ride lengths. Good job dude.
Small but important point: It's Bud HURL-BUT, not Herbert. I had the pleasure of meeting this man when I was a mere 15 years old and he listened intently while I pitched my "Barrell-Roll" er coaster concept to him. He plainly and expertly detailed why my idea wouldn't work and invited me to spend a day at KBF on him. He hooked me up with tickets and was genuinely grateful that I had sought out a meeting with him. He was a straight shooter and a very patient and engaging man who took the time to indulge a little kid.
No, the books at mansion work. Cm always turn them off at the merge position because the standby line doesn’t always keep up and then they start to starve load rather than just spieling for people to keep up.
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Maybe some of those obvious switchback queues are intentionally not hidden because those rides (Storybook Canals, Casey Jr. Circus, Astro Orbiter, etc.) have super limited capacities & Disney didn’t want there to be a massive pileup of Guests waiting.
I can remember being at the park the opening week of the Indiana Jones attraction. The cast members gave us decoder cards, and the cue led right up the front steps of the temple!!!
I'd say the queue for Rise of the Resistance is interactive. When you enter into the cave and you become a part of the resistance (reminds me of rebels from episodes 4 and 5), then are loaded into the pre-show with rey, then loaded into the transport, then loaded into jail, to be broken out of jail then onto the ride. I love it and it makes the wait go by slower
as an avatar fan and biology nerd i like the queue for flight of passsage more than the ride itself! i wish i could spend the whole day just looking at a the fun details in the lab, but thats usually the part that moves the quickest (side note the ikran skull is really inaccurate but i love it anyways)
In this video I've learned that it's Offhand Disney canon that there are at least three different Dallins. This opens the question of just how many Dallins are there in the multi-verse, and how many of them are really Jean Lafitte in disguise?
Dallin-verse! Ah Ha! 5 is usually the maximum number, but there was that one time where I counted seven in rather quick succession... keep your eyes peeled! (or is it pealed?)
This is a great film like all your Offhand Disney Films and I thank you Dallin for sharing this with us, I never went on the Indiana Jones Ride, when I went on My Last trip to Disneyland back in May 2008 I wasn't able to go on the Indiana Jones Attraction cause sadly it was closed, I don't know when I will be at Disneyland but if and when I go I hope the ride will be open
Haunted Mansion really has two queues, an outdoor queue and an indoor queue that starts when you walk into the building until you get on the Doom Buggy.
thank you for saying "woah hold on video isnt over yet" lmao legit was about to instinctively tab over to next video x) wouldve missed the special offer at the end 🕺🕺🕺
You have found the thorn in the side (so to speak) of Disneyland for me with lines. When I was younger and standing in line, I never, ever, thought that one day I might not be physically stable enough to find standing in line more than just boring, but actually too painful. I have no idea how to move about Disneyland without my rapid walk, darting about, and standing forever minutes at a time. Will Disneyland allow a woman with a cane access to the handicapped entrances?
People sometimes ask me why I as a grownup I prefer Disneyland over any other theme park. I always bring up the subject of this video first as one of my reasonings.
I was scared more on Space Mountain queue when it featured asteroids flying around space . I know they were giant chocolate chip cookies projections, but they should show new improved asteroids projections.
a great line that was fun to stand in was the old Interspace line cause you got to see riders go in normal size and then shrink going through the microscope.
I do think it’s funny how they clearly learned their “bad single rider/Lightning Lane/DAS pass” lesson really quickly with Galaxy’s Edge. The disappointment I felt to go through single rider on Smuggler’s Run just to wait between steps in a concrete stairwell for over an hour and a half was immeasurable. And honestly? It might be the worst Disney experience I’ve ever had. The next time I came they were loudly announcing and there was a sign up that said something to the effect of “this line may not save you any time and will not go through the preshow” because of complaints, I assume. Then with things like Web Slingers they’d already gone “okay how do we have single riders do the preshow because that’s clearly a non-negotiable.”
Hey offhand I have a video idea for you. I’ve been trying to find your old Disney creepy pasta videos for awhile know and I can’t find it. I know it exists because I’ve seen it and I saw the thumbnail in a fast pass facts. I remember you talking about the river country creepy pasta, abandoned by Disney and working at Disney and I remember a sequel video were you reed the abandoned by Disney creepy pasta. I was saying for a video idea you could do a remake or sequel of that video were you talk about those creepy pastas or some other creepy pastas.
Wait, "single rider line"? There are Single Rider Lines? So Space Mtn and Matterhorn; any others? And "authorized cast miners only?" Who's authorizing minors to work, now? Oh, miners, not minors. yo ho yo ho it's off to work they go.
