First Day Insights: Virtual Queue at Tiana's Bayou Adventure Passholder Previews

Jun 14, 2024 in "Tiana's Bayou Adventure"

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Tiana's Bayou Adventure Virtual Queue

Posted: Friday June 14, 2024 9:44am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

As we move into the second day of Annual Passholder previews for Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, here's a detailed look back at the first day's Virtual Queue performance to help you plan your visit.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure Virtual Queue

The 7 am Virtual Queue remained open for over two hours, while the 1 pm drop lasted for just 2.5 seconds.

The ride faced a delayed opening and multiple downtimes throughout the day, with notable interruptions occurring in the morning and early afternoon, affecting the overall pace of Boarding Group progression. The total downtime was just over 7 hours. Early in the day, the average pace was maintained at 5 minutes per BG, which accelerated to 2 minutes per BG after 7 pm. Despite these stoppages, the last Boarding Group of the day, 100, was called by 8 pm.

(Thanks to @gerarar on the WDWMAGIC Forums for compiling the stats)

Virtual Queue Availability:

7 am: 2 hours and 2 minutes.
1 pm: 2.5 seconds.

Boarding Group Information:

The last Boarding Group (BG) called for the day was BG 100 at 8 pm.

Until 5 pm: Average pace of 5 minutes per BG.
From 7 pm to Close: Average pace increased to 2 minutes per BG.

Notable Ride Stoppages:

9:00 am - 11:40 am: A significant downtime of 2 hours and 40 minutes.
1:28 pm - 4:15 pm: Another substantial downtime of 2 hours and 47 minutes.
5:04 pm - 6:15 pm: Downtime of 1 hour and 11 minutes.
6:21 pm - 6:50 pm: A shorter downtime of 29 minutes.

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wdwmagic23 days ago

Tiana's Bayou Adventure Standby Queue: When to Ride for the Shortest Wait https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/tianas-bayou-adventure/news/07mar2025-tianas-bayou-adventure-standby-queue-when-to-ride-for-the-shortest-wait.htm

monothingie27 days ago

@wdwmagic how does @wdwstats measure downtime? Looking at TBA the rapid deltas in wait times seem indicative of downtime rather than organic wait times. For a ride that does have a lot of capacity, you would think it would be flatter.

Epcot82GuyFeb 25, 2025

I agree that's a fair statement. Now, to say it is as popular as Splash (or especially a Splash with a pretty significant update budget) is a different story. A lateral move with that amount of spend is problematic. But, to say it doesn't have a level of popularity somewhat near Splash at it's end (maybe up, maybe down) would be very suspicious - absent compelling data. I still think it was money poorly spent on a very poorly designed story. But, that's a separate topic to your point. :)

Disgruntled WaltFeb 25, 2025

You know, people like blood sausage, too. People are morons.

DranthFeb 25, 2025

We always go fall or winter and on our winter trips, Splash would regularly drop below 30 minutes and was even walk on much of the time outside of the busiest days. I just don't buy that TBA is unpopular with most visitors. I don't like it, but according to people who have actual guest numbers, it is just as popular as Splash.

Disstevefan1Feb 25, 2025

I welcome the standby. On a recent visit, I “won” the 1PM Guardians VQ lottery but the boarding group’s estimated return time was over 6 hours away. If I were alone maybe I would have hung around for the 6 plus hours to ride it but I was with family and I was the only one who wanted to ride it and no one understandably wanted to stick around waiting for me to ride one attraction. Now with standby, I can jump In standby and meet up with family when I get off (like the old days).

Tha RealestFeb 25, 2025

For the park’s newest attraction the first day the VQ wall disappears? I’m not sure Splash consistently posted Barnstormer numbers, yet here we are on its first fully public day of operation.

DranthFeb 25, 2025

I am not a fan of TBA either but this is kind of an odd argument. Sure, the change over will keep some away but you can't possible think cooler weather doesn't have an impact on wait times for water rides.

MickeyLuv'rFeb 25, 2025

Even Splash was quiet on cold days. The last time I rode it, shortly before it closed, it was walk-on. It was also a chilly winter night. None of us had gotten all that wet on it in some time, so we thought we'd be okay. I came out okay, but the rest of my group got soaked which wasn't much fun in the cold.

wdwmagicFeb 25, 2025

Here is a look at 10 am through 1 pm wait times

TraumaFeb 25, 2025

Yeah that’s the problem now that the ride sucks. It went from something you went on to enjoy the world class experience, to something you ride because it’s hot and you want to get wet.