Everything Virtual Queue - Please Read Posts 1 and 2

[emsstacey]

On Saturday, I purchased wifi on the flight down, got spot 99 in the VQ and was called to ride around 4pm. Waited around 40 minutes after getting called.

 

[TwingleMum]

Post 1 of this thread has a lot of great information.

No, you will be assigned a virtual boarding group, you are not able to select a time or BG.

To date, nobody has reported a problem arriving late for their BG, even hours later than their BG was called. If I was in your situation I would try for a BG at 7am (if you have an Epcot park reservation) and then either go when it's called if you're in the park or if it's called before you arrive, go when you get to Epcot. You should have no problems at all.

Thanks so much for the advice

 

[musicguy856]

Another caution about using hotel WiFi - I tried to get Guardians VQ on the morning of my departure day (staying offsite) and my hotel's WiFi decided to kick me off right before 7am. By the time I went to cellular the 7am groups were gone and I was leaving before 1pm so ILL was my only option. Fortunately this was the day of the ILL payment glitch that occurred at 7am blocking many onsite guests from booking it then. I was able to secure an 8:55am ILL at 8:30 which was incredible for staying offsite.

 

[bdrex28]

Dear Husband

Thanks! I kept trying to figure a "disney" for the D. I was thinking Disney Husband, Disney Honey, LOL

 

[CarolynFH]

Thanks! I kept trying to figure a "disney" for the D. I was thinking Disney Husband, Disney Honey, LOL

For some people it does mean that. For use on Internet forums in general, it’s Dear - husband, wife, sister, brother, daughter, son, mother, etc.

 

[Davey Jones II]

I trust this boarding group system about as far as I can throw it. I'm sure the only way we'll get to ride will be by shelling out for ILL..

 

[lovethattink]

I trust this boarding group system about as far as I can throw it. I'm sure the only way we'll get to ride will be by shelling out for ILL..

On Tuesday I got a VQ BG at 7:29 PM!! Yes, PM!! There was storms all around us, but not at Epcot. Many people left the park. We rode Soarin and it had a 15 minute wait. Got off Soarin, sat on a bench to check ride times and saw virtual queue for Guardians was open and booked it at 7:29pm. We were called just before 8pm!!!

 

[Davey Jones II]

On Tuesday I got a VQ BG at 7:29 PM!! Yes, PM!! There was storms all around us, but not at Epcot. Many people left the park. We rode Soarin and it had a 15 minute wait. Got off Soarin, sat on a bench to check ride times and saw virtual queue for Guardians was open and booked it at 7:29pm. We were called just before 8pm!!!

Great.. Does that mean they'll throw me a bone? No. And I don't plan to be up at 7 a.m. every day.

As I said before in another thread, I'll believe it when I ride it. Until then, I expect the BG sytem to let us down royally. I hate the idea of playing a lottery to get to ride. A standby line would be infinitely better.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Great.. Does that mean they'll throw me a bone? No. And I don't plan to be up at 7 a.m. every day.

As I said before in another thread, I'll believe it when I ride it. Until then, I expect the BG sytem to let us down royally. I hate the idea of playing a lottery to get to ride. A standby line would be infinitely better.

Your experience may vary but I don’t remember the last time someone said they weren’t able to get a VQBG during one of the drops. There seem to be enough for those with Epcot park reservations snd normally those hopping too.

Each person is different but I’ll take a VQ boarding group which allows me to experience other attractions over waiting in a line for 5+ hours (would never do that) when the VQ wait is 300+ minutes.

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

Chiming in with our experience, traveled 8/25 to 9/4 with 2 EP park reservation days and one deluxe evening hours option.

I ran a speed test on mine and Hubby's phones, on and off of Disney WiFi. Both of our data plans were about 10x faster than wifi, his slightly more than mine, so his was the phone I booked on.

Kept my phone at time.gov, his phone on the VQ, and refreshed right as it clicked over from 6:59:59 to 7. In the mornings, I got BG 3 and then BG 1.

I used the same double phone set up at the Germany pavilion for deluxe hours VQ. I don't know how the number lines up to a "good" group since they continue sequential numbering, but we were called as soon as deluxe hours started.

When we saw how late into the evening the 1pm drop was staying open, we also picked up VQs on hops. A 6:30pm pick up was called about 7:30pm while we were still at dinner. Our 2:30pm pick up was slated to be called late, so we hopped again to HS and just came back to EP after 8 to ride with our VQ.

I personally think the VQ right now is a huge benefit to park goers who want to ride the newest attraction without waiting 2-3 hours. But, with it being so easy to pick up right now, I think it's days are numbered. Disney wants that sweet, sweet ILL money...

 

[lovethattink]

Great.. Does that mean they'll throw me a bone? No. And I don't plan to be up at 7 a.m. every day.

As I said before in another thread, I'll believe it when I ride it. Until then, I expect the BG sytem to let us down royally. I hate the idea of playing a lottery to get to ride. A standby line would be infinitely better.

I have missed BG at 7am twice. I have never missed trying for a BG after 2! Your odds are much better after 1 anyway.

 

[Davey Jones II]

I'll believe it when I ride it.

 

[Mrs.AMC]

I trust this boarding group system about as far as I can throw it. I'm sure the only way we'll get to ride will be by shelling out for ILL..

Great.. Does that mean they'll throw me a bone? No. And I don't plan to be up at 7 a.m. every day.

As I said before in another thread, I'll believe it when I ride it. Until then, I expect the BG sytem to let us down royally. I hate the idea of playing a lottery to get to ride. A standby line would be infinitely better.

You might want to at least wait till you try before you give up.
It's not hard at all to get a BG. You do have to actually try though. Not every day either. Only on days with Epcot reservations. So unless you have Epcot reservations everyday, you won't be up at 7am everyday.
How on earth standing in line for hours would be better than getting up at 7AM is beyond me. More than likely you'd need to be in line outside the park at 7AM just be start standing in line that will be forming in order to get in line so I doubt you'd find that an improvement.

Considering the vast majority here report that they get BG at 7AM I'm really not sure why you think you won't. Those that don't get it are those that don't know the steps to take to ensure they get one. There are more than enough reports giving step by step practically error proof instructions on how to do it.

Going in to anything with a defeatist attitude is probably going to result in just that, defeat.

 

[Davey Jones II]

You might want to at least wait till you try before you give up.
It's not hard at all to get a BG. You do have to actually try though. Not every day either. Only on days with Epcot reservations. So unless you have Epcot reservations everyday, you won't be up at 7am everyday.
How on earth standing in line for hours would be better than getting up at 7AM is beyond me. More than likely you'd need to be in line outside the park at 7AM just be start standing in line that will be forming in order to get in line so I doubt you'd find that an improvement.

Considering the vast majority here report that they get BG at 7AM I'm really not sure why you think you won't. Those that don't get it are those that don't know the steps to take to ensure they get one. There are more than enough reports giving step by step practically error proof instructions on how to do it.

Going in to anything with a defeatist attitude is probably going to result in just that, defeat.

You just put your finger on the worst part of the BG system. You can follow all the steps, do everything the way you're supposed to, and still end up getting nothing. Then, of course, it's your fault because somehow you "didn't do it right" or your timing was wrong, you didn't jump through the right hoops. or.... Or something. It's Disney's system, but it's your fault when it gives you the shaft.

Yes I'll try it -- what other choice do I have? I'll try to compete with the fast finger crowd who've been doing it far longer than me. But heaven help me if I complain on these boards after coming up empty. You and others will find a dozen reasons why I screwed it up and it's my fault.

Talk about adding insult to injury.

P.S.: Before BGs, I managed to ride everything, all the hottest, most popular attractions the year they opened, sometimes with FP, sometimes full queue just before closing time, and without ever using a smartphone. Back then, every new ride got a standby line. But now, apparently, if it wasn't for BGs, we would all be stuck in five hour standbys. That's funny, I don't remember waiting five hours for FOP, 7DMT, Slinky Dog, Frozen Ever After, MFSR...

 

[Mrs.AMC]

You just put your finger on the worst part of the BG system. You can follow all the steps, do everything the way you're supposed to, and still end up getting nothing. Then, of course, it's your fault because somehow you "didn't do it right" or your timing was wrong, you didn't jump through the right hoops. or.... Or something. It's Disney's system, but it's your fault when it gives you the shaft.

Yes I'll try it -- what other choice do I have? I'll try to compete with the fast finger crowd who've been doing it far longer than me. But heaven help me if I complain on these boards after coming up empty. You and others will find a dozen reasons why I screwed it up and it's my fault.

Talk about adding insult to injury.

P.S.: Before BGs, I managed to ride everything, all the hottest, most popular attractions the year they opened, sometimes with FP, sometimes full queue just before closing time, and without ever using a smartphone. Back then, every new ride got a standby line. But now, apparently, if it wasn't for BGs, we would all be stuck in five hour standbys. That's funny, I don't remember waiting five hours for FOP, 7DMT, Slinky Dog, Frozen Ever After, MFSR...

Well I hope you’re able to find some way to be happy on your trip. I am only trying to say to not be so negative. You are conceding defeat before you try. I suspect you don’t let your kids get away with that attitude towards things they attempt. Just good for thought. That’s all

As for “doing it longer”, not sure how that’s possible. I did it the week it opened. Not since. So not possible to “do it longer” as you call it. They only time I didn’t get a boarding group is when I didn’t follow time correctly and waited till 7:00 to try on opening day. It’s been successful because it’s not hard. Unless you consider being on time hard

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

Well I hope you’re able to find some way to be happy on your trip. I am only trying to say to not be so negative. You are conceding defeat before you try. I suspect you don’t let your kids get away with that attitude towards things they attempt. Just good for thought. That’s all

As for “doing it longer”, not sure how that’s possible. I did it the week it opened. Not since. So not possible to “do it longer” as you call it. They only time I didn’t get a boarding group is when I didn’t follow time correctly and waited till 7:00 to try on opening day. It’s been successful because it’s not hard. aimless you consider being on time hard

It does feel like a ton of negativity for something that hasn't even happened yet.

I followed the suggestions (data, not wifi; use time.gov to know when official 7:00 is) and got boarding group 3 on my first try.

There are plenty of ways in which you can do everything right and still fail at Disney, especially with the way things are running in 2022. But, at least of late, GotG 7am VQs have pretty consistently been successful if you do things correctly. And, with how long the 1pm drop is staying open, you can mess up 15 different ways and still get that later-in-the-day boarding group.

 

[Mrs.AMC]

It does feel like a ton of negativity for something that hasn't even happened yet.

I followed the suggestions (data, not wifi; use time.gov to know when official 7:00 is) and got boarding group 3 on my first try.

There are plenty of ways in which you can do everything right and still fail at Disney, especially with the way things are running in 2022. But, at least of late, GotG 7am VQs have pretty consistently been successful if you do things correctly. And, with how long the 1pm drop is staying open, you can mess up 15 different ways and still get that later-in-the-day boarding group.

There isn’t even that much to do correctly
I did the time check but that’s all
no speed checks
no worries about Wi-Fi vs cell
just checked to be certain I was on at 7:00 on the nose. Nothing more
one step to do correctly

 

[eiblehs]

1. Would you recommend only one person in the group trying for a BG? Would it mess up with multiple people within the same party trying on different devices for a BG at 7 am?

2. Is rider-swap used on this ride? We have a small child in our party who is not tall enough. Should I even bother including him in the BG? Or can we still do rider-swap if we select adults only in MDE?

 

[Grumpy by Birth]

We got BG 30 this morning. Estimated return time was initially 11:45 am - 12:45 pm. At 9:15 I get a message saying to report now! We were still at the Beach Club resort getting ready. Thankfully, that's really close to EPCOT so we made it to the ride with 10 minutes to spare. We only waited about 10-15 minutes tops from entering until we got to the pre-show. Not too long of a wait from the pre-show to boarding either. My wife and I both really enjoyed the ride!

For future reference, GotG VQ return times have not been enforced to date. As long as your BG has been called, you can show up anytime before the park closes and will be allowed to ride.

I'd read that, but besides not wanting to push my luck and test it personally, I was really itching to get there and it was very helpful to motivate my wife to get ready faster for me to tell her that we couldn't miss our reservation time.

 

[CarolynFH]

1. Would you recommend only one person in the group trying for a BG? Would it mess up with multiple people within the same party trying on different devices for a BG at 7 am?

Yes, multiple people can try on multiple devices, using different MDE accounts and/or signed in to the same account! Just make sure everyone is connected via F&F so they can book for everyone.

2. Is rider-swap used on this ride? We have a small child in our party who is not tall enough. Should I even bother including him in the BG? Or can we still do rider-swap if we select adults only in MDE?

I don’t think it really matters whether you include him in the VQ or not. If you can leave him out, that would be considerate of others trying for a VQ. You can still use rider swap.