A Popular Disney World Ride Is Testing Something NEW (And We're Not Sure We Like It)

Over at Animal Kingdom, there are only a handful of rides available while the new Tropical Americas is being created. This means that those rides tend to get longer lines. Especially, popular rides like Expedition Everest.

Expedition Everest

This thrilling coaster is an Animal Kingdom icon and a fan-favorite, but the line can get long, so we often suggest hopping in the single rider line to save some time. However, we just found out something that could be a bad sign for the future of this single-rider line.

Recently, over at Expedition Everest, they began to try out a new system for loading guests onto the ride. Previously, you would reach the end of the line, and the Cast Members would assign you a row and have single riders fill in the gaps. However, now they are pre-sorting guests in the final room of the queue into odd and even parties.

Expedition Everest

What this does is allow the Cast Members to more efficiently load guests onto the ride. This does mean that the single rider line has started to move a lot slower than before. Because now Cast Members have odd-numbered parties pre-sorted, they have a group of individual guests who can fill those gaps. Therefore, the need to pull people from the single rider line is being reduced.

Single Rider!

However, this is not the only update. After speaking to a Cast Member at the attraction, we found out that this system is being tested out for a month as a part of a partnership between Expedition Everest and a third-party company.

Expedition Everest

They were not able to provide many details surrounding this partnership or which company they are working with; however, the Cast Member did note that, depending on what they decide to do with the queue, it is a possibility that they will be removing the Single Rider line, though the Cast Member didn’t think it would come to that.

Let’s ride Everest!

Currently, all that is known is that they are experimenting with the queue and how to move guests most efficiently. While we are thrilled they are attempting to make the attraction as efficient as possible, we would be so sad to see one of our favorite single rider lines go.

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We will continue to update you on any Expedition Everest Single Rider news in the future when we get more information, so stay tuned to Disney Food Blog so you never miss anything!

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