Tiana’s Bayou Journey is reimagined journey changing Splash Mountain in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, and is tough as a consequence of no standby line. This attraction information solutions questions in regards to the digital queue & boarding teams, Lightning Lane, and far more.
Disney restricts entry to Tiana’s Bayou Journey by utilizing a free digital queue (VQ) and ‘pay-to-play’ entry by way of the Lightning Lane (LL), each of that are in lieu of a standard standby line. Which means that as an alternative of with the ability to present up and wait in a queue for 60-120 minutes (or regardless of the posted wait) at a time of your selecting, it’s good to roll the cube on the VQ or LL.
In the event you succeed, you’re capable of journey Tiana’s Bayou Journey. In the event you don’t…you aren’t. There isn’t any third choice. These programs are nothing new, as TRON Lightcycle Run and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at the moment function in precisely the identical manner. Earlier than that, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Remy’s Ratatouille Journey had related programs.
However, all of this has been complicated even for longtime Walt Disney World followers. Our objective right here is that will help you keep away from related frustrations. In the event you present as much as Magic Kingdom, considering you’ll be capable to journey Tiana’s Bayou Journey, you’re in for colossal disappointment.
On the contrary, you’re nearly assured you received’t be driving for those who merely present up on the official opening time. Therefore this journey information and FAQ, so you may plan accordingly, beat the crowds, and have a powerful day at Magic Kingdom!
When will the digital queue finish at Tiana’s Bayou Journey?
This may occasionally look like an odd spot to begin, however earlier than we dig in, we need to begin by noting that it’s a waste of your time to learn this publish except you’re visiting Walt Disney World in Summer season 2024. For one factor, the digital queue dynamic is at all times evolving. Walt Disney World tinkers with insurance policies, demand rises & falls, and so forth.
Within the case of Tiana’s Bayou Journey, Walt Disney World particularly said this: “Whereas a standby queue is not going to be obtainable through the attraction’s preliminary opening days, we count on to open a standby queue quickly after the attraction’s opening.”
Nonetheless, as mentioned in You Would possibly Have Issues Driving Tiana’s Bayou Journey at Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World made that assertion previous to previews and the attraction experiencing vital day by day downtime. Suffice to say, our expectation is that the digital queue will not go away till the journey’s reliability has improved. That might occur by mid-July or late September–all of it relies upon upon the size and scope of the issues, and potential options.
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What’s the digital queue for Tiana’s Bayou Journey?
The digital queue is one among two predominant methods to entry the bodily traces for Tiana’s Bayou Journey.
Quite than a standby queue, you be part of this digital line by way of the My Disney Expertise (MDX) app and are notified when it’s your flip to return to the bodily queue (which, sooner or later, would be the standby line). The method requires a couple of clicks in-app, but it surely’s fairly intuitive.
Be aware that your whole wait isn’t digital. You’ll be able to count on to come across a wait upon being referred to as again to the bodily line. The digital queue is solely Walt Disney World’s technique for pulsing demand to Tiana’s Bayou Journey, which is essentially vital despite the fact that Splash Mountain didn’t have one, as a consequence of a mixture of it being a brand new journey and it being unreliable.
What are boarding teams for Tiana’s Bayou Journey?
If the digital queue have been like a lottery (it isn’t precisely), the boarding group can be just like the ticket. The strategy versus the means.
Said in another way, boarding teams are the technique of organizing company into teams when it’s their flip to journey. Quite than a particular return window of 2-3 pm as is the case with Lightning Lanes, you may be in boarding group 65. Your return time isn’t specified prematurely, however relatively, as an estimate.
When can we enter the digital queue?
You’ll be able to be part of the Tiana’s Bayou Journey digital queue at 7 am or 1 pm by way of the My Disney Expertise app.
Anybody who has legitimate admission for Magic Kingdom that day can try to affix the 7 am VQ. The 1 pm digital queue may be joined solely by company who’ve already entered Magic Kingdom that day.
What’s the course of like for becoming a member of the digital queue?
The steps are similar to previous digital queues and much like the FastPass+ or Genie+ choice processes, for those who’ve accomplished both of these.
Right here’s a fast run-through:
Begin on the house display of the My Disney Expertise app and simply scroll down a bit till you see the “Digital Queue” banner. Click on “be part of digital queue” on that.
Alternatively, you may click on the hamburger button (backside proper nook), which is able to take you to a display with tiles–digital queue can also be on an inventory beneath that.
Then “Be part of Digital Queue.”
From there, it ought to default to Magic Kingdom. If EPCOT is chosen (on the prime) for no matter purpose, click on Magic Kingdom. You’ll see two choices–Tiana’s Bayou Journey or TRON Lightcycle Run. Presumably, you’ll need to do each throughout your day at MK–however you may solely be part of one at 7 a.m.
You’ll have the choice of confirming your occasion beginning at 6 am, or an hour earlier than the digital queue opens.
Click on the blue button to verify your occasion, guaranteeing that everybody visiting with you is chosen for the digital queue. As long as tickets are correctly linked and everybody legitimate admission for Magic Kingdom (and park reservations, if vital), this course of must be clean crusing and self-explanatory.
When you verify your occasion, you’ll see the above display till 7 am.
Use the “quick finger” technique beneath to get the timing proper, after which both hit the refresh button or pull all the way down to refresh at 7 am on the dot. You’ll then see the “Be part of Queue” button. Faucet that and also you’re accomplished!
This exhibits your estimate ready time, which will probably be a number of hours into the longer term (and never essentially correct) at 7 am since Magic Kingdom isn’t even open but.
As soon as the park is open, this identical display will present you which of them boarding teams have been referred to as. Relying upon the circumstances, it might additionally present an estimated wait time–however even then, return instances can fluctuate based mostly on downtime and different elements.
As soon as it’s your flip to affix the bodily queue, you’ll obtain a notification (for those who’ve allowed the My Disney Expertise app to ship notifications). You may as well see your digital queue standing in the direction of the highest of your My Disney Expertise residence display, in addition to on the digital queue web page itself.
With that mentioned, there’s no substitute for seeing for your self. Whereas it received’t allow you to full the method, you may undergo the primary a number of steps of becoming a member of the digital queue from residence. Be on the MDX app some morning proper at 7 am and undergo the motions. It’s good apply for the actual factor!
Subsequent, we’ll cowl some strategies to enhance your pace and enhance your probabilities of success on the Tiana’s Bayou Journey digital queue!
Digital Queue Pace Technique
Disney WiFi versus Mobile Knowledge?
It actually is dependent upon your provider and the place you’re positioned within the park/resort/and many others.
We’d advocate doing a fast pace check with each a couple of minutes earlier than it’s time to affix the digital queue. Something at or above 50 Mbps must be enough, however the increased the higher. If vital, transfer round to get away from different folks or enhance your pace to that threshold.
Are there any methods to enhance pace?
Clearly, there’s solely a lot that’s inside your management in relation to your web pace at Walt Disney World. Two large issues are getting away from congested areas and out from beneath issues. Decrease-level Walt Disney World resort rooms have points, as do outlying buildings. Because of this, you would possibly need to go outdoors, to the foyer, the balcony, an exterior walkway, and many others. for the 7 am entry time.
In the case of the 1 pm digital queue, keep away from congested areas of the parks. If in any respect attainable, try to affix whereas not standing in line for the rest, as some queues have ‘lifeless zones’ with out WiFi or mobile service. In Magic Kingdom, a lot of the park is fairly good–the one space that involves thoughts as being problematic is Underneath the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid.
How ought to we put together for becoming a member of the digital queue?
This would possibly sound like overkill, however milliseconds matter.
Be certain that your telephone is totally up to date and pressure shut all apps, together with My Disney Expertise shortly earlier than it’s time to affix the digital queue. Double-check the time in your telephone or watch towards time.gov, which is what Disney makes use of for opening the digital queue.
What’s the most effective strategic method for becoming a member of a boarding group? Ought to one particular person strive for everybody, ought to we every strive individually, or what?
Don’t strive individually–you received’t be in the identical boarding teams, that means you received’t journey collectively.
We advocate everybody strive for everybody in your occasion. Launch the MDX app about 10 seconds earlier than the official digital queue entry time and hit the “Be part of Boarding Group” button. If that doesn’t work, force-refreshing by flattening “laborious.”
Everybody in your occasion who has legitimate admission for Magic Kingdom (and park reservations, if vital) ought to already be pre-selected. The particular person in your occasion with the quickest fingers will rating the boarding group, whereas everybody else will obtain a “Not So Quick/Already in Boarding Group” message. Simply make sure that anybody in your occasion who tries for boarding passes makes an attempt so as to add everybody.
Once more, it’s good to do a apply run or two at residence so that you’re comfy with the method within the My Disney Expertise app so that you don’t get flustered and mess up. We’ve heard horror tales of readers clicking by means of too shortly and forgetting so as to add one among their relations. Don’t freak out if that occurs–go to the Visitor Expertise Workforce Forged Members stationed on the blue umbrellas.
As soon as notified that “your group has been referred to as!” how lengthy do we now have to return?
You’re anticipated to return inside 1 hour of being referred to as.
Can we should be within the park for the 1 pm digital queue opening?
No. Nonetheless, everybody in your occasion does must enter Magic Kingdom in some unspecified time in the future earlier than 1 pm so as to “unlock” entry to the digital queue at 1 pm. That means you possibly can arrive for park opening, take the monorail again to your resort for lunch and a pool break, and check out once more at 1 pm.
It’s not geofenced or based mostly upon proximity—this performance unlocks within the My Disney Expertise app for every visitor after they’ve bodily tapped into the park’s faucet/turnstiles. You’ll be able to go away after tapping in and nonetheless be part of through the afternoon entry time out of your resort room or wherever.
You possibly can actually be inside Magic Kingdom or in Manitoba. The digital queue system solely validates whether or not you’ve tapped into Magic Kingdom, not your present location. It will probably truly be advantageous to depart Magic Kingdom noon, as that’s when crowds and wait instances are worst. In the event you’re like us, you additionally could choose to do lunch at a Magic Kingdom space resort relatively at Walt Disney World’s worst meals park.
Tiana’s Bayou Journey Lightning Lane Technique
Is there some other technique to journey Tiana’s Bayou Journey?
Sure.
Tiana’s Bayou Journey additionally presents Lightning Lane entry by way of Genie+ (by means of July 23, 2024) and Lightning Lane Multi Move (beginning July 24, 2024). You’ll be able to learn in regards to the former in our FAQ for Genie+ and Lightning Lanes at Walt Disney World and the latter in Lightning Lane Multi-Move at Disney World FAQ.
What’s the distinction between the digital queue and the Lightning Lane?
Apart from the digital queue being free and the Lightning Lane entry costing cash, the latter is quicker. Lightning Lanes are Walt Disney World’s line-skipping choice, colloquially referred to as “paid FastPass.”
With the digital queue, a part of your wait is digital, however you’re nonetheless going to face within the bodily line and spend some period of time ready. In contrast, company within the Lightning Lane will transfer sooner than you, and wait much less time. (Except the journey breaks down, through which case you each may be caught.)
Which choice is healthier?
The paid one, minus the entire “costing cash” half.
Along with the road shifting sooner, the opposite large upside with the Lightning Lane is that there’s extra certainty–and that’s a giant cope with an unreliable journey that suffers quite a lot of downtime, like Tiana’s Bayou Journey. Whereas nobody is “assured” to have the ability to journey, Lightning Lane company have the closest factor to that. In contrast, if the journey has a foul day and doesn’t get to later boarding teams, the digital queue company are simply out of luck.
Do you advocate shopping for Genie+ or Lightning Lane Multi Move?
For Magic Kingdom, completely. It’s the one–and solely–park at Walt Disney World the place the paid FastPass programs are an absolute no-brainer and unequivocally the easiest way to beat crowds. (As mentioned in Greatest Time-Saving Methods for Walt Disney World, that isn’t at all times the case with the opposite parks.)
Though the opening of Tiana’s Bayou Journey definitely provides to the worth of the line-skipping service, it’s not the one purpose why. You need to be capable to rating at the very least a half-dozen worthwhile Lightning Lanes in Magic Kingdom–greater than some other park at Walt Disney World. It’s a superb use of cash, particularly in case you have restricted trip time and don’t need to spend that standing in traces.
How excessive of precedence is Tiana’s Bayou Journey in relation to Lightning Lane rankings?
For Summer season 2024, it’s a straightforward #1 choose–forward of Peter Pan’s Flight and Jungle Cruise–in Magic Kingdom. You’ll want to e-book as near 7 am as attainable, or get fortunate with a journey reservation refill later within the day.
Even Splash Mountain ranked within the prime 3 through the summer season months, however Tiana’s Bayou Journey being model new and having day by day downtime strikes it up significantly. For at the very least the subsequent couple months, it’s most likely the #1 Lightning Lane Multi Move, forward of even Slinky Canine Sprint.
Is it attainable to attain a spot within the digital queue and buy a Lightning Lane for Tiana’s Bayou Journey?
Sure. There’s nothing that forestalls it apart from how shortly each e-book up–that means that there’s no coverage stopping you from double-dipping that manner. Nonetheless, it may be a problem juggling each proper at 7:00:00 am–except you’ve gotten one particular person in your occasion “assigned” to every.
Is there any distinction for on-site versus off-site company?
Not for the digital queue. Everyone seems to be handled equally, with out regard to their lodging.
On-site company could have a bonus in shopping for Lightning Lane Multi Move.
Is Tiana’s Bayou Journey open for Early Entry at Magic Kingdom?
No. We don’t count on that to vary, both. Solely Tomorrowland and Fantasyland can be found throughout Early Entry, which isn’t a brand new improvement. Frontierland opens at common rope drop.
What about Prolonged Night Hours?
Tiana’s Bayou Journey isn’t at the moment on the record of sights that can function throughout Prolonged Night Hours. We count on that to vary within the coming weeks or months–maybe as soon as the digital queue is dropped or the journey turns into extra dependable.
Will Tiana’s Bayou Journey function throughout Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion or Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Occasion?
It’s too early to say. Though it was/is on the record of sights for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Occasion (MNSSHP) and/or Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Occasion (MVMCP), that’s merely a matter of expectations at this level and shouldn’t be handled because the gospel.
Whether or not Tiana’s Bayou Journey is open throughout MNSSHP and/or MVMCP is dependent upon downtime. If it’s nonetheless suffering from reliability woes, we’d count on it to not function. Disney simply received’t need to mess with it. If the issues are getting higher, it’s a possibly. In the event that they’re gone, it’ll function.
For a similar causes, whether or not it’ll use a digital queue or standby line throughout these occasions can also be presently unknown.
Can we be part of the digital queues for each Tiana’s Bayou Journey and TRON Lightcycle Run?
Sure, however you can not maintain spots in each digital queues on the identical time.
As a sensible matter, which means that not solely do it’s good to achieve success with one journey at 7 am, but additionally that it’s good to be so profitable that you just get a fairly low boarding group quantity and have an earlier return time–so that you’re referred to as again and faucet into the primary digital queue earlier than 1 pm.
Alternatively, you may be part of the digital queue for one and purchase Lightning Lane entry to the opposite. You possibly can additionally probably achieve free digital queue entry to each and buy Lightning Lane entry to each for those who’re actually environment friendly…and need to expertise each twice, for no matter purpose.
Which journey ought to we do first?
Whichever is increased precedence for you. From a strategic perspective, it’s six of 1–half dozen the opposite. As long as Tiana’s Bayou Journey has reliability woes, downtime might happen each time. And that would find yourself throwing a monkey wrench into even the most effective laid plans, and boarding teams obtained with the quickest fingers.
As soon as Tiana’s Bayou Journey is extra dependable, we’d advocate going for it first. Whereas each rides are higher at evening, TRON Lightcycle Run is a lot higher at evening. (If each rides are equally necessary, that is additionally our recommendation–Tiana’s Bayou Journey at 7 am and TRON at 1 pm.)
What time does Tiana’s Bayou Journey run out of boarding passes?
There isn’t any set time, however count on the primary digital queue to refill earlier than 7:01 am every day for a lot of the summer season. That’s what has occurred with all sights which have come earlier than and used digital queues.
As for the 1 pm digital queue, that actually relies upon upon demand and downtime. There have been low to reasonable crowd days when TRON Lightcycle Run has nonetheless had availability after 2 pm, and even after 4 pm. On busier days, it’s gone inside minutes of 1 pm. Within the close to time period, we’re anticipating each Tiana’s Bayou Journey digital queues to refill quick–inside seconds or minutes, not hours.
Can we go away the park as soon as becoming a member of the queue?
Sure. You possibly can return to your resort and take a nap, eat lunch, and many others.
How do we all know after we can return?
In case your telephone has push notifications for My Disney Expertise enabled, you’ll obtain an alert that your boarding group has been referred to as.
Failing that, the “My Standing” display on the Tiana’s Bayou Journey digital queue display shows the identical info. That must also offer you an concept of how quickly you’ll be referred to as.
What occurs if we now have an Advance Eating Reservation that conflicts with our return time?
Ideally, you need to see a Forged Member on the Visitor Expertise Workforce stands (search for the blue umbrella) positioned all through the park. They will help with scheduling conflicts.
Failing that, see a Forged Member on the attraction entrance–they’re usually fairly versatile.
Does Tiana’s Bayou Journey accommodate Incapacity Entry Service (DAS) card?
Sure, however that is nonetheless really first come, first served.
Meaning everybody should be part of the digital queue first, which suggests arriving and going by means of that identical to everybody else. To reap the benefits of DAS, go to the Lightning Lane return line as soon as your boarding group is known as.
What about Rider Swap?
Yep, identical course of as above.
Which days of the week are finest for visiting Magic Kingdom?
Statistically talking, Wednesdays and Thursdays are at the moment your finest bets for the bottom crowds at Magic Kingdom. That’ll doubtless change throughout Occasion Season, although.
For extra complete recommendation and explanations, see our Greatest & Worst Days to Do Every Park at Walt Disney World. That gives definitive recommendation for selecting dates, and never only for Magic Kingdom, however for all 4 parks.
When will the Tiana’s Bayou Journey digital queue get simpler?
The excellent news is that Tiana’s Bayou Journey isn’t a model new attraction and it shouldn’t have the identical fanfare as Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind or TRON Lightcycle Run.
Our expectation is that the ‘reimagined journey’ scent will put on off fairly shortly. By mid-August, our hope that demand has cooled down or Tiana’s Bayou Journey has gotten extra dependable. Ideally, each. By which case, the digital queue will keep open for hours as an alternative of seconds/minutes. Or higher but, it received’t be vital in any respect and the standby line will open.
Ought to we simply wait to do Tiana’s Bayou Journey till our 2025 Walt Disney World journey?
Though the digital queue creates winners and losers, for those who’ve already learn the ~3,000 phrases above, you’re more likely to be one of many winners. You’re much better positioned than 95% of different company–a lot of whom arrive with out figuring out what a digital queue even is or when it’s supplied–and are extra doubtless to reach scoring a boarding group. With a digital queue, your wait time will probably be considerably shorter than for those who simply wait till subsequent yr or each time the digital queue is changed with a standby line.
Our official place on digital queues is that they’re unhealthy and must be eradicated. The entire course of is complicated (therefore this publish) and extremely visitor unfriendly in consequence. Visiting Walt Disney World is already too sophisticated, and this simply provides one other layer of stress and unpredictability, with extra it’s good to know. With that mentioned, we selfishly form of like digital queues as a result of we’re good at them and so they give us a bonus–and shorter wait instances than standby traces. It’s the same story for you now that you just’ve learn all of this. You’ve already discovered what to do and the right way to do it–now put that data to make use of in experiencing Tiana’s Bayou Journey!
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