It’s a day that will go down in history as one of the most unexpected, most unprecedented, and most utterly bewildering events to ever befall the Happiest Place on Earth. A day when the very fabric of reality seemed to unravel, leaving Disney fans and pundits alike scratching their heads in utter dismay.
We speak, of course, of the first day of operation for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind without the virtual queue.
For weeks, nay, months, the Disney community had been bracing itself for the worst. The virtual queue, once the bane of existence for those seeking to experience these two beloved attractions, had been abolished. And with it, the floodgates of chaos and destruction were expected to open wide.
But, dear reader, the apocalypse that was foretold did not come to pass. Instead, something far more shocking occurred: the wait times were… reasonable.
Yes, you heard that correctly. Reasonable. As in, not-entirely- soul-crushing. Not-likely-to-make-you-want-to-pull-your-hair-out-in-frustration.
It was as if the very laws of physics and mathematics had been turned on their head. The wait times, once a source of endless frustration and woe, had suddenly, inexplicably, become almost… manageable.
We spoke to several Disney fans who braved the standby lines on this fateful day, and their reactions ranged from shock to amazement to downright confusion.
“I showed up at 9 am, ready to wait in line for at least 3 hours,” said one fan. “But when I got to the front of the line, I was shocked to discover that the wait time was only 30 minutes! I didn’t know what to do with myself.”
Another fan echoed this sentiment, saying, “I was prepared for the worst, but when I saw that the wait time was only 45 minutes, I almost cried tears of joy. It was like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.”
But not everyone was pleased with the shockingly short wait times. Some fans expressed disappointment and even outrage that the lines were not longer.
“I came here expecting to wait in line for at least 5 hours,” said one disgruntled fan. “But when I saw that the wait time was only 20 minutes, I felt ripped off. I mean, what’s the point of even coming to Disney World if you’re not going to have to wait in line for hours on end?”
As the day wore on, the wait times remained surprisingly short, with some fans reporting wait times of as little as 10-15 minutes.
It was a day that will go down in history as one of the most bizarre and inexplicable events to ever occur at Disney World. A day when the laws of physics and mathematics were turned on their head, and the wait times for two of the most popular attractions in the park were shockingly, amazingly, and utterly reasonably short.
