Scheduling amusement park rides through an app seems like a new circle of hell.
Re:Data-Free Disney
by eddieroger on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @03:34PM
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Some people, like me, really like to plan. It's nice to know I can walk up to a ride and get on it in a few minutes rather than rush a park and hope to get in early enough that I don't lose my whole morning to waiting in line for ten minute attraction. To me, that kinda sounds like a new circle of hell, but to each their own.
Re:Data-Free Disney
by misterprime on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @04:09PM
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Similar result, but different route for me:
Planning, I hate: "I'm using this time and energy to figure out how I'm going to use my time and energy."
Waiting in line, I hate even more: "I want to do something and am delayed due to these other people that want to do the same thing."
Using an app to avoid lines sounds like a good solution.
"It's like Uber, but for waiting in line"
OTOH its convenient. Say you live in socal with a pass and want to ride the new ride with a virtual queue. You can just sit on your couch at home and see if you get in the queue and if its even worth it to go to the park that day. If they didn't have that system, it would be a crapshoot and probably like a 2 hour wait. This way you can estimate when you need to be there and can basically walk on. Then if you want food, once again, turn to the app, schedule a pickup window when you are going to be over there, hit a button on the app, walk up and grab it, versus waiting in line.
Disney parks have always been a mass surveillance zone for decades in the name of safety and security, regardless of whether or not you opt into their modern tech. If you don’t like it, don’t go to their parks.