With the rise of travel following the pandemic, Disney parks have been more crowded than ever. Genie+ is great, but it's an extra expense that doesn't always make sense for your park day. So what do you do if you don't have Genie+ but still want to get on some of those major, E-ticket rides? Try Single Rider.
Walt Disney World
The single rider line is designed to increase ride capacity and efficiency by filling all of the empty space in a ride vehicle. Test Track, for example, seats six to a car, with two rows of three people each. If there are two parties of two in a ride vehicle, that leaves one empty seat in each row and two empty spaces in the car. The single rider line eliminates that problem by making it possible to fill the car in its entirety.
Single rider lines often have reduced wait times, but this is not always the case. If you and a friend get in the single rider line together, please expect to be split up for the ride experience. Children under age 7 will likely not be allowed to get in this line, as children under age 7 must be accompanied by someone age 14 or older.
Single rider lines are currently available at Test Track in Epcot, Rock'n'Roller Coaster and Millennium Falcon: Smugglers' Run in Hollywood Studios, and Expedition Everest in Animal Kingdom. You may also find it sometimes at Soarin' in Epcot, but this has been inconsistent in the past.
Universal Orlando Resort
At Universal, unlike Disney, there are a ton of single rider lines!
At Universal Studios, you will find single rider lines for the following attractions: Fast and Furious - Supercharged; Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts; Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit; Men in Black Alien Attack; Revenge of the Mummy; and Transformers: The Ride - 3D.
At Islands of Adventure, you will find single rider lines on: The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man; Dr. Doom's Fearfall; Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls; Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure; Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey; The Incredible Hulk Coaster; Jurassic Park River Adventure; Jurassic World VelociCoaster; and Skull Island: Reign of Kong.
The Downsides of Single Rider
While the single rider line is great for getting you on rides faster than you might otherwise get on as a group, there are a few definite downsides to consider.
Your wait time is not guaranteed.
You may actually end up waiting as long as or longer than those in the standby line if there happen to be a lot of people in front of you and/or a lot of even-numbered groups in the queue.
The employees may or may not be able to give you an estimated wait time for the single rider queue.
You will miss queue elements.
Usually, many of the more unique or interactive queue elements will be displayed in the standby queue as a way to keep waiting guests entertained. These elements typically tell the story of the attraction. Single rider lines, by contrast, are typically relatively barren, meaning that they may not be a good choice for you if it's your first time and/or you want to see the story of the attraction.
Your party will be split up.
I have to emphasize this, as many people get confused by it. If your party of five gets in the single rider line together, there is almost a 100% chance that you will not ride together. You will be split up into individual riders and used to fill space left by other groups in the ride vehicles. You may not even get on the same train.
Have you used the single rider lines before? What are your thoughts on them? Personally, I love them when I'm traveling with my friends, but I almost never use them when I'm traveling with my family.
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