As of 2026, the rules for joining a virtual queue at Walt Disney World and Disneyland are very specific: you can generally only hold one virtual queue at a time for a single attraction, but the 7:00 AM and 1:00 PM drops offer different opportunities. For the 7:00 AM drop, you can join from anywhere (your hotel, your home, etc.) as long as you have a valid park reservation or a valid ticket for that day. If you are unsuccessful at 7:00 AM, you have a second chance at 1:00 PM, but you must be physically inside the theme park where the attraction is located to join that afternoon drop. If you successfully joined at 7:00 AM and have already ridden the attraction before 1:00 PM, the system generally will not allow you to join again for the same ride, as Disney usually limits virtual queue access to once per guest, per day. However, if there are two different rides using virtual queues (e.g., Guardians of the Galaxy and Tiana's Bayou Adventure), you may be able to hold a spot for one in the morning and the other in the afternoon, provided you have already "tapped in" for your first ride. This system is designed to distribute demand fairly across the day's attendance.