Why is Flight of Passage line so long?

The Pandora-themed attraction draws Guests in each and every day and typically has over an hour wait time — if not two hours. Unfortunately for some Guests who recently rode Avatar Flight of Passage, they experienced an extremely long line due to the ride operating at a reduced capacity.



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Since Avatar Flight of Passage remains the most popular ride in Animal Kingdom, you should visit early in the day or nearer park closing time. It's open for Early Theme Park Entry, and you can purchase an Individual Lightning Lane (ILL) to shorten your wait.

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The wait times aren't always 100% accurate… In our experience, we've been able to make it through the Flight of Passage queue in less than 25 minutes at the very end of the night — a sharp contrast to the 45-minute sign by the entrance!

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There are several reasons why Walt Disney World deliberately inflates wait times. First, it's good for guest satisfaction–an extension of the ole “underpromise and overdeliver” mantra. It's surprisingly simple: guests will be happy if they wait less time than is advertised, but unhappy if they wait longer.

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Disney has decided that eliminating wait time signs and wait times in the My Disney Experience app will increase the number of people who get in the line. They believe that more guests will get in line when they don't know the wait time.

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Through our investigation and top secret interviews, we determined that Disney is paying people $1.50 for every 10 minutes they stand in line for select attractions. If Space Mountain is 80 minutes, a paid line waiter gets $12 from Disney to stand in that line.

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For safety, you should be in good health and free from high blood pressure, heart, back or neck problems, motion sickness, or other conditions that could be aggravated by this adventure. Expectant mothers should not ride.

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The best time of day to fly is in the morning, before 8 a.m. Early morning flights are less likely to be delayed or go through turbulence, and they're often cheaper. There are advantages to flying at other times, too, so pick what works best with your travel plans.

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The attraction has four theaters with six rows per theater that can seat eight riders per row, seating 192 riders in total at one time.

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It stands for Individual Lightning Lane attractions – big headliners that Disney now charges you extra for if you want to skip the standby line. Have more questions about how ILLs work?

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Then families will come upon the main attraction: Flight of Passage. This ride is open to guests who are at least 44 inches tall, which is an average height for 5- and 6-year-olds. (Of course, there will be children who are younger and older when they hit that mark.)

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We would like to mention that a couple of friends have experienced motion sickness while riding Avatar Flight of Passage. Guests who suffer from motion sickness need to be warned that this ride is on a whole new level than any other simulator/movie attraction at Disney.

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