Disney's Animal Kingdom is continuing to refine the boarding process at Expedition Everest, with another change now in place aimed at increasing ride throughput.
Standby guests in the red room — the final holding area before the loading platform — are now being sorted into odd and even numbered groups. Even-numbered groups are directed to the left, odd-numbered groups to the right. The pre-sorting means cast members can fill the train more efficiently once guests reach the platform.
The change follows the recent addition of pre-boarding video screens in the same area, which demonstrate how to operate the coaster restraint and stow items before boarding.
The single rider line at Expedition Everest is still operating, but if you're planning to use it, expect slower progress than before.
Because odd-numbered groups are now pre-sorted in the red room, cast members already have a ready supply of individual guests to fill gaps in ride vehicles. That reduces how often the single rider queue gets called forward, so wait times through that line are noticeably longer than they used to be.
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