How Disney Annual Passholders Can Join the Tiana's Bayou Adventure Previews Without a Magic Kingdom Reservation

May 17, 2024 in "Ticket Annual Pass - Disney Incredi-Pass"

Posted: Friday May 17, 2024 7:30am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

If you're a Disney Annual Passholder, you want to be among the first to experience new attractions. With the upcoming previews for Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom, you may have missed out on getting a Magic Kingdom park reservation which are all now at capacity. Don't worry! There's still a way for you to join the early previews.

Preview Dates and Current Reservation Status

Tiana's Bayou Adventure previews are scheduled for June 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, and 20. Magic Kingdom park reservations for these dates are at capacity, but there are still opportunities for Passholders without a Magic Kingdom reservation to participate.

Virtual Queue System

To join the Tiana's Bayou Adventure previews, Passholders need to join a virtual queue via the My Disney Experience app. The queue opens twice a day at 7:00 am and 1:00 pm. Here's how you can make it work without a Magic Kingdom park reservation:

  • 7:00 am Virtual Queue: This queue is only available to those with a Magic Kingdom reservation. If you don't have a reservation, this slot won't be accessible.
  • 1:00 pm Virtual Queue: This is your key to joining the preview without a Magic Kingdom reservation.

Steps to Join the 1:00 pm Virtual Queue

Park Reservation for Any Other Theme Park: Ensure you have a park reservation for any other theme park (Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, or Disney's Animal Kingdom) on the day you want to visit Magic Kingdom for the preview. Note that you do not need to have entered a theme park to be able to request to join the virtual queue at 1:00 pm. Without a reservation at a park, you will not be able to join the virtual queue.

Join the Virtual Queue: The 1:00 pm virtual queue will be available to Passholders with a park reservation to any theme park for that day.

Preparation (12:50 pm):

  1. Open the My Disney Experience app.
  2. Navigate to the "Virtual Queues" section.
  3. Confirm your party members are correctly listed.

Execution (1:00:00 pm):

At precisely 1:00:00 pm, tap the  "Refresh' button, immediately followed by the "Join Queue" button. Both buttons are in the same position on the screen. Do not use pull to refresh as it is too slow.

Head to Magic Kingdom

In most cases, you must enter the theme park where you made a reservation before visiting Magic Kingdom.

Note that you can enter Magic Kingdom on June 13, 14, 17, 18, and 20 (weekdays) after 2:00 pm without visiting another park first. For the preview on June 16 (weekend), you must enter the park for which you made a reservation before park-hopping to Magic Kingdom.

After Securing a Place in the Virtual Queue

  • You will receive a notification in the app when it's your turn to
  • Once notified, you will have a specific time window to arrive at the attraction. Be prompt!

Important Tips

Plan Ahead: Make your park reservation for another park as soon as possible. Reservations can fill up quickly, especially during preview days.

Be Prepared: Ensure your My Disney Experience app is updated and you're logged in well before 1:00 pm.

Timing is Key: Be ready to join the virtual queue exactly at 1:00 pm; preparations should begin a few minutes before to ensure you are ready. Set an alarm or reminder to help you stay on track, and use another device, such as an Apple Watch, to precisely time your actions.

Preview is Not Guaranteed: Joining the virtual queue does not guarantee the ability to participate in the preview. Boarding groups for a virtual queue are limited, subject to availability, and not guaranteed. Not all boarding groups may be called to return based on the attraction's availability.

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Figments Friend9 days ago

Bob showers…? 🤔 -

Disstevefan19 days ago

Iger wouldn’t swoop in with a hose….. With his personal traveling shower head maybe😉

Brer Panther9 days ago

So how long until Iger swoops in with a hose and washes it off?

Disstevefan19 days ago

Broken animatronics yes (this is normal and expected in todays Disney), but they keep running guests through it. I will thinking of breakdowns that stop the attraction from running guests through it.

Figments Friend9 days ago

Meanwhile , over at the Epcot Festival of the Arts this week…. ‘Splash Mountain’ chalk art.

Figments Friend9 days ago

This, right here….is comedy gold. 🤣 -

bmr15919 days ago

Most reliability issues are animatronic issues, not the ride itself.

Brer Oswald9 days ago

The Disneyland version has been broken for 2 months and they haven’t even tried to fix it.

Disstevefan112 days ago

I just threw a number out there. I think you are right Tiana being not as popular as the previous attraction, I think the stand by would probably be (a total guess) max of 60 minutes.

Tha Realest12 days ago

There’s no evidence this line would reach a 90 minute standby.

Disstevefan112 days ago

I think it’s because it doesn’t operate reliably enough to support a standby. With VQ, when it breaks down, your boarding group is not called. Yes it does break down when boarding groups and LLs are loading too, but think of the nightmare when it breaks down with a 90 min standby full of people.

tanc12 days ago

Why does this ride have a VQ still? The one in Disneyland doesn't even have one lol

Fox&Hound16 days ago

I love this so much!

donaldtoo16 days ago

I still say they need to do the below to the “logs”, that I suggested last February…”Frog Logs”…talk about your ROI…!!!!! :hilarious: ;)