The evolution of queue entertainment.

[Amy]

I also like a good queue, but I would rather walk through it rather quickly

So well worded!

I was really shocked that the article said that the average MK visitor only gets in 10 attractions (though I guess it's including people who park hop and therefore didn't spend long there?). I look forward to keeping count on my next trip, but I know we get in a whole lot more than that.

Is that 10 attractions a day, or over a more than one day period? I can see that if they are there during a busy season, but that amount seems low...

[mindflipper]

I also like a good queue, but I would rather walk through it rather quickly

So well worded!

I was really shocked that the article said that the average MK visitor only gets in 10 attractions (though I guess it's including people who park hop and therefore didn't spend long there?). I look forward to keeping count on my next trip, but I know we get in a whole lot more than that.

Is that 10 attractions a day, or over a more than one day period? I can see that if they are there during a busy season, but that amount seems low...

On really, really busy days, I can believe that...(from past experience)...

[Wizzard419]

I also like a good queue, but I would rather walk through it rather quickly

So well worded!

I was really shocked that the article said that the average MK visitor only gets in 10 attractions (though I guess it's including people who park hop and therefore didn't spend long there?). I look forward to keeping count on my next trip, but I know we get in a whole lot more than that.

But can you count yourself as an average vistior?

[Amy]

I also like a good queue, but I would rather walk through it rather quickly

So well worded!

I was really shocked that the article said that the average MK visitor only gets in 10 attractions (though I guess it's including people who park hop and therefore didn't spend long there?). I look forward to keeping count on my next trip, but I know we get in a whole lot more than that.

But can you count yourself as an average vistior?

Well, I would guess that I know a little more than the average visitor, but otherwise, yeah, if you only look at 2 or 3 days out of our last 13 day trip I would be an average visitor

[rphillips14]

Of course none of us are average Disney families but I would guess we (My Family) spend about 30 minutes average per attraction. However, we stop and eat and see shows which limits our number but I would guess using fast passes, extra magic hours and just good old study of the most efficient way to get around- we average probably 15 to 20 attractions per day in MK and HS but not in AK or Epcot. They are just too big and spead out for a good average-maybe only 10 to 15.

[Polynesian Princess]

On really, really busy days, I can believe that...(from past experience)...

For New Years or the couple of days right at Christmas (and any other super peak times I'm forgetting), I can believe 10 attractions. But even when it's just busy, it seems pretty low. There wasn't really information on how they collected the data, but presumably it was taken over a wide variety of days, some busy, others not as much, some weekdays, some weekends, etc. Plus if it's truly an average, that means that half the people experienced LESS than 10 attractions.

However, we stop to ... see shows

I think shows would count as an attraction since the article specified that the Magic Kingdom has "more than 40".

But can you count yourself as an average vistior?

No, of course I wouldn't. But we don't do any special planning of "touring" the park or utilize fast passes to their "full potential" either. In fact, we probably only get 2-3 fast passes total during a week long trip because we don't get to the parks until lunch time or later and most of the worthwhile ones are too late (since we park hop most evenings after supper) or gone. We also probably stop to enjoy the scenery and sit down for table service meals ("wasting" attraction time) more than the average guest as well. The two benefits that I can think of are knowing the way around and my husband and I being able to quickly agree on where to go next without much debating or fighting. But even with my huge, SLOW family (who once took 2 HOURS to walk from Epcot's entrance to Canada for our first attraction of the day - and no, we didn't eat a meal on the way or anything like that ), I would say that 10 attractions in a day is still very low.

[Amy]

But can you count yourself as an average vistior?

No, of course I wouldn't. But we don't do any special planning of "touring" the park or utilize fast passes to their "full potential" either. In fact, we probably only get 2-3 fast passes total during a week long trip because we don't get to the parks until lunch time or later and most of the worthwhile ones are too late (since we park hop most evenings after supper) or gone. We also probably stop to enjoy the scenery and sit down for table service meals ("wasting" attraction time) more than the average guest as well. The two benefits that I can think of are knowing the way around and my husband and I being able to quickly agree on where to go next without much debating or fighting. But even with my huge, SLOW family (who once took 2 HOURS to walk from Epcot's entrance to Canada for our first attraction of the day - and no, we didn't eat a meal on the way or anything like that ), I would say that 10 attractions in a day is still very low.

Two hours to get from the entrance to Canada I would have been tearing my hair out! Or picking people up and carrying them

[mindflipper]

I've been to both EPCOT and MK on Christmas Day and getting 10 attractions done for that day is actually pretty good given the crowds....

[Wizzard419]

And this is why I won't even go to disneyland past the lead in days to the high season.

[jacobcary1]

I agree with the Wizzard. I will not be seen there during busy seasons due to my impatience.

[figmentaholic]

That is why we go every February. Because it isn't busy. You get less characters and sometimes rides or restaurants that operate seasonally aren't open, but overall we miss nothing and gain a lot with the smaller crowds.