Research on improving queues

Hi there, I am currently designing a queuing area for a theme park ride. One thing I would like to know is how the experience could be improved.
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Thankyou.

Get rid of it all together.

Pass out beepers, like at Applebee’s.

Or just use everybody's cell phone/app/text message. Everyone's got those on them already, so that negates the cost of buying pagers.

Nooooo.... I like the flashy lights.

Good ventialtion, enough trash cans, and places to sit if it’s a slow moving queue

I love the beer cart in the middle of the Harry Potter queue at Universal Orlando.

Let people pay to cut.

Didn’t mean to “up vote” that^

I don’t like the pay to skip programs (or included programs like Disney’s FP) because they cause the stand by line to grind to a halt. It’s better, overall, if a ride has just one line. Take at Pirates @ Magic Kingdom- when FP is down for whatever reason, the line averages 20 mins. Once FP comes back up, though, the stand by line baloons to 45+ mins.

Then get a Fastpass. Seriously, free VQ programs like Disney's favor the well informed and experienced, so I can't imagine how anyone on a coaster forum can't make it work positively for them. Even pay VQ programs are basically designed specifically for people like us who value an extra couple rides more than a couple Hamiltons. I suppose the case could be made that pay VQ systems decrease the advantage of getting to the park early, good planning, and experience, but at this stage of my life, the $50 is definitely a steal to not have to worry about all that nonsense.

But it's UNFAIR!!!!1!

I’m a VQ user and the only thing I worry about is the harrassment I sometimes get from the have-nots. That has especially occurred in the Deep South for some reason.
Wait... maybe it was my Not My President shirt.
I’ll get back to ya...

At KI 2 years ago, I was called every name in the book, mostly ones that start with F... several times for using fast lane.

Have the queue indoors and keep the line moving at a reasonable pace.

I always envisioned a queue like the seats in Haunted Mansion at Disney, just sit and chill until you are at the ride. It is a large investment for the park but would make the time spent in line much more enjoyable.

Or you know, just go full virtual queue, but unless the park was designed for that, the pathways and common spaces could become very congested.

All of you underestimate the importance of good, quality ventilation.

Not all of us missed that point! ;)