A week ago, Bluey made her Walt Disney World debut at Animal Kingdom. The beloved character, who had already come to Disneyland Resort earlier this year, sits in the back of the park at Conservation Station along with several exhibits. Upon opening last week, guests had to enter a virtual queue to be able to enjoy the attraction. That only lasted a week, as Bluey’s Wild World can be attended via a standby queue now. In this post, we’ll share the details and our commentary on the change.

Bluey’s Wild World opened on May 26th and the virtual queue slots were filled within seconds at both 7 and 10 AM. The same thing happened on May 27th. As the week progressed, the 10 AM entry slowed considerably, staying open for a few hours instead of closing before 10:01 hit the clock. That likely led to the switch to standby.

I’m sure the switch was also fueled by complaints. The general public doesn’t like virtual queues, and for good reason. Guests could totally miss the memo in the first place about trying to get into the space. I don’t know if that’s more or less frustrating than waking up before 7 AM and then not getting what you woke up for due to chance. They’re both annoying! I can’t imagine Disney World’s guest relations enjoys the virtual queue experience either .

Bluey’s Wild World is in a tricky spot to resolve all of this. Conservation Station isn’t just in the back of Animal Kingdom, you have to go to the back of the park and then take the Wildlife Express Train even farther to arrive. There’s not a ton of space both on the train and when you’re actually at the spot that hosts Bluey, Bingo and the other activities. This is why the virtual queue existed in the first place as Disney World waited for demand to die down. Now the guide to Bluey’s Wild World includes this explanation about how to get there:

All aboard! To experience Bluey’s Wild World at Conservation Station, Jumping Junction, or any of the Animal Care offerings at Conservation Station, you will need to take the Wildlife Express Train. Find the train station near Harambe Market in Africa.

When opening the standby queue for the first time today, Animal Kingdom had set up an overflow queue to prepare for high demand. That hasn’t been needed throughout the first day of standby, as wait times stayed steady at 10 minutes or less for Wildlife Express Train and 15 minutes or less for Bluey’s Wild World. Obviously, those could climb in the coming days or weekends but it was interesting to see in the first day of standby operation.

What we accredit that to is a fairly nuanced answer. Notably, it was a Tuesday during one of the slowest times of the year at Walt Disney World’s least popular park. Using this day to break in the new standby line was calculated and smart. Just going off of today’s data doesn’t prove anything, the sample size isn’t big enough yet.

It’s also worth pointing out that the location of the attraction is pretty inconvenient. Wildlife Express Train isn’t the easiest thing to find and going back to Conservation Station takes an hour or so out of your day. Don’t get me wrong, I think going back there to see kangaroos and wallabies alone is worth it! But, I do think the location plays some factor.

That said, it’s worth monitoring how popular this experience will be in the long run. The Disneyland show, Bluey’s Best Day Ever, has remained popular (although the crowds have died down from the opening day mania) and been a nice addition to the park. Animal Kingdom’s Bluey offerings are a little less of a stage production and a little more ‘fun and games with Bluey’. There’s nothing wrong with that, I’m just curious of the staying power for this particular offering.

No matter the reason, it’s good to see Bluey’s Wild World and Conservation Station move to a standby line. I can’t say I have any connection to the popular character but it’s a nice family addition to the park. On top of that, being able to go enjoy the kangaroos and wallabies on a whim will be fun. Here’s hoping that this offering sticks around for years to come, adding some life to a quiet part of Animal Kingdom.

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