Disney Parks Revolutionize Their Single Rider Program, Guests Overjoyed

Two Disney parks have unveiled some major changes to their Single Rider offerings.

Designed to allow guests travelling solo (or, in some cases, the sole adrenaline junkie in a group of scaredy cats) to fill otherwise empty seats on attractions, Single Rider lines help keep ride vehicles full while often offering a significantly shorter wait.

Disney parks across the globe offer Single Rider queues to varying degrees. At Disneyland Resort, for example, guests can hop in the designated queue to squeeze into solitary seats on the likes of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, Incredicoaster, and Radiator Springs Racers. Over at Walt Disney World Resort, the same offering is available for rides such as Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, and – as long as it’s still in operation – Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith.

Often, Disney won’t open up its newest or most popular attractions to single riders. That’s because large parties will often try to utilize the queue as a “hack” to skip long lines, only to kick up a fuss when they realize their party will be separated.

That’s what makes the latest move at one Disney resort so surprising.

Surprising New Attractions Added to Disney’s Single Rider Lineup

Over at Tokyo Disney Resort, three new attractions have added Single Rider lines: Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast at Tokyo Disneyland, and both Anna & Elsa’s Frozen Journey and Peter Pan’s Neverland Adventure at Tokyo DisneySea.

Notably, all three attractions are incredibly popular.

Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast – an immersive ride through the story of the animated classic, comparable only to Rise of the Resistance in terms of its complex, impressive ride system – often racks up mammoth lines, with Disney Premier Access (Tokyo’s equivalent of Lightning Lane) selling out early in the day.

Meanwhile, Anna & Elsa’s Frozen Journey (its version of Frozen Ever After) and Peter Pan’s Neverland Adventure stand as the two marquee attractions in Tokyo DisneySea’s Fantasy Springs area. Of the two, Anna & Elsa’s Frozen Journey routinely draws some of the longest waits in the park, rivaled perhaps only by Soaring: Fantastic Flight, which recently racked up a queue of over six hours.

During a recent visit, we found that the attraction’s standby queue was closed well before the park’s official closing time, a common practice used to manage excessive wait times.

Guests Delighted by Tokyo Disney Resort’s Unexpected Move

Needless to say, guests are overjoyed by the move.

“Waiting time shortened YEAHHHHH!!!” wrote one X, formerly Twitter, user.

Another said, “Single rider added is way too awesome. I go alone a lot so this is such a blessing thank you.”

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Other attractions available through Tokyo Disney Resort’s Single Rider service include Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull and Raging Spirits at Tokyo DisneySea.

Tokyo Disney Resort stresses that these services may become unavailable at any point.

“Single Rider service may not be available depending on the operation conditions,” the resort notes on its website. “For details, please contact a Cast Member at the entrance of the attraction.”

Do you often take advantage of Single Rider lines at Disney?