Overview
- Disney will permanently close the Expedition Everest single rider line, which takes effect Monday, September 21.
- The company says earlier tests of a pre-sorting loading process that groups parties before boarding lowered average standby wait times and reduced the need for a separate single-rider queue.
- Animal Kingdom will have no permanent single-rider options after the change, which alters planning for solo visitors and guests willing to split from their party.
- Disney will remove on-site single-rider signage and update the attraction’s online listing, while single-rider service at select EPCOT and Hollywood Studios rides is unchanged for now.
- Disney Experiences chairman Thomas Mazloum also confirmed at D23 that the park will repair the Expedition Everest Yeti animatronic, and guest observers should watch station performance in the weeks after the queue change to see if the new process holds up during busy periods.