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We’re here with a series of quick posts, “Disney in a Minute,” bite-sized nuggets of information that can better help you understand a Disney term or planning topic. Enjoy!

What is a Queue?

If you plan a trip or travel to Walt Disney World, you’re almost certain to encounter the word “queue” (pronounced like “cue” or the letter “Q”). More common in British parlance, a queue is what most Americans would, in other circumstances, call a line – as in a line of people standing in a row waiting for something. If you said, “The queue for Space Mountain starts on the left,” or “The line for Space Mountain starts on the left,” and you’d be making synonymous statements.

Queue can be noun (as in “The queue is forming now”) or a verb (as in “Queue to the right for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train”). The phrase “queue line” is redundant–choose one word or the other, but not both.

Because the world of theme park planning is rarely straightforward, you will also encounter the term “virtual queue” when you’re at the Disney parks. A virtual queue is a line, but not a physical one. You are most likely to encounter virtual queuing when attempting to experience the Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Demand is so high for this relatively new experience that a physical queue might stretch fully through the park and require wait times in excess of several hours. To avoid the bottlenecks and bellyaching this would inevitably create, a virtual queue system is in place. At an appointed time (often 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.) guests log into the My Disney Experience app in the park and ask for a place in electronic “line” for the ride. The app will keep you apprised of your place in the queue, though you may move freely around the park, shopping, dining, and experiencing other attractions until your turn comes.

Let us know what Disney topics you think need just a bit more explanation.

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Saving money on your Walt Disney World vacation is huge and this fall, Disney Springs has a fantastic way to save 20% at select restaurants during the weekday (Monday through Thursday) at more than 20 different dining establishments.

Here are the options of where you can dine and save:

• Blaze Pizza: Enjoy 20% off with the purchase of a pizza and a drink
• Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’: 20% off Shrimp & Grits
• City Works Eatery & Pour House: 20% off the Tex Mex Mac ‘n Cheese
• D-Luxe Burger: 20% off non-alcoholic Artisanal Shakes
• The Edison: 20% off the Queen Cut Prime Rib
• Enzo’s Hideaway: 20% off Dolce Vita – Charcuterie board
• Frontera Cocina: 20% off of select dishes and the Sparkling Margarita – Dishes include the Red Chile Chicken Enchiladas, Garlicky Mushroom and Eggplant Tacos, and Cochinita Pibil
• Haagen Dazs: 20% off any Dazzlers Sundae (Three (3) maximum per transaction)
• Hot Diggity Dogs and Mac & Cheese Disney Food Trucks: 20% off any purchase
• Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company: 20% off of the Fall-favorite Pumpkin Crème Brûlée Cold Brew (also available in Nitro Brew)
• Maria & Enzo’s: 20% off Pollo Alla Parmigiana
• Morimoto Asia: 20% off Peking Duck Ramen
• Paradiso 37: 20% off of any appetizer
• Pizza Ponte: 20% off of the Big Roman Pizza Slice – With tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese
• Planet Hollywood: Receive a 20% discount on your entire bill
• Polite Pig: 20% off Spiced Pork Rinds
• Splitsville Luxury Lanes: 20% off Loaded Fries
• Sunshine Churros: Get 20% off your entire purchase
• Starbucks: 20% off all merchandise and retail coffee
• Wetzel’s Pretzels: 20% off Cinnamon Bitz
• Wolfgang Puck Express: 20% off all Hand-Crafted Gourmet Pizzas

One thing to keep in mind – you must mention “Weekdays at Disney Springs” in order to be able to get this discount.

To make reservations or to find out more, visit the official Disney Springs website.

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In news that is sad, but is also not surprising, both the 2021 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend in January and the 2021 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend in February have been cancelled at the Walt Disney World Resort and will instead be run virtually.

Disney says that they have based this decision on the “unique circumstances of hosting a road race experience on this scale under the current environment.”

Participants who registered for the event will have the option of receiving a full refund for the race or converting their existing registration to the new virtual event that can be completed from home. Those who participate in the virtual race will receive a medal for each distance they complete and a race shirt. Registered participants will receive an email beginning September 23 with instructions on how to choose which option they will prefer and will need to make their decision before October 7.

For those runners who select the refund option, they will receive a refund back to their original form of payment, or if their original form of payment isn’t available, they will be refunded via check or a Digital Disney Gift Card.

More details can be found on runDisney’s website.

With the move to a virtual race for both weekends, this will likely decrease crowds that descend on the parks normally on these weekends. Were you planning on running one of these two races? If so, are you going to still consider visiting that weekend anyway? Or will you be skipping visiting the Resort?

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