As Walt Disney World adapts to changes brought about by the introduction of FastPass+ and the MyMagic+ program, crowd control solutions change nearly daily. The newest introductions to the way guests move through queues have been return time cards, which Disney says are meant to nearly eliminate standby lines. First introduced for the Frozen Summer Fun Sing Along, the cards are obtained from cast members throughout the day until all cards have been given out. Guests return to the line in the window of time printed on their card, turn the card in to cast members at the attraction, and enter a much shorter standby line or are immediately seated.
Over the last couple of weeks, these return time cards have been tested at various attractions including the Princess Fairytale Hall Anna and Elsa meet and greet and Soarin’ at Epcot (neither attraction is still using them), with mixed guest reviews as to their effectiveness. The most recent venue to get return time cards, however, is Be Our Guest restaurant.
Be Our Guest is a modified quick-service restaurant during lunch time, which is served from 10:30 a.m. to approximately 2:30 p.m. (the end of lunch service depends on several variables including crowd volume). In the past, resort guests were offered FastPass+ entitlements that allowed them to enter the line to order without waiting and guests not eligible for this option stood in a standby line that formed over the bridge and often out into New Fantasyland. While the line moved rather quickly in most cases, the lack of cover led to some pretty hot and sometimes wet waiting conditions.
Currently (no one knows if this is only a test or if it’s being permanently implemented), guests who want to eat without a FastPass+ reservation are being given return time cards and no standby line is being allowed to form. While this makes for a much more pleasant wait (you can enjoy the rest of the park) it also means that if you don’t get a return time card while they’re being handed out, you’re out of luck for the day.
So how can WDWTools.com help you get into Be Our Guest while you’re at Walt Disney World? Because it may now be harder to get into lunch with standby seating filling up as the restaurant opens and people get return time cards, consider a dinner reservation at the restaurant instead, secured with our reservation sniper. We’re running a 50% off sale through this weekend on single searches using the code NKJKDGQX3T.  It may be just the time to secure your reservation rather than worrying about waiting to see if you can get in.