The Single Rider Line at Expedition Everest Isn’t Gone, It’s Just Different

The Single Rider Line at Expedition Everest in Disney’s Animal Kingdom is still running, but it has changed.

In the past, there was one Standby queue and a Single Rider queue. Single Riders would be used to fill in frequent gaps so that trains were as full as possible to lower overall wait times.

Recently, there has been some buzz on social media saying that the Single Rider option at the Forbidden Mountain was gone. Our research team visited this morning and sussed out the changes.

Even and Odd

Standby parties are now sorted into even and odd groups, much like the sorting that happens at Guardians of the Galaxy. Groups with odd numbers are sent down one path and groups with even numbers are sent down another, then there is the third queue with Single Riders.

Single Riders are used to fill in any empty seats on the train and since the new queue method is making the loading process more efficient, the folks in the Single Rider queue seem to be called on less frequently than they have in the past. The Single Rider queue used to be the fastest way to see where the Yeti once worked, but has slowed a bit. Disney has also stopped allowing folks in the Single Rider queue to request riding together. This used to be a (dishonest and cheaty) “hack” for people in pairs to bypass a longer Standby line and still ride together.

Wait Time Dependent

We can confirm that the Single Rider line is not always an option. Earlier today, the posted wait for Expedition Everest was 20 minutes and we were able to use the Single Rider line. Once the posted wait hit 15 minutes, the Single Rider line was closed. Please note that this was our observation today only and we will report back after additional testing.