Travel Reference
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outside the queue or just inside the castle. After you sit down, pull down on the safety
harness as far as you can. One of three safety lights will illuminate: A green light in-
dicates you can fit into any seat, a yellow light means you should ask for one of the
modified seats on the outside of the bench, and a red light means the harness can't
engage enough for you to ride safely. For you to be cleared to ride, the overhead re-
straint has to click three times. If you don't pass muster, you'll be escorted to a place
where you can wait for the rest of your party.
Upon entering Forbidden Journey's outside queue, you have two choices: left line
or right line. They are unmarked, but the left line is for those who have bags or loose
items and therefore require a locker (no charge). Our wait-time research has shown
that in some cases, not needing a locker can save you as much as 30 minutes of stand-
ing in line. If you do need to stow your stuff, be aware that the Forbidden Journey
locker area is small, crowded, and confusing. It may make more sense to pay the $3
to stash your things in the lockers beside Dragon Challenge.
The single-rider line is equally unmarked and relatively few guests use it. Typic-
ally, on most attractions, the wait in the single-rider line is one-third the wait of the
standby line. At Forbidden Journey it can be as much as one-tenth! Because the ride
experience is individual (you can't see the other riders, including members of your
party),thesingle-rider lineisagreatoption.Togetthere,entertheright(no-bags)line
and keep left all the way into the castle. After passing the locker area, take the first
left into the unmarked single-rider line. If you use the single-rider line, however, you
will miss much of the interior of the castle.
Agoodwaytoexperiencethecastle
and
cutyourwaitingtimeistotellthegreeter
at the castle entrance that you want to take the
Castle Only Tour.
This self-guided
tour allows guests who don't want to experience the ride to view the many features of
the castle via an alternative queuing lane. The beauty of the Castle Only Tour is that
you can pause as long as you desire in each of the various chambers and take in the
preshows at your leisure without being herded along. At the end, if you want to ride,
ask to be guided to the single-rider line. Using this strategy you'll maximize your en-
joyment of the castle while minimizing your wait for the ride. Note that the Castle
Only Tour is often unavailable on peak attendance days.
