So, the VQ news is good news...not great news. I feel like...there will still be the masses congregating at opening trying to get into that 10 am time slot. For me, if I think just....not knowing how the ride will be running, 10 am feels safer than 4 pm. So, in that essence, it makes it hard for me to see how the staggered times will help. I mean yes it will help, some. But, I think the rush of people coming in at 10 am for a VQ is still going to be an issue.
I guess for me, I look at it this way: they have a park pass reservation system. They know, theoretically who is going to be there and who isn't. They know how many people should be there any given day. I don't see why they can't do the VQ system from home, and even ahead of time. Sure, some people may end up cancelling. Some people may oversleep. Some people may get there and get overheated and leave before their 4 pm slot. But...again....theoretically, it should work most of the time.
Maybe open up the 10 am slots one day, the 1 pm slots the next day, the 4 pm slots the next day......30 days ahead of time, or whatever. The park reservation system is proof that the IT has the capacity to set up a limited capacity reservation system. Once the slots are full, they are full. Try again the next day. If you don't get a VQ slot, sure, it's disappointing. But at least that disappointment is contained before they/you arrive. They/we would have time to come to terms with it before the trip and would hopefully alleviate some of the burden on the CMs. Maybe some people would even cancel their day, if they know they can't get into ROTR, which only helps even more with capacity.