Disney revealed some new details about Bluey’s Wild World, coming to Animal Kingdom, but the most practically important is that access to the experience will be managed by virtual queue. Here’s a reminder of what Bluey’s Wild World is and why that virtual queue is 100% a good idea…
What Is Bluey’s Wild World?
Bluey’s Wild World at Conservation Station is a Bluey-themed takeover of the area formerly known as Rafiki’s Planet Watch (and before that just known as Conservation Station) at Animal Kingdom.
The core of the experience will be activities with Bluey and Bingo themselves, as Disney puts it:
When Bluey and Bingo arrive to play, get ready to have a fun-filled adventure through their family’s famous activities, including favorite iconic games like Keepy Uppy and the transformative power of Magic Asparagus…And as a grand finale to the fun, a shower of bubbles celebrates the whole experience with the Heeler sisters – hooray!
There will be some other elements, too, including the pre-existing animal care displays and a habitat with real kangaroos and wallabies.
Bluey’s Wild World debuts May 26, 2026, alongside Cool KIDS’ SUMMER, but Disney has said it will not end when Cool KIDS’ SUMMER ends. It will continue (indefinitely?) after that event ends.
How The Bluey’s Wild World Virtual Queue Will Work
To join a virtual queue at Walt Disney World, you’ll use the Disney World (aka My Disney Experience) app. There is usually some prominent indicator on the front page, but if you go to the app, click the bottom right hamburger menu, and scroll down a tiny bit, you’ll see a “Virtual Queue” option, even today when no virtual queues are active.
As to Bluey’s Wild World specifically, per Disney:
“Guests can request to join the virtual queue via the My Disney Experience app at one of two times: 7 a.m. or 10 a.m.
To request to join the virtual queue at 7 a.m., valid admission is required and, if applicable, a theme park reservation to Disney’s Animal Kingdom is required. You do not need to be in Disney’s Animal Kingdom when joining.
To request to join at 10 a.m., valid admission to Disney’s Animal Kingdom is required. You must be in Disney’s Animal Kingdom to join.”
Even if you successfully join the virtual queue, you’re not guaranteed entry to the attraction. You still have to hope Disney gets to your “slot” before the end of the day. If they do, you’ll get a notification on your device and have some window of time (usually an hour) to head to the attraction.
Why This Virtual Queue Is Totally The Right Move
I’ve never loved virtual queues, and I continue to believe they’re fundamentally flawed—a furious clicking / internet speed contest at 7AM is not at all an efficient (or even sensible) way to allocate attraction slots—but I’ve lost that battle. Generally, I’d rather just have the long queues than the Disney-designed virtual queue, but in this specific situation the case for a virtual queue is pretty clear-cut.
Let’s start with the basics—Bluey is very popular. She’s so popular, in fact, that Bluey's Best Day Ever at Disneyland had to endure operational changes on day one. One of the functions of the virtual queue is to avoid excessively long queues, so we’re always on alert when a new attraction debuts. Virtual queues have not been used much recently, but this time is different because of two factors: location and nature of the experience.
ICYMI, Bluey’s Wild World is Bluey’s Wild World at Conservation Station. And Conservation Station is an area of Animal Kingdom accessible only by the Wildlife Express Train. You cannot walk there or get there by any means other than the train.
That train has a limited capacity that realistically is not meant to transport people to E-Ticket attractions. More importantly, that train has incredibly limited queue space. Any meaningful physical queue would spill out into Harambe, causing all sorts of problems (including at everyone’s favorite traditional African restaurant American burger shack, Harambe Market).
And most importantly (unless some additional crowd management system is used) Disney doesn’t control when people leave Conservation Station. Unlike a traditional ride, where you can tell people an estimated wait time based on how long the ride takes and how many people are queued, Disney doesn’t know heading into May 26 how long guests will linger at Bluey’s Wild World.
It’s theoretically possible that a few trainloads of people go, the land hits capacity, and these people don’t leave until the end of the day. We assume there will be some sort of schedule to guide people, but historically there’s been no reason you can’t, for example, just sit and stare at the vet treatment center all day long.
How Will This Work Out?
The popularity of Bluey’s Best Day Ever certainly makes me worry that the virtual queue for Bluey’s Wild World is going to fill instantly, and I wouldn’t be surprised if a substantial chunk of virtual queue groups don’t even get called because of people lingering in the land.
While there’s some hope that other attractions debuting that day—Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets (Hollywood Studios) and Soarin’ Across America (EPCOT)—will draw some crowds, those don’t quite appeal to the same demographic as Bluey’s Wild World (they have height requirements, for starters).
But this is par for the course for a new attraction on opening day. We all hope our plans don’t wind up wrecked by some one-off event, but May 26 is going to be a little tough in three of the four parks (ah, to be in Magic Kingdom on May 26…I bet it’ll be paradise).
Despite everything that is happening on May 26, our current plan is to start at Animal Kingdom. And I’m honestly still pretty nervous. If we don’t get the virtual queue at 7AM, we’ll probably reconsider our plans. With Bluey’s Wild World lasting beyond summer, I guess we’ll just have to make sure Zoe still cares about Bluey the next time we visit!
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