Hello, when looking at historical data for rides with Lightning Lane, there is a graph that shows Lightning Lane availability throughout the day. I noticed there some dates where there is a sudden sharp spike in the data and then the rest of the day is graphed as “gone” (i.e., where availability suddenly runs out super quickly). I also noticed that when his happens, it seems to happen for all rides at the same time. I’m wondering if anyone can help me understand the forces behind this trend? Please see the attached screenshot for an example.
To clarify: I do understand that Lightning Lane return times can run out. But why the sudden sharp spike (as opposed to a gradual distribution across the day, as is often seen on other days), and why does it seem to happen across all rides at the same time of day (as opposed to different rides running out at different times of day, which would seem like the more expected pattern to me)? Something about all that just seems weird to me. Also, I noticed this can happen relatively early in the day even on days where the overall park crowd level is reportedly low (for example, the attached screenshot happened on a day where the crowd level was a “2”), whereas I would expect Lightning Lanes to run out later in the day when there is a smaller crowd (i.e., due to a lower demand on Lightning Lanes overall).
I’ve used Genie+ multiple times in the past, including on days with relatively busy crowds, and I’ve never personally experienced it where Lightning Lanes suddenly run out in the middle of the day, as shown in graphs like this. Are these datasets simple incorrect? Or is this a new pattern in the Lightning Lane data that’s already understood by this community? If so, please shower me with your collective wisdom. Thank you!
