News · Opinion · Research

Family Field Tests

An optional method for detailed visit comparisons.

Every visit needs an evidence record

The proposed format pairs a film with a permanent written account: visit date, operating conditions, measured waits, attraction eligibility, costs, and what we could not measure.

The reporting pilot is in preparation. No completed Field Tests or park rankings have been published in this series yet.

What the protocol measures

  • Sampled queue waits, timed from entry to boarding.
  • A six-hour park window, with transfers, breaks and gaps accounted for.
  • Known eligible, known ineligible and unverified attraction requirements.
  • A consistent family cost scenario, separate from our actual spending.

Read the pilot method and its evidence limits.