Disney's FastPass: A Complicated History

Why HN readers recommended it

HN recommends it as an accessible, engrossing lesson in queueing theory and systems design, even for people with no interest in Disney.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Defunctland

Topic

queueing theory in theme parks

Format

documentary

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

7

HN mentions in dataset

8

Recommendation years in dataset

2021–2024

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• For anyone interested in the Fast App discussion from this article, I highly recommend this video from Defunct Land -- [VIDEO] The video not only does a deep dive into fast pass, but also does a statistical model break down to reveal that the modern …

• People who do not understand the role of balking and price information act at their own peril. This economic backpressure is something that executives hate - it keeps line from going up - but people who actually do the work love, because it keeps workloads …

• It was made a couple of years ago, but Defuncland's "Disney's FastPass: A complicated history" is an incredible documentary that I watched this year. You don't need to know too much about Disney for it to absorb you in. [Defunctland]: [VIDEO]