Systems and methods for monitoring wait times

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to:

• receive a plurality of sensor data indicative of one or more notable attributes associated with respective groups of guests in a queue area of an amusement park attraction system;
• rank each respective group of guests based on distinguishability of the one or more notable attributes associated with each respective group of guests;
• select a group of guests based on the ranking of each respective group of guests;
• compare first sensor data of the plurality of sensor data of the group of guests with second sensor data of the plurality of sensor data;
• determine a confidence score associated with the comparison between the first sensor data of the plurality of sensor data and the second sensor data of the plurality of sensor data exceeds one or more threshold values;
• determine a duration of time between capture of the first sensor data of the plurality of sensor data and of the second sensor data of the plurality of sensor data;
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• output a control signal based on the duration of time, wherein the control signal instructs an additional ride vehicle to operate in response to the duration of time exceeding a threshold time.

An attraction system of an amusement park, the attraction system comprising:

• a queue area;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• receive first sensor data indicative of one or more first notable attributes associated with a first group of guests in a first location of the queue area;
• receive second sensor data indicative of one or more second notable attributes associated with a second group of guests in a second location of the queue area;
• determine a confidence score based on a comparison between the first sensor data and the second sensor data, wherein the confidence score is associated with a match between the first group of guests and the second group of guests;
• compare the confidence score to a threshold value;
• determine a wait time based on a duration of time between capture of the first sensor data and capture of the second sensor data in response to determining the confidence score exceeds the threshold value, wherein the duration of time is indicative of an amount of time elapsed during progression from the first location to the second location of the queue area;
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• adjust an operating mode of an attraction to have a shorter duration of operation in response to the determined wait time exceeding a threshold time.