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 =  QWait 0.4 beta                                                             =
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 =  April 14th 2022                                                            =
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 =  www.freshney.org // paul@freshney.org                                      =
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 =  Application and Source Code (always latest version):                       =
 =  https://sourceforge.net/projects/qwait/                                    =
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 Hello!
 
 This was developed after watching a youtube video which discussed the differences
 in queue time between FastPass+ and non-FastPass enabled theme parks, when modelled.
 
 I thought it would be an interesting project to build my own simulation and see
 what came out.
 
 I've relied heavily on internet sources for much of the data regarding theme park
 operation (such as ride length). Without this information a simulation like this
 would be much harder to build. Where I couldn't find information I made an educated
 guess. I've listed the sources at the bottom of this document and in the source
 code where they are used.
 
 The information for the four parks supplied should be accurate enough.
 
 This isn't a perfect simulation, but I think for a first release it's "close enough".
 
 Unlike the simulation in the video mentioned above, my version does have visitors
 which travel from ride to ride. It's a small addition but I think it's important.
 
 Visitors won't get hungry, thirsty, or tired.
 
 It's written in C++ with Visual Studio 2019, but should compile with any
 C++ compiler on (I think) any platform. If you notice something platform-dependent
 then let me know.
 
   Example usage:
 
     qwait /visitors;30000 /template;1
 
 Many thanks,

 Paul A Freshney (paul@freshney.org)

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 Credits:

   All coding       : Paul A Freshney
   Development Cats : Rutherford, Freeman, and Maxwell

   Dedicated to Julie, Adam, and Dyanne.
   
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 Sources   

  https://wdwthemeparks.com/hourly-capacity-numbers/
  https://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/ridelength.htm
  https://crooksinwdw.wordpress.com/2013/12/14/theoreticaloperational-hourly-ride-capacity-at-wdw/
  https://eu.azcentral.com/story/travel/destinations/california/2019/08/16/disneyland-ride-capacity-how-long-will-you-have-wait-line/1927184001/

  https://www.mousehacking.com/blog/best-animal-kingdom-rides
  https://www.mousehacking.com/blog/every-walt-disney-world-ride-ranked
  https://magicguides.com/best-epcot-attractions/
 
  https://www.disneytouristblog.com/paid-lightning-lanes-genie-replace-free-fastpass-disney-world/

  https://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/fastpass.htm
  https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/percentage-of-fps-allocated-for-rides-wdw.955357/
  https://www.ocregister.com/2020/05/22/what-an-attendance-cap-could-mean-for-crowded-disney-parks-in-the-covid-19-era/

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== Updates for 0.4 beta ================================================
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Added: HTML report output

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== Updates for 0.3 beta ================================================
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Added: Ability to load park templates from a file.
Added: Template files for all parks based on real-life data.
Added: Ability to save randomly generated visitor data
Added: Ability load previously saved visitor data 
       (this is useful if you want to maintain a known set of data across
	   multiple simulations)
	   
Quite a few tidies and tweaks.	   

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== Updates for 0.2 beta ================================================
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First release ;)
Source: readme.txt, updated 2022-04-14