The article discusses the author's discovery of the Queue Times API, which provides live wait times and information about amusement park rides. Inspired by an advertisement for a home display showing wait times, the author outlines plans to create a simple web application. This app would allow users to select a park and sort available rides by wait time. While similar information is available through existing park apps, the author's goal is to offer a clearer, focused design using Alpine.js and Google Gemini for a mobile-friendly interface.
This week that random thought was about ride waiting times for amusement parks. To be fair, it wasn't completely random. I saw an ad on Facebook for a little display you can get for your home that shows live wait times.
Queue Times, a website which provides wait times and a whole lot more for amusement parks around the world. Best of all, they've got a free API that's easy to use and doesn't require any kind of authentication.
I came up with not one, but two interesting ideas, and today I'm going to share the first. My first idea was rather simple. A web application that lets you pick a park and then fetch the rides.
I thought having a web page that was super clear and focused, and sorted, could be really useful. As a quick aside, I am referring to 'rides', but the API returns more than roller coasters.
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