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BOB ON Lazing on the Winding River SHARP EXIT Taking on the Ohno drop slide We’ve all been there, impatiently drumming our fingers as we wait in line to board a ride. But Volcano Bay has a hi-tech solution – its game-changing TapuTapu technology organises park visitors so their time spent shuffling forward is cut to a minimum. The idea of the TapuTapu, a waterproof wearable device that fastens on your wrist, is to tap into rides you wish to try rather than join a queue. If the ride is quiet, the TapuTapu will tell you to get straight on it and enjoy the attraction. However, the number of people that have already tapped into the ride will determine the length of your wait – a virtual queue rather than a physical one. The TapuTapu tells you when you should return to the ride in 10-minute time slots, allowing you to enjoy other areas of the park in the meantime. It vibrates when you are due to ride an attraction, showing which ride it is time to return to. The TapuTapu also doubles up as a cashless payment method to speed up purchases of food and drink around Volcano Bay. By signing up online, you can connect your credit or debit card to the TapuTapu and simply tap it at pay stations when making your purchase. Coupled with pulse-racing attractions and a host of wonderful dining options on offer across the park, the TapuTapu helps to make Volcano Bay a superb addition to the Universal resort. LAVA-LY Krakatau stands at the centre of the park