Fans queue to be first to order at new Taco Bell

Taco Bell superfan Jessa Arcayera, 18, waited 90 minutes in line to get her hands on her favourite Taco Bell order: a beefy cheese burrito, crunchy taco wrap, cinnamon twists, fries and a Coke. She was one of nearly 100 eager customers who donned taco shell hats and T-shirts outside the Taco Bell Eastgate store in Linwood, Christchurch – the South Island’s first – as they waited for the big purple bell to be rung and ribbon to be cut. The long line of customers, made up of Taco Bell lovers and first-timers both young and old, cheered and clapped as the doors opened for the first time at 10am yesterday. Arcayera and her mum, Melody Arcayera, were ‘‘big fans’’ of Taco Bell after having it on several occasions overseas, and their happiness was palpable as their orders arrived, the first official meals to be sold in the store. The Christchurch store is the fifth Taco Bell store in New Zealand.