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There‘s no doubt it has its fans. I think part of the reason it fills up is because people are looking for stuff to do when the lines for houses get hours long.
They tell you to fill in all the available space. Universal encourages their guests to fill in all the seats during their normal daytime offerings too. Bourne, Horror Make Up etc.