How Turnip Exchange Queues and Dodo Code Sharing Work

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Turnip Exchange is a queue-management site for Animal Crossing: New Horizons visitors: a host creates a queue for their island and shares the Dodo Code with the site, visitors join the queue and wait for their turn, and the system keeps visitor order so the island doesn't get flooded with arrivals. It suits players who want to open their island for turnip selling or other visits without manually messaging codes to each person.

The basic flow

For hosts

  1. Open your island in Animal Crossing and get a Dodo Code from the airport.
  2. Create a queue on Turnip Exchange and enter the Dodo Code plus the details visitors need (for example, what the visit is for).
  3. Share the queue link with the community you're inviting.
  4. The site shows visitors their position and reveals the code when it's their turn, so you're not sending codes one by one.

For visitors

  1. Open the host's queue link.
  2. Join the queue and wait for your position to come up.
  3. When you reach the front, use the Dodo Code shown to fly to the island.
  4. Finish your visit and leave so the next person can arrive.

Why the queue matters

The queue exists to reduce congestion. Without one, a popular turnip price or event can attract more visitors than the airport can handle, and constant arrival screens make the island unusable. By holding visitors in order and releasing the code at the right moment, the host controls the pace of arrivals.

Practical points to keep in mind

  • The code is tied to the session. If the host closes the gate or the connection drops, the Dodo Code changes and the queue needs to be updated or restarted.
  • Respect the host's rules. Turnip selling often comes with expectations about tips, multiple trips, or leaving through the airport; check the queue description before joining.
  • Expect waits. Position in the queue is the main signal for when to be ready, so keep the page open rather than joining and walking away.

Turnip Exchange is a coordination tool, not a marketplace: it doesn't set turnip prices or guarantee a spot. Its value is in turning a chaotic code-sharing rush into an orderly line.