bauer1168
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 17, 2011
It seems pretty certain that if you get a MagicBand, you HAVE to use Fastpass+.
If you DON'T get a MagicBand, it appears that you can still make a choice for now.
At the risk of backlash from those who think we shouldn't discuss these things on a discussion board...
Disney has only really mentioned 3 when talking about booking Fastpass+ experiences in advance - and that's what they are touting heavily. They haven't really talked about how things would work in the park in terms of numbers - only that you can change your choices/times up until they expire.
Because of this, there are two camps:
1) The "3 and Done" camp...you get three, and that's it. Of course, the numbers can vary (and they reference that in the T&C, based on all sorts of conditions - it could be different on different days). Per Nick Franklin's video interview, additional "bonus" experiences might be offered.
2) The "it all works the same in the parks" camp...yes, you can pre-book 3, but then in the park that day you can get them just like you always did. I think a lot of the argument here is that all the tests allowed guests to utilize the existing system while also using FP+.
And frankly, I don't even know what camp I'm in these days. I'm just sitting and waiting, but at the same time make sure people know what information we know, and what we don't.
But, since Wi-Fi is being discussed, time to put on my IT Consultant hat...it's what I do...
Wi-Fi is a pain, on any scale. It never works better than "ok". And that's with a single access point. Multiple access points is a nightmare. There are different ways to do it, and none really work well. It's a shared media network - the more devices, the slower it gets, and it isn't linear.As more devices try to transmit, they all have to stop and wait, and argue about who goes next.
Disney is doing Wi-Fi on an unprecedented scale as far as I know.
Since most, if not all of the test runs they've done with FP+ have allowed guests to pull same day regular FPs aswell as the 3 pre booked ones, is it possible that once it does eventually get fully rolled out, they will end regular FP that same day, and all those same day FPs will then be transferred to the kiosks/smartphone app for guests to access? All the kiosks for FP+ would be installed and ready to go, and the FP kiosks we know and use today, could be removed?
Thus explaining why on the test runs guests could pre book and get same day FPs? Which would place it into the camp 2 from your post.
Ofcourse, it's all speculation on my behalf, but I know you've been extremely helpful with all the info you have posted along with others was curious to know if you think it's a possible scenario at all and could explain why guests have been able to pre book and get same day FPs?