Robo
1971 Castle in the Hub: Your lights are on!
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Speak for yourselves. I've mowed down countless innocents.
We know.
We know.
Barbarians at the Ticket Gates.
Speak for yourselves. I've mowed down countless innocents.
You know, I've gotten a good number of very precious fastpasses through the years. And I haven't had to trample a single man, woman or child to get one. Nor have I ever been trampled by someone on their way to get a fastpass.
Ditto.
Exactly, this is my point.
I suspect they are going to start FP+ out for "free" but then there will be a very slow creep...pay a little more for this, pay a bit for extra FPs if three a day isn't enough for you...all just examples. And all of these options are being built into the system now (FPs, viewing areas for parades and fireworks, etc)
Once it's built, the options for monetization are limitless.
Speak for yourselves. I've mowed down countless innocents.
Your reputation precedes you.
Have you not seen the "Beware of Mesaboy" posters near the fastpass machines?
WillAustin said:So far, it's apparently not designed for me either. 3 FP+s won't be enough for us and ultimately we won't wait in any stand-by line longer than 15 minutes. We've managed to ride everything we want on each of our past trips without waiting longer than that using the current system.
Hopefully I'll be wrong and our park time will be impacted positively. Our trip next week won't be affected and I'm hoping FP+ won't be implemented yet on the August trip.
We are the same. Coming from the uk.. we are praying the old system is still in use we use at least 5 fp a day and often ride the same ride 2 or 3 times
From everything I have seen and read, this system will actually help to eliminate those people who run through the parks, trampling any man woman or child in site to get a precious FP.
And will be a really good way to push guests out the gate and over to Universal.
Current opinion is you are safe till well into summer I think.
They've only just had a few small sized tests, so hopefully you guys can get one last trip in under the old system.
And I also bet if you where given 60 seconds to plan one day at each park and chose 8 FP+ headliners or otherwise-we all could do it.
Where you can pay for front of line passes ? Universal is a Disney wannabee and always will be.
Just got back from 9 days at the parks ....saw exactly ONE wristband and that includes the 24 hour day
Where you can pay for front of line passes ? Universal is a Disney wannabee and always will be.
Yes, this is exactly what they did with the Wishes Dessert Party. We now have to pay to watch the fireworks from this location, and those who cannot come up with the money are out of luck. When we no longer have the opportunity of getting a 'good spot' for anything unless we pay up, then what would be the point of buying a ticket to begin with? You would be pretty much defeated before you even enter the parks. I agree, much more of this and it could indeed be a slippery slope for Disney, and become a PR nightmare. I hope none of this comes to pass, but I guess we'd better be prepared.
If I understand it correctly, Universal gives you those passes free if you stay on site, or you can purchase them otherwise. But it's just one charge and it applies to all attractions.
What a few posters have mentioned here is the with this new system that WDW could potentially start charging not only for FP's (which presumably wouldn't be for every attraction, unlike Universal's front of the line), but also charge for the best places to view fireworks, the best parade viewing spots, the best seats for shows, etc. - premiums on multiple items.
My point was Disney is expensive enough. If they start creating a tiered user-pay system for everything they run the very real risk of turning a lot of people off. Disney is no longer the magical place it has been, but a dollar hungry, money-grubbing corporation (ok, well they are probably already that last part, but this will make it very glaringly in your face).
Universal maybe a Disney wannabe wrt theming, etc, but they've got the thrill rides, HP and new attractions coming online. What does Disney have coming on line? Something that sounds like it could create longer waits, and congestion, while trying to squeeze every dime they can out of their customers.
It doesn't even have to be as complex as putting that info "on" your child's MagicBand, specifically.
As long as you include your cell number in the info in your Disney file, a CM can find that phone number by accessing your file from ANY of your tickets (or MagicBands.)
The shops and walkways are already pretty busy (they were back in 09, can't imagine they'd be any better recently), so if this gets does people out of lines for whatever reason, they'll be even busier. Always assuming of course that's what disney wants and is aiming for. Its what they SAY they want anyway.
And will be a really good way to push guests out the gate and over to Universal.
Yes, but I don't expect my 7 year old to hang onto tickets or cards. The band she would know not to take off however which is why I'd prefer it.