You know, I am under no illusion that Disney "does no wrong". It is a business run by humans that will and do make mistakes. I do not think that Disney is perfect nor do I think that every trip is perfect.
But, I do see here a whole lot of people that really do sound like the sky is falling all over WDW.
I can see being concerned and trying to figure out "is there a way for us to still do this" but I can't see really wanting to do Disney and changing my mind for a fast pass. Now, if I or my children didn't have our hearts set on Disney and were just as happy doing something else then ok maybe I would at least wait until all of this is sorted out but I certainly wouldn't change something I really wanted to do for this.
DD loves RnRC. Its her favorite ride period--including the big coasters at Six Flags in Texas and a few other coasters she has ridden. She would be disappointed if she couldn't ride it. Sooo, my plans for June will be done in a way to figure out how to get her on that ride more than once or twice. AM EMH, PM EMH, FP+ and rope drop will be ways to do that.
I am guessing that what I will do is tell my family upfront--Ok, Disney may be a little different this time around. And us plan together how to do our trip. If truly no one was happy with the plans we would have to make, then we would have to rethink our trip but I don't see that happening.
Those that keep saying its a lot of money, it is a lot of money. And while I understand your wanting this to be right before you spend that much, I don't understand the assumption that it will be bad. If you truly do not feel you have well spent your money with all the thousand of things to do in a park besides the one or two headliners that you would have fastpassed anyway, then you are right, you should go somewhere else. I mean what if you got there and all 3 mountains in the MK were broke down?
Like I said on another thread, up until this trip we have always done Disney at Thanksgiving and once for a quick weekend in April. I plan the days by the "least crowded park day" as I am sure most of you do, head to the biggies at rope drop and we might grab fast passes and we might not. Too many times the return times didn't work out for us anyway. Most of the time its just easier to go back to the ride at a time when the line will be a bit shorter.
Maybe some of you don't park hop at all but if you do, seems like FP+ would be great for that. Start out at rope drop or with AM EMH in one park--ride whatever before the lines get long in the standby line. Take a break, eat lunch, whatever and hop to another park and use the fast passes you have already set up.
Some of you don't stay in Disney resorts, and your frustration I completely understand. No EMH and no FP+, but if its already been stated that it WILL be available to off site guests; why worry? I just don't see a business wanting to cut off a main customer base and lets face it, a great deal of people that visit Disney every year do not even consider staying on site.
I realize there are some that are going to say "but we could ride X 15 times in one day with fast pass and we just don't want to do it any other way". So, are you saying that without fast pass, you would have never started going to Disney? You are only there for 2 or 3 rides in each park?
I just keep seeing these threads from the view point of a first time visitor and I would venture to guess that more than a few have cancelled any thought of going to Disney simply because of the negativity they are reading.