$750 "Front of the line" Pass?

[imfortune8]

Watching Jay Leno last night, in his monologue he mentioned Disneyworld was now going to have available a "Front of the line pass" for those who wanted to shell out an extra $750. Is that true?

 

[Mary2e]

Probably not.

But if they did, I would bet it would be a hot seller.

If you look on ebay, people are selling fastpasses for a decent amount of money - like $300 for 12 of them.

 

[Ishy]

Hershey - you have to stay on site ($$$) then pay park admission (50pp) and then you have to purchase 'sweet access pass' = tour, some food, discounts in the park, and unlimited front of the line access for and additional $170pp,
-- very expensive --

But I guess there are those with so much money that this is a drop in the bucket -- I loved Front of the Line Access in Universal - it was included with the room with normal admission to the parks - Disney couldnt do this, they have way too many onsite guests. Way more hotels. I wouldnt pay an extra 170 let alone 750.

*sigh* you never know... money talks....%#@(*) waits in line!

 

[MomofKatie]

Watching Jay Leno last night, in his monologue he mentioned Disneyworld was now going to have available a "Front of the line pass" for those who wanted to shell out an extra $750. Is that true?

In a word- no.

If you want to shell out big $$, you can pay for a VIP tourguide- but you still aren't going to go to the front of the line. The cost is $85/hour, and priority entrance to attractions is neither offered nor available (per Disney).

 

[Vemnox]

Try $125/hr

 

[DisneyGurlie]

right.... $750.00? Wow, that will be the day!

 

[disnut8]

Jay Leno is a comedian. He makes jokes for a living.

 

[CSJLJJK7]

We used the VIP guide and he was able to "acquire" FP's for us for almost all the rides we wanted to ride. He also bought lunch for our party of 8. IMHO, it was worth the money as it cut a day of off our vacation, subtract the cost of rooms, meals and park admission and we came out ahead!

 

[Leigha]

I heard it on the news as something Disney is considering doing. I assume this is what he is talking about.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

This has been around for years. Here is the official word from Disney's web site:

"Let us show you the World
Visiting our theme parks has never been easier! From the moment you meet your VIP Tour Guide you will begin to enjoy a new level of Disney Magic. Whether a family vaction or a business visit, your VIP Tour Guide will customize your experience creating the vaction of a lifetime so you spend your time playing not planning.

Best Seat in the House
Disney's VIP Tours provide you with VIP seating for many of the live stage shows, parades and nighttime spectaculars at the Walt Disney World Resort®. Guests on VIP Tours will be able to experience shows at the Magic Kingdom® Park, Epcot®, the Disney - MGM Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park from preferred VIP sections.

More Magic, Less Time
Imagine a Disney Vaction without having to plan every step of your journey! Disney's VIP Tour Guides will make your visit to our Theme Parks as seamless and efficient as you have ever experienced. Through their knowledge of our attractions and the use of Disney's FastPass® Service, Disney's VIP Tour Guides will customize your day and maximize your time as you discover the many wonders of the Walt Disney World Resort.

-- Booking a Walt Disney World VIP Tour
To reserve a Walt Disney World VIP Tour or for further Information regarding our services, please contact our main office line at 407 560-4033.

On selected dates, a special rate is available for guests staying at Disney owned and operated resorts. Contact a VIP Tour Services Coordinator for details.

Our office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You may also e-mail us directly at WDW.VIP.Tour@Disneyworld.com. VIP Tours are reserved up to three months in advance and availabilty is limited.

NOTE: Tour length is a minimum of 6 hours. VIP Tours do not provide priority entrance to attractions. (Emphasis added)

-- Transportation Services
Your VIP Experience doesn’t have to start in our theme parks! As an addition to your VIP Tour, special transportation can be arranged among local airports and Disney Resorts. Our VIP transportation services also include transportation to / from our Theme Parks and other Walt Disney World Resort locations."

The cost is $125 per hour. There is no minimum age, so if a person in the group is less than three years old (and no cost to get into the park), they count to the group size. The maximum size of a group is ten people. Note from above there is a six hour minimum. This is where the $750 figure came from.

And Park Admission is required and, if more than one Park, tickets must be hoppers.

 

[bytheblood]

I would hope not....either way, I would not waste my money on it. The ride queues are a part of the experience.

 

[tasha99]

We used the VIP guide and he was able to "acquire" FP's for us for almost all the rides we wanted to ride.

Makes sense to me. If I were running a VIP business, I'd buy a bunch of annual passes to use for extra fastpasses for my guests.

 

[MomofKatie]

Makes sense to me. If I were running a VIP business, I'd buy a bunch of annual passes to use for extra fastpasses for my guests.

The VIP tour guides are Dianey CMs.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Makes sense to me. If I were running a VIP business, I'd buy a bunch of annual passes to use for extra fastpasses for my guests.

This would not work at all.

First of all any AP has the Guest name printed on it. The Guest is tied to the ticket by the finger scan. If the finger scan does not work the Guest must show a photo ID that matches the name on the pass. If I am at a gate and a person with an AP fails the finger scan and cannot provide a photo ID I will confiscate the ticket. Then, more than likely, my manager will cancel the AP for misuse.

To get FastPasses out of a FP machine the ticket which is put into the FP machine must be in the ATS computer as having been used for entrance to that park for that day.

 

[mellowmood]

This would not work at all.

First of all any AP has the Guest name printed on it. The Guest is tied to the ticket by the finger scan. If the finger scan does not work the Guest must show a photo ID that matches the name on the pass. If I am at a gate and a person with an AP fails the finger scan and cannot provide a photo ID I will confiscate the ticket. Then, more than likely, my manager will cancel the AP for misuse.

To get FastPasses out of a FP machine the ticket which is put into the FP machine must be in the ATS computer as having been used for entrance to that park for that day.

I have an AP and have had the machines not recognize my finger. I show my ID and on I go.

But if I didn't have ID...

Let me get this straight, a person who has a FP that belongs to them will have it confiscated and CANCELED for MISUSE because your machines don't work???

That's what you all do when your machines fall down on the job - you punish the customer?

...and they say Disney customer service isn't as good as it used to be.

 

[Dobie]

This would not work at all.

First of all any AP has the Guest name printed on it. The Guest is tied to the ticket by the finger scan. If the finger scan does not work the Guest must show a photo ID that matches the name on the pass. If I am at a gate and a person with an AP fails the finger scan and cannot provide a photo ID I will confiscate the ticket. Then, more than likely, my manager will cancel the AP for misuse.

To get FastPasses out of a FP machine the ticket which is put into the FP machine must be in the ATS computer as having been used for entrance to that park for that day.

I guess, if you were charging big enough bucks, you could buy a bunch of non expiring park hoppers, go through the turnstyles a few times, once with each ticket, before you met your guests, and then get a bunch of fastpasses. . .

 

[briar_rose_59]

nevermind...

 

[bytheblood]

A bit off topic - I am sickened by the people who sell FPs on eBay....

 

[NotUrsula]

Off-topic, I suppose, but do you really think that WDW would refuse to sell multiple annual passes to one person? As long as that person had his own biometric on every one of them, I'm guessing that WDW would be thinking, "It's your money, pal."

 

[mb168]

If they were bought at different times would they notice that the addresses were the same in the computer when selling. Or could I buy two APs in my name and address (or maybe use an alternate address.) Ticket 1 use the left index finger for scan and ticket 2 use the right index finger. Then walk in the gate with one, go out the other side and come right back in using the other ticket. If you had a few "runners" doing this for one guide you could easily end up with MANY tickets that runners could use their 2 tickets plus the ones that the family being guided purchased. A family of 4 on a tour that had 4 runners could grab 5 FPs at one time and before they finished the fifth ride, the runners would have already started grabbing the next round of FPs. You could tour the park and ride everything before noon. It would even be possible for them to hit everything in say MK, and while the family was using up the rest of the FPs, the runners head over to Epcot and start grabbing FPs there and the family joins them after lunch and wipes out 2 parks in one day easily.

And since the "guide" is buying them anyway, it wouldn't matter if they did have to be attached to different people. He could have 10 show up at the rope drop and get in then hand all of their tickets over to 1-2 runners while the other 8 can either just walk around all day as part of their "pay" free admission, or they could go home, job complete. I just don't think it would be that difficult to get multiple APs in your hands, even if you were paying a few teens a few bucks plus free park addmission to walk in a park and hand you their tickets.

It seems like this would be expensive but really only the time/labor would be expensive because this would be a daily thing. The APs are CHEAP compared to that, if they needed 10, thats not even $5k. The "guide" could surely charge enough for this service to cover a measily 5k in 1 year, probably more like in the first month!

But I haven't thought this out or anything