According to a cast member.... FP+ changing in 3 months. UPDATE post 16

[FLSarah]

I like the idea of being able to get more once yours are used. That would definitely keep me in the parks longer.

Our plan for our trip next weekend is to make rope drop at MK, ride as many rides as we can until it gets crowded, then we have our FP set up for later in the day at another park.

 

[Ambrose the kitten]

The same friend said she talked to her former manager today at the MK and she said this limit of 3 is a test and they will be adding more. SO there is HOPE!!!

that is good.lets hope

 

[DebbieB]

Ya! We don't make our FP+choices until July, so if this is true, then the change in "3 months" will be in affect by then. I've already (in my mind) accepted the 3 FP limit, so if they added more it would be like getting a BONUS! hahaha

Most likely the additional will not be in advance from the survey that was posted. The additional will be "day of" once you start using them.

 

[laughinplace199]

The same friend said she talked to her former manager today at the MK and she said this limit of 3 is a test and they will be adding more. SO there is HOPE!!!

I won't believe it until I hear it from a WDW bus driver.

 

[JohnneeO]

Not much news here, folks, this always been presented as a test, and changes have always been expected. As far as what those changes actually will be, that is the topic of much speculation.

It's funny, the Disney Parks have always been physically changing over the years, with new rides, new lands, etc, and that has always been accepted. Changes to FP- were infrequent over the years, but the new FP+ system is setting itself up to be one of the most dynamic elements of visiting WDW.

 

[edk35]

I won't believe it until I hear it from a WDW bus driver.

 

[sndral]

Interesting that the hinted at change will allow more FP+ day of after prescheduled FP+ are used. I wonder if most people are scheduling their FP+ for later in the day and that this is Disney's attempt to encourage people to schedule FP+ earlier in the day, the carrot being once you've used your a.m. FP+ passes you can have more.

 

[Pluto42]

I would like to see the tier system go away and be able to fastpass more than one park in a day, but I think the new system has definitely cut down on wait times in FP lines. I think that was the main goal, because at one point in time some of the FP lines were almost as long as the standby lines.

 

[stevevm]

Was checking on the location of our room last night.

Without me even asking, the CM said that Disney is planning on adding a couple more FP per day soon. And she said it would definitely be before our July trip.

She used the word a couple more. That seems like more than 1.

 

[mom2rtk]

Was checking on the location of our room last night.

Without me even asking, the CM said that Disney is planning on adding a couple more FP per day soon. And she said it would definitely be before our July trip.

She used the word a couple more. That seems like more than 1.

That proactive approach on their part really convinces me they have had an awful lot of fallout from this "test".

 

[LaidBackDad]

I just wish Disney Exec's would tell us how they envision the way FP+ is supposed to be used or what demographic they are trying to help the most. I consider myself somewhat of a coaster enthusiast. If I could marathon the tallest and fastest thrill rides all day I would; but, that is not why I go to WDW. I thought heard somewhere, the purpose of the original FP was to give families who make infrequent or one in a lifetime trips to WDW a chance to ride their favorite attraction at least one time without spending their whole vacation waiting in lines and not being able ride certain attractions. 3 FP's can accomplish that for all the parks except MK. You probably need 5 for MK. If the exec's want to drive people to stay in the parks, then allowing resort guest to book ahead of time is great and offsite guest or day passers get what FP's are left or standby. If they want these guest to have the same access to FP+ all they have to do is allow them to purchase tickets ahead of time like resort guest and link them to MDE. Allowing guest to park hop with FP+ does not fit the original FP model for the majority of guest. If you are park hopping, you are almost always riding the major (or Tier 1) attractions. By doing that, you could potentially be taking a FP away from a child who is making a once in a lifetime trip to WDW. Don't get me wrong, I would love to be able to park hop and only ride the big rides with very little wait; but, not really at the expense of others. A little clarity on how the exec's expect the system to work would clear up a lot of the confusion with FP+ now.

 

[beer dave]

I just wish Disney Exec's would tell us how they envision the way FP+ is supposed to be used or what demographic they are trying to help the most. I consider myself somewhat of a coaster enthusiast. If I could marathon the tallest and fastest thrill rides all day I would; but, that is not why I go to WDW. I thought heard somewhere, the purpose of the original FP was to give families who make infrequent or one in a lifetime trips to WDW a chance to ride their favorite attraction at least one time without spending their whole vacation waiting in lines and not being able ride certain attractions. 3 FP's can accomplish that for all the parks except MK. You probably need 5 for MK. If the exec's want to drive people to stay in the parks, then allowing resort guest to book ahead of time is great and offsite guest or day passers get what FP's are left or standby. If they want these guest to have the same access to FP+ all they have to do is allow them to purchase tickets ahead of time like resort guest and link them to MDE. Allowing guest to park hop with FP+ does not fit the original FP model for the majority of guest. If you are park hopping, you are almost always riding the major (or Tier 1) attractions. By doing that, you could potentially be taking a FP away from a child who is making a once in a lifetime trip to WDW. Don't get me wrong, I would love to be able to park hop and only ride the big rides with very little wait; but, not really at the expense of others. A little clarity on how the exec's expect the system to work would clear up a lot of the confusion with FP+ now.

Agreed it would be nice, but I don't think they know yet. They can't figure out what they want to do until they figure out what they can do. Numbers theory and real time operations are two completely different things. This testing time is filling in all the unknown variables that could not be accounted for by the number crunchers. The good thing is it seems they will have more availability than previously anticipated. Or maybe this time should be thought of as the break in period of a (hopefully) high performance machine.. gotta make sure the brakes, suspension, and steering work well before really cutting it loose.

 

[Kristina4109]

Ay yi yi. I have a vacation in less than three months (see my lovely countdown) and I JUST FIGURED OUT how to do all this with the CURRENT system! LOL! Oh, well.

 

[kgeary]

Heard one rumor last month that the options would be this

Maximum of 5 per day with the following caveats:

#1. Two park max
#2. If parking hopping maximum 3 at one park - 2 at the other (Tiers still in effect and maybe coming to MK)
#3. If at one park - no more than 3 in your que at any one time

 

[rteetz]

Heard one rumor last month that the options would be this Maximum of 5 per day with the following caveats: #1. Two park max #2. If parking hopping maximum 3 at one park - 2 at the other (Tiers still in effect and maybe coming to MK) #3. If at one park - no more than 3 in your que at any one time

Disney has a survey out asking about changing FP+ and #3 was on there as one of the choices to change FP+.

 

[LoriKutchey]

Heard one rumor last month that the options would be this

Maximum of 5 per day with the following caveats:

#1. Two park max
#2. If parking hopping maximum 3 at one park - 2 at the other (Tiers still in effect and maybe coming to MK)
#3. If at one park - no more than 3 in your que at any one time

That sounds fair. I would think if u spent the extra money for a park hopper you should be able to fast pass at more than one park

 

[MaryKatesMom]

Great. I hope Disney has the sense to announce these changes at least 61 days out. I keep hearing how great it is to schedule FP+ for the busy times in the afternoon and evening so I did. Not going to be happy if I struggle to move everything to the AM so I can get a 4th one.

 

[GillianP1301]

Heard one rumor last month that the options would be this

Maximum of 5 per day with the following caveats:

#1. Two park max
#2. If parking hopping maximum 3 at one park - 2 at the other (Tiers still in effect and maybe coming to MK)
#3. If at one park - no more than 3 in your que at any one time

From a business/profit perspective, #2 seems very likely. It would certainly drive hopper sales, or at minimum regain some of the hopper sales they've lost in the current FP+ world.

 

[PaulaVonSchweetz]

I just wish Disney Exec's would tell us how they envision the way FP+ is supposed to be used or what demographic they are trying to help the most. I consider myself somewhat of a coaster enthusiast. If I could marathon the tallest and fastest thrill rides all day I would; but, that is not why I go to WDW. I thought heard somewhere, the purpose of the original FP was to give families who make infrequent or one in a lifetime trips to WDW a chance to ride their favorite attraction at least one time without spending their whole vacation waiting in lines and not being able ride certain attractions. 3 FP's can accomplish that for all the parks except MK. You probably need 5 for MK. If the exec's want to drive people to stay in the parks, then allowing resort guest to book ahead of time is great and offsite guest or day passers get what FP's are left or standby. If they want these guest to have the same access to FP+ all they have to do is allow them to purchase tickets ahead of time like resort guest and link them to MDE. Allowing guest to park hop with FP+ does not fit the original FP model for the majority of guest. If you are park hopping, you are almost always riding the major (or Tier 1) attractions. By doing that, you could potentially be taking a FP away from a child who is making a once in a lifetime trip to WDW. Don't get me wrong, I would love to be able to park hop and only ride the big rides with very little wait; but, not really at the expense of others. A little clarity on how the exec's expect the system to work would clear up a lot of the confusion with FP+ now.

Agreed. I don't mind the system but I have said multiple times that 5 is a much more realistic number of FP for MK.

I also have a hard time believing that a random temporary CM would have any credible knowledge on FP+ changes.
Not so sure....

 

[mickeymouse108]

I think it seems like they were trying to fix the problems with the old fast pass system of having the times assigned to you instead of you getting to pick your own return time because sometimes the return times did not fit in with a reservation for dinning or what ever and too many people would just show up at any time with a fast pass that was for a different time and try to use it and it was causing problems. I do hope they improve on how the new fast pass system works especially more for magic kingdom and letting you have some to split for park hopping.