annual passes & fastpass

[tink1953]

I am sure this has been discussed before but I have not experienced it myself until this trip...

How does Disney think its fair for their annual passholders....

1. a 30 day window for making fast passes
2. only able to make 7 at a time
3. only able to make them 1 day at a time

I kinda understand for people living there but for us out of state visitors it doesn't seem right...I have been trying since my 30 day window and everything I want at magic Kingdom is already gone....

I will say it again I HATE this new fastpass system......

I like making plans but not to have to decide where I am going to be every single minute I am there....

I know it doesn't do any good to complain they will do what they want but I just needed to vent and get it off my chest...I am so disappointed ...

Guess I will have to get up early and run for the seven dwarfs mine ride...but this old lady can't go very fast LOL

 

[DebbieB]

I am sure this has been discussed before but I have not experienced it myself until this trip...

How does Disney think its fair for their annual passholders....

1. a 30 day window for making fast passes
2. only able to make 7 at a time
3. only able to make them 1 day at a time

I kinda understand for people living there but for us out of state visitors it doesn't seem right...I have been trying since my 30 day window and everything I want at magic Kingdom is already gone....

I will say it again I HATE this new fastpass system......

I like making plans but not to have to decide where I am going to be every single minute I am there....

I know it doesn't do any good to complain they will do what they want but I just needed to vent and get it off my chest...I am so disappointed ...

Guess I will have to get up early and run for the seven dwarfs mine ride...but this old lady can't go very fast LOL

Plain & simple - they want you to book an overpriced onsite room. They offer annual pass discounts for rooms.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

They can't really distinguish between local and non-local AP holders. How could they possibly do that?

You get exactly the same as any other AP holder who doesn't stay onsite gets, I don't see the need for us to get more because we don't live near WDW.

 

[CarolynFH]

I think off-site AP holders should get some kind of priority - their booking window could open 45 days in advance, for instance.

 

[robinb]

Plain & simple - they want you to book an overpriced onsite room. They offer annual pass discounts for rooms.

I don't think they really care about return visitors, especially ones who don't stay onsite. They are concentrating on the "once in a lifetime" visitor who drops huge amounts of $$.

 

[tink1953]

You do need more if your trying to plan your 2 weeks like they insist you do...

Why wouldn't they know if your are out of state, they know everything about you....that's what the magic bands are for.

I guess it all comes down to selling the rooms....they have out priced us on that, we are staying offsite now..

I am sorry to be so negative...I just miss the magic I used to feel by just going down and deciding what we wanted to do for the day and if we needed to grab a fastpass we could...to much planning ahead for me

 

[msb578]

The truth is, they have your money in advance, and don't see a need to give you an additional incentive.

The 60-day benefit comes at a price. Swan/Dolphin decided to pay for it. The price of the AP would go up if it was included.

 

[ArwenMarie]

The booking window was 60 for APs then they changed to it 30.

But yeah, they just want you to book a room.

I wonder if there will be a dropoff in out-of-state AP purchases. The value of it really has dropped since they changed the booking window.

Not that Disney would care.