Conclusion-FP+ reserving ahead is not necessary.

[lauradis]

Thats because the legacy machines would just go ahead and issue the overlapping times if you had a big group.

Now you have to know enough about the system to think to even do that. It's one of the secret handshakes many guests know nothing about

Any one can find out all kinds of info on the "secret handshakes" at disney, right here.

Personally I don't see these kind of things as secrets. Just more information to make my trip easier.

 

[mom2rtk]

Any one can find out all kinds of info on the "secret handshakes" at disney, right here.

Personally I don't see these kind of things as secrets. Just more information to make my trip easier.

I'm pretty up on all the secret handshakes. But I feel for the casual visitor planning a first trip without all the inside information

And I find it amusing to think back to how many thought legacy was unfair because not everyone knew they could use them late.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I don't think so:

"Conclusion-FP+ reserving ahead is not necessary."

Posts are more than their thread title.

But in the grand scheme, they are not necessary until one places personal constraints on their own vacation experience. As many do, myself included.

 

[IBFW]

I love to try to figure things out but I have to admit that trying to get FP's for one person at a time when it showed none available for two or more never even occurred to me.

 

[lauradis]

I don't think so:

"Conclusion-FP+ reserving ahead is not necessary."

http://www.disboards.com/search/2205569/?page=10&q=fast+pass&o=date&c[node]=2

There is currently 10 pages of post under a simple dis board search. Again how is it the op fault if people choose to be ill informed???

 

[IBFW]

Posts are more than their thread title.

Again how is it the op fault if people choose to be ill informed???

The title of this thread is what it is. Intentional or not, I feel it is misleading.

Would you feel the same way about and defend a thread titled: "Conclusion: Standby lines are over an hour long" even if the OP eventually explained that when they looked they saw a couple that were and there might have been some or even a lot that weren't?

 

[lauradis]

The title of this thread is what it is. Intentional or not, I feel it is misleading.

All post are IMHO post except

http://www.disboards.com/threads/fa...ed-priorities-and-strategies-part-ii.3326057/

If you think its miss leading then give your opinion and links to support what you think should happen.

 

[IBFW]

If you think its miss leading then give your opinion and links to support what you think should happen.

I'm confident others have already done so and I agree with their conclusions.

 

[SmithSmith]

The title of this thread is what it is. Intentional or not, I feel it is misleading.

It looks like you're new here, so you may not know that thread titles can be many things: shocking, misleading, humorous, etc. I've learned that you just have to take everything you read here with a grain of salt.

Like this one time... a poster claimed in a thread title that FP+ was gonna save him $20,000! I felt that that title was misleading and let the OP know. Now you're doing the same thing on this thread, and there's nothing wrong with doing that, it helps bring balance to the discussion.

 

[HopperFan]

I think we all know this CAN happen. But the truth is, it's probably a result of equal parts luck and diligence .... because everyone is not getting those results.

Agreed it is not a guarantee. Nothing is.

But we have been probably 20 times since FP+ started and we are never up at midnight 60 days when onsite, we stay almost equally offsite so 30 days, we have done last minute trips and we have booked a week out of holiday weekends. We have always been able to get FP+ for major rides including 7DMT and A&E and TSMM. I got A&E a week out for MLK weekend for us. I wasn't even trying because I don't care about meeting them. Booked last week for 3 for yesterday at MK, Wishes and 7DMT. A&E came up but didn't want it. I do not sit on the computer looking for FP+ so it's not my diligence that got these. I have zero diligence regarding FP+. I also am not flexible in my days, because I book ADRs and work with park hours. So I guess in 20 trips we consistently have good luck or there is the ability to get "good" FP+.

What I also do is change FP+ while in the park. If I approach an attraction that has a fairly short Standby line that I have a FP+ for later, we get in the line and I get on MDE and change my FP+ to something else. I look at it as my rolling FP+. It is efficient, saves walking and wasted traveling time and we manage to do more. This is what my DS was doing. We might not be able to get a top attraction like 7DMT but that is one we usually have already. But if we can join HM in a 15 minute standby line I can usually roll over to another I want to ride.

NOTE: Everyone's trip and touring style is different depending on your personality, your groups ages, repeat visitor or once in a lifetime trip etc. With the increased crowds in the park over the last several years no matter what time of year you go, we ALL have to adjust our touring style. We have and we have made it work. It is a better system for us than legacy FP. It won't for everyone and as a firm believer in you should enjoy your vacation or what's the point - if you can't make Disney work and your vacation makes you miserable and upset .... find a place that makes you happy again, vacation is too precious.

 

[IBFW]

So here we are on the first Saturday after this thread was started and had you followed OP's advice you'd be pretty upset right now.

Given fast passes are not being honored--following OP's advice would have been no harm/no foul.

According to reports from people in the parks right now, the MDE app and the Kiosks are not working but previously-reserved FP's are being recognized at the FP queues.

So yes, had anyone followed the OP's advice they would find themselves not being able to obtain FP's in the parks this morning. And they would most likely be very upset about that.

 

[HopperFan]

It looks like you're new here, so you may not know that thread titles can be many things: shocking, misleading, humorous, etc. I've learned that you just have to take everything you read here with a grain of salt.

Like this one time... a poster claimed in a thread title that FP+ was gonna save him $20,000! I felt that that title was misleading and let the OP know. Now you're doing the same thing on this thread, and there's nothing wrong with doing that, it helps bring balance to the discussion.

Agree. Very often titles are the "teaser, hook" etc to get you to open it and read it. There was a great one this week "Is ratatouille still hanging around wishes dessert party?." I was so upset because we had just been to the party last month and there was no character and I would have loved to meet Ratatouille. But alas they got me to open and read the post. Kudos to them, clever.

 

[IBFW]

It looks like you're new here, so you may not know that thread titles can be many things: shocking, misleading, humorous, etc. I've learned that you just have to take everything you read here with a grain of salt.

Agree. Very often titles are the "teaser, hook" etc to get you to open it and read it.

Sounds like we do agree that the topic of this thread is misleading.

 

[MikeandReneePlus5]

I haven't been yet since new FP+, we leave in 28 days however, but it seems to me that FP+ has been much more successful than many doomsayers on the DIS said it would be. And that is a great thing.

 

[mom2rtk]

I haven't been yet since new FP+, we leave in 28 days however, but it seems to me that FP+ has been much more successful than many doomsayers on the DIS said it would be. And that is a great thing.

If you believe the title of this thread, then yes it does sound that way.

I wonder what the people in the parks today would say.

 

[SmithSmith]

Sounds like we do agree that the topic of this thread is misleading.

No. I can't say that I agree or disagree.
I find the title too vague to be able to form an opinion on it.

 

[mom2rtk]

No. I can't say that I agree or disagree.
I find the title too vague to be able to form an opinion on it.

Vague? Isn't it interesting how everyone reads everything differently?

I read it as a pretty definitive statement.

 

[HopperFan]

Sounds like we do agree that the topic of this thread is misleading.

No it wasn't. It was worded it in a way to get you to read it.

The post was about the OP's experience. The OP's experience was that they did not need to reserve ahead of time, I believe meaning way ahead of time. They have had successful trips reserving the night before or day of in the park. They concluded after a few trips that they do not need to deal with reserving FP+ ahead of time to have a successful trip.

Would I not reserve at all? No.
Do I agree that I have consistently gotten good ones the week before, days before, night before or day of? Yes.

PS Not sure if you are just new to join or new overall but "misleading" titles are a norm, it's marketing their post. There are many posters on here that are here to help, here to share, here to complain, here to antagonize, here to have fun and ............. it takes time to figure out and from time-to-time you will need your body armor.

Welcome to DIS

 

[SmithSmith]

Vague? Isn't it interesting how everyone reads everything differently?

I read it as a pretty definitive statement.

By vague, I mean I don't know what she means by "ahead" of time

 

[Mambo Junkie]

While I can see the importance of pre booking a fp for a specific attraction that is hard to get, has a long wait, or you need to be done by a certain time, I will not book fps again because I will never go back to WDW married to a schedule. For those who like to schedule I appreciate that works for you. My family is not happy when we can't be spontaneous.