I would think that you probably didn't master the use of FP the first time you went to Disney, instead you learned over time how to make the best use of it. So, you may need to change how you manage the parks a little bit versus how you did it before under the old FP system.
I'm not saying that I am in favor of the new system or against it. I actually haven't been since the whole this was rolled out, so I don't know how I feel. My first time dealing with it will be in July, over the July 4 holiday weekend. That should be a test for how it works when the crowd is near its highest level. I may have different thoughts then, but it all comes down to your initial expectations and learning how to use (or game for some people) the system effectively. I almost never used FP under the old system (maybe for TT, Soarin and Splash Mtn. once per trip), and never waited more than 30 minutes for any ride, and usually far less. We learned how to manage the old system, and we will learn how to manage this one as well. Will we use FP for the biggest attractions, absolutely, but I'm, not going to lose sleep over it.
My frustration comes from the fact that people (including Cormoran) feel like they have to lower their expectations of a WDW vacation, and I think that comes back to number of attractions in each park. That, of course, is a different discussion, and that has already overtaken (accidentally) a different thread (News Roundup).
