Fast Pass at DVC sale?

[Entropy]

I would love this idea. Six Flags does this and Universal gives automatic Fast Passes to their customers who stay on site (or at least they did last time we went).
I know they are free on site, but a pay for fast pass option could work just liek the Six Flags or Universal type.

My thoughts:
1. We dislike the present Fast Pass System. Too many Fast Passes handed out and not managed equally or well everywhere.
Example: Last time we went on Rock and Roll Coaster, nobody checked fast pass times in fast pass line. Many people got in line with passes not good for hours yet. By the time they got to the front of the line, too many people behind them, so the attendant just let everybody through. The regular line did not even move for almost 40+ minutes ( we actually timed it after we noticed what was going on ). We left the line after the 40 minutes so we cant say how long that lasted.
2. Pay for fast passes. $25/person/day or even more maybe (limits how many would get it). This is what six flags does and it works great!
3. Just show the daily fast pass voucher in a fast pass line, not need to wait in line for a fast pass ticket and no limit on how many fast passes per hour or day you could get.
4. We obviously would not use this every day, cost. But on the days you really want to get on rides and avoid lines, this would be well worth the money. Every time we go to six flags we fork out the extra money just so we don't have the hour or more long wait in every line.

Our VOTE IS PAY FOR VIP Fast Pass
But make it cost enough so that it is a luxury not what the fast pass is today, more of a joke.

I see the fast pass program turning into a huge mess like the "Magic Morning" program at Disneyland.
At first, the Magic Morning was a special benefit for guests who booked their vacation with the Walt Disney Travel Club. it had a train ride around the park then a breakfast in Tomorrowland. Then the opened it up to anyone staying at the Disneyland Hotel as the "early entry" and dropped the train and breakfast. They added it to packages booked through preferred hotels, then it got added to park-hoppers. Eventually you could just buy an early entry and the park became flooded especially considering that this crowd was compressed into certain areas. Folks who didn't have early entry like day guests and APs were angry and they didn't have a chance at things like Blue Bayou reservations and Fantasmic Dessert Buffet reservations (since fixed).
Disneyland expanded the benefit so much that it became much less special and "magic" and angered a lot of their guests. They had to eventually drop it for a time then reintroduce it in a slimmed-down version.
I see the Fast Pass program heading that way with so many special VIP and other passes handed out that either the regular fast passes will become hard to get or the fast pass line will become choked with the huge variety of special bennie guests. I hope that they resist the urge to make many guests VIPs and by so doing, make everyone less happy.

Mickey M

 

[Buckalew11]

I guess because I have never had trouble with fast passes and FP lines, that is the reason for my opinion. FP has always worked great for us.
I don't necessarily want to go straight to the front of the line. I don't mind a FP line compared to a stand-by line but part of the fun is strategy of "doing" the park. I'm weird, though. LOL

 

[fishermouse]

But this may be exactly what you have to do in the not to distant future. If that were the case, would you then buy one?

So then everyone buys a fast pass and your right back where you started, or they can make it so expensive that only the wealthy a willing to pay, hardly seems fair to folks who save for years to go one time. They need fast pass more than we do since they may never get another chance to experience Disney. I like the system just as it is "first come/first served". as is you must wait your turn you just don't have to stand in sun while your waiting. If someone gets in line before thier time they need to enforce the rules and turn them away. It's a good system and should be kept as is IMHO.
To answer your question I guess it depends how busy the park is, and how they sell them ie: buy a pack of say 5 or 10 pass's or an all day pass good for any ride. Would you be able to buy an AP fastpass to go with your AP? Seems like a way to get more money out of us!

 

[fishermouse]

I guess because I have never had trouble with fast passes and FP lines, that is the reason for my opinion. FP has always worked great for us.
I don't necessarily want to go straight to the front of the line. I don't mind a FP line compared to a stand-by line but part of the fun is stratedy of "doing" the park. I'm weird, though. LOL

I agree fast pass is fine just as is, it's fair to all visitors not just those that can afford an extra $25. a day per person. Don't flame me I can afford it! Like op I have never had a bad experience with the system, of course I have no problem waiting my turn.