For those who think only DISers hate FP+, check their Facebook page

[xie]

Fair enough, but not everyone feels that way. Your feelings are real, but they are yours. I was there last week and left with the opposite feelings. I was ready to walk away from WDW forever, but am now hooked again. Tat's life.

It doesn't make you or me right or wrong. We are just in different places. Two reasonable people can look at the same data and see very different things.

Different data. No doubt your experience was completely different due to random luck.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

Different data. No doubt your experience was completely different due to random luck.

You believe that I cannot possibly be right because I do not agree with you. I am not foolish enough to feel that I am right. I know that I might have just been lucky. But I really don't care, because I trust my personal experience over something that I read on the Dis (as should you).

I am sorry that this happened to you, but I am not going to let your negativity effect me.

 

[xie]

You believe that I cannot possibly be right because I do not agree with you. I am not foolish enough to feel that I am right. I know that I might have just been lucky. But I really don't care, because I trust my personal experience over something that I read on the Dis (as should you).

I am sorry that this happened to you, but I am not going to let your negativity effect me.

I think you ARE right. About YOUR trip and YOUR experience. We all get it - your room keys worked correctly, your service experience was excellent, you had no problems. Congratulations, I wish it had been us.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

I think you ARE right. About YOUR trip and YOUR experience. We all get it - your room keys worked correctly, your service experience was excellent, you had no problems. Congratulations, I wish it had been us.

I wish it had been, too. I have had a few miserable trips to WDW. I understand the disappointment.

 

[Shaden]

There were thousands of likes on the posting and at best a few hundred that did not like it.

Again, some, even hundreds are not going to like the changes, however I really think there will be more than do like than don't.

I also don't understand the need to stay plugged to your phone. Surely people can remember what time 3 Fastpasses are, if not get a print out. The only time we used the App was to change something and we had no problems with it working and being fast.

I guess we are just blessed with great tech magic or something, as I just don't run into the problems others are reporting.

I can appreciate and even understand this will change the way some have toured in the past and they don't like that. However it is going to make it better for so many others than never got one Fastpass because they were gone.

I think a program that makes a situation better for many over the wants of few is a good plan.

This is absolute crap ...

Pick a point in the comments, randomly. I just clicked the "show more comments" and read the first 30 comments 23 negative, 7 neutral (didn't express positive or negative feelings about FP+) 1 Positive.

That's of 1000 comments, so at that ratio 766 negative COMMENTS. Not saying this ratio would hold out overall ... still and interesting snap shot, and totally random.

Anyone who has a clue about "facebook activism" would be familiar with the fact that the threshold for people to "like" something, is far lower than even to "comment" on sometime.

There also is no "dislike" button, so you are using an expression of "positive feedback" where no equal option for "negative feedback" exists.

Its also rather telling that so few people are actually chiming in with positive experiences while so many are with negative experiences. Particularly ON A FAN SITE.

What do you expect to find on a site, dedicated to FANs of Disney world ?

 

[momof2n2]

This is absolute crap ...

Pick a point in the comments, randomly. I just clicked the "show more comments" and read the first 30 comments 23 negative, 7 neutral (didn't express positive or negative feelings about FP+) 1 Positive.

That's of 1000 comments, so at that ratio 766 negative COMMENTS. Not saying this ratio would hold out overall ... still and interesting snap shot, and totally random.

Anyone who has a clue about "facebook activism" would be familiar with the fact that the threshold for people to "like" something, is far lower than even to "comment" on sometime.

There also is no "dislike" button, so you are using an expression of "positive feedback" where no equal option for "negative feedback" exists.

Its also rather telling that so few people are actually chiming in with positive experiences while so many are with negative experiences. Particularly ON A FAN SITE.

What do you expect to find on a site, dedicated to FANs of Disney world ?

Amen
Like
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Ditto

 

[Laketravis]

That's of 1000 comments, so at that ratio 766 negative COMMENTS. Not saying this ratio would hold out overall ... still and interesting snap shot, and totally random.

I'd say your ratio holds up pretty well - I just looked at their FB page and the "Reviews" window had four posts highlighted - three of them negative. 75%

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[momof2n2]

It is now, for some of us it's reached a tipping point. The straw that broke the camel's back. Pick your idiom. So I think that this, combined with some of the other ongoing issues they have, are starting to hurt their business model, as you put it.

Of course there have been issues, always. We've certainly had the odd problem over the years, and it's usually been fixed with alacrity and good humor. However...

I can tell you that the 9 day trip we took a few weeks back was, bar NONE, the worst experience we have ever had at Disney. Judging from the long lines of people at the front desk having same and similar issues, it wasn't just us, either.

It was bad enough that we cancelled our two upcoming onsite trips, are letting our APs lapse, and we now have no future trips planned for WDW for the first time in many years. We are going to Universal for a week in September, and Yosemite and Jackson Hole in 2015; we will not set foot on WDW property again until we are somewhat assured that service has improved. I'll never say never, but I don't expect to be staying on that property again until at least 2016. And we have been a 2-3 trip per year family.

It wasn't just the broken tech itself. We had a lot of poor service. Worse than we have ever experienced at the WDW resort. Multiple times during the week we got to the point where we left property entirely. We almost checked out 2 days early. A fair amount of that poor service was because CMs were just overwhelmed and tired and not paying enough attention, partly because of the broken tech, and partly because service has been on a downhill road there for a while. (For example, we have experienced some rude and some extremely inattentive servers in the restaurants our last two trips, and that never ever used to happen. We used to love eating out at WDW.)

We, too, have pulled out of our five WDW days planned for our May trip to FL. The tipping point was reached for us. I'm still reading here on and off to see what becomes of offsite guests.

 

[AmyB2006]

According to the T-Mobile web site, my smart phone does not have the capability. So not all android devices apparently can.

That stinks. You should join the Apple world then .

 

[YetanotherMouseFan]

What about all us Neanderthals who do NOT have smartphones? (DH is too cheap to pay for a data plan). If we want to change our plans, we are doomed. We are hoping that it works, but not holding our breath. They have gotta get with more FP's available than 3...unless they're trying to go back to tiering the entire system? I still have a book of the old A B C D E tickets somewhere...

 

[Bluegrrl]

Hmm..

All this FP+ stuff reminded me of a recent Stephen Colbert quote: "Innovation. It used to have to mean something."

 

[Mad Hattered]

That stinks. You should join the Apple world then .

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh...NO!

 

[Mad Hattered]

This is absolute crap ...

Pick a point in the comments, randomly. I just clicked the "show more comments" and read the first 30 comments 23 negative, 7 neutral (didn't express positive or negative feelings about FP+) 1 Positive.

That's of 1000 comments, so at that ratio 766 negative COMMENTS. Not saying this ratio would hold out overall ... still and interesting snap shot, and totally random.

Anyone who has a clue about "facebook activism" would be familiar with the fact that the threshold for people to "like" something, is far lower than even to "comment" on sometime.

There also is no "dislike" button, so you are using an expression of "positive feedback" where no equal option for "negative feedback" exists.

Its also rather telling that so few people are actually chiming in with positive experiences while so many are with negative experiences. Particularly ON A FAN SITE.

What do you expect to find on a site, dedicated to FANs of Disney world ?

But then again...Facebook only represents a small percentage of the people who visit WDW. If one was to extrapolate the data, then one might also find that 4 out 5 Proctologists also find this move is full of POOP.

 

[rastuso]

What about all us Neanderthals who do NOT have smartphones? (DH is too cheap to pay for a data plan). If we want to change our plans, we are doomed. We are hoping that it works, but not holding our breath. They have gotta get with more FP's available than 3...unless they're trying to go back to tiering the entire system? I still have a book of the old A B C D E tickets somewhere...

You will be getting three FP+

That is all

-jason

 

[Pooksie]

You will be getting three FP+

That is all

-jason

And the world is flat..

You have to look at the bigger picture and look down the road. The FP+ system is made to be monetized. If i'm correct, then soon Disney will start selling additional FP+ reservations by tier for a fee. So if you want to ride another tier one ride in a park, you just purchase another FP+ reservation for you and the people in your party if applicable. In my mind, that's the reason for the whole 3 per day and the tiered rides at the parks. It's incentive to make people consider purchasing additional FP+ reservations.

It's the old made new again. They've taken the old ticket book system and are remaking it as a new digital a la carte ticketing system. You get a base of 3, and will, imo, be able to purchase more. The buffet that was FP- will simply be replaced by the digital a la carte system that is FP+.

Disney has decided that people are willing to spend a little more for convenience and to cater their vacation to their touring style. Now that FP- is gone from all of the parks, I believe it's the next step, but time will tell...

 

[magicbob]

I think a program that makes a situation better for many over the wants of few is a good plan.

 

[Mad Hattered]

And the world is flat..

Even though the "World" IS "flat" doesn't mean that there aren't elevations in and around it. It reminds me of one of those times I stepped off the pavement. As much as I tried, I couldn't quite picture a Mouse, as much as I did a Dinosaur. Then I remembered that movie that started with a helicopter flying through that valley...

When it reality, it looks like this...

(Garden of Eden)

Then you have to park hop from Maui to the Na Pali coast of Kauai to actually get the Soarin' experience of the copter flying through the valley...

Damn! That was like Magic and stuff!

I hope that I am not personally responsible for the downfall of FP-. I know me and hordes of others here on the DIS who make up a small percentage of a the big picture (irony 101) are blamed for the downfall, therefore making hordes of other people's life much easier (you have no idea we just stole your wallet).

Now, I am not proud of depriving people who slept till noon, their chance at a FP-. I realize I was the root of all evil. So much so, that I formed our unused ones into the form of eggs to recreate a scene from Jurassic Park...

I felt extremely guilty thinking about a Universal movie after I had just visited Disneyland. I mean seriously...what kind of person was I? Then I rented a 4 wheel drive, drove 4 hours through a jungle...to get to one spot...

Now if you zoom in behind me, miles away, you will notice a tiny helicopter in the backround behind me...

Word on the street is that those pilots hate FP+ as well. Who knew?

 

[BuckeyeBama]

What about all us Neanderthals who do NOT have smartphones? (DH is too cheap to pay for a data plan). If we want to change our plans, we are doomed. ...

Meh - My wife and I both have smart phones. We hated the app so much that we rebooked FP+ at the kiosks. It really wasn't a big deal. Too bad we didn't think of it until we struggled with the app for a few hours.

My point - you do not need smart phones, and right now they just aren't that helpful with respect FP+. At some point they might be - if Disney fixes the app.

 

[mom2rtk]

That stinks. You should join the Apple world then .

Just not my style. And I really don't like what adding the price of a high end phone does to the cost of a Disney trip.

And the world is flat..

You have to look at the bigger picture and look down the road. The FP+ system is made to be monetized. If i'm correct, then soon Disney will start selling additional FP+ reservations by tier for a fee. So if you want to ride another tier one ride in a park, you just purchase another FP+ reservation for you and the people in your party if applicable. In my mind, that's the reason for the whole 3 per day and the tiered rides at the parks. It's incentive to make people consider purchasing additional FP+ reservations.

It's the old made new again. They've taken the old ticket book system and are remaking it as a new digital a la carte ticketing system. You get a base of 3, and will, imo, be able to purchase more. The buffet that was FP- will simply be replaced by the digital a la carte system that is FP+.

Disney has decided that people are willing to spend a little more for convenience and to cater their vacation to their touring style. Now that FP- is gone from all of the parks, I believe it's the next step, but time will tell...

I have been back and forth on this selling of FP thing. I still just strongly believe that they don't have the capacity to do it.

But then I read that thread on the rumors board, from a pretty reliable poster. And I gave the whole matter more thought. And I'm pretty sure if that does play out, then I'm done. Disney provides 3 Fps with a ticket. A year ago we got at LEAST 6 with each day of our ticket. If the rumor is true it would cost me $45 more per day just to get close to what we had before. That's more than 50% rise in ticket prices. And I'm guessing Disney will still raise prices in early June again. That just pushes it all too far. And I'd likely be done.

Magicbob, this board wouldn't be the same without you!

Meh - My wife and I both have smart phones. We hated the app so much that we rebooked FP+ at the kiosks. It really wasn't a big deal. Too bad we didn't think of it until we struggled with the app for a few hours.

My point - you do not need smart phones, and right now they just aren't that helpful with respect FP+. At some point they might be - if Disney fixes the app.

I do think it's too early to know whether that approach is going to be a good one. It could be once they get all of their CMs fully trained. If it requires no more effort and time in line that getting a legacy FP, then fine. But it could also be that they pull back on kiosk staffing once they get past this initial period and lines only get worse. And there is lots of talk from people who had to keep checking back over the course of the day to get a FP slot for the ride they want. It's bad enough to have to keep doing that out in the park with a smart phone. But if you have to keep checking back via standing in line at a kiosk...... that just makes it a no-go in my book.

 

[rt2dz]

I think you ARE right. About YOUR trip and YOUR experience. We all get it - your room keys worked correctly, your service experience was excellent, you had no problems. Congratulations, I wish it had been us.

I agree. We got back a few days ago. While we had a great time, I have to say OUR experience with MBs and FP+ was far less than perfect. Our bands only worked 50-60% of the time. I think the app only worked 2 or 3 times out of dozens and dozens of attempts. Not a good experience for us.