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Sounds like you've done meticulous, detailed planning -- enjoy your trip. Don't forget a visit to Old Town, where you can take a flying leap on the Slingshot...
FP - allowed returns later than 1, 2 or more hours??
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Sounds like you've done meticulous, detailed planning -- enjoy your trip. Don't forget a visit to Old Town, where you can take a flying leap on the Slingshot...
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and also please remember Gatorland..... where you will be Sorin' over the Gators as you zip across 1200 feet of zip cord lines......
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You're hilarious!!! I feel ya!
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I hate to tell you this, but the walk on water attraction is currently closed in support of local water conservation ordinances.
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I hate to tell you this, but the walk on water attraction is currently closed in support of local water conservation ordinances.
Walk on Water was also banned because it was learned that many of the guests and water walker enthusiast were admitting that they did indeed flush the toilet with their feet thus causing a major increase in bacteria levels in the water. There's always someone that is going to ruin it for everyone else!
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Let me be the first to welcome Mr. Sheen to the Dis!
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You're fortunate, this has only happened to you once.
This is why, I'm giving up ADRs. No more TS for me. Too many unknown factors.
One of those things, that make you go....hmmmmm.
And, we don't know, how many haven't made it out alive!!
But, Disney never asked for an excuse.
"Late" FP was accepted, no reason necessary.
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But, Disney never asked for an excuse.
From what I understand, at the very beginning they were allowing people to ride late who had a legitimate excuse. And then as more and more people made excuses, they just started letting everyone use them late. Less hassle for everyone that way.
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I have never been asked for a reason and never offered one. We originally discovered FP could be used anytime (after the window opened) from CMs offering the info.
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Yes, that is what everyone has been saying...however, it gradually morphed into that. When it first started times were pretty much adhered too, then people found out that exceptions were made and Oops, big surprise, many more exceptions were asked for until it got to the point where they just stopped asking about them because they were going to say OK anyway so why waste the time. Now for whatever reason Disney has, they feel the need to enforce the window times and it looks like they are dead serious about it. Will exceptions still be made on a case by case basis? Yes, I'm sure they will, but I'll bet that this time they will have a way of backing up the excuse so that it is a reality and not a scam.
If they don't have that they are just wasting everyone's time because before too long it will be all over the boards and once again it will be back to business as usual.
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I'm not disputing that when FP first launched, the return time window was enforced. But, obviously, from the start they made exceptions. What I find interesting is that so many people merely accept as FACT that people figured out they could make up excuses to game the system and use them late. And that the increase in this abuse of the system led to Disney giving up on trying to enforce the rules and just let everyone use them late.
Isn't it just as possible that only those with legimate reasons for being late were allowed in and Disney figured out that there was no impact on the system, so they decided there was no NEED to enforce the end time of the window?
I'm not saying this IS what happened. Just that it COULD be. But the alternative explanation usually offered here as cold, hard, fact merely serves to bolster people's opinion that only people abusing and gaming the system used FP late and Disney just gave up on trying to make us follow the rules (until now when they just couldn't take it any longer).
Isn't it just as possible that only those with legimate reasons for being late were allowed in and Disney figured out that there was no impact on the system, so they decided there was no NEED to enforce the end time of the window?
I'm not saying this IS what happened. Just that it COULD be. But the alternative explanation usually offered here as cold, hard, fact merely serves to bolster people's opinion that only people abusing and gaming the system used FP late and Disney just gave up on trying to make us follow the rules (until now when they just couldn't take it any longer).
They gave up enforcing originally simply to take away decision making from CMs. It was not important at that time because originally people were learning about it when they were late, on a need to know basis.
If they ever thought that being on time is not important for system to work properly, they would just take return window off the FP and let line regulate itself. It did not happen. For system to work they needed people to be on time. Not many were late and it did work without disturbing the whole system. it did not matter what excuses people used at that time due to the small number of people being late. However, people talk, CMs talk, internet happened and more people learned about it. I think it is entirely possible that system did not work as it was intendent anymore.
If they ever thought that being on time is not important for system to work properly, they would just take return window off the FP and let line regulate itself. It did not happen. For system to work they needed people to be on time. Not many were late and it did work without disturbing the whole system. it did not matter what excuses people used at that time due to the small number of people being late. However, people talk, CMs talk, internet happened and more people learned about it. I think it is entirely possible that system did not work as it was intendent anymore.
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We didnt have a "late" FP problem, until "free dining" was offered year round. Hey, walk up ressies are extinct..gotta make them 6 months out... It's either dining experiences or attractions. No way, we should expect both. Unless, Disney can "save the day"? Hmmmm... 
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