FP+ Details Are Out!

[hookedonears]

When did this thread turn into speculating about all the ways Disney could have done this better?

Okay, I'm in! (Even though admittedly I'm not the WDW expert many of you are.)

Disclaimer: If you just arrived at this thread, you should ignore this post. It's not, not, NOT, the FP+ plan as anyone knows it to be or rumors it to be...

1. Add 1 new e-ticket attraction each at MK & AK.

Just 1? For the size and scope of the park, how about 5 or 6. To begin with, how about replace Kali and the entire county fair area.

In the case of HS, add a couple more tame family oriented rides (I just

How about replace about 1/3 of the existing attractions.

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it needs them lol.) For EPCOT, the new country, and update Soarin' and other attractions. It could use another E-ticket, but I'm not sure what or where, so maybe give WDI a crack at it.
2. Allow only 1 FP per ride per day per ticket. Also only 1 FP at a time.
3. Same day FP only (no 60 day stuff). But for any park. Subject to #2 above.
4. If it's desirable to better disperse the guests around, make every ticket a hopper (but not at current hopper prices, nobody would fall for that trick.) Undo some of the FP+ damage by advertising this new perk!

It would have been much easier to do what Six Flags does and sell a Fast, Fast Pass for all of the attractions. Open up a third line, and keep the old FP system how it is.

Joe Newbie Sixpack is happy that he can hop for free! He spends more time on transportation and finding his way through the parks. Voila! Less ride capacity needed. More bus capacity perhaps, but oh well.
Teen Dream Machine, who luckily for my scenario also never tried the old FP or hopping, wants to hop too! Teen gets to hop about parks and ride every single e-ticket! (Man, another bus ride! But at least instead of filling up SB for his fifth ToT ride he's off on his way to EE!)
Super Dis Man (gosh I hope that's not a real user name) rides headliners at his favorite park at RD as usual and FPs his repeat ride of his favorites or whatever he didn't get to early enough to get on in under 20 minutes. He's still mad about losing old all day FP, but at least they pulled FP+ off the table. And he's saving a bit by not having to buy the hopper. He will grumble about the $15 ticket price rise this year, and realizes that cuts into his hopper savings, but at least they pulled FP+ off the table.

So basically, with my plan, bus capacity becomes part of the overall ride capacity. Well, okay, but that seems about as good to me as the FP+ rumors and news I've heard so far.

Everything else is okay.

 

[patrickpiteo]

Exciting FP+ news

 

[bcrook]

Exciting FP+ news

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

Exciting FP+ news

 

[patrickpiteo]

Is that legit?
Does that mean LMA is here to stay? Weird. I guess Disney needs that attraction to suck up FP+ slots at DHS.

Yup Guess some of us might get stuck with this as FP+ choice.. Oh boy

 

[bcrook]

Yup Guess some of us might get stuck with this as FP+ choice.. Oh boy

. not Me! I am not falling for that one. So much for the rumor that a new land is going to put there soon.

 

[momof2n2]

The whole idea of "going" anywhere for FPs is being phased out with the new system. Disney wants most people making/changing their reservations using their smartphones. So, in theory, it could be a whole lot less effort than even a centralized FP location in the park. Now I won't get into whether I think Disney's IT dept. can handle this type of usage on their app. But the idea of physically going somewhere to get a FP is going away completely.

So now, in addition to budgeting for gas, food & lodging, I need to get a smartphone. Thanks, Disney!

 

[patrickpiteo]

So now, in addition to budgeting for gas, food & lodging, I need to get a smartphone. Thanks, Disney!

Gonna need a juice pack for my iPhone for sure now LOL my battery always dies spending the whole day at the parks.. Also hate trying to read my screen on the sun while people bump into me. LOL

 

[Praying Colonel]

Whew! Now I can exhale

Yep--our long national nightmare is over.

 

[rastuso]

Is that legit?
Does that mean LMA is here to stay? Weird. I guess Disney needs that attraction to suck up FP+ slots at DHS.

BINGO! That's where FP+ totally collapses. The Studios gets almost as many people as MK, with nowhere near the number of rides. We're the heck do 90,000 FP+s come from at the studios? That Indy FP will be a hot commodity too!

Jason

 

[mom2rtk]

Exciting FP+ news �� FastPass+ will bring FastPass back to Lights, Motors, Action... http://t.co/oRszUKWtuG

Well, they don't want everyone mad when the FPs for TSMM run out.

 

[patrickpiteo]

Well, they don't want everyone mad when the FPs for TSMM run out.

LOL that's very kind of them but will piss me off after spending $$$$

 

[mom2rtk]

I think once FP+ starts, DHS will be come our "go-to" park for short mornings on hard ticket party days. No need to stick around just to wait in long standby lines. I could end up being the only person on this forum who actually wants FP+ slots for the mornings at that park! Take a few runs through RnR at rope drop, hit our TSMM slot late morning, then head out to rest up for the party. It won't take long to do that. We used to hang out all day so we could keep riding RnR. Now once the short rope drop lines are over, we can be done.

 

[mom2rtk]

Well, the more I think about this, the more livid I become.

I mean, we've been discussing the potential impact of adding FP+ to an existing attraction currently without FP. Does this mean I can expect an even longer wait to do LMA?

Oh, wait.

We never do it anyway.

 

[pigletto]

We're just discussing in our August planning thread that people have been seeing options to book fastpass+ all day on MDE. They are dead links and the website gives you a maintenance error message as often as not today. But they are working on it.
Not that I didn't know it was coming.. but to see it... Well now I KNOW it's coming and well.. blah.

 

[patrickpiteo]

We're just discussing in our August planning thread that people have been seeing options to book fastpass+ all day on MDE. They are dead links and the website gives you a maintenance error message as often as not today. But they are working on it.
Not that I didn't know it was coming.. but to see it... Well now I KNOW it's coming and well.. blah.

My guess sooner then later

 

[rastuso]

I think once FP+ starts, DHS will be come our "go-to" park for short mornings on hard ticket party days. No need to stick around just to wait in long standby lines. I could end up being the only person on this forum who actually wants FP+ slots for the mornings at that park! Take a few runs through RnR at rope drop, hit our TSMM slot late morning, then head out to rest up for the party. It won't take long to do that. We used to hang out all day so we could keep riding RnR. Now once the short rope drop lines are over, we can be done.

And you'll be paying $90 a person for this long list of fun and entertainment!

Jason

 

[d1gitman]

They are powered by on-board, high-torque electric motors.

ahhh. I was thinking more like an electromagnetic track where the cars would float magnetically like some trains do, not electric motors that turn a physical drive train.

 

[doconeill]

ahhh. I was thinking more like an electromagnetic track where the cars would float magnetically like some trains do, not electric motors that turn a physical drive train.

There are very few actual maglev trains in operation...and simulating a car with a technology that has little to do with cars would be a little odd...

 

[Suzanne74]

We're just discussing in our August planning thread that people have been seeing options to book fastpass+ all day on MDE. They are dead links and the website gives you a maintenance error message as often as not today. But they are working on it.
Not that I didn't know it was coming.. but to see it... Well now I KNOW it's coming and well.. blah.

Whoa, are you serious? I am leaving 8/15 and do not want this. They will still have normal FP in Aug, correct? It can't be a total switchover less than 45 days out. Was hoping to get one more normal trip in before this nonsense starts. I will cry