disneyfan888
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Any official news as to how fast+ will work for AP holders??
When might MDE be updated to allow AP holders to link their tickets so we'll have the option to do FP+? Being a DVCer and AP holder I want to participate but m unable to until I can do this. Right now it appears to only be for package holdera
What happens if the attraction you have a FP for closes for any reason? You will receive an email/text about this downtime, and will be asked to go to the app on your phone/computer/kiosk and will be able to switch your FP to another attraction. Big attractions, like TSMM, like NOT be able to be switched to.
I've got a few hours fee, ask away.
squirrel4569 said:While many people are freaking out about this I'm of the belief that Disney is doing this to improve the Disney Experience, not ruin it. The goal of any business, especially Disney, is to make money. They don't make money by making the experience less fun and having people wait in longer lines. They make money by getting you through that line as quick as possible and dumping you into the themed store at the end of the ride where, while you are pumped up with enthusiasm from the ride, will buy their products. They want you out in the park buying food and drinks from the carts or in the stores buying merchandise. If you have to wait an hour per ride they aren't accomplishing that and people won't return, which is another key metric.
They want to expedite people through the turnstiles at the gates as well as on the rides. If you have to camp out for a half hour or hour before a parade or show to get a spot then again you aren't experiencing the park. If you have to split up your party to get fastpasses and you're rushing around to find one another how much fun is that? And since the bulk of the guests likely aren't early risers or super planners, giving them the option of scheduling a few things is probably a bonus. Embracing the technology (smartphones) that a significant portion of the world has is also smart. I would expect to see other parks follow similar patterns once this is rolled out completely.
No company makes profits year after year by alienating it's customer base.
Like I stated in the original post, we are currently in Phase 1 of the roll out.
I'll list what I have been told the phases will be. This is only what I have been told, will probably change as it happens, so bear with me.
Phase 1: 100 FP+ Guests throughtout all four parks, resort guests only.
Phase 2: Increase number of Resort only guests, no estimate at this time.
Phase 3: Increase Resort guest number again, start allowing some AP.
Phase 4: All resort guests, all AP.
Phase 5: All guests.
No estimated dates for any of the phases as of this time. Probably depends how phase 1 and 2 work out.
What happens with people that do not have a smart phone? How would they get notice. Or how about people that do not travel with their cell phones? Yes there are still some, I am not one but I do know people that have just regular cell phones that they cannot get email / text, etc
Do you know will they handle the non-expiring ticket holders? Thank you!
Any official news as to how fast+ will work for AP holders??
While many people are freaking out about this I'm of the belief that Disney is doing this to improve the Disney Experience, not ruin it. The goal of any business, especially Disney, is to make money. They don't make money by making the experience less fun and having people wait in longer lines. They make money by getting you through that line as quick as possible and dumping you into the themed store at the end of the ride where, while you are pumped up with enthusiasm from the ride, will buy their products. They want you out in the park buying food and drinks from the carts or in the stores buying merchandise. If you have to wait an hour per ride they aren't accomplishing that and people won't return, which is another key metric.
They want to expedite people through the turnstiles at the gates as well as on the rides. If you have to camp out for a half hour or hour before a parade or show to get a spot then again you aren't experiencing the park. If you have to split up your party to get fastpasses and you're rushing around to find one another how much fun is that? And since the bulk of the guests likely aren't early risers or super planners, giving them the option of scheduling a few things is probably a bonus. Embracing the technology (smartphones) that a significant portion of the world has is also smart. I would expect to see other parks follow similar patterns once this is rolled out completely.
No company makes profits year after year by alienating it's customer base.
We just got back from six days in the parks and I was not once, ever, able to get the My Disney Experience app to work in the parks for more than five minutes at a time. I tried over 3G and over wifi in each of the four parks with no luck, on three different iPhones. Hoping it works better for those in the tests, since they'll be pretty unhappy if they can't connect to MDE to make those FP+ reservations.
I am surprised so many say they have issues with the app or the web site.
On my iPhone 5, I have never had one issue. All of my plans show up and the site loads very quickly.
Can I ask what kind of computer and phone are people using when they have issues?
My sister will be using a galaxy 3 when she travels. I wonder if the issues are all with android phones.
I've used both iPad and Driod and both are questionable in what reservations choose to show up on a given day and both are slow to the point of useless when in the parks. So issues are with all OS, not just one.
It would be connecting, initializing or "finalizing" on an endless loop. I could sometimes get to the screen that said "here and now" but not any further. I was incredibly frustrated every time I tried to use it. I couldn't cancel an ADR, or even confirm our ADR times while in the parks, I had to go back to my original emails. I wasted far too much battery trying it!
We have used Iphone and Samsung Galaxy and had only sporadic success getting the app to work.
Not sure if it is the app's fault, or the bad wireless at the parks. In October, I could barely use the park's wifi, though I wasn't trying to use MDE.
Not sure if it is the app's fault, or the bad wireless at the parks. In October, I could barely use the park's wifi, though I wasn't trying to use MDE.
I am surprised so many say they have issues with the app or the web site.
On my iPhone 5, I have never had one issue. All of my plans show up and the site loads very quickly.
Can I ask what kind of computer and phone are people using when they have issues?
My sister will be using a galaxy 3 when she travels. I wonder if the issues are all with android phones.