FP+ Options From Survey (Poll)

Which option do you prefer?

  • Guests can reserve a new FP+ time as soon as one of the three has been used.

  • Guests can reserve a new FP+ time as soon as all three have been used.

  • Guests can reserve a new FP+ after 1:00 PM.

  • No change. Guests can only reserve 3 FP+.


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morethananyonex

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In this thread we were discussing the benefits of all of the different options that Disney suggested on their recent survey about FP+. There are more detailed descriptions of each in the thread. Someone suggested making a poll, and since I can't figure out how to add a poll there, figured I would do one here. At the very least, we can see where the DIS stands on this, at the very most, we can save Disney some work ;).

Keep in mind that all the options involve all guests being able to book FP+ in advance, and also the ability to book FP+ in more than one park per day. Guests are able to book less than 3 a day if they choose. The survey was not clear if the extra FP+ for use after your 3 original ones could be repeats of your original 3.
 
Already a poll set up. Use that one.
 
Great idea. This makes it easy to get a quick overview or keep up to date with the short version of how everyone here feels about the options :thumbsup2
 

Option 1 is the obvious winner, though I can see people choosing option 3 if they are booking late FP+. I can't see why anyone would choose options 2 or 4.
 
Option 1 is the obvious winner, though I can see people choosing option 3 if they are booking late FP+. I can't see why anyone would choose options 2 or 4.

Anyone choosing 2 probably would do so because they want it to be harder for people to get more than 3 FP+ so there is more availability in the system.

I personally ranked it as my second last choice in the survey (only coming before no change) but I guess I can see why other people might prefer it.
 
There are pros and cons to each of the options depending on your touring strategy, and my reaction to them would depend on how they would be related to being able to make FP+ reservations in more than one park (which I understand was also addressed in the survey).

For people who plan to spend all day in one park, the first option would clearly be the best, especially if you could get another FP after you use that "revolving" 4th one. All you would have to do is make 1 FP+ reservation for the first hour, use it quickly, and then grab that 4th FP and revolve it the rest of the day.

For people who like to park hop, the optimum strategy for FP+ as currently structured is to make FP+ reservations for the late afternoon and evening in the second park and arrive at opening at the first park and do as much as possible before lines build up. I don't think any of these options would change that.

Using this approach, an option that requires you to use one (much less all 3) of the FP+ reservations before getting another one would basically be useless. If the system allowed you to make 1 reservation at one park and 2 in another, then the approach of getting a 4th one after using one could work OK.

Each of the options has shortcomings. The one about getting a new FP after 1 PM probably couldn't work if it meant that EVERYONE would be able to make that 4th reservation at the same time. It's hard to see how the system and the kiosks could handle that crush. I suspect that the 1 PM option is just an example, and that not everyone would have the same time. This could be a way that Disney could reward onsite guests by giving them an earlier time to get that 4th "revolving" FP. The times could be staggered further based on the level of resort.

I would have to see how it develops, but I would probably still be inclined to make my FP+ reservations in the late afternoon and evening instead of arbitrarily making them earlier in the day just to get another one. Especially at the busiest times of the year (when we usually have to travel), the availability of those same day FPs may be pretty limited.

I know that one of the mantras of the fans of the paper FP system is that "6 is greater than 3". But, I would rather have 3 FPs for attractions of my choice at times of my choice when lines are likely to be long than to have 6 FPs for things that I am less interested in at times that may not be convenient. Making FP+ reservations for the first hour or two after opening when lines are likely to be short just to be able to get another FP doesn't make sense to me. I think you could easily end up with more FPs, but less overall value. Kind of like getting 6 $20 bills instead of 3 $50's.
 
Anyone choosing 2 probably would do so because they want it to be harder for people to get more than 3 FP+ so there is more availability in the system.

I personally ranked it as my second last choice in the survey (only coming before no change) but I guess I can see why other people might prefer it.

Still makes no sense to me. By choosing that option, a person is saying that he/she would prefer to get fewer FP+. Not sure why anyone would want to limit THEMSELVES like that. :confused3
 
Option 1 is the obvious winner, though I can see people choosing option 3 if they are booking late FP+. I can't see why anyone would choose options 2 or 4.

The reason someone might prefer 2 or 4 is that it would make more FPs available to allow changes on the fly. If everyone can (and does) make 3 in advance, and a lot of guests are also adding more FPs as the day goes on, that availability would be pretty limited, especially at busy times.
 
Still makes no sense to me. By choosing that option, a person is saying that he/she would prefer to get fewer FP+. Not sure why anyone would want to limit THEMSELVES like that. :confused3

It makes sense if you tour a certain way.

If someone wants to use FP+ late in the day, they probably have little use for the extra FP+, but they want the flexibility to be able to move their 3 around or book them later in the day.

I don't personally feel that way, but I could see someone like that wanting to limit the number of FP+.
 
Still makes no sense to me. By choosing that option, a person is saying that he/she would prefer to get fewer FP+. Not sure why anyone would want to limit THEMSELVES like that. :confused3

If everyone is limited to 3, the FP pool would have more availability for same day changes.
 
It makes sense if you tour a certain way.

If someone wants to use FP+ late in the day, they probably have little use for the extra FP+, but they want the flexibility to be able to move their 3 around or book them later in the day.

I don't personally feel that way, but I could see someone like that wanting to limit the number of FP+.

I should really stop following you around this way. Your last two posts have beaten me by seconds.

At least for now, I like getting the FPs later in the day after we have taken our midday break. But, I would still prefer a system that allows extra same day FPs.
 
It makes sense if you tour a certain way.

If someone wants to use FP+ late in the day, they probably have little use for the extra FP+, but they want the flexibility to be able to move their 3 around or book them later in the day.

I don't personally feel that way, but I could see someone like that wanting to limit the number of FP+.

So they don't want more FP+ themselves - they just want to limit other people so they might have more flexibility? Even then, option 4 would seem best for them.

BTW, anyone choosing option 4 needs to get kicked off the Dis. ;)
 
I'm tempted to vote for 4 just because I think the system will be hopelessly unstable with any of the other 3.
 
I have mixed feelings about all of it. Yes, I want the ability to get more FPs. But once they add that, people will be more tempted than ever to schedule (and use) Fps earlier in the day, making rope drop potentially busier. And is it worth booking them early in the day to get more, when the "more" you get could just be the junk leftovers? I just don't know. Only time and experience will tell.
 
I can explain why I chose #4.

One of the best parts of FP+, IMO, is your ability to change most of your attractions on the day of. So if 60 days out you make your Space Mountain reservation for 2:00 PM, but at 1:00pm that day your family is still enjoying the afternoon at the pool or in another park, currently you can change your Space MT fast pass for later that afternoon or evening.

IF you allow people to make 4th, 5th, 6th FPs once they complete either one FP or all three FP, you're going to have people taking additional FPs by 12:00pm. This will severely limit anyone else's ability to change their original FPs for later in the day. Clearly those people will use their 4-6th FPs to reserve the headliners and you will be stuck in your reserved spot.

Personally, I like the 3 FPs knowing there WILL be additional times to move them to if needed.

Wasn't everyone complaining that FP+ forced them to plan their days down to the minute 60 days in advance?! Well, if the rope droppers are making their 6th FP reservation before you've used your first FP, it isn't much different than the FP- system, is it....
 
Option 1 is the obvious winner, though I can see people choosing option 3 if they are booking late FP+. I can't see why anyone would choose options 2 or 4.

This.

I got to do the real survey!! I didn't even realize I had it (I had gotten a couple of others) until I had a reminder email about it this morning. Agreed that Option 1 above is the BIG winner, and expressed that in the survey.

The 1 pm thing is a disaster waiting to happen, but is at least something I might get some use out of.

Seriously dislike the idea of having to use all 3 pre-booked ones before you get any more, but I guess it's still an improvement over the current system.

MY BIG THING, which I brought up in the real survey, is can we use the additional FP+ to repeat attractions (if available)? That makes a big difference to me, esp at DHS (if I can't do repeats on TSM or Star Tours, extra FP+ are useless to me there).
 
Well, if the rope droppers are making their 6th FP reservation before you've used your first FP, it isn't much different than the FP- system, is it....

Sure it is - under the old system, you got no FP- to rides like Soarin' or TSMM if you arrived in the parks at 1pm.

If you are a late arriver, FP+ is awesome - and I would want to keep flexibility in the system to help me on the days that I want to arrive early.
 

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