FP+ testing has resumed at BB

[Klayfish]

Here now...actually getting ready for bed, so I'll keep this short. Sorry if it's already been posted, but haven't searched.

Yesterday, they resumed testing a FP+ system at BB. It's only for 3 slides right now...Summit Plummet, Teamboat Springs (family tube ride) and Downhill Double Dipper.

It's kinda like the old FP+ paper system, except you don't need your MB or ticket. Just go to the desk set up at the ride exit (SP and TS are at the same table) and a CM will give you a wristband with a 30 minute window listed on it. Return in that window and the CM will scan your wristband and you get to the front of the line...or at least to the tube pick up point for DDD. You can immediately then go get another.

We used it a lot this morning. I like the concept. Like the old system the FP+ time is in order, you can't pick it. But nobody was using it, so the time was within minutes of getting it. They need to do a little more work on the queue, especially for Slush Gusher, because it was very confusing for guests. However, it worked great overall. Saved us a ton of time. TS doesn't need a FP+, so it was sort of useless. For DDD, the ride moves so slow anyway. Yes, it saved us 30 minutes waiting for our tube, but we still waited 30 minutes to get to the actual ride.

Overall, I like the concept and I'm sure they'll expand and improve on it. Would like to see it linked to MB, but I can see how that would be a challenge, because people will then lose their bands on the slides, etc... However they decide to do it, it's coming. The CMs we asked (we asked several) said the test is 6 weeks long, and they expect to implement it full time shortly after.

 

[nicko]

For Team Boat springs, did the FP+ get you on the ski lift faster or did it just bypass the line at the top of the mountain? The longest wait for TS is typically the ski lift. Who wants to schlep up all those stairs in the crazy heat when you have a cool ski lift with great views.

 

[PrincessArlena'sDad]

Awesome news! We look forward to using it when we're there Aug 5-19.

Do you have to remember your return time, or do they stamp the wristband?

 

[Klayfish]

For Team Boat springs, did the FP+ get you on the ski lift faster or did it just bypass the line at the top of the mountain? The longest wait for TS is typically the ski lift. Who wants to schlep up all those stairs in the crazy heat when you have a cool ski lift with great views.

No, the FP+ doesn't apply to the ski lift, just the ride itself. We never use the ski lift, as it takes FOREVER. We always use the stairs, it's much faster. Besides, it's good exercise.

Awesome news! We look forward to using it when we're there Aug 5-19.

Do you have to remember your return time, or do they stamp the wristband?

It's stamped on the wristband. They just have sheets of wristbands that they hand out as guests ask for them. First sheet will say 10:30 to 11:00am. Next would be 10:35 to 11:05, etc... Just tell the CM how many bands you need and they will give them to you. You cannot request a certain time slot, it's first come first serve.

 

[Seoulbro]

This is great! We are also ther from the 5th to 19th. Any idea if they are doing this at Typhoon Lagoon as well?

 

[PrincessArlena'sDad]

No, the FP+ doesn't apply to the ski lift, just the ride itself. We never use the ski lift, as it takes FOREVER. We always use the stairs, it's much faster. Besides, it's good exercise.



It's stamped on the wristband. They just have sheets of wristbands that they hand out as guests ask for them. First sheet will say 10:30 to 11:00am. Next would be 10:35 to 11:05, etc... Just tell the CM how many bands you need and they will give them to you. You cannot request a certain time slot, it's first come first serve.

Can you get more than 1 slide at a time? Or do you have to use one before getting the next one?

 

[ArwenMarie]

That's cool. Maybe they are feeling the heat from the Tapu Tapu at Volcano Bay