Does it matter what the source of the angst is, if there is angst? Does it matter if the clueless people have no one to blame but themselves for their disappointment if there is disappointment? My point was simply, while people may be tired of the anti-FP+ sentiment in chat boards, when some father in line at a kiosk curses to the heavens how much he hates the new system, I can promise you that there are not 9 other people in line telling him to shut up and that the system is great. Quite the opposite. When he throws his tantrum, they applaud and say: "You tell' em, pops!"
The idea that the only ones that were disappointed or upset were just people that were clueless, is incorrect. Yes, there were a lot of them, but, I will guarantee you that I was not one of them. I know what I could get if I didn't show up before sunrise and what I couldn't get. I stood in those standby lines and listened to angry people that could not get a fastpass because they were out of them and it really doesn't matter what time of day that was. They did not provide FP's for 100% of the ride capacity no matter what time you showed up. And those that were still available, more then likely were for times that didn't work for them so they had to stand in that line if they wanted to see the attraction. People use the figure of around 70% of ride capacity is delegated to FP. I doubt that is true. If it were the lines in Fastpass would reach out of the park. The ride only moves a certain number of people per hour. If everyone had one or had the ability to have one, the FP line would be as long as any line there ever was.
I really think that your thought that everyone would agree with "Pops" is correct if he are talking about the FP system itself, be it legacy or new. It just plain has created more problems then it ever solved. It forced the planning issue on everyone where before you could just leisurely go from ride to ride, wait in a constantly moving line for a reasonable amount of time, go on it and then move to the next one. I spent a lot of time in the parks previous to FP and I will assure you that I rode as many rides a day then than I do now, if not more. All the FP saved time was completely cancelled out by the increased wait times on the attractions where no FP was available, either by design or chance. The entire idea that this is a way to see more is patently ridiculous. All it caused is a park that has turned into a sporting event with everyone on a mission to see as much as they can see, but, hopefully more then anyone else. It caused anger in the standby lines that never existed before FP and I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT CLUELESS PEOPLE! It created a have's and have not's social setting that is harmful to the overall enjoyment level of a place that is supposed to be fun. It just plain sucks.
In reference to the Toy Story FP saga and there were many others, is this simple. The legacy system didn't let me get a fastpass for TSM without jumping through hoops and making me want to redefine just what a vacation is supposed to be. I now sat home, pushed a button on my mouse and 9 days ahead of time I have a FP for TSM. Please tell me how that can be awful. I also, the last two times that I used the new system, have gotten a FP for Peter Pan. Something that I haven't been able to get for years.
The bottom line is that the new Fastpass is here pretty much as we are going to see it in the foreseeable future. They will make a few minor changes but, there will never be a return to the legacy FP. Perhaps instead of constantly complaining about it, doing a little effort in seeing how to make it work for ourselves might be a better use of energy and a more productive use of it. FP of old is dead and buried, the only real positive thing that we could ever see is for Fastpass to be trashed completely, but that's not going to happen either. No one will ever be able to keep sending runners for FP's again and collecting 8 to 10 a day. Everyone must learn to find a way to deal with the limited availability as it is now or they might as well stay home, because, going to WDW is just going to be an exercise in frustration for them.