MaxPass / Digital Fastpass - Discussion Thread

[Jedi Mouse]

Wow... very disappointed by these announcements. Even though Signatures already have photopass included in their AP, we don't get MaxPass included, lowering the value when we buy MP. Also you can buy it for $75 for the CURRENT life of your pass, so if your expiration date is coming up (as mine is) it's not worth it to buy it. I really don't get the point of not including it for signature APs who already have photos included.

I was hoping it would come with Signature AP's as well. $75 means an extra $300 for us and when we already get PP, I don't quite see the value

 

[Oswald23]

Signature passes are really losing their Photopass...

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

Disney doesn't prorate annual pass upgrades, so it's not surprising they won't prorate this. Since there is daily pricing though, you can get your prorate that way. Until you want to use it more than 7 days the $10 per day per person pricing is better, so for those who are already deep into their pass year and want the service, that's an option. I personally will want to see how this system works and if the benefits are anything other than what we are all perceiving them to be before I would choose to pay for them. I have no issue with walking from attraction to attraction and park to park to get our fastpasses. I actually love my 18,000-27,000 Disney steps per day because they at least make me feel less guilty about not always (ahem, not often) choosing the healthiest food options.

I know it's not surprising they aren't prorating it, but it's frustrating none the less. Unless MP really makes getting traditional FP difficult or impossible, we will just stick with the way we've done things.

Signature passes are really losing their Photopass...View attachment 252375

Anybody know if that will happen on the 19th or just won't come with it in the future? I'm pretty sure the fine print of our AP says benefits can change at anytime, but it will be salt in the wound to take away our PP!

 

[dina444444]

Signature passes are really losing their Photopass...View attachment 252375

I don't think it means that. I think it means that lower level APs that don't currently have the photopass benefit will get it with the max pass add on.

 

[onlyoneash]

I think I was posting the same question at the same time as you! But your post makes me realize that we may only need it for 3 of the 5 of us with one of us needing to stay back with the youngest and doing Rider Swap! Will the same parent always have to be the first to ride if it is linked to your ticket/phone? Very interested in hearing what everyone's experiences are since we are there two weeks after it starts!

Sweet! Come back here and let me know how it works when you go (or anyone else too!)

I would guess that unless they make your actual face match your ticket (haha, they can barely get wifi working right now) then any person in your party linked together could use the maxpasses as long as they are holding the phone (or ticket)
So one adult in your party and a child with the maxpass could go on the first ride and then another adult and child could go first on the next ride!

Will have to be super careful to mark which tickets are the max pass tickets and which aren't though. It would stink to plan all this and then end up in line with the wrong ticket to scan!

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

I have some random thoughts/questions which I'm sure have been discussed at length before and I also understand that nothing is finite until it goes live on the 19th.

So we all know the person has to be in the park. Unlike WDW, you don't book multiple FPs with MP? The regular, existing rules still apply of waiting for your window to open?

I understand the benefit for the headliners. But in general, with these new immediate return times, does it really help that much? If I walk to BTMRR for example and pull an immediate FP is that really any different than pulling one from my phone over in Tomorrowland, seeing it's immediate and having to walk over there anyway. I understand that MP may give a little bit more flexibility, but with the elimination of the 40 min wait in the return time, I don't see a huge benefit.

Of course, I may change my tune when this goes live.

 

[onlyoneash]

I understand the benefit for the headliners. But in general, with these new immediate return times, does it really help that much? If I walk to BTMRR for example and pull an immediate FP is that really any different than pulling one from my phone over in Tomorrowland, seeing it's immediate and having to walk over there anyway. I understand that MP may give a little bit more flexibility, but with the elimination of the 40 min wait in the return time, I don't see a huge benefit.

Of course, I may change my tune when this goes live.

Maybe the instant passes will go away once maxpass starts? That's the only way I can see maxpass being successful/profitable. What you said makes perfect sense when pulling an instant pass! Maxpass would have little benefit.

 

[Kender]

I've gotten more than one survey that talked about the value I found with my pass (I have a Sig+ so take my thoughts with a grain of salt).

The main thing I complained about was that the cost did not match what I feel I got for it. With it being nearly equal to the Sig in all but those two holiday weeks, I personally felt that it was an obscene difference. Now, I do visit during that time due to my mom's vacation schedule (high school teacher) and we're fairly locked into that because of it. Summer is not a real thing for us because of my work schedule (outdoor theatre).

I flat out said I would likely not buy a Sig+ if I hadn't of gotten the two years I've held it with an old Premium voucher (that made my pass "only" $779 each time). I also pointed out that I found little value in the PP benefit until it started being applied to runDisney events.

I made it clear there needed to be additional benefits to the huge price difference to make the Sig+ something I felt worth the current price.

So my point of view is likely tainted in that I'm not surprised it's only included free for Sig+ and Premier. It does make sense to me it should have been from the PP benefit alone (although it's going away?), but I also am looking at it as something that is adding better value to a far too expensive pass for what you get.

I definitely would not pay to add it to my pass, that's for sure. But I'll likely use it since it's included.

 

[Spintopbeach]

We go sept 10-12 and if rsr and gog are both down for Halloween overlays I'm not getting it. No reason to get it with space mountain and hm down too.

 

[dina444444]

We go sept 10-12 and if rsr and gog are both down for Halloween overlays I'm not getting it. No reason to get it with space mountain and hm down too.

If this year is like years past, Halloween should start on September 8.

 

[onlyoneash]

Theory here, but maybe fast pass will go back to how it used to be: with a future return time only.
Max pass WILL BE the instant passes they have been testing. Just walk up to a ride and tap the app and get your instant pass. Now I would pay $10 for that!

If this year is like years past, Halloween should start on September 8.

Check out the Halloween thread, some pretty convincing evidence it will be the 15th this year (much to my disappointment + I am still refusing to believe)

 

[Davin_Felth]

It's going to be $50 a day for my family, but I'm very tempted to do it. We were going to want a PP for the days we were there anyways, and being able to get our fast passes quickly would be nice since this is going to be a shorter than normal trip for us (3 1/2 days in the parks).

 

[Winnowill]

We go sept 10-12 and if rsr and gog are both down for Halloween overlays I'm not getting it. No reason to get it with space mountain and hm down too.

RSR and GotG don't get Halloween overlays unless there's something very new afoot.

 

[DLRExpert]

Not knowing about the allocation between FP and MP, I would still say that the free option will work quite well unless you are planning to park hop. If you park hop then MP would be the thing to get.

 

[KatieCharlotte]

Theory here, but maybe fast pass will go back to how it used to be: with a future return time only.
Max pass WILL BE the instant passes they have been testing. Just walk up to a ride and tap the app and get your instant pass. Now I would pay $10 for that!

I know that not all the info may be out there yet, but if MaxPass was instant FB, wouldn't Disney be promoting that?

From my understanding, instant FP is not really instant FP, it's just the possibility of instant FP (i.e. removing the minimum wait). It's not as if people are walking up to GotG at 4 p.m. and getting instant FP. So, you may walk up to BTMRR and get an instant FP, but then you can use MaxPass (or walk across the park) to grab a FP for Space that is a couple hours later.

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

RSR and GotG don't get Halloween overlays unless there's something very new afoot.

That's just a MiceChat rumor. While I agree with their premise that Halloweentime parties will eventually move back to DCA, I'm skeptical it will happen this year.

 

[mummabear]

RSR and GotG don't get Halloween overlays unless there's something very new afoot.

The rumour is that this year they will as part of a two stage move to move Halloween to DCA before SWL opens

 

[mummabear]

That's just a MiceChat rumor. While I agree with their premise that Halloweentime parties will eventually move back to DCA, I'm skeptical it will happen this year.

The rumour is not that they will move it this year but next year

 

[Winnowill]

This is interesting (from this page: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/guest-services/maxpass/):
"If your plans change, no problem. You can easily cancel or change your selection on the My Plans screen. Please keep in mind FASTPASS availability is limited and not guaranteed."

So that answers the question about whether or not you can cancel FPs. You can.

 

[Khokhonutt]

Here's my 2 cents, based on our recent trip.

First, I'd have a hard time committing to MP with the current network setup. Disney wifi was too spotty (and unsecure). Even Verizon connectivity wasn't where I'd prefer. I've said this before (and apologize if you're seeing it for a second time), but one of the benefits I'd see with MP would be the ability to be in one queue and grab a FP for another ride right there. Problem is our connectivity was poor in quite a few queues.

As far as the picture part goes, I'm not enamored with the idea that you have to download your pictures to your phone that day. We have used and liked PhotoPass in the past, but prefer the option to download to my computer, typically after the trip.

Originally I thought the main FP benefit would be if you are park hopping, given the ability to pick up a FP from the other park. But after our visit and the immediate FPs we got, I could see standing over by GOTG, waiting to pull a FP and pulling an immediate FP for TSMM, wait a couple minutes until you're in your TSMM window opens and pull a FP for CS, wait a couple minutes before your CS window opens, then pull your GOTG FP and have 3 FPs in hand with basically 2 immediate rides when you walk over to the boardwalk. We did this with TSMM and CS while we were there, when their FPs had less than a 5 minute return time. I could also see the benefit of being in Cars Land and being able to pull a RSR FP without walking out of that Land to the physical FP machine. Call it lazy, I'd call it using your tools, especially if you were interested in the other rides in Cars Land while you wait.

Given the success we had with the current system and given we're typically at least 4 people and like to be in the parks 5 days, I'd likely pass on MP. But I'll be interested to see what happens when the rubber hits the road, between now and the next time we're out west for DLR.