MaxPass / Digital Fastpass - Discussion Thread

[Davin_Felth]

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.

https://disneyland.disney.go.com/guest-services/maxpass/

Disney PhotoPass service is subject to the Disney PhotoPass Terms and Conditions. Online registration required. Disney PhotoPass Photos captured during the day your Disney MaxPass is used or during the validity dates of your Passport, as applicable, must be linked to your Disney account and may be downloaded pursuant to the expiration policy at https://disneyland.disney.go.com/photopass-expiration-policy/.

Disney PhotoPass photos, dining photos and attraction photos in your account will expire 45 days from the date the photo was taken. If you would like to extend the expiration date to 60 days from the date the photo was taken, you may purchase an Expiration Extension. All photos in your account as of the day the Expiration Extension is purchased will now expire 60 days from the date the photo was taken(instead of 45 days).

Expiration dates of photos may only be extended once.

I agree, I'd much rather download the photos to my computer than worry about downloading each one to my phone at the end of the day. Looks like you can download your photos after your trip though.

 

[Khokhonutt]

I agree, I'd much rather download the photos to my computer than worry about downloading each one to my phone at the end of the day. Looks like you can download your photos after your trip though.

Cool.

 

[TrentRyan]

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!



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)

I got this email from Chase today. Looks like it will be the 15th this year.

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

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

Agreed. I'm also skeptical though that they will put an overlay on the Guardians of the Galaxy ride so soon after converting it. So what I should have said is that while I believe the parties are going to move over to DCA at least by 2019, I'm not convinced that these ride overlays are happening this year if ever.

 

[dina444444]

Agreed. I'm also skeptical though that they will put an overlay on the Guardians of the Galaxy ride so soon after converting it. So what I should have said is that while I believe the parties are going to move over to DCA at least by 2019, I'm not convinced that these ride overlays are happening this year if ever.

This actually wouldn't be so hard for them to do since they just have to program the sequences/film.

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

This actually wouldn't be so hard for them to do since they just have to program the sequences/film.

Oh I don't think it would be "hard" to do. Maybe they already invested the time and money in the scenes for the Guardians of the Galaxy one. But they won't have even cycled all the APs through the new version of the ride by the time this year's Halloween time starts so I just don't see what would be in it for Disney to change it up this year already. The demand will already be high without altering, and the disappointment may be great for those who haven't ridden the new version yet and were planning a vacation or just a visit to do so. They would get more bang for their buck by holding off on such a Guardians overlay until next year.

I'd never heard the rumor about the RSR overlay until the MiceChat article. I had heard the story that Toy Story would change up for the holidays. I think that one may even have come direct from Disney. And yet all these years later, hasn't happened.

 

[mummabear]

Agreed. I'm also skeptical though that they will put an overlay on the Guardians of the Galaxy ride so soon after converting it. So what I should have said is that while I believe the parties are going to move over to DCA at least by 2019, I'm not convinced that these ride overlays are happening this year if ever.

It would explain why they are starting the season a week later and why the Halloweentime announcement has not been made tet

 

[mummabear]

'd never heard the rumor about the RSR overlay until the MiceChat article. I had heard the story that Toy Story would change up for the holidays. I think that one may even have come direct from Disney. And yet all these years later, hasn't happened.

I am surprise they haven't done a TSMM holiday overlay, it should be pretty simple to do.
They have taken a bit away from Halloweentime in the last couple of years, it's a popular season, I can see the need to add to it elsewhere and a 2 stage move to DCA makes a lot of sense.

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

I just recently bought a Signature AP because I had multiple trips planned with different family members (DD14 had a band trip, DD11 and I had a mother-daughter trip when DD14 and DH did an 8th Grade D.C. trip, and DH and I had a parents-only 25th anniversary trip while both DD14 and DD11 went on a trip with their grandparents). Our entire family will finally be going all together this next October. DH, DD14, and DD11 all have a Deluxe AP because it was slightly less expensive than buying two multi-day parkhoppers. I bought a Signature AP because I figured the cost of a Photopass for each of those trips justified the cost over the Deluxe. I have no problem with the need to pay $10/day (if we decide it's advantageous) for DDs' and DH's passes. We definitely won't go to DLR often enough over the next year to warrant a $75 up charge. I have to say, though, I feel Disney was being really cheap in not including this feature with the Signature AP. At the very least, adding it as a $50 surcharge would have eased the sting (even though it probably still would not be worth it for me).

 

[az4boys]

We just got back from the parks:

• Instant fast passes were awesome. If you pull 2-3 instant ones before pulling a non-instant one and mix in a few non-FP rides with low waits, then your waits are short for everything. Once I was the FP runner while DH took the kids to Toon Town. I don't care for Toon Town anyway. I was supposed to get FP for Indy. I texted him: "I got carried away and got 4 FP." After Toon Town we had FP for BTMRR, Splash, HM, and Indy all lined up and ready to go on a peak summer day.
• I am amazed at the number of people who are willing to stand in really long stand-by lines because they don't use FP. Yes, a few of them may be waiting for their FP availability to open, but that alone wouldn't account for the massive amounts of people waiting in stand-by. DH commented how it is almost awkward to walk by everyone doing stand-by on BTMRR. (My kids liked this ride so we did it over and over and over again. Never a FP wait!). A few times I watched as cast members tried to help some confused guests who entered the FP line by mistake. They pointed out the FP machines and told them to go get a FP... and the guests went and got in the stand-by line.
• We toured based on rides with instant FP. For example, we never planned to ride Goofy Sky School. Twice we walked past and noticed it had an instant or near instant FP so we got them and rode. Stand-by was at least 30 min.
• On many occasions, we used our FP 1-4 minutes before our official time opened and it worked every time.
• I tried to get another FP 2 minutes before our official time opened and it did not work. It wasn't an intentional test, I just wasn't looking at the time closely.
• I wanted to try using a FP 10 minutes late, but we were hungry and wanted lunch instead. I've heard it works though.

Overall, I think I have a pretty good understanding of the FP system and we are able to use it to our advantage. My husband says I am not normal, and I think he is right. Based on all this, I'm on the fence about MaxPass. We just got Deluxe AP's for the first time and will be going as much as we can afford this next year. I still need to read all the details and fine print. It would save us some time sending a runner to get fast passes, and the photos would be nice, but I'm not sure it is worth the extra $450 to us. We've never been willing to pay for photo pass on it's own. One reason I could see getting MP is to maximize park hopping. If we were in DL and could get several FP lined up for DCA before walking over, that would be nice. (Again, this would only be really good if there are instant FP that could be stacked.) One reason I would not get MP is the poor data connection. We have Verizon and it is generally pretty good... except when I'm waiting in line for many of the rides, and that is where I would want it to use MP the most. I'm happy we just missed the introduction and there will be at least a month of user reports before we have to decide if we add it to our passes. I'm really curious how many people will be willing to pay for it, and how that will impact those that don't choose to pay for it. If our experience is made worse because others are paying for it (they have and advantage that puts us at a disadvantage), it might be an incentive to add it to our passes.

 

[mad hatter fan]

I have no problem with the need to pay $10/day (if we decide it's advantageous) for DDs' and DH's passes. We definitely won't go to DLR often enough over the next year to warrant a $75 up charge.

Are we sure those with APs can choose the single day option?

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

Are we sure those with APs can choose the single day option?

If we can't, I'll be truly peeved. My family has three more park days planned during our AP period. Assuming all four of us paid to use Max Pass all three days our additional out-of-pocket cost would be $120. If all four of us were required to upgrade our APs, we would have to pay an additional $300!!

 

[Mom2Joce]

So I just got the email on the MaxPass and think I understand.

How about clarification on whether the 10$ Or the $75 is PER ticket for Signature pass holders.

Also, is there a detailed explanation on how this works via the app?

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

Are we sure those with APs can choose the single day option?

Yes, it is included on the official Disneyland info page Davin-Feith provided a link for in post #721.

Here is the text:
Guests who have a valid Disneyland Annual Passport may purchase the Disney MaxPass feature as a daily add-on for $10 through the Disneyland app or as an annual add-on for $75 at a Disneyland Resort Ticket Booth.

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

How about clarification on whether the 10$ Or the $75 is PER ticket for Signature pass holders.

It is $10 per day per person or $75 per annual passholder per year.

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

Yes, it is included on the official Disneyland info page Davin-Feith provided a link for in post #721.

Here is the text:
Guests who have a valid Disneyland Annual Passport may purchase the Disney MaxPass feature as a daily add-on for $10 through the Disneyland app or as an annual add-on for $75 at a Disneyland Resort Ticket Booth.

Phew!

 

[wenrob]

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

How are you getting Signature would lose PP+ from that?

As mentioned up thread the reason I chose Signature for myself and older DD rather than Signature Plus is the only difference are those two weeks where we'd be highly unlikely to go anyway. The rest of the family has Deluxe. Had Maxpass been included with Signature I could see me going ahead and bumping the whole family up to Signature rather than add an additional $75 to each pass but there's no way I'm bumping everyone to Signature Plus OR adding another $375 yearly to our APs when the only advantage for us would be not having to walk across the parks. They might have made twice as much money from me had they thrown Signature APs a bone. As it is I'm fine with crisscrossing the parks, it's the way we've always done it with our own little routine built in. Unless the FP pool changes drastically I can't see myself ever springing for MaxPass.

 

[Canadian Harmony]

What if I got the MP and the kids didn't? We could still all get FPs and if I didn't use the MP, I'd still save on buying a PP+. Or should I just buy the PP+ and forget about MP? I'm coming from Canada so I'd prefer wifi instead of data.

I'm I missing something? Like, all three of us don't need MP right? I can but it but not have to use it do I? Or will my ticket get refused at a FP kiosk if I use it after purchasing MP?

 

[DLgal]

What if I got the MP and the kids didn't? We could still all get FPs and if I didn't use the MP, I'd still save on buying a PP+. Or should I just buy the PP+ and forget about MP? I'm coming from Canada so I'd prefer wifi instead of data.

I'm I missing something? Like, all three of us don't need MP right? I can but it but not have to use it do I? Or will my ticket get refused at a FP kiosk if I use it after purchasing MP?

I think once you buy MaxPass, you are locked into using that all day. You can't use the paper version as well.

 

[wenrob]

I think once you buy MaxPass, you are locked into using that all day. You can't use the paper version as well.

Can I ask where this comes from? I've seen it mentioned a couple of times but I haven't found anything in the wording that points to that. I guess the true test will be someone willing to pony up $10 and give it a try.