Come on you put any poll results on the disboards... if it concluded that most guests hated FP+, you'd go... See? It's bad. When it's good, you go.... They must be spinning this. Others said 2 years ago that attendance would drop because of FP+. Now 2 years later attendance is roaring... and now it's... well, we don't know if it's because of FP+, maybe more people are just going for other reasons. .
Its so funny how you accuse others of "spin" essentially when that's all you are doing yourself.
We have actually had polls here where the majority of people said they didn't like FP+, and I don't recall anyone popping in and saying "see its BAD !, the majority thinks so !!!" Though I did see people pop in and point out, rightly that surveying people on the Dis isn't going to give you a representative sample.
And I will throw out your example again where Iger noted that 90% of 50% of people using magic bands rating their experience as positive showed that people Loved FP+ ... which was absurd.
Pot ... meet the Kettle.
As for the attendance, we don't know what the net impact of FP+ has been, we know there are people here on the boards who have chosen not to go because of it, but we can't isolate that impact from others. And if roaring means a 3% year over year gain .... I guess its "roaring"
But would you seriously argue that things like the dramatically improved economy wouldn't have an impact on increasing attendance, or the massive popularity of Frozen ? Are you really suggesting that even those two things alone wouldn't increase attendance ?
Bottom line is, MOST guests are "content to happy" with FP+.
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Bottom line is you have no basis to make this statement. None. The closest thing we have to a representative survey is the one you yourself put forth from Iger, which didn't actually talk about how people felt about FP+, and which was pitched to Share holders who have just seen their company invest 1.5 Billion into this new system, so you can be damn sure they will put the shiniest polish on it they can.
I would tend to agree that most are probably content .... but anyone could also say MOST people are Unhappy to content with FP+ ... probably just as accurate as your statement.
Yes, there is a sliver of the population with a legit gripe, because they were the few users of FP- before, and it really helped them way more than most other guests. This is a known fact. But for most guests, the new FP+ gets them more fast passes than they used to. .
As yes your usual fall back position, with, again, zero factual evidence to support this. "A sliver of the population" way to down play the experiences of people who just don't agree with you. Listening to the pod cast the other day it sounded like more than just a sliver, looking around these boards its more than a sliver, going on just about any article posted about FP+ and reading the comments its more than a sliver, heck even poking around Facebook its a whole lot MORE than a sliver. But ... you know, spin spin spin.
As to "49% being good". Come on. This is a functional tool, not a sensational-type item. Like... if you surveyed people about a table. Do 99.99% of the guests review it? No. A leg breaks for ONE person, he posts a review, and the reviews speak 100% about table legs breaking. But really, most of the guests just put things on it, it's fine, if they were to rate it it would be "fine". Not great, magical, delightful or anything.
This is the same thing. It's a tool, you charge your purchases to it, it gets you on some rides. Did it work? Yes. Did you skip the 3 lines? Yes. Great. It worked fine, and it gets most users on more rides than they used to. That's why you're seeing 90% "content or better". You're not interested in those who are
thrilled by a functional tool like a drill or a queuing system.
FP+ is just more successful than those who don't like it are simply willing to give it credit for. It worked, it was a success, it did not kill Disney World, and the takeaway is it's only going to grow from here.
Disneyland, here it comes.
If you like FP-, go to DL now.
And then we get the most over simplified description of FP+ possible, without any considerations beyond "its a table, can you put stuff on it ? yes, then its doing its job" ... right, my $5000 table, all I care about is that I can put stuff on it. Bravo on that one.
And It worked, it worked at what exactly ? What is the purpose of FP+? Is it to decrease the time I spend in line, or enhance the experience people are having at the parks, because the reviews by a LOT of people, more than 10%, are saying that its not working.
But you know ... just pop stuff down on the table. In that case I have 4 2x4s, a sheet of plywood and some nails you can buy for $5000.
