More FastPass+ Testing Coming This Month

[TLSnell1981]

No one knows what the criteria are. Doubtful anyone will be contacted more than a few days prior.

Maybe, they're making it up as they go?

 

[Rip]

That's precisely my point. Everyone looks at this thinking "This is gonna be awesome. I can now schedule TSMM for the afternoon and can finally sleep in on my DHS day". But the capacity cannot be changed. Those afternoon slots are limited and will be in very high demand.

I will say it's going to be fascnating to see it all play out.

Yeppers.

 

[Rip]

And? I love idea of Avatarland, not everything should be about princesses, never heard of TT singers and can uderstand 3rd hour cut. Point is, what you may see as a failure, others may see as a success. And only Disney knows statistics, handful of people complaining hardly represents anything.

Yes, and you'd understand if Mickey started sacrificing virgins every night during Wishes. We get it, now let some of us complain about things we don't like that the mouse is doing.

 

[Rip]

And they'll likely be taken almost immediately on the first day of booking availability, effectively locking out those who don't necessarily want to reserve a ride time weeks or months in advance.

Bing to the "O".


But hey, look at how many people really like micromanaging every aspect of their "relaxing" vacation!

 

[Rip]

I confess - I only read about 1/2 of this thread so I may have missed something. We will be there from August 12-21 and will be using DME but since we're arriving prior to this next test day of August 14th I'm assuming we'll not get selected to participate. (Waaaaa!!!)

I just want to know if it's going to cost extra and WHEN these reservations have to be made. I will NOT be happy (notice this is in all caps and bold) if these reservations have to be done prior to the day of going to a given park. I already hate having to make ADR's 6 months out. Even 6 weeks out. I wish I could just eat wherever I wanted whenever I decide I want to eat. It's bad enough if I want to eat dinner at Via Napoli I have to plan my whole day around being in Epcot by a certain time. DH hates how ADR's interrupt our days. Sometimes we just like to "wing it" and I'm afraid this new FP+ or Next Gen or whatever will just further inhibit our ability to be spontaneous with our days. Likewise I also hate flying on SW because of the check-in at 24 hours if you want a good boarding number thing. This sounds like it has the potential to be the same thing - we may have to sign up or register or login at exactly 24 hours ahead of when we want to ride or some such crazy stressful nonsense. I just wish there were more details available...

And now on SW you can pay extra the day you book to reserve early boarding......

 

[KellyNY]

Yes, and you'd understand if Mickey started sacrificing virgins every night during Wishes. We get it, now let some of us complain about things we don't like that the mouse is doing.

I have things I do not like about disney as well but I do not play "lets scare each other" games and I do not suggest that sky is falling.

 

[GAN]

Speaking of the New Testing this month -has anyone downloaded the just released "My Disney Experience" App:

http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/08/...which-will-link-to-wireless-nextgen-fastpass/

Supposedly it will integrate Fast-Pass management into the App. I'll be there in less than 2-weeks, so hopefully I'll get a chance to check it out.

 

[Connorsmom0]

Wow. We will be there the 12-18. Wonder how I get involved in the new fast pass test.

 

[luvdisney00]

I just read most of the thread and I am reserving judgement until more details are available. We will be there 8/19-8/28 so maybe I'll have more info in a few weeks. My biggest concern is people booking their Fps for the early morning and thus changing the way that planners tour. If they pre booked a lot of Fps for the headliners right after RD it might clog up the rides we are used to breezing through without lines. I was hoping that they wouldn't even be testing this until the fall so we wouldn't have to even think about it until next year.

 

[Robo]

My biggest concern is people booking their Fps for the early morning and thus changing the way that planners tour. If they pre booked a lot of Fps for the headliners right after RD it might clog up the rides we are used to breezing through without lines.

Most guests simply will not get up early on vacation.
Even if they do get up before first light to go to work every day,
when its a weekend or vacation time, they just won't
get up (and that's precisely why the early mornings are such a
guaranteed PLUS for those who DO manage to roll out early.)

Even if there are FP's available for booking in the early mornings,
(so far in tests, there have been)
the guests who intentionally book them would likely be the ones who generally would
be up and in the parks early, anyway.

Other guests, even if they DID have early AM FP's on their list,
would be inclined to blow them off if they were too groggy that
morning, and just roll over and go back to sleep.

Predisposition in human nature is hard to overcome.
One of the oldest truisms in society is, "The early bird gets the worm."
It speaks directly to one of the most basic of human traits,
that of the natural reticence to getting up early.

 

[GAN]

I just read most of the thread and I am reserving judgement until more details are available. We will be there 8/19-8/28 so maybe I'll have more info in a few weeks. My biggest concern is people booking their Fps for the early morning and thus changing the way that planners tour. If they pre booked a lot of Fps for the headliners right after RD it might clog up the rides we are used to breezing through without lines. I was hoping that they wouldn't even be testing this until the fall so we wouldn't have to even think about it until next year.

I do agree, but I look at it this way -if I can get a FP for 11AM at say TSM then there is no need for me to rush over there to get the FP I would need for later, thus allowing me to do other things with my time. At the very least I wouldn't need to do as some do now by rushing to get a FP, waiting to get a FP, then immediately riding. I could just ride and move on.

 

[lmbcdb]

Seriously, is anyone going to waste a FP on IASW ?

 

[GAN]

Or the other side of the coin -do people want to (or are they satisfied) spend/waste 20-30mins standing line for it when they can be doing something else. At least if you do FP IASW, then you're at least getting that wait time back. Just trying to see the positive side of it -if you could call it that.

 

[mom2rtk]

You know, if people have fastpass plus, they WILL choose 2 from that first category of second tier options. It's not like they're just going to decline. So what we might see happen is that as people start using FP for Small World and Philharmagic and the sort........... the slow times there might not be as slow and the standby line might not be quite as short.

 

[Planogirl]

I can already picture people getting up early 180 days out to reserve TSM. Planners will love this and those who hate to plan won't. That is if any of this conjecture is correct.

This idea about this being available mostly for onsite guests is interesting. I see people comment that Disney wants their guests to have more time to shop and dine and so on. Offsite visitors could also spend more money on shopping and dining. I've never seen Disney turn their noses up at money from any source.

 

[donaldlovesdaisy]

I can already picture people getting up early 180 days out to reserve TSM. Planners will love this and those who hate to plan won't. That is if any of this conjecture is correct.

This idea about this being available mostly for onsite guests is interesting. I see people comment that Disney wants their guests to have more time to shop and dine and so on. Offsite visitors could also spend more money on shopping and dining. I've never seen Disney turn their noses up at money from any source.

But there should be a perk for WDW resort guest that offsite guest don't get. I am not sure why so much opposition towards that. I don't get the it's not fair attitude( not that you are saying that). I also think that having it a tiered system where the amount of choices you get are tied into the type of resort you stay at is also a great idea.

 

[mesaboy2]

But there should be a perk for WDW resort guest that offsite guest don't get. I am not sure why so much opposition towards that. I don't get the it's not fair attitude( not that you are saying that). I also think that having it a tiered system where the amount of choices you get are tied into the type of resort you stay at is also a great idea.

I understand your point, but in my mind it brings more of a class system into the parks--an idea that rubs me the wrong way. Onsite guests get extra hours, and by my thinking that's enough. It also makes some sense since onsite guests are closer and can get to and from the resorts more easily than offsite guests.

 

[newdeal]

The worst part is this "perk" for resort guests will let them justify ending the heavy promotions on resort hotels (as they said they were doing years ago). If they have various levels like the dining plan it will suck and if there is an extra charge it will suck. It needs to be available for free to all resort guests but i doubt it will be.

 

[KellyNY]

I understand your point, but in my mind it brings more of a class system into the parks--an idea that rubs me the wrong way. Onsite guests get extra hours, and by my thinking that's enough. It also makes some sense since onsite guests are closer and can get to and from the resorts more easily than offsite guests.

Not that we know that this is how it will work, but you pay more, you get more. This is how it works for any vacation (not to mention everyday life).
Think about it, if you have extra money to spend you will take your kids to overpriced character meal, if you do not want to spend money, you will just go to M&G and stand in line.

 

[mesaboy2]

Not that we know that this is how it will work, but you pay more, you get more. This is how it works for any vacation (not to mention everyday life).
Think about it, if you have extra money to spend you will take your kids to overpriced character meal, if you do not want to spend money, you will just go to M&G and stand in line.

Duh. But in WDW, it rubs me the wrong way. Once inside the parks, I don't want to think about junk like that--it is an escapist experience for me.