My 60 Day FP+ Window just opened....

[mom2rtk]

The reality, the world can be broken down into two large groups - those who maintain a positive attitude and those who maintain a negative attitude. Those with a positive attitude will learn to make the best of any situation.

I have learned that there are MANY ways to leverage FP+ to my advantage because that has been my focus. I don't waste my time whining about the things that I have lost. Instead, I have focused on the things that I have gained, or can gain, if I work with the new system.

Also, on my trip coming up later this month I have 6 FP+ scheduled each day - not 3. That is only possible because of the time and energy that I have placed into learning this new system and how to leverage it to my advantage.

Not everyone has a spare ticket laying around, or the resources to buy ahead for another trip so they can leverage it for this trip.

I have to say I love that you apparently dislike the limit of 3 enough to work the system in a way to double your FPs, but then pass the "you're just being negative" line off on those trying to make do with 3.

 

[disneydentist]

Also, on my trip coming up later this month I have 6 FP+ scheduled each day - not 3. That is only possible because of the time and energy that I have placed into learning this new system and how to leverage it to my advantage.

"Leverage". Is that the new euphemism for scamming the system? Playing with multiple band, cards, and tickets? Nice! Not!

 

[mom2mickeyfan]

I have to say I love that you apparently dislike the limit of 3 enough to work the system in a way to double your FPs, but then pass the "you're just being negative" line off on those trying to make do with 3.

 

[disneydentist]

Not everyone in my family wants to ride every ride! So either I book all 5 of our FP's together, knowing that 1-2 will go to waste for some rides or I book 3 of us here and 2 of us there and then we end up splitting our time up and not having the family vacation that we planned! I am so ready to just take my chances with standby except for that doesn't sound like much of a vacation either!

Ok, not everyone wants to ride every ride. What does that have to do with Fastpass+? You'd have the same problem with Legacy Fastpass. How does standby change this? It doesn't.

Sounds like what you're really whining about is the most common complaint on the boards, not getting enough Fastpasses. Drop the togetherness card and be honest.

 

[mom2mickeyfan]

Ok, not everyone wants to ride every ride. What does that have to do with Fastpass+? You'd have the same problem with Legacy Fastpass. How does standby change this? It doesn't.

Sounds like what you're really whining about is the most common complaint on the boards, not getting enough Fastpasses. Drop the togetherness card and be honest.

Yes it is about limits because the limits is what is forcing you to chose to FP rides that the family can do together and SB those that older kids want to ride, FP the rides the older kids what to ride and SB those to do as a family or some combo of both.

Last year, with my DS & DH we were able to FP Splash and BTM (favorites of DS that I don't like to ride) but we also were able to FP PP, Buzz and JC and rode those together as a family. Yes it is about limits because of what the limits make you chose between. No limits meant you didn't have to chose.

 

[csmith041177]

I'm so sorry for your frustration! I hope the trip itself can put a smile on your face!!

 

[mom2rtk]

Ok, not everyone wants to ride every ride. What does that have to do with Fastpass+? You'd have the same problem with Legacy Fastpass. How does standby change this? It doesn't.

Sounds like what you're really whining about is the most common complaint on the boards, not getting enough Fastpasses. Drop the togetherness card and be honest.

Not the same problem with legacy FP at all. Everyone could choose their favorite ride. The ones who were ok riding it but maybe didn't choose it as their favorite could also ride, knowing that the minute they were done they could get a FP their own favorite next.

I really feel for the larger groups that want to do things together but have kids from different age groups preferring to play their FP chips on different rides. The only alternative for many is to divide and conquer. Like it or not, the new system really does force some groups to split up.

 

[bjakmom]

The reality, the world can be broken down into two large groups - those who maintain a positive attitude and those who maintain a negative attitude. Those with a positive attitude will learn to make the best of any situation.

I have learned that there are MANY ways to leverage FP+ to my advantage because that has been my focus. I don't waste my time whining about the things that I have lost. Instead, I have focused on the things that I have gained, or can gain, if I work with the new system.

Also, on my trip coming up later this month I have 6 FP+ scheduled each day - not 3. That is only possible because of the time and energy that I have placed into learning this new system and how to leverage it to my advantage.

Not everyone has a spare ticket laying around, or the resources to buy ahead for another trip so they can leverage it for this trip.

I have to say I love that you apparently dislike the limit of 3 enough to work the system in a way to double your FPs, but then pass the "you're just being negative" line off on those trying to make do with 3.

I also thought this post was just slightly ironic LOL I was feeling very positive about my trip last August when I could pull additional FP- with both my KTTK card and my ticket. In Jan when our MBs weren't working properly and we were standing in lines trying to get them 'fixed' - sorry, but that was a negative experience for me.

 

[mom2mickeyfan]

I also thought this post was just slightly ironic LOL I was feeling very positive about my trip last August when I could pull additional FP- with both my KKTW card and my ticket. In Jan when our MBs weren't working properly and we were standing in lines trying to get them 'fixed' - sorry, but that was a negative experience for me.

No, that was just your attitude. There are no negative experiences. It is only the way you feel about standing in lines to get things "fixed". I'm sure there are some great memories of standing in those lines. You are just looking at in the wrong way.

 

[mom2rtk]

No, that was just your attitude. There are no negative experiences. It is only the way you feel about standing in lines to get things "fixed". I'm sure there are some great memories of standing in those lines. You are just looking at in the wrong way.

 

[bjakmom]

No, that was just your attitude. There are no negative experiences. It is only the way you feel about standing in lines to get things "fixed". I'm sure there are some great memories of standing in those lines. You are just looking at in the wrong way.

Thanks for pointing that out to me, I'll be sure to work harder on my personal attitude issues.LOL

 

[Mkrop]

I also thought this post was just slightly ironic LOL I was feeling very positive about my trip last August when I could pull additional FP- with both my KKTW card and my ticket. In Jan when our MBs weren't working properly and we were standing in lines trying to get them 'fixed' - sorry, but that was a negative experience for me.

You should just be glad they allowed you the privelge to walk through the gates, doesnt matter that you paid big bucks to do it


OP I absolutely hate splitting up when we are on vacation.

Is there any way to fiddle with it so that you and your DDs can do princesses at the same time the older ones are doing Space? or something like that?

I also think it is ridiculous that there are not drop down boxes with available times that you just click on but WDW wants to control us, it isnt about choice

 

[BuckeyeBama]

I also have a family trip planned for September. There will be 4 of us in a room, so we will only have 3 FP+ each per day (unless we can figure out a way to swing extras with 4 people). Either way, we see other ways to leverage FP+ during that trip so we will have a great time.

I will simply not allow something like FP+ to ruin a trip or my attitude.