Nope, not yet.
I wouldn’t hold your breath on that one. FP won’t return (if it returns at all) until social distancing is gone. They won’t add a second line when lines are already stretching into previously unheard of territory.
I just keep thinking how can they increase capacity and have long waits and not bring them back. I’m going over Easter break.
Agree all FP does is take the 2 hour line at Space Mountain and dumps it in rides like IASW, HM and POTC, 15 minutes at a time. It feels like you’re waiting less because everything has a small wait but in reality unless you’re an A+ FP gamer, you spend the same amount of time in line each day.
According to Martin at WDWmagic if it becomes a paid option it will controlled enough not to impact standby lines in a meaningful way.
He phrased in the the form of a hypothetical though - I read that as perhaps the leading option, not something set in stone.
Nothing is set in stone as it changes daily. That's why I said if. From everything thats been put out there a paid system is coming.
The return of FP won't solve the "long line" issue. Only decreasing max capacity (which they obviously don't want to do) or decreasing social distancing in queues and ride vehicles (which they don't want to do yet) will solve the long line issue.
Yeah I wouldn’t expect anymore returns to normal after New Years for a few months. I actually would expect some restaurants to reclose down after the holidays until spring or summer. These openings right now are directly related to the holiday crowds and may not carry over after them. Same with those fireworks bursts. Those will end right after Christmas.
I saw him getting off of the Test Track ride with some official escorts in Disney World a few years ago. I said "Just like a tie fighter" and he laughed.
I think maybe Christmas and New Years week. Early December still looks good as far as the park reservations.
