Lord Fantasius
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O.k., any prognosticators out there? Now that Disney has relatively successfully launched FastPass as a common practice, here's what I see happening in the coming years -
1) Within the next couple of years, the parks will get so many complaints from individuals who have physical difficulties getting to an E-ticket ride's FastPass first thing that, in adddition to having FastPass at the ride, they will place banks of Fast Pass machines each linked to an attraction in a few major areas of the parks, including right at the entrance of the park.
2) After this goes on for a few years, people will start complaining that other people are hogging the popular machines and that standing in line for one machine shouldn't preclude you from getting to another FastPass machine, so...FastPass machines will become generic and let you choose which ride you would like a FP for and allow an individual to get up to 6 FP's at any one time (limit one FP per ride per machine "visit").
3) After another couple years, people will start complaining that they shouldn't have to take the next available time slot for an attraction but should be able to "schedule" FP's for rides if a particular time slot has not filled up. So, the machines are updated and linked to a central reservation system which allow guests to make reservations for a ride at any open time frame.
4) Within a year of #3, in addition to banks of FP machines in the parks, guests staying at the Deluxe resort will be able to schedule rides for any day onsite the same way they make PS reservations. Then, the morning of the day at the park, the guests will receive a printout of rides and the times for which they have FP priority.
5) Within a year of #4, for an additional fee, FP will be available online to book 1 month in advance based on an expected date of attendance.
6) FP priority tickets will become listed on the NASDAQ as well as bulletin boards across the world and be traded/rented/sold similar to DVC points.
O.k., except for #6, I see this all coming about in the next 10 years...any takers?
1) Within the next couple of years, the parks will get so many complaints from individuals who have physical difficulties getting to an E-ticket ride's FastPass first thing that, in adddition to having FastPass at the ride, they will place banks of Fast Pass machines each linked to an attraction in a few major areas of the parks, including right at the entrance of the park.
2) After this goes on for a few years, people will start complaining that other people are hogging the popular machines and that standing in line for one machine shouldn't preclude you from getting to another FastPass machine, so...FastPass machines will become generic and let you choose which ride you would like a FP for and allow an individual to get up to 6 FP's at any one time (limit one FP per ride per machine "visit").
3) After another couple years, people will start complaining that they shouldn't have to take the next available time slot for an attraction but should be able to "schedule" FP's for rides if a particular time slot has not filled up. So, the machines are updated and linked to a central reservation system which allow guests to make reservations for a ride at any open time frame.
4) Within a year of #3, in addition to banks of FP machines in the parks, guests staying at the Deluxe resort will be able to schedule rides for any day onsite the same way they make PS reservations. Then, the morning of the day at the park, the guests will receive a printout of rides and the times for which they have FP priority.
5) Within a year of #4, for an additional fee, FP will be available online to book 1 month in advance based on an expected date of attendance.
6) FP priority tickets will become listed on the NASDAQ as well as bulletin boards across the world and be traded/rented/sold similar to DVC points.
O.k., except for #6, I see this all coming about in the next 10 years...any takers?