not a fan of fast pass plus

[diskev]

I do not understand why Disney keeps saying this is a "Test". It looks and feels and smells like a phased deployment. If you are "testing aspects of the system" then I would expect an end date.

I believe at one point a few months ago they referred to it (internally) as a "test and adjust" phase. That would imply that they are making adjustments somewhere based on how that phase is going. Publicly stating that would likely come off bad, so they've opted to stick with the "Testing" moniker. In reality, it's definitely a "phased rollout with adjustments based on the results of that particular phase (or test)".

 

[diskev]

Sorry Folks! The Park is testing. The mouse out front should have told you.

 

[Robo]

Sorry Folks! The Park is testing. The mouse out front should have told you.

 

[Mommy2Corinne]

When travel bottomed out it was the AP holders and florida residents who kept that place open. I remember whole sections of resorts being closed. All it takes is everyone being afraid of terrorists or the economy sinking and Disney will be hoping for those AP holders and florida residents again. In times of plenty they should be investing the money in new attractions and infrastructure instead of in ways to benefit the casual visiter at the cost of the most loyal.

I've been scrolling through this thread on and off all day. This is SUCH a good point.

 

[TISHLOVESDISNEY]

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

And here is what I've attempted to post on the Disneyworld Facebook page. They won't allow my post because it's considered "abusive" or "spammy"...their words not mine.


Disney has pooped the bed with this newest fastpass garbage.

You tried to post this?? Thank goodness for moderation.

 

[jco_direwolf]

Sorry it just drives me crazy because I just got my survey and they kept saying testing.

Ill just add it to the Disney lexicon.

Seasonal - closed but not disassembled
Testing - up and running with issues
9am opening (DHS) - any time after 8a
Opening 2014 - should be running before spring break 2015.

 

[Disneylover99]

Lol whatever kiddos. I'm sweet as sugar and feel terrible for the cast members. They are doing their best for everyone but they can NOT seem to fix my account.
While I stood there 2 hours the first day, 1 hour the second day, one more hour that evening and then 2 hours yesterday afternoon you should have heard the bizarre conversations I overheard between CMs and guests.
Several were that somehow the odd person has been added to some accounts here and there.
One account was lost and they "found" his account under someone else with the same name BUT this gentleman had Dr in front of his name. THAT is how they found his account.
Same man they had an infant in his room. He looked puzzled as he told them his children were 5 and 9. They fixed that and then asked him about another guest in his room. That, it turns out was his mother in law arriving this weekend. NOT staying in his room. This exchange lasted 45 mins but was going on when I got there so I don't know exactly how long he had to put up with this silliness.
All I know is when he left the counter he nearly ran...I think he was probably scared what else he was going to encounter on his vacation.

The person on the other side of me was leaving the next day but something wasn't letting her make any fastpass reservations. She stood there for one hour or more as they tried to get her some. She and her little girls really wanted to get in some favorite rides before they headed to the airport.
In the end the CM apologized and said there was nothing else she could do.

This is only an example of what I encountered during one of my hours at guest services.
Awesome news for those of you who have experienced not a single blip but to those of us who have please have a bit of compassion or at least don't think of us as jerks because we get mad about the situation!

This garbage is far and beyond what I EVER thought I would encounter here.

We are in our fourth day and we are still unable to use the MDE app or anything connected to it. Am pretty ding dong sure we are NOT alone.

This feels very much like a psychology class social experiment at this point. Lol
I have given up on the app and am now 100% dependent on the kind cast members at guest services. Thank god they've all been very kind and as accommodating as they can be when I've needed to use them.

I hear you and agree.

We tested bands in August, October and December. It was a disastrous nightmare from start to finish and the problems got worse with each trip. I can't tell you how many times we were in line either at Guest Services or at our resort trying to figure out how to get our bands to work. Lots of Cm's tried to help us. Many assured us the problems were fixed, but in the end, nothing was fixed. Our mb's on our December trip did not work at all. Blue Mickey heads for everyone in our party everytime we scanned them. We kept holding up the FP lines because we had to prove we had fp's. Some cm's just waved us on, while others made us wait at the side until they had time to look at our IPad.

 

[3happydancers]

Sorry Folks! The Park is testing. The mouse out front should have told you.

I'd say at this point the test has failed. Time to "recall"!

 

[larryz]

You tried to post this?? Thank goodness for moderation.

And when I first read it, I thought it said "popped the bed," and was trying to figure out exactly what that meant...

 

[larryz]

Sorry it just drives me crazy because I just got my survey and they kept saying testing.

Ill just add it to the Disney lexicon.

Seasonal - closed but not disassembled
Testing - up and running with issues
9am opening (DHS) - any time after 8a
Opening 2014 - should be running before spring break 2015.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

And when I first read it, I thought it said "popped the bed," and was trying to figure out exactly what that meant...

I can understand that! I don't expect to see words that I tell 5 year olds not to use appear on a Disney board either...!

(love your "waiting for Godot" signature, btw! LOL!)

 

[disney1990]

When travel bottomed out it was the AP holders and florida residents who kept that place open. I remember whole sections of resorts being closed. All it takes is everyone being afraid of terrorists or the economy sinking and Disney will be hoping for those AP holders and florida residents again. In times of plenty they should be investing the money in new attractions and infrastructure instead of in ways to benefit the casual visiter at the cost of the most loyal.

Totally agree.

Somebody at Disney thinks that they are too big to fail, but bigger companies have in the past.

 

[Shaden]

I can understand that! I don't expect to see words that I tell 5 year olds not to use appear on a Disney board either...!

(love your "waiting for Godot" signature, btw! LOL!)

Seriously ??? "Pooped" you think "pooped" is a "bad" word and should be moderated !??!?!?! LOL that's pretty fricken hilarious ... or um ... pretty darn tootin' hilarious ?

 

[Robo]

When travel bottomed out it was the AP holders and florida residents who kept that place open. I remember whole sections of resorts being closed.

Yup. Don't forget the promised "Legendary Years" of the then new Pop Century Resort... that remained looking like this for about a decade. Hard to believe that Disney left this "war zone look" in plain view of guests at the Pop.

The above finally, just recently completed as the new "Art of Animation Resort."

 

[Laketravis]

"Poop" was the first word my then 3 year old learned to spell.

Spongebob taught him:

People
Order
Our
Patties

Naturally, "Toot" was the next word he learned to spell.

 

[Mommy2Corinne]

Lololol!!!

 

[Robo]

Lololol!!!

Hey, are you laughing at ME or at John Candy?

I personally don't care which, BTW.
I just like to keep the tally straight.

 

[DisMN]

"Poop" was the first word my then 3 year old learned to spell.

Spongebob taught him:

People
Order
Our
Patties

Naturally, "Toot" was the next word he learned to spell.

Lol lol and then there's the book! Great book. Bought it for Granddaughter when she was young.
(Everybody Poops. It's excellent, informative and very matter of fact)

I'm gonna guess here though that the objections are that they believe I used the ess word for poop, which I will leave them guessing whether I did or not.

 

[Mommy2Corinne]

Hey, are you laughing at ME or at John Candy?

I personally don't care which, BTW.
I just like to keep the tally straight.

How about both. Love that movie...love you for posting the visual.