One of the mysteries of Walt Disney World...

[Princess on the Run]

I just don't like FP and I really have no logical explanation that makes sense out of my own head. LOL!! I have some weird quirky control-freak OCD tendencies and I think this just triggers something in there. I don't know. I never grab FPs for anything, we just wait in line or go to something else. Also, I get annoyed when I'm at the front of the line and have to wait to let FP people in. And before anyone scolds me, I am well aware I could have gotten them too but chose not to. Like I said, I have no reasonable explanation. Maybe I will grow out of it someday.

 

[DPCummerbund]

That's pretty much what I did! Seriously, you have no idea how many people go to Disney without doing any planning. I didn't get it until I worked there. It is unbelievable to me that people would spend that much money, and no time researching or planning.

Like the people who wait in a standby line for three hours, only to get to the front of the line & find out that it's not the type of ride they thought it would be (too scary, too fast, etc.). I understand when kids won't do it, but any adult could read all about them ahead of time, ask questions on forums like this, & anyone with access to the internet can watch all the rides all the way through on Youtube.

 

[Angel Ariel]

WHY do people get into a standby line that's longer than the Fastpass Return window!?

For example, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was at 50 minutes the other day. The Fastpass window was opening 40 minutes later. And yet there were STILL people streaming into the Standby line!

Why wouldn't you want to grab a Fastpass and go have a Mickey Ear, or see the Tiki Birds, or shop, or visit the Shooting Gallery, or do just about anything other than stand in line?

Sometimes I really don't understand people...

Maybe they wanted to ride twice in a row? Get a fastpass, go through standby and ride, then get off and get back in the FP line for another ride right away

 

[andysomma1]

I really don't worry about why other people do what they do at Disney. I do what I do and enjoy myself.

 

[LucyBC80]

I really don't worry about why other people do what they do at Disney. I do what I do and enjoy myself.

This!

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[disneylove69]

Sometimes you dont get to play in the preshow areas?

 

[Art 1]

WHY do people get into a standby line that's longer than the Fastpass Return window!?

For example, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was at 50 minutes the other day. The Fastpass window was opening 40 minutes later. And yet there were STILL people streaming into the Standby line!

Why wouldn't you want to grab a Fastpass and go have a Mickey Ear, or see the Tiki Birds, or shop, or visit the Shooting Gallery, or do just about anything other than stand in line?

Sometimes I really don't understand people...

Some people are not in a hurry and only go to ride on one maybe two rides. That's us. We don't mind waiting in line. To us it's odd to see people rushing around getting FP's. They spend a day at the park and miss out on all the little things.

 

[BoardWalkBelle]

Not everyone can have a FP for every ride, the system isnt built for that.

 

[ThisIsJason]

Maybe they wanted to ride twice in a row? Get a fastpass, go through standby and ride, then get off and get back in the FP line for another ride right away

That is what I would do.

 

[Magpie]

Some people are not in a hurry and only go to ride on one maybe two rides. That's us. We don't mind waiting in line. To us it's odd to see people rushing around getting FP's. They spend a day at the park and miss out on all the little things.

How do you see any little things, standing in line?

We're slow, pokey types, and for us Fastpass fits right into that style of touring. While we're waiting for our window to open we can have a snack, talk to CMs, explore shops and look at the theming. We can even ride something else.

It seems odd to want to be trapped in a line when you could be out exploring the park and experiencing all the wonderful little details that Disney does so well.

20 minutes is my outside limit for how long I'm willing to wait in a standby line. It works well for a laid back touring style - we even got to walk right onto the Great Goofini late one night!

 

[disneydad78]

There are many people out there who just plan a trip without researching it. I tried to help a friend who was taking her family on their first trip. I tried to give her advice but I could tell everything I was telling her went in one ear and out the other. When they came back she said everyone was miserable, it was a waste of money, and they hated Disney World. They bought the dining plan but made no ADR's. They ate at counter services the whole time because none of the table services had availability. She said they did not buy the fastpass tickets because they felt like they were ripped off enough and wasn't giving Disney another dime. I said, But the Fastpasses are free. She said No, there was a spot to insert your credit card. I tried to explain it to her but she was sure I was wrong. I just ended up saying Ok, I have only been to Disney World 12 times, obviously I have no clue.

That makes me sick to my stomach hearing your friend because I have some friends that are the same way. BUT, then my smile picks up because thats one less person in line in front of me.

 

[Peaseblossom]

I don't know why people stand in line, but I'm happy they do! Stay in line people, nothing to see here by the FP machine!

The only time I've willingly stood in a long line was when FP for Space Mountain were gone and we were leaving the next morning. It was a 70-min wait... I lasted ten minutes and said forget it, we'll be back in six months anyway and rode the Peoplemover instead.

 

[Angel Ariel]

It seems odd to want to be trapped in a line when you could be out exploring the park and experiencing all the wonderful little details that Disney does so well.

There are all kinds of wonderful little details in the queues as well as in the rest of the park

 

[Magpie]

There are all kinds of wonderful little details in the queues as well as in the rest of the park

Wonderful little details which you don't need to shuffle past at a snail's pace in order to see.

If you go when the lines are short, you can check out the extended queue at your leisure, letting other riders pass you when necessary. When the lines are longer, we use fastpass or we don't ride.

I suppose if the ride is really important to you and there's no other way to see it, standing in line for an hour might be worth it. But for us it pretty much kills our enjoyment of the ride. There are very few rides that are worth that kind of investment. My kids swore up and down that Goofy's Barnstormer was the worst ride ever after we waited 45 minutes one hot day for it. But it was actually pretty fun as a walk-on.

 

[Angel Ariel]

Wonderful little details which you don't need to shuffle past at a snail's pace in order to see.

If you go when the lines are short, you can check out the extended queue at your leisure, letting other riders pass you when necessary. When the lines are longer, we use fastpass or we don't ride.

I suppose if the ride is really important to you and there's no other way to see it, standing in line for an hour might be worth it. But for us it pretty much kills our enjoyment of the ride. There are very few rides that are worth that kind of investment. My kids swore up and down that Goofy's Barnstormer was the worst ride ever after we waited 45 minutes one hot day for it. But it was actually pretty fun as a walk-on.

Not everyone has the privilege of being able to go when lines are short, and they're not willing to miss out on big attractions because they may have a long standby and they can't get (or don't know about) fastpasses.

We're going in March. It's before Easter, but it's still spring break season and it will be pretty busy. It just happens that this is the time we can go this year. If I put a cap on lines and said "we wont' wait any more than 20 mins for a ride ever" I'm pretty sure we'd miss out on a lot of rides. I haven't been to WDW since 2007...I don't want to miss out on stuff just because when my family can go is a busier time of year.

ETA: Am I going to wait 60+ mins for Peter Pan? Doubtful. But I'm not going to rule out 30-45 min waits, esp. for the bigger rides like the mtns. We'll use fastpass as best we can, but I think it would be setting my family up for annoyance/frustration to go in and say we're going to skip anything that has xyz wait or longer.

 

[Magpie]

Not everyone has the privilege of being able to go when lines are short, and they're not willing to miss out on big attractions because they may have a long standby and they can't get (or don't know about) fastpasses.

We're going in March. It's before Easter, but it's still spring break season and it will be pretty busy. It just happens that this is the time we can go this year. If I put a cap on lines and said "we wont' wait any more than 20 mins for a ride ever" I'm pretty sure we'd miss out on a lot of rides. I haven't been to WDW since 2007...I don't want to miss out on stuff just because when my family can go is a busier time of year.

ETA: Am I going to wait 60+ mins for Peter Pan? Doubtful. But I'm not going to rule out 30-45 min waits, esp. for the bigger rides like the mtns. We'll use fastpass as best we can, but I think it would be setting my family up for annoyance/frustration to go in and say we're going to skip anything that has xyz wait or longer.

Well, you're right in that we can set that limit because we've ridden everything on previous trips and don't mind skipping something if it's not convenient. And it's true we did take about 45 minutes to shuffle through the new Test Track line, because we were curious to see the standby queue and we figured it wasn't likely to get any shorter during our trip. Once that was done and our curiosity was satisfied, we could start popping through the single rider lines. Ten minutes!

Also, we tend to stay for a week at a time, and hit the parks at opening, then nap, and return for late hours. When the parks are busy we visit the unpopular attractions (Carousel of Progress, anyone?) or check out the street entertainment.

My whole goal when touring Disney is avoiding frustration and annoyance for my family. For us, a day in which we spend most of our time standing in line, only to ultimately ride two or three rides, is not at all fun.

But, if it works for you, more power to you!

 

[2girls4me]

Honestly, why does it matter to you? People,get on line for soemthing they want to ride. End of discussion.

 

[kris4360]

WHY do people get into a standby line that's longer than the Fastpass Return window!?

For example, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was at 50 minutes the other day. The Fastpass window was opening 40 minutes later. And yet there were STILL people streaming into the Standby line!

Why wouldn't you want to grab a Fastpass and go have a Mickey Ear, or see the Tiki Birds, or shop, or visit the Shooting Gallery, or do just about anything other than stand in line?

Sometimes I really don't understand people...

Maybe they have better things to do than spend time reseaching Disney tips and tricks before their vacation.

 

[KorieDWnut]

I just don't like FP and I really have no logical explanation that makes sense out of my own head. LOL!! I have some weird quirky control-freak OCD tendencies and I think this just triggers something in there. I don't know. I never grab FPs for anything, we just wait in line or go to something else. Also, I get annoyed when I'm at the front of the line and have to wait to let FP people in. And before anyone scolds me, I am well aware I could have gotten them too but chose not to. Like I said, I have no reasonable explanation. Maybe I will grow out of it someday.

My husband is the same way. He cant explain why he hates FP, he just DOES. He hates having to "punch a clock" to ride a ride. He would rather go do something else and not worry about what time it is, and is it time to go on that ride that is now on the other side of the park? He hates ADRs and planning. He wants to just show up and walk around and just do things as they come because that is how it was done back in the day. I keep telling him..things are different. We used to go during very slow periods where you could just walk up to 10 min lines and before the Dining PLan. those days are GONE GONE GONE!

We did things his way this last trip, except we did have ADRs. ANd while I always have fun, it was not my "favorite" trip. There were lots of things missed and lots of bickering.

 

[Magpie]

Maybe they have better things to do than spend time reseaching Disney tips and tricks before their vacation.

I don't think there's any "research" required at BTMRR to look to your left, see the fastpass return time, and then look to your right and see the standby time. Put two and two together and realize that if you go standby you'll be spending more time in line if you go standby, than you would if you grabbed a Fastpass.

That's not a trick, that's plain common sense.

On the other hand, as others have said, perhaps they're waiting on another fastpass, and don't mind standing for awhile in line.