One of the mysteries of Walt Disney World...

[rlilly79]

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

Best post i have seen in a while! Amazing how others let what other people do bother them so much? Just enjoy your family and your time! Just my opinion

 

[scrapper2k]

I always assume they're holding a fastpass. For instance, they could of had fp for Splash that will be ready to use just as they get off BTM.

 

[lsythes]

I can understand! We picked up Fastpasses for Toy Story Mania, and found ourselves on the opposite side of the park when they came due. Beauty and the Beast was just starting, and we'd never managed to see it in all our trips to the park. So we decided we'd rather do that than ride TSM.

I haven't quite finished the whole thread, but I had to comment here. As someone who will be brand new to Disney and who is just going to MK for 2 full days, I'm a little afraid of FP. I'm afraid I'll get a FP and not get back to the ride during the window. I'm afraid I'll not be able to get another, then not use the first and thus waste time. Maybe this is totally irrational. Let me know! It really sounds like FP needs to be experienced in order to truly understand it. I do plan on trying it, though!

 

[gwmort]

Four days into our trip last month my brother in law says to me "we tried that fastpass thing today, man that is so much better" (on the fourth day of the 5 day trip mind you).

I had done everything I could before the trip to prepare them but some stuff just doesn't stick.

I get and like the system, but I think it is a little too unfair to the people that don't get it. I think there should be a set ratio of SB and FP riders instead of usually letting fp riders jump right on. Maybe 3:1 so the fp lines moves 3 times faster than SB, but SB still moves at a steady rate.

 

[PrincessTarra]

Alot of people don't understand them or realize they are a free thing, heck, today in line for Jungle Cruise a family was talking about them and wondering how to obtain them, so I spun around and tried to explain to them what they were to the best of my ability. They seemed to understand it, I just hope they use that information for good now!

 

[GBBTomorrow]

Alot of people don't understand them or realize they are a free thing, heck, today in line for Jungle Cruise a family was talking about them and wondering how to obtain them, so I spun around and tried to explain to them what they were to the best of my ability. They seemed to understand it, I just hope they use that information for good now!

Last time I got my hair cut, my hairdresser, who has been to WDW numerous times, was talking about going again soon. He said, though, how he hates to wait in lines, and he's just not going to spend the money for the front-of-the-line passes.

I tried to explain that Fastpass is different from the passes you can pay for at Universal, but he remained skeptical.

My philosophy is that Fastpass is a benefit for those who can/do read. When I hear the comments about "Must be nice to have enough money to go to the front of the line," I just keep walking, and in my mind thank all the good teachers I have had in my life.

 

[kris4360]

As crazy as that sounds, it seems like half the people I see in the parks fit this description. More power to them - it's their vacation. I'm just surprised there are so many people willing to spend thousands of dollars on a vacation without doing any research/prep work. I realize disboarders are a different breed, but is it really that uncommon to research a destination before you visit? Especially when you're dropping so much money?

Really? It's Disney, they are not going to Paris!

 

[Stacy's a freak]

That makes me sad that people don't know about FP and how it works! I suppose that PP is right saying that it helps the rest of us more to let others be ignorant to it. But I really want others to love Disney as much as I do and it makes me sad when people come back feeling slighted or annoyed at how busy it is, how much it costs, etc. I find myself defending it until I'm blue. But I should just step back and say 'to each his own.'

 

[Magpie]

I haven't quite finished the whole thread, but I had to comment here. As someone who will be brand new to Disney and who is just going to MK for 2 full days, I'm a little afraid of FP. I'm afraid I'll get a FP and not get back to the ride during the window. I'm afraid I'll not be able to get another, then not use the first and thus waste time. Maybe this is totally irrational. Let me know! It really sounds like FP needs to be experienced in order to truly understand it. I do plan on trying it, though!

Just pay attention to the signs above the FP booth. They'll tell you when your fastpasses will come due, and you can compare that to the sign above the Standby line to see if it's worth grabbing one.

You have an hour to use your FP, so it's not hard to make it back in time if you really want. There's even a 15 minute "grace period" printed in tiny letters on your ticket (look for the initials GP followed by a time). If you decide you don't want it, you haven't lost anything other than the two minutes it took you to grab a FP.

You'll be able to get another FP when your first FP comes due... assuming it's within a reasonable amount of time. If you get a really popular FP and it's return time is way out in the evening, don't panic. You don't have to spend the whole day without another FP. Your window to pick up a new one will be within... I think it's two or three hours. I'm not sure, but it's not that far out. You'll see the time you can get a new FP printed on the ticket.

The way we do it is we look at the length of the Standby line and decide if we really want to jump in. Sometimes we ask a cast member if it's accurate (it isn't always, and they generally know). If it's too long for our taste, we grab a FP and move on to the next ride.

No stress!

It also helps to pick up a guidebook, so you have some idea which rides are the most popular, and which don't require FPs at all. Folks here can help you prioritize. (For example, you generally don't require a FP for Mickey's Philharmagic. Ever.)

 

[Kona65]

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 already have a fastpass, and the time constrants won't allow them to get another one yet? TDBIASWS

 

[WILDERNESS FAN 55]

I haven't quite finished the whole thread, but I had to comment here. As someone who will be brand new to Disney and who is just going to MK for 2 full days, I'm a little afraid of FP. I'm afraid I'll get a FP and not get back to the ride during the window. I'm afraid I'll not be able to get another, then not use the first and thus waste time. Maybe this is totally irrational. Let me know! It really sounds like FP needs to be experienced in order to truly understand it. I do plan on trying it, though!

You don't say what time of year your trip is. There are many times where FP is hardly needed ! But if you are going when busy just remember Baby Steps

 

[KellyNY]

Just pay attention to the signs above the FP booth. They'll tell you when your fastpasses will come due, and you can compare that to the sign above the Standby line to see if it's worth grabbing one.

You have an hour to use your FP, so it's not hard to make it back in time if you really want. There's even a 15 minute "grace period" printed in tiny letters on your ticket (look for the initials GP followed by a time). If you decide you don't want it, you haven't lost anything other than the two minutes it took you to grab a FP.

You'll be able to get another FP when your first FP comes due... assuming it's within a reasonable amount of time. If you get a really popular FP and it's return time is way out in the evening, don't panic. You don't have to spend the whole day without another FP. Your window to pick up a new one will be within... I think it's two or three hours. I'm not sure, but it's not that far out. You'll see the time you can get a new FP printed on the ticket.

The way we do it is we look at the length of the Standby line and decide if we really want to jump in. Sometimes we ask a cast member if it's accurate (it isn't always, and they generally know). If it's too long for our taste, we grab a FP and move on to the next ride.

No stress!

It also helps to pick up a guidebook, so you have some idea which rides are the most popular, and which don't require FPs at all. Folks here can help you prioritize. (For example, you generally don't require a FP for Mickey's Philharmagic. Ever.)

I would not count on Grace Period, may or may not be granted.

 

[nkereina]

Didn't read the whole thread but if stand by posted time is 50 minutes, in my experience that's really 30 minutes. If I had to wait 40 minutes for the FP return time, then another 15+ minutes in the FP line, by that time I might as well have just waited in line, especially if I had already done everything else in the area.

I'm afraid I'll get a FP and not get back to the ride during the window. I'm afraid I'll not be able to get another, then not use the first and thus waste time. Maybe this is totally irrational. Let me know! It really sounds like FP needs to be experienced in order to truly understand it. I do plan on trying it, though!

It tells you the return time before you slide your card and pull a fast pass. So, you can make your "plans" before you decide if you want to pull a fast pass. For instance, if you know if you have an ADR that interferes with the return time or you don't want to hassle trekking back to that side of the park in an hour, don't pull it. Also, the FP will tell you at the bottom when you are eligible to get another. It's when the return window start time on your FP has passed or two hours after getting your first FP - whichever is first.

 

[oasispaul]

Really? It's Disney, they are not going to Paris!

I've been to Paris and trust me when I say it's much less complicated than Disney World.

 

[PrincessMe]

I've been to Paris and trust me when I say it's much less complicated than Disney World.

Shanghai was less complicated than Disney World.

 

[Luv2CtheMouse]

Maybe they already are holding a fast pass for another ride and are not yet eligible for another one.

Sounds like common sense to me.

 

[Luv2CtheMouse]

I would not count on Grace Period, may or may not be granted.

This is WRONG! Disney's policy is a 15 minute grace period.

 

[Luv2CtheMouse]

Originally Posted by andysomma1
I really don't worry about why other people do what they do at Disney. I do what I do and enjoy myself.

Best post ever on Disboards!

 

[mesaboy2]

This is WRONG! Disney's policy is a 15 minute grace period.

Good luck with that. KellyNY is correct, there is no obligation on the part of the CM to honor it.

 

[eliza61]

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...

Not a big mystery to me.

I do both. I get a fp then do the standby line. In my experience the standby line is rarely correct. Every time I've ridden TSM and the standby says 50 minutes, it's been off by 15 minutes.

Next, I don't really want a mickey bar or visit the shops. visiting the shops imo is about as boring as all get out for me. I don't buy tons of junk while I'm on vacation and sorry most of the stuff to me is just high priced junk from china. I visit them when I go to dtd and that's enough.

Lastly,
I don't rate my vacation by the number of rides we do. Now that my kids are older they really don't get whiny while waiting in ride, we actually have fun. Disney's cues are part of the fun for us so we tend to talk, laugh, take pictures.