Paid FP options coming soon to WDW?

[DougEMG]

Paid FP is another nail in the coffin that will drive me to only staying at Universal. I'll just rent or sell my DVC points and stay onsite at a Universal deluxe hotel and get their express pass included in the cost of the room.

 

[PrincessWithABlaster]

I'm not saying you are wrong, but if your reasoning is correct, why doesn't everyone enter the park twice and get 6 pre-booked FP a day?

A 7-day ticket is (as low as) $61/day. If you value park entry as $0 (which is appropriate given it would be used for a second entry), right now that means a pre-booked FP is "worth" $20 (on a 7-day ticket).

So if they charge more than $20 for additional FP, it would be smarter to just buy two sets of tickets and enter the parks twice.

Hmmm. *ponders*. You could then have overlapping FPs all day long. You could do as many or as few days of your trip as you wanted. Depending on how this paid FP thing rolls out, this might actually be the better, less restrictive, cheaper way to go...

 

[PollyannaMom]

(have only read page 1 and this one)

I think this is pushing the add-ons a little too much. I get that there are perks to having money, but I've always thought of Disney as someplace where everyone can feel the magic equally.

And yes, of course I know there are already different resort levels, etc. - but this feels different somehow.

 

[eliseisawkward]

It’s not now. And do you really think Disney would be upset if people paid twice to enter the parks?

You suggested it as a potential way to save money and not buy paid FP+. If it were really cheaper than buying FP+ and people were really using it as a strategy they would definitely put a stop to it.

 

[anomamatt]

You suggested it as a potential way to save money and not buy paid FP+. If it were really cheaper than buying FP+ and people were really using it as a strategy they would definitely put a stop to it.

My point was that people are throwing out numbers that don't make sense, when you consider the current cost of admission.

Disney is NEVER going to stop a guest from paying twice to enter a park on the same day. Never.

If Disney ever were to see someone paying two admissions as a "problem", the solution would be to increase the ticket price.

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

I'm not saying you are wrong, but if your reasoning is correct, why doesn't everyone enter the park twice and get 6 pre-booked FP a day?

A 7-day ticket is (as low as) $61/day. If you value park entry as $0 (which is appropriate given it would be used for a second entry), right now that means a pre-booked FP is "worth" $20 (on a 7-day ticket).

So if they charge more than $20 for additional FP, it would be smarter to just buy two sets of tickets and enter the parks twice.

I totally agree. ^

And they’d be modify-able by the guest in MDE.

And guests would be able to book additional FP on the second entry tickets after they used the first three.

And a more expensive Club Level room wouldn’t be required.

And

I may have mentioned this in one of these threads recently. As much as Disney would probably like to jack up the current price of CLFP, they’d have to keep it less than what it would cost guests to just enter the park a second time instead.

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

My point was that people are throwing out numbers that don't make sense, when you consider the current cost of admission.

Disney is NEVER going to stop a guest from paying twice to enter a park on the same day. Never.

If Disney ever were to see someone paying two admissions as a "problem", the solution would be to increase the ticket price.

I’m wondering how they would even enforce not entering twice. I imagine guests would be required to “tap out” of a park each time they exited?

 

[BridgetBordeaux]

I’m wondering how they would even enforce not entering twice. I imagine guests would be required to “tap out” of a park each time they exited?

Just misspell your name and use a different finger for ticket 2.........................done

 

[anomamatt]

I’m wondering how they would even enforce this. I imagine guests would be required to “tap out” of a park each time they exited?

They could do that. But I cannot see why Disney would discourage people from paying twice. If the benefits of a park entry are worth more than the price, the Disney will increase the cost of a ticket.

I don't see $30+ per FP being practical/realistic given the current admission cost.

 

[PrincessWithABlaster]

My point was that people are throwing out numbers that don't make sense, when you consider the current cost of admission.

Disney is NEVER going to stop a guest from paying twice to enter a park on the same day. Never.

If Disney ever were to see someone paying two admissions as a "problem", the solution would be to increase the ticket price.

Actually they do prevent people from paying twice to enter now. You can't use two days on a ticket in lieu of a park hopper to visit two parks on the same day.

 

[anomamatt]

Actually they do now. You can't use two days on a ticket in lieu of a park hopper to visit two parks on the same day.

Yeah, but that's a bit different. It's the same reason you cannot buy PH for select days. It's all or none.

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

Just misspell your name and use a different finger for ticket 2.........................done

That’s the easy part. LOL.

If Disney ever wanted to disallow second entry, I wonder how they would actually enforce it. I imagine if guests were required to tap out each time they exited a park then it would be impossible to have two Bridgets in the park at the same time.

 

[LSUmiss]

That's what I'm afraid of

I think that might be part of why they’re considering it besides the profit. More & more ppl are catching to refresh & FPs lines are longer & longer.

 

[PrincessWithABlaster]

Yeah, but that's a bit different. It's the same reason you cannot buy PH for select days. It's all or none.

True that is not the same situation but there are circumstances where they won't let you pay twice already. They may see using two tickets for FPs the same way. But it would be harder to enforce.

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

Actually they do prevent people from paying twice to enter now. You can't use two days on a ticket in lieu of a park hopper to visit two parks on the same day.

Yes, but what if there were two Princesses...With two Blasters?

 

[LSUmiss]

I wonder if it might be more like the system at Disneyland Paris where you can buy different tiers-- the standard, super and ultimate?

What do you get for the ultimate?

 

[anomamatt]

If Disney ever wanted to disallow second entry, I wonder how they would actually enforce it. I imagine if guests were required to tap out each time they exited a park then it would be impossible to have two Bridget’s in the park at the same time.

Tapsitles to "tap out" during exit. And then they would have to do nightly sweeps like they do for FP use from bands that didn't "enter" the park. It could be done, for sure. I just doubt Disney would ever have motivation to prevent people from paying 2x.

It's not that different from someone staying 2 weeks versus 1. You get 2x the FP at 2x the cost.

 

[JETSDAD]

I think that might be part of why they’re considering it besides the profit. More & more ppl are catching to refresh & FPs lines are longer & longer.

There are only a certain number of FP's available. In order for refreshing to work it requires someone else dropping a FP so it doesn't really affect FP lines.

 

[PrincessWithABlaster]

Yes, but what if there were two Princesses...With two Blasters?

Yes. That is doable. Not sure Disney would love the idea though.

 

[LSUmiss]

There are only a certain number of FP's available. In order for refreshing to work it requires someone else dropping a FP so it doesn't really affect FP lines.

Right but I guess I meant that since more & more ppl know about it, more of the available FPs are being used. I think at first there were many going unused for the ITASW type rides.