Rumor/Article: Which WDW attractions are becoming part of the xPASS experience?

[k5jm]

Jim Hill has just posted an article that lists which rides could be getting xpass.


http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_c...re-becoming-part-of-the-xpass-experience.aspx

 

[Jennygt]

hmmm, interesting, /i guess that this will not be in effect for our May trip. I am willing to wait and see what it is all about. There were some pretty hash comments posted after that article.

 

[Cyrano]

Interesting read.

 

[auroralark]

I have to reserve full judgement until the full program comes out, but I have no desire to plan my entire vacation out to the point where I have to decide what time I want to ride what rides. That doesn't sound fun at all to me. It sounds like a chore. Where is the spontaneity? And I say this as a planner who doesn't mind making ADRs 180 days out.

 

[MommyPoppins]

I have to reserve full judgement until the full program comes out, but I have no desire to plan my entire vacation out to the point where I have to decide what time I want to ride what rides. That doesn't sound fun at all to me. It sounds like a chore. Where is the spontaneity? And I say this as a planner who doesn't mind making ADRs 180 days out.

What? You don't want to (possibly pay for) the privilege to plan on when you want to ride Journey Into Imagination(which is almost always a walk on ride)?

 

[SaraMc]

If it was a wristband that I could just use like a fast pass that I could use when I want if I want I wouldnt mind that. But I cant see picking out what time I want to go on soarinect months in advance. What if If my child decides he/she doesnt want to ride. Will it come to that I will be charged a fee because they didnt show up for thier reservation like the table service has started doing? I mean I can see it becoming like those who used to make 8 ADR's for the same time at various table service making AFP ( Advancedfastpass) all over the place.

 

[doconeill]

If it was a wristband that I could just use like a fast pass that I could use when I want if I want I wouldnt mind that. But I cant see picking out what time I want to go on soarinect months in advance. What if If my child decides he/she doesnt want to ride. Will it come to that I will be charged a fee because they didnt show up for thier reservation like the table service has started doing? I mean I can see it becoming like those who used to make 8 ADR's for the same time at various table service making AFP ( Advancedfastpass) all over the place.

There is ZERO reason to think you'd be charged for not showing up to an attraction. ADRs are different - not showing up for an ADR takes money away from Disney and the CMs. They might be able to make up part of that from walk-ups, but by the time they know a table will be open it's later than the original reservation - they can't make it all up.

Missing a ride reservation doesn't really hurt anyone, except a person who might have wanted that reservation instead, but they still have other options, like Fastpass (assuming it is not completely replaced) or standby. And not showing up basically means everyone else gets on faster.

As for the article, I'm usually the first to say to take what JHM says with a grain of salt, but a lot of what he says fits in with a lot of the testing that took place recently. The "Fastpasses" for the parade viewing, the new queue work being done at The Seas (does it REALLY need a Fastpass queue?), the Fastpasses for shows at AK...testing the "experiences" that might become part of xPASS.

I think some aspects of it will come sooner than 2013 though. Some things might take a lot longer (room key/room charge, for example, might be a ways off).

What nobody knows is what kind of limitations the attraction system will have. If the wait time effects are to be as limited as they say, there must be some interesting limitations on what you can do - like only choose X of Y "experiences", etc.

 

[ADP]

Does anyone get the sense and feeling that our Disney World vacations are becoming more and more micromanaged? If xPass is implemented I think its a huge step in the direction of micromanaging our trips. If we need to control lines and guests to this level maybe its time to expand Walt Disney World with new attractions and utilizing dead spaces instead of micromanaging the guest experience. Just my 2 cents.

 

[WaltD4Me]

Does anyone get the sense and feeling that our Disney World vacations are becoming more and more micromanaged? If xPass is implemented I think its a huge step in the direction of micromanaging our trips. If we need to control lines and guests to this level maybe its time to expand Walt Disney World with new attractions and utilizing dead spaces instead of micromanaging the guest experience. Just my 2 cents.

ITA. I have no desire to plan to the degree of deciding what rides we will go on weeks before we get there. ADR's are one thing, but rides too? Not that I don't plan, but I have no problem ditching the plan and like the flexiblity to do that.

 

[k5jm]

ITA. I have no desire to plan to the degree of deciding what rides we will go on weeks before we get there. ADR's are one thing, but rides too? Not that I don't plan, but I have no problem ditching the plan and like the flexiblity to do that.

Heaven forbid you plan your trip out and Space Mountain goes down at your Xpass time. I think that "Murphy" is ready to show himself very loudly and proudly.

 

[WaltD4Me]

Heaven forbid you plan your trip out and Space Mountain goes down at your Xpass time. I think that "Murphy" is ready to show himself very loudly and proudly.

This is exactly what makes Xpass hard to imagine for me. One thing like Space Mountain going down can be a domino effect that knocks down your whole plan and having pre-determined passes that maybe aren't changeable doesn't leave alot of room for on site adjustment.