Even if that were true—and I think this phenomenon is often exaggerated—that wouldn’t change the need for fastpasses. The whole point of fastpasses is that you could bypass those long lines for at least 3 rides, and usually many more with subsequent refreshing.
If they announced that then so be it but they haven't announced anything
47 minutes instead of 65 is still too long when you could get on within 15 min with a FP. And then to have to do multiple 45-90 minute waits when you used to be able to use FP is just not enjoyable for my family. We’ve always been go go go in the morning with a combo of getting there early and FP, but we also got a lot done in a couple of hours. Now we’re lucky if we can get 2 rides in. Experiences can also change within seconds creating crazy lines. We just made it on Slinky dog the other day in 45 minutes (line said 60). Right when we were getting on all of the slinky crew came out and the head CM said she wanted to get on the next train. Well they already opened the gates so we got to ride. After we got off, ride was down. Headed to Toy Story Mania with maybe a 15 minute wait. Got out and the entire SDD must have lined up for Mania. Skipped saucers because the wait had gone from 10 min to 40. By the time we left the area, Toy Story Mania line was all the way back to Joffrey‘s coffee outside the entrance to the land. Waited 70 minutes for MFSR on an afternoon we parkhopped. All of us determined after that ride was not worth that kind of wait. It really depends on what ride you decide to rope drop and whether that ride behaves at opening. We’ve made some bad decisions at least 3 days this week because those rides decided they couldn’t run and would have significant delays. If you jump in a headliner that doesn’t function you’re out of luck and it impacts your entire day without recovery FPs to use later.
I don’t disagree. But it’s pretty clear that Disney isn’t going to reduce capacity. Nor could they without canceling people’s park reservations, which is a nonstarter. And it seems that Disney doesn’t have the employee resources to open everything up. They never should have increased capacity in the first place. But here we are. And to continue to withhold fastpasses just compounds the error.
I got at least 10-12 FPs a day and was very, very, very far from having my head buried in a screen all day. I'm always incredibly confused when people use this exaggeration. 2-3 minutes max, to get each. Usually much quicker than that. Very seldom a few minutes more. Almost always had our next FP before we got to the boarding area of the ride we were in line for.
It would redistribute some of the crowd so not everyone is arriving at the same set of headliners at the same time. Rope drop used to be arrive a little before opening time, not an hour + before. And for the most part, the rides are no longer opening early. And if the majority of people who have park reservations that day decide they need to arrive at rope drop because there is no FP, there is no longer a rope drop advantage. Also if a ride breaks down during your FP return, you automatically get a recovery FP. Right now they are doing very little recovery.
If like most people and groups you plan your FP's at 60 days then you would bunch them up into about a 3-4 hour window, most times.
If I posted a rumor saying FP+ was coming back I'm sure you wouldn't be laughing. No amount of rumors will change your love for FP+. It doesn't matter if God Almighty came down from the heavens and stamped it into some stone tablets those that love FP+ still wouldn't believe it.
You set your fast passes up way before your trip. Why is your head buried in a screen? If you have your face buried in a screen even after you set up fast passes then that is your fault. Don't blame people that prefer fastpasses. I utilized fastpass like a surgeon and I never had my face buried in a screen all day. I barely even looked at my phone.
Don't buy it. Fast passes may or may not be returning but this person knows nothing more than anyone else.
