This has some general thoughts but includes mostly attraction/strategy feedback so placing it in this thread.
1) I was hesitant about FP+ but it worked pretty well. I still prefer the old system by a landslide but FP+ can certainly be beneficial. I never bothered with trying to get a 4th but I did try to schedule FP+ for early afternoon/early evening when the lines are their longest. Example: On a Thursday afternoon, I booked FP+ for 7 Dwarfs, Peter Pan, and Haunted. Each of those lines was massive and FP+ saved me at least 2.5 hours of waiting.
2) Seven Dwarfs is a pretty fun ride but I'm totally amazed that 95% of rope droppers go to it. I don't think its quite worth the hassle of dealing with pushing, shoving, jumping, and skipping. So instead of doing that, I would head off to the other rides in Magic that I love like Space, Peter Pan, and Haunted. Peter Pan was very light and Space/Haunted were dead empty. I was able to get a ton of riding in by getting their at rope drop. Keep in mind, I had a FP+ scheduled for 7 Dwarfs later in the day so I wasn't completely missing out. If you don't have a FP+ for 7 Dwarfs, you're pretty much forced into rope dropping it or you'll be waiting.
3) Getting to the parks before open is CRITICAL. I've heard some people say that its not as beneficial anymore because some folks have morning FP+. I disagree, I didn't notice much of a drop off between early morning crowds between Legacy FP and FP+. Crowds became pretty bad in the afternoon. In fact, there was one morning where I did safari twice and could have easily gone back for a 3rd time with no wait. I've never seen that in all the years I've gone to Safari.
4) Be Our Guest Lunch was absolutely delicious. I was sad that I only booked a FP for one day. Next trip, will get the FP for each lunch I plan to have in Magic.
5) Sad to report that I noticed a significant attitude amongst the Disney employees. I don't want to come down too hard on them because they don't make a ton of money but man, the magic is gone folks. They seem more intent on bossing people around and barking orders than trying to make one's trip truly magical.
A lot of my dining experiences were pretty delicious but then I experienced some awful service at Le Celier. I ordered a soup, waitress forgot it. I ran out of coke, it took the waitress 10 minutes to even stop by the table again so I ask for a refill. My mom wanted mashed potatoes with her steak instead of the risotto, waitress said nope but that my mom could buy a side. Then the kicker was I was halfway through my steak and the waitress came by and asked me "if I wanted to box up the rest and if I was ready for dessert."
Now I know that some are going to tell me that they had some truly awesome interactions with the Disney folks and I had a couple good ones too, but OVERALL (that means on average), they are not up to par.
1) I was hesitant about FP+ but it worked pretty well. I still prefer the old system by a landslide but FP+ can certainly be beneficial. I never bothered with trying to get a 4th but I did try to schedule FP+ for early afternoon/early evening when the lines are their longest. Example: On a Thursday afternoon, I booked FP+ for 7 Dwarfs, Peter Pan, and Haunted. Each of those lines was massive and FP+ saved me at least 2.5 hours of waiting.
2) Seven Dwarfs is a pretty fun ride but I'm totally amazed that 95% of rope droppers go to it. I don't think its quite worth the hassle of dealing with pushing, shoving, jumping, and skipping. So instead of doing that, I would head off to the other rides in Magic that I love like Space, Peter Pan, and Haunted. Peter Pan was very light and Space/Haunted were dead empty. I was able to get a ton of riding in by getting their at rope drop. Keep in mind, I had a FP+ scheduled for 7 Dwarfs later in the day so I wasn't completely missing out. If you don't have a FP+ for 7 Dwarfs, you're pretty much forced into rope dropping it or you'll be waiting.
3) Getting to the parks before open is CRITICAL. I've heard some people say that its not as beneficial anymore because some folks have morning FP+. I disagree, I didn't notice much of a drop off between early morning crowds between Legacy FP and FP+. Crowds became pretty bad in the afternoon. In fact, there was one morning where I did safari twice and could have easily gone back for a 3rd time with no wait. I've never seen that in all the years I've gone to Safari.
4) Be Our Guest Lunch was absolutely delicious. I was sad that I only booked a FP for one day. Next trip, will get the FP for each lunch I plan to have in Magic.
5) Sad to report that I noticed a significant attitude amongst the Disney employees. I don't want to come down too hard on them because they don't make a ton of money but man, the magic is gone folks. They seem more intent on bossing people around and barking orders than trying to make one's trip truly magical.
A lot of my dining experiences were pretty delicious but then I experienced some awful service at Le Celier. I ordered a soup, waitress forgot it. I ran out of coke, it took the waitress 10 minutes to even stop by the table again so I ask for a refill. My mom wanted mashed potatoes with her steak instead of the risotto, waitress said nope but that my mom could buy a side. Then the kicker was I was halfway through my steak and the waitress came by and asked me "if I wanted to box up the rest and if I was ready for dessert."
Now I know that some are going to tell me that they had some truly awesome interactions with the Disney folks and I had a couple good ones too, but OVERALL (that means on average), they are not up to par.
