Tiered FP+ for DHS

[QueenofScott]

Wow....glad we already made our selections for our January trip! We chose three of the four from the top tier: RR Coaster, Toy Story Mania, AND Beauty & the Beast.

 

[LucyBC80]

*insert big expletive here*

Yeah, this is not good at all.

AK tiers will make us choose between Everest and Kilimanjaro, just wait and see.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Well, I'm glad I made my selections last week. (We had to tier at EPCOT). I guess MK will be next.

 

[QueenofScott]

We had the tiered Epcot selections, as well.

 

[stairstepmom]

Oh geez, just stop the torture already and get the whole thing over with

Glad I just booked ours on Monday, it was worth staying up until 2am to do it. We have RnRC, ToT and TSMM one day and RnRC, TSMM and DisJr another! Now I know not to make any changes!

Surprised and not happy with them going back to the tiers, though I know exactly why they must because they don't HAVE ENOUGH HEADLINER RIDES to accommodate number of guests. Gee it sure would be nice if they had some money to build a few more...where's a billion dollars when you need it?

No getting out of this trip so we will go with a smile and make the best of it all, but I think our next one won't be for 4 or 5 years. Looks like I get to plan a cruise with my DD for our girls-only trip instead!

 

[btk2333]

They may not need to in MK.

I think MK has plenty of headliners if they stick to the three FP+ restrictions and they won't need to tier it

 

[mefordis]

They may not need to in MK.

I'm guessing among the tier 1 rides will be the three mountains. Peter Pan.

 

[kenny]

Choices were tiered in all parks when testing started. Then all the tiers were now removed. Since they are adding them back I would take that as a sign that capacity has been confirmed to be inadequate to roll this out untiered. I think the tiers are here to stay.

What were the tiers at each park when testing started? Interested to compare and wonder what mk was?

 

[JanaDee]

*insert big expletive here*

Yeah, this is not good at all.

AK tiers will make us choose between Everest and Kilimanjaro, just wait and see.

Yup, the top tier at AK will be the safari, Everest and maybe Dinosaur? Or FOLK once it comes back.

 

[Robo]

I'm guessing among the tier 1 rides will be the three mountains. Peter Pan.

Add:
Enchanted Tales with Belle

Seven Dwarf's Mine Coaster (when done)

 

[Dani4girls]

If you already have your FP set up for HS, will you have to change them or will they be safe??? Please say they will be safe!!!

 

[LovemesomeDW]

If you already have your FP set up for HS, will you have to change them or will they be safe??? Please say they will be safe!!!

I believe you will be safe. Just don't make any changes!!!

 

[rebbyparker]

Hmmmm...I wonder why the CM Hub didn't post this?

 

[FLchick415]

You will not have to change them, thankfully.

 

[Dani4girls]

Yay!! Thank you!

 

[ktlm]

Saw this coming from a mile away. I remember when they first announced this whole mess it was being broadcast it was going to be a tiered system from the outset until they got a bunch of backlash for that. Looks like they were trying to ease into testing before they dropped the tier bomb back in.

The only 2 things we ever FP at EPCOT are Test Track and Soarin. Now, it is pick one. Want to ride your favorite 2 rides-- well then you are going to spend an hour in line for one of them.

The only 2 things we ever FP at DHS are TSM and RNRC- again now it is pick one. Want to ride Mom's favorite ride and the kid's favorite ride? Well again, you are goign to spend an hour in line for one of them. IF DD is going to ride RNRC can't do single rider because she is too scared of the ride not to have Mom or Dad sitting with her.


Very suprised that Beauty and the Beast is a Tier 1. We usually walk up to that show and grab a seat easily 15 minutes before it starts.


I'm so glad we cancelled our December trip and went in October instead. We were in large part not fans of FP+/MDE in October other than for the first FP of the day, and the only reason we didn't spend the whole trip stressed out and running back and forth around the park for FP+, is that we just used FP- for part of the trip instead. Now, with it looking like that option is going to start being taken away this week, and the tiers being implemented on top of that, it is very disappointing. Of course, the tiers do pretty much solve the problem we had in the parks with FP+ of having to run back and forth across the park because basically you only get one FP+, and the other 2 are things you don't need to bother with your FP+ for. You can just do the other 2 attractions whenever you want and not mess with watching the clock, or being tied to your phone.

To me this is a huge step backwards. For years we have been able to plan our day to get FPs for all the major rides we wanted to ride. We are not superusers. At DHS and EPCOT we usually only do 2 FPs in an entire day. We'd do TSM more than once, but the FPs are always gone by the time that window opens. At EPCOT, we might pull a 2nd FP for Soarin as it is a favorite, but most of the time we don't even do that. I remember the pre-FP days when we had to stand in line for an hour or more for any of the big rides at WDW. What I remember most about those trips was spending a whole lot of time standing in line. I remember how exciting the first trip with FP was, and what a major improvement it is. Actually, once FP was implemented, my family started making trips to WDW more often. Now, it looks like we are back to the pre-FP days with the exception that you can get 1 FP per day. In my opinion there is nothing in the 2nd tier at either park that needs a FP on most days (except for maybe really high crowd times like Christmas and Spring Break).

It is looking less and less like we are going to be making our annual WDW trip next year. We are already starting to look at other vacation options. I'm sure we will return to WDW at some point or if this tiered system changes, but for now, I think we are done for a while. I don't want to go back to the way it used to be.

 

[wisblue]

They may not need to in MK.

Exactly, with the larger number of popular attractions, and the number of people who can't or don't want to do some of them because of height restrictions, not wanting to get wet, not liking roller coasters, etc., tiering may not be needed there.

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Honestly, I don't understand what the big deal is. First of all, they are OBVIOUSLY testing different ideas. It's not always going to be tiered in this exact way. Secondly, though, if waiting an hour in line for one of the headliners is going to make you not come back to Walt Disney World for a vacation, you must not like it all that much to begin with.

 

[wisblue]

Choices were tiered in all parks when testing started. Then all the tiers were now removed. Since they are adding them back I would take that as a sign that capacity has been confirmed to be inadequate to roll this out untiered. I think the tiers are here to stay.

I expected some kind of tiers from the beginning. But, it is also possible that after all of the testing is done they will only use tiers during the busiest times of the year when it is necessary to give more people a shot at one major attraction.

We'll see.

 

[DougEMG]

My prayers have been answered, now I can use my 3 FP+s for three attractions that desperately need them: Beauty and the Beast, Indiana Jones and Lights, Motors, Action!