TSM standby-less test Oct. 6-9

[jms]

Kenny the Pirate posted they are doing it as a test to prepare for the future development of an additional ride track at Soundstage one.

 

[MichelleVW]

I hope they get HUGE backlash from the people visiting this week who are blindsided by this. I do feel bad for the poor CMs who are working at the ride dealing with this nonsensical decision made by some idiot higher up, though. But the only way this won't stick around is if the people speak up...and loudly!!

My poor DD is a CM at Toy Story and today her job is to tell people they can't get in line. I can't wait to hear from her tonight to see how badly it went.

 

[practicallyperfect77]

Kenny the Pirate posted they are doing it as a test to prepare for the future development of an additional ride track at Soundstage one.

I looked on his website and.didn't see an entry...maybe it was posted somewhere else. But curious why they would do a test? I mean do they think an additional track isn't needed?

 

[BigMommaMouse]

My poor DD is a CM at Toy Story and today her job is to tell people they can't get in line. I can't wait to hear from her tonight to see how badly it went.

It should be management that is standing there. Hope people understand and are not harsh to her.

 

[practicallyperfect77]

My poor DD is a CM at Toy Story and today her job is to tell people they can't get in line. I can't wait to hear from her tonight to see how badly it went.

Your poor DD. That has got to be awful.

 

[DisUniversal]

If there is no standby line at all...and especially if this were to become permanent, what happens to the extra capacity due to no-shows? We have annual passes and because of FP+, I typically have FP+ booked for popular attractions for as many weekends out as it will let me if there's even a 1% chance I might be at the parks. Usually that gets me close to a months worth of weekends. I know many other passholders who now do the same thing. Often we'll only go once in a month which leaves 7 days of unused FP+ reservations. I can't imagine they have an easy way to add these back into the system.

Anyway, whole thing no standby thing is just stupid. I pulled 5 FP+ reservation to TSMM this morning and I have to work all day...just felt like messing with their silly test. Will probably do so each day this week and perhaps recruit some help as well to make this test as unsuccessful as possible for WDW.

 

[mom2rtk]

It should be management that is standing there. Hope people understand and are not harsh to her.

Totally agree! Sounds like MichelleWV's daughter has the worst job in Disney today.

 

[BigMommaMouse]

If there is no standby line at all...and especially if this were to become permanent, what happens to the extra capacity due to no-shows? We have annual passes and because of FP+, I typically have FP+ booked for popular attractions for as many weekends out as it will let me if there's even a 1% chance I might be at the parks. Usually that gets me close to a months worth of weekends. I know many other passholders who now do the same thing. Often we'll only go once in a month which leaves 7 days of unused FP+ reservations. I can't imagine they have an easy way to add these back into the system.

Anyway, whole thing no standby thing is just stupid. I pulled 5 FP+ reservation to TSMM this morning and I have to work all day...just felt like messing with their silly test. Will probably do so each day this week and perhaps recruit some help as well to make this test as unsuccessful as possible for WDW.

I have a day planned that we are going shopping, but have FP+ just in case. I was going to cancel them. Then I thought no, how will they ever fix the system if I do the work for them. Disney needs to study the data (no shows and such) to effectively make it work better.

 

[lugnut33]

It is now 12:15 p.m. and this is what pops up on the FP+ selection screen:

FastPass+ Distribution Has Ended for Selected Day

 

[DisUniversal]

Totally agree! Sounds like MichelleWV's daughter has the worst job in Disney today.

I'm sure Guest Relations will be some serious competition for "worst job" today.

 

[mom2rtk]

It is now 12:15 p.m. and this is what pops up on the FP+ selection screen:

Gosh, I wonder if they put a sign out at the ticket windows. You know, so nobody plops down $100 hoping to ride the biggest attraction in the park.

There are probably people in the park already hoping to get in line later in the evening.

 

[mom2rtk]

I'm sure Guest Relations will be some serious competition for "worst job" today.

Well, there's that. Which is worse.... the job that gets the immediate rush of anger? Or the one that gets the anger after it has had a little time to build!

 

[jtowntoflorida]

My poor DD is a CM at Toy Story and today her job is to tell people they can't get in line. I can't wait to hear from her tonight to see how badly it went.

Is she old enough to drink? If so, I'd have some sort of adult beverage delivered to her home and waiting for her after work! Poor girl!

 

[wilkeliza]

I have a day planned that we are going shopping, but have FP+ just in case. I was going to cancel them. Then I thought no, how will they ever fix the system if I do the work for them. Disney needs to study the data (no shows and such) to effectively make it work better.

Since you aren't technically a no show until the FP window has already passed what do you expect them to be able to do before hand? How would you feel if you woke up and found they deleted that fast pass before hand because you hadn't entered the park by x time but we're planning to show up at the start of the window and then leave after? They account for no shows by booking more FPs than they should.

If you know you aren't going cancel the fast passes so Disney can put them back in the system for other guests to be able to pick up (it automatically happens so they already have the system) there is no way they could preknow you will no show unless you cancel them yourself.

 

[cakebaker]

Anyway, whole thing no standby thing is just stupid. I pulled 5 FP+ reservation to TSMM this morning and I have to work all day...just felt like messing with their silly test. Will probably do so each day this week and perhaps recruit some help as well to make this test as unsuccessful as possible for WDW.

Really, that's pretty childish, don't you think? I could do the same thing as an AP holder, but not sure what the point is.

The only ones you're costing are guests currently in the park who are affected enough by Disney's little test. Your piddly 5 fp's won't make a bit of difference in test results, but it's 5 guests who are in the park who could've ridden had you not decided to waste them just for your own weird sense of fun.

 

[jtowntoflorida]

What I wonder is if you had a TSM FP+ pre-booked, could you go to a kiosk this morning and get another one as a 4th.

This is what I want to know, too. Before FP+, we could ride TSM 4x in one day with essentially no wait and a little planning...once SB and 3x with FP. On our last trip in August, we rode twice/day...once FP+ and once SB (toward closing), because the stupid Frozen opening show screwed up RD. I was hoping for 3 rides when we went in December...RD, FP+, and SB near closing. If they implement this idiotic system, we'll likely only get one ride, which would make me Hulk-angry. My family's DHS park experience has already been devauled by FP+ enough!

Looking at the 4 theme parks, Magic Kingdom was built as a ride park. EPCOT Future World was built as an all "omnimover" E-Ticket Animatronic ride/ and show park. Disney MGM Studios was built as a show park with a couple of rides as was Disney's Animal Kingdom.

It's funny you say this. My daughter (who is 7) was telling me that what she likes most about Disney World is that you get 4 different types of experiences at each park. As she described it, MK is all about rides. DHS is about shows. AK is about animals, and Epcot is about learning about the world. I found it fascinating that she doesn't expect to ride rides in the parks that aren't MK. Though I will note that she must consider Star Tours to be a show and not a ride, because we went on that 11 times in two days on our last trip!

 

[lugnut33]

So, I just checked FP+ for TSMM for tomorrow and this is what I get:

FastPass+ Distribution Has Ended for Selected Day

 

[FLchick415]

If there is no standby line at all...and especially if this were to become permanent, what happens to the extra capacity due to no-shows? We have annual passes and because of FP+, I typically have FP+ booked for popular attractions for as many weekends out as it will let me if there's even a 1% chance I might be at the parks. Usually that gets me close to a months worth of weekends. I know many other passholders who now do the same thing. Often we'll only go once in a month which leaves 7 days of unused FP+ reservations. I can't imagine they have an easy way to add these back into the system.

Anyway, whole thing no standby thing is just stupid. I pulled 5 FP+ reservation to TSMM this morning and I have to work all day...just felt like messing with their silly test. Will probably do so each day this week and perhaps recruit some help as well to make this test as unsuccessful as possible for WDW.

Really?

 

[DisUniversal]

Really, that's pretty childish, don't you think? I could do the same thing as an AP holder, but not sure what the point is.

The only ones you're costing are guests currently in the park who are affected enough by Disney's little test. Your piddly 5 fp's won't make a bit of difference in test results, but it's 5 guests who are in the park who could've ridden had you not decided to waste them just for your own weird sense of fun.

Those 5 guests (will be 11 tomorrow so far) who can't ride will hopefully result in complaints at guest services which will help derail this stupid idea before it becomes permanent or spreads to other attractions.

 

[JoshuaShaw]

Anyway, whole thing no standby thing is just stupid. I pulled 5 FP+ reservation to TSMM this morning and I have to work all day...just felt like messing with their silly test. Will probably do so each day this week and perhaps recruit some help as well to make this test as unsuccessful as possible for WDW.

Classy.