Which aspect of FP+ are you most bothered by

[W.E.D.]

Can't use in more than one park/day. We're hoppers.

 

[crostorfer]

I want to be able to FP the same ride, 3 times.

 

[LucyBC80]

I voted for tiering but the first 3 options are my only grip with FP+. The 3 FP+ limit per day and the fact that I can't FP+ an attraction more than once per day are tied in second place for me, I can't decide what is worst.

 

[mom2rtk]

You need a selection that says "All of the above."

Yep. That's why I didn't vote.

 

[Imhere]

You should have an option of nothing it is perfect the way it is.

But that question wouldn't go over well here. The way this poll is being framed is kind of like this question.

Poll Question: Do you still beat your wife?

A: Yes

B: No

 

[MinniesYooHoo]

The complete loss of spontaneity. Whether it be day by day switching of parks on a whim, park hopping, pulling multiple FP's for the same rides multiple times throughout the day, and so on. I understand that not everyone agrees with this and that their touring style is different, but I cannot deny that the implementation of FP+ has considerably hampered our enjoyment of the parks. Don't get me wrong, I still love disney, but touring for us will never be the same. So sad.

 

[MrInfinity]

But that question wouldn't go over well here. The way this poll is being framed is kind of like this question.

Poll Question: Do you still beat your wife?

A: Yes

B: No

Yep. Asking "which of these annoy you the most" when they are just minor inconveniences and not really even that and in fact the entire system doesn't annoy most people at all... is misleading. Answering at all suggests you are annoyed.

I still enjoy the threads tho, for some reason. I think just reading about it makes me feel like our trip is that much closer.

"What annoys you the most about winning the lottery"...
... well... um... people want to take my picture and photograph me all the time now it's terrible! "so-- you'd rather not have won the lottery". "don't be stupid of course not, it's awesome! You asked what annoys me the most about something that is otherwise great!"

Even the Dis'ers will look back on this in 10 years and think how rudimentary, wasteful, and inefficient paper FP- was.

 

[brockash]

It's really more than 1 thing. It's the limit of only 3 and that you can't use them for whatever you want. If they'd give me 6 with allowing me to pick whatever I want, even if that means riding the same ride a few times, I'd. be satisfied. There used to be many days when we would use more than 6, but I could be satisfied with 6 along as we could use them for whatever we please. I know not everyone tours like us, but that is what we enjoyed.

 

[snoopy352]

don't forget

"inability to reserve FP+ for anyone with ADRs due to absurdly restrictive rules"

 

[goofy4tink]

If we were allowed to have 5 of them, and be able to use them however we wanted, in as many parks as we wish to that day, I would be happy.
If I want to FP+ TSM 3 times and then head to MK and FP+ Space Mt and BTMR, then I should be able to. That would make me happy. I'm a park hopper, and I'm not crazy about the tiers but I can live with that. Give me more and let me spread them out over more than one park in a day.

 

[fuzzlekins]

I think time of year is a big factor with the change to the 3-pass limit. For us always going during low season, we could easily get more than 3 passes in a single day with the old system. So the limitation was kind of a big deal. Of course, during low season, standby lines usually aren't terrible on most rides. We never did get to ride the Peter Pan ride this year because it's not worth the standby wait to me and we ran out of FPs.

But perhaps my biggest gripe is not listed here - it's the way you make your selections. I think it should be done the same way you make dining reservations essentially. Instead, you pick your attractions and the system automatically spits out combos to choose from. In most cases, mine indicated right on the screen that there was an overlap with my dining reservations. WTH?? Then why even give me that option? I was freaked out at first until I realized that once you've gone through this silly step, you can then go back and edit in a menu style fashion, hand picking each of your timeframes. But why not at least have the option of doing that in the first place? I guess if you're ordinarily a non-planner and don't want to be bothered with the details, the pre-set options may work, but in the real world, it may have you zig-zagging through the parks and/or rushing through dinner, etc.

Having listed my gripes, the one thing I really love about the new system is being able to make changes on the fly, even if your FP window has expired. In the past, if you walked up to the machine and the return time didn't work, you'd have to keep returning until you got a time that did. Plus, if you accidentally got stuck with a time that overlapped something, you were out of luck for getting a replacement or even a new one until that time expired. It's nice that these issues are no longer a problem.

 

[MrInfinity]

If we were allowed to have 5 of them, and be able to use them however we wanted, in as many parks as we wish to that day, I would be happy.
If I want to FP+ TSM 3 times and then head to MK and FP+ Space Mt and BTMR, then I should be able to. That would make me happy. I'm a park hopper, and I'm not crazy about the tiers but I can live with that. Give me more and let me spread them out over more than one park in a day.

Ok so what you want is to be able to FP+ TSMM 3 times a day. Right?

So presumably you want this for everyone (you don't just want it for you, right?).

Say there are 30,000 guests to HS that day. And the TSMM ride handles 50,000 riders in a day in which it does not break down.

How on earth are you going to give each person 3 rides? *it is just not feasible*. Disney is not limiting you because they want to see you squirm -- they are limiting you because there is only so much capacity to go around.

 

[JennaDeeDooDah]

It's really more than 1 thing. It's the limit of only 3 and that you can't use them for whatever you want. If they'd give me 6 with allowing me to pick whatever I want, even if that means riding the same ride a few times, I'd. be satisfied. There used to be many days when we would use more than 6, but I could be satisfied with 6 along as we could use them for whatever we please. I know not everyone tours like us, but that is what we enjoyed.

I could go for this, as well. It's not so much that I hate FP+. I can definitely see the upside to it, especially for people who are not early risers and those who are from the west coast and mountain time who want to be able to sleep in and not wake up at 4:00 or 5:00 their time, 7:00 Orlando time just to get to rope drop. But, I got so spoiled with fast pass using multiple for Tower of Terror, Soarin', Space Mountain, etc. and more than 3 a day, that it's a but harder to plan my touring strategy now. Getting to add in a couple more and not be limited to only one per ride would be great.

Ok so what you want is to be able to FP+ TSMM 3 times a day. Right?

So presumably you want this for everyone (you don't just want it for you, right?).

Say there are 30,000 guests to HS that day. And the TSMM ride handles 50,000 riders in a day in which it does not break down.

How on earth are you going to give each person 3 rides? *it is just not feasible*. Disney is not limiting you because they want to see you squirm -- they are limiting you because there is only so much capacity to go around.

Sure, but there is a capacity for each restaurant and they make it work. If you want to eat a Via Napoli at noon on Tuesday, but all the spots are full, you either choose to eat at Tutta Italia or change your time. They could do the same thing with rides. Once all of the spots for Tower of Terror between 2:00 and 4:00 are taken, you can decide to book Tower for 5:00 or decide to book Star Tours instead.

 

[maplevale]

We just got back.

I didn't mind the pre-planning (liked knowing my kids would get to do the "MUST DO's") and because I could do it ahead of time I got some great times.

I did not like the tiering (we rode TT in Epcot but never got on Soarin cause the standby was 70 minutes long by 9:30am!)

3 was okay for us - because our kids are smaller and we were there at off peak times. We ride very few rides more then once just because we don't have a lot of time at the parks and we did Rider Swap so DD did benefit from riding the big rides twice.


My BIGGEST complaint was how connected I felt. I have a smartphone - however I don't use it heavily (I don't even have a data plan). I use it to text and make emergency calls. I used the Wi-Fi while in the parks..... however I was constantly checking it to see the time of our FP+, to make changes to our plans, to check the time... and once I was on I found I would post a pic of the kids to facebook etc. While I know my parents loved seeing them - usually when we go away, we GO AWAY..... I was annoyed at how many people I saw walking with a phone in their hand trying to do something (myself included).

 

[Davey Jones II]

I picked tiering, because that is the most clueless aspect of FP+. It's as if the decision makers are so out of touch that they really have no idea what actually goes on in the parks. For example, at Epcot, offering Figment, Maelstrom and Living with the Land as FP choices is laughable. Those attractions are usually a walk on.

 

[Golf4283]

Honestly, this was a very tough choice, because I loath every item on the list. Maybe the OP should have added "the fact that they should have spent the money on new attractions instead" but that's been covered in another poll.

I said tiering, because that is the most clueless aspect of FP+. It's as if the decision makers are so out of touch that they really have no idea what actually goes on in the parks. For example, at Epcot, offering Figment, Maelstrom and Living with the Land as FP choices is laughable. Those attractions are usually a walk on.

What went so wrong on your trip when you used the system that you hate every aspect about it?

 

[Davey Jones II]

"What annoys you the most about winning the lottery"...
... well... um... people want to take my picture and photograph me all the time now it's terrible! "so-- you'd rather not have won the lottery". "don't be stupid of course not, it's awesome! You asked what annoys me the most about something that is otherwise great!"

We would have "won the lottery" if the company had their priorities straight and spent the money on new attractions, instead of this MB/FP+ crap.

 

[Davey Jones II]

Ok so what you want is to be able to FP+ TSMM 3 times a day. Right?

So presumably you want this for everyone (you don't just want it for you, right?).

Say there are 30,000 guests to HS that day. And the TSMM ride handles 50,000 riders in a day in which it does not break down.

How on earth are you going to give each person 3 rides? *it is just not feasible*. Disney is not limiting you because they want to see you squirm -- they are limiting you because there is only so much capacity to go around.

Not everyone will want to ride it three times a day. I know TSMM is wildly popular, but that's primarily because it is a kid-friendly ride in a park with few such offerings. Some people will be satisfied with just one ride through.

In any case, all they have to do is limit the FPs in accordance with ride capacity. Maybe two per day max for that ride, instead of one? Maybe one per day unless you reserve well in advance?

Speaking of ride capacity, why aren't they addressing that by building new rides at DHS? Why, reportedly, have the Star Wars plans for DHS been put on hold? Oh right, I forgot. Their priority was to spend $1.5 billion on a new reservation system instead

 

[tndisneyfan]

I picked tiering but really I could've gone with any of the first four options. They all bother me. But having said that, we have a trip planned for late May/early June and I'm hoping that we can work FP+ to our advantage.

 

[tndisneyfan]

Honestly, this was a very tough choice, because I loath every item on the list. Maybe the OP should have added "the fact that they should have spent the money on new attractions instead" but that's been covered in another poll.

I said tiering, because that is the most clueless aspect of FP+. It's as if the decision makers are so out of touch that they really have no idea what actually goes on in the parks. For example, at Epcot, offering Figment, Maelstrom and Living with the Land as FP choices is laughable. Those attractions are usually a walk on.

I agree with this I have been during very busy times and have never seen Living with the Land over 20 minutes, and that was during a very super busy Spring Break week. Why would I even need a Fastpass for it?