WDW Should Charge EXTRA for FastPass+

[Goes4FastPass]

Seriously. I'd pay real extra money to be able to ride TSM without busting the gate at DHS.

[Strmchsr]

Once Fastpass+ is in effect you will no longer have to be there at opening. That's the whole point. You'll just have to be online 180 days out to get your Fastpass.

[Melanie]

Once Fastpass+ is in effect you will no longer have to be there at opening. That's the whole point. You'll just have to be online 180 days out to get your Fastpass.

That sounds like a great trade off.

[Strmchsr]

That sounds like a great trade off.

No kidding. Now not only do I have to get up early before all the Fastpass times are gone, but I have to decide which park I want to be in 6 months out.

[mgmnut]

I totally understand what the OP is saying. Sometimes (a lot of times) you have to be there right at rope drop to be able to experience some particular rides or you are going to stand in line for 2 hours in the standby line.

My question is who knows what ride they are going to want to ride at a specific time, or sometimes even what park you are going to be in 6 month out?

Now I know you can make changes on the mobil app right up to the day of, but will it be like dining when you can't get anything because you waited to long to book? Or will you have to release a fastpass+ that you already have booked only to find there is nothing available for what you want to swap it for?

[VWL Mom]

Or will you have to release a fastpass+ that you already have booked only to find there is nothing available for what you want to swap it for?

It may be similar to the dining where they hold your old one until the new one is confirmed but who knows.

[DizneyFreak2002]

Funny you mention charging... There were rumors (unfounded at this point, but when this was first being discussed, could have been credible) that FP+ would be a pay to play system... Now, reading the new ToS, seems like it may wind up that way in one form or another...

Per ToS:

The total number of FastPass+ experiences available to you during your visit depends on several factors including availability and the vacation packages and tickets linked to your Disney account. Generally, FastPass+ eligible Guests are able to select one set of FastPass+ experiences each day for every valid theme park ticket linked to their account.

Sounds like pay more, get more...

[tjstrike]

Some people already pay real money to get to the front of the line... I think it's a lousy idea !! That's part of the Disney excitement is getting FP's. FP+ is a bad idea.

[waymickey]

I do not like the idea of having to pay extra to get on a ride after paying 90+ to get into the park. I understand I may have to wait a bit for the popular rides and I do not mind the wait. I laugh with my family, talk about what we saw and what we sill do next . We play games that we make up in line and in some lines enjoy the theming. Having to wait a bit is not such a bad idea.

[Arielfan98]

I don't like the idea of FP+ because if I would have to pay for it I would have to plan when I want my FPs 6 months prior to my trip and that can be frustrating. What if unexpectedly I must change my FP time during my trip? There's no guarantees they can change it and therefore my money is wasted. However if I chose not to do FP+ I have to wait in a long line because I could not afford the extra expense? Not worth it.

[Katzateer]

They will charge for FP? The idea of getting them before the trip stinks also. Money will get you all the perks and trying to plan every detail will be a pain before your trip. Soon they will charge to book dining ahead........not the deposit but a fee just to hold the seating.

We plan our dining before our trip but I am always changing it once we get there depending on weather and crowds.

I feel so bad for families that only go once or twice when the kids are young- this is all getting too complicated and will be hard to navigate your planning when you not know all the options.

[PirateLover]

No, no, no, no. No.

[ANG]

Yes, I too hate running into the park at opening to those FP machines. And I'm not going to knock the new FP+ if I haven't tried it yet. But I would be super upset if we had to actually pay MORE for FPs. Not just for my family but for all the families that can barely afford the admission ticket let alone extra ride privileges.

[faline]

I just can't imagine that I will want to book the rides 6 months before I arrive. Even though I put together a loose schedule of which parks I will visit on which days, I don't always stick to that plan. Also, I may not stay the whole day in a park. If my fastpass plus time is for 3 in the afternoon, I may have left the park an hour or two before that because I decided to go to the pool or even just back to our resort or whatever. It's hard for me to imagine that I'll hang out another few hours in a park just to ride that additional fast pass ride that I booked six months earlier!!

[Dsnygirl]

I for one will say that I will NEVER book a FP 6 months out... I might have an idea which park we want to go to based on the released hours, and restaurants we have chosen, but once we are there?? Totally a "go with the flow" family, and if we miss something?? No big deal, it's vacation.

But along with that - if on our next trip (after the upcoming one in August) I find that we can't get on any of our favorites easily b/c we didn't book 6 months out... we may not be back. I refuse to be pushed into planning every moment of my vacation, and being stressed b/c I have to make a certain FP time. We already feel that way about meals, I do NOT want to feel that way about rides. Blech.

[minnie04]

I really don't get the whole FP thing in the first place. I know everyone wants to ride all the rides in one day, but what did you do when there weren't FP's in the past. You waited!! To wake up early and run for a pass to let me on a ride is crazy (to me) If we get there and the lines are long we just skip that ride and check back later. I will not wait in a line for 1 hour or more for any ride. Nothing is worth waking up everyone to get a ticket to ride something we have been on tons of times. If anything it should be for the people that have never been to the parks and never been on the rides. How you would know that not sure, but it's just not worth stressing over when you are there.. That's just me by the end of the night the lines are always shorter anyway. Just enjoy the day and check on those rides for shorter lines later.

[LauraF]

I refuse to be pushed into planning every moment of my vacation, and being stressed b/c I have to make a certain FP time.

I wholeheartedly agree.

I made the mistake once (once was enough) of booking three meals a day, various activites and events . . . it was a disaster. It was like being back at work and constantly watching the clock as I ran from meeting to meeting. If I wanted to be rushed and stressed I'd have stayed at work!

Nope, no way, never again. I'd rather miss out then lose the ability to be somewhat spontaneous.

And to those who suggest paying more for FP+ . . . with all due respect, why would I pay to wait in line when I can do it for free?

Going to be stubborn and dig in my heels and say "No."

[minnie04]

I wholeheartedly agree.

I made the mistake once (once was enough) of booking three meals a day, various activites and events . . . it was a disaster. It was like being back at work and constantly watching the clock as I ran from meeting to meeting. If I wanted to be rushed and stressed I'd have stayed at work!

Nope, no way, never again. I'd rather miss out then lose the ability to be somewhat spontaneous.

And to those who suggest paying more for FP+ . . . with all due respect, why would I pay to wait in line when I can do it for free?

Going to be stubborn and dig in my heels and say "No."

I agree also. I have never been one to plan EVERYTHING we are doing in a day (at the parks) We tried waking up early when the kids were little to be at the parks early (by early I mean 10:00/11:00am) and that worked for a couple trips, but WE all hated it, so we said from now on whatever we get done in a day is what we get done. No more running from this ride to that ride. It worked out so much better. Also we would pick slower times in the year to go. That really helped. With a son that plays baseball year round we are always getting up super early and just decided on VACATIONS we wouldn’t put that on the kids, but I do understand that for some families this is their one and only time to go and they want to make sure they get it all in. I guess it all depends on your family, but preparing an agenda for vacation isn’t what we like to do.

[ANG]

I really don't get the whole FP thing in the first place. I know everyone wants to ride all the rides in one day, but what did you do when there weren't FP's in the past. You waited!! To wake up early and run for a pass to let me on a ride is crazy (to me) If we get there and the lines are long we just skip that ride and check back later. I will not wait in a line for 1 hour or more for any ride. Nothing is worth waking up everyone to get a ticket to ride something we have been on tons of times. If anything it should be for the people that have never been to the parks and never been on the rides. How you would know that not sure, but it's just not worth stressing over when you are there.. That's just me by the end of the night the lines are always shorter anyway. Just enjoy the day and check on those rides for shorter lines later.

Well TSM is over 45 minute wait no matter what time of year you go or time of day. It's just that popular.

I won't wait longer than 20 period. My park time is too valuable. If there is something I simply must do, it's done at park opening (or getting a FP for it). We just got back from WDW and I was able to get reasonable FPs for all the big ticket ride except TSM and RRC. They were out of FPs by like noon.

I just don't see why it's that difficult to use the current system. Get a FP, ride a few not so high demand things, use the FP, and then get another.

[steamboat willy]

TSM, 75 minutes right now on a Friday at 11:10 a.m. according to MDE. We have yet to get a fastpass or could not justify the 120 minute wait and kept moving to more fun! Maybe in October!