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FP+ and Standby Lines
Is it true that FP+ is creating longer standby line at attractions that did not have FP before?
We are going in September and are sort of used to shorter lines and not really needing to use FastPass very often.
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It wasn't my experience in January but that could be because it is the off season. My only gripe with the FP+ is that park hopping really becomes a bust and rides that do not need a FP are now a choice. Really, when was the last time anyone needed a FP for Living with the Land?
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Originally Posted by NewmanFamily6
It wasn't my experience in January but that could be because it is the off season. My only gripe with the FP+ is that park hopping really becomes a bust and rides that do not need a FP are now a choice. Really, when was the last time anyone needed a FP for Living with the Land?
Depending on how you use your FP+ selections, park hopping could really be benefited from the system.
As to your actual question about lines, while I have not experienced anything yet, I've heard mixed stories.
Some say lines are the same.
Some say lines are longer.
Some say lines look longer, but aren't.
Some say standby times are posted a lot longer than they actually are.
Good luck!
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Originally Posted by yankeesfan123
Some say standby times are posted a lot longer than they actually are.
Good luck!
According to Touring plans ... if you can believe them... posted times are almost always higher..
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Originally Posted by Bruegge
According to Touring plans ... if you can believe them... posted times are almost always higher..
As well as personal experience. Prior to FP+, posted times for standby lines were almost always longer than the actual time it took. I will be there in 10 days to see if it still the same after FP+.
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Yes, I often see posted times that are longer than the actual waits. However, I can often "eyeball" a line and know from experience that the posted wait time appears to inaccurately reflect a shorter wait than one would experience in the line. In cases like this, I usually bypass the ride and try again later.
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Brother was there about six weeks ago and experienced both waits that were significantly shorter and ones that were longer than posted wait times. Crowds were pretty high, so that may have been a factor.
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Originally Posted by Bruegge
According to Touring plans ... if you can believe them... posted times are almost always higher..
This phenomenon has been reported all across the web as well as here. Some sites say that Disney will increase wait times by as much as 20 to 30 minutes from actual (even when you see riders wearing the red badge lanyards in the queuing lines).
I joined in with other who hold the belief that Disney has learned through time studies what a visitor is willing to endure and when park crowd levels hit certain milestones they invoke these "add on's" to the wait times on high traffic rides (Peter Pan, Toy Story, Soarin, Etc) to keep those who may not be determined to ride that ride moving to another less ridden attraction or destination.
When actually in the park I rely more on "LIVE" ride wait times from Touring Plans phone ap to help me decide if posted is truly accurate and worth waiting for.
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Originally Posted by NewmanFamily6
It wasn't my experience in January but that could be because it is the off season. My only gripe with the FP+ is that park hopping really becomes a bust and rides that do not need a FP are now a choice. Really, when was the last time anyone needed a FP for Living with the Land?
Well i think this give people like us who are in the know an advantage. How many people who dont know any better are going to use up their fastpass plus selections on stuff like living with the land
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Originally Posted by KAJUNKING
Well i think this give people like us who are in the know an advantage. How many people who dont know any better are going to use up their fastpass plus selections on stuff like living with the land
Yeah well,
The FP+ "tiered" ride selections dosen't really give you much of a choice. You, generally speaking, will end up holding a FP for an attraction which you know from experience does not really require one.
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Originally Posted by KAJUNKING
Well i think this give people like us who are in the know an advantage. How many people who dont know any better are going to use up their fastpass plus selections on stuff like living with the land
Yea, we need to start a blog telling people to skip Soarin' and get a fast pass for Figment "...LOL
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