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Upset with fastpass+ ???
Is anyone upset about being limited to 3 fastpasses a day like I am? I am used to using the fastpasses all day and using at least 6 a day! And you can only choose 1 out of the tier 1 category! During busy season it is just not enough for one day! If you are you need to write to Disney and let them know. ([email protected])This is part of what they replied to me...
Disney will always listen to what our guests want and if there is great enough demand for increasing the amount of Disney's FASTPASS+® selections per day then we will seriously look into raising the limit. There are more guests than just yourself that have mentioned your displeasure with the amount selections you are given, and we will look at the system to make sure we do what is best for our guests.
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I have not yet experienced the full effects of the new system. After my experience in December, I don't yet feel I have enough information/experience to figure out how it is/will work. Due to a glitch, I was unable to make any changes to the pre-selected fastpass+ options. The biggest con was that several of our fastpass+ reservations were unneeded -- the ride was a walkon or the standby lines was very short. However, we were still able to use the old fastpass system and we did several times so it's hard to know how we will feel the next time when this is no longer an option. We were traveling with others and could not always make our fastpass+ times "agree" but this was partially the result of the party not wanting to pre-plan so this could have been less of a con than it was. Still, I would expect it to be a bigger deal if meeting up with folks unexpectedly and finding that you could not ride anything together unless you went to the standby lines.
I think it will take me another tip (with the system entirely implemented) before I can get a better sense of the new system. On a reactionary level, I'm not a fan of the new system but I do want to be fair and evaluate carefully.
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I agree with you about the new fastpass system, but I"m surprised that you have been able to use six fastpasses in a day - we've never managed more than 2 or 3 because the return window tend to be too late, or all the ones we want are gone by the time we're allowed to get another.
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We are an opening til close kind of tourer....so if we get there before 9am and stay til 9pm we definitely use at least 6....at MK at least. I can't imagine standing on hour long lines on vacation because we are only allowed 3!
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Originally Posted by disneygirl0206
We are an opening til close kind of tourer....so if we get there before 9am and stay til 9pm we definitely use at least 6....at MK at least. I can't imagine standing on hour long lines on vacation because we are only allowed 3!
It depends on when you go. We were there two weeks ago and the longest we were in a line was 45 mins. Wait time posted was 30. Other than that we waited no longer than 20 mins. The only thing we had to change was our strategy for tackling the park. We got to ride everything that we wanted to.
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I agree! We usually travel in the summer and would easily use 6 fp in more than one park per day. I wrote to Disney as well because we aren't taking our yearly trip to DW primarily due to the FP+ rollout. I received a phone call from a Disney rep and she was great to talk to. Unfortunately, I don't see a fix to this one. We are going to DL where it is still old FP and dining ressies don't start until 60 days out. I am having issues waiting because we are so conditioned to DW but now it feels so much more relaxed. I would feel so frustrated trying to plan for a trip this summer and worrying if it was going to do well. The number of fp per day is a big downside to me of the new system.
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I dont know if you can easily use 6 fp in one day! If you do, you are using them on rides you most likely should not be anyway. We were there in october before they started the tier thing. 3 was fine. Actually it worked perfect.
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Originally Posted by disneygirl0206
is anyone upset about being limited to 3 fastpasses a day like i am? I am used to using the fastpasses all day and using at least 6 a day! And you can only choose 1 out of the tier 1 category! During busy season it is just not enough for one day! If you are you need to write to disney and let them know. ( [email protected])this is part of what they replied to me...
disney will always listen to what our guests want and if there is great enough demand for increasing the amount of disney's fastpass+® selections per day then we will seriously look into raising the limit. There are more guests than just yourself that have mentioned your displeasure with the amount selections you are given, and we will look at the system to make sure we do what is best for our guests.
......you can / will write to them with the most clearly stated reasons for your displeasure / disappointment regarding FP+ .....and ...what they hear can only be described as what Charlie Brown's teacher sounds like: "mwaahp.. mwaaahp...mwaahh ...mwaaaahhh".
......that response looks like a robo-answer.
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I personally love the new FP system. I really like going in getting them and not having to run around froom one end of the park to the other to get a FP then go and do rides and run all over. You are only able to get 3 but if you find a ride that you have a FP for and decide to wait in line to do it due to a low wait time you have the option of going and trading that for a different FP. It just seems like it organizes your day alot better.
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Originally Posted by linedropper
I dont know if you can easily use 6 fp in one day! If you do, you are using them on rides you most likely should not be anyway.
We almost always use 6-7 FP per day. But that's because my kids like to ride some of the big rides like TT or EE multiple times. We just get a new FP as soon as the old one expires. So, it's not hard at all and we never used a FP at a ride where one wasn't need. If the wait was 20 min or less we didn't use FP. 3 is definitely too few.
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Originally Posted by Strmchsr
We almost always use 6-7 FP per day. But that's because my kids like to ride some of the big rides like TT or EE multiple times. We just get a new FP as soon as the old one expires. So, it's not hard at all and we never used a FP at a ride where one wasn't need. If the wait was 20 min or less we didn't use FP. 3 is definitely too few.
....in my world, a 20 minute wait at WDW is what I consider to be "walk on" ....
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Originally Posted by Sylvia
Only in my world, I stretch this to 30 minutes.
.....you're generous!!!
.....only time that I can say that 90% of the attractions were truly "walk on" (as in .....ghost town scenario) was when we were there ...and hurricane Irene was threatening the east coast ...and hundreds of flights got canceled.
...it was a bit eerie .....in a fun kinda' way.
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Originally Posted by JerseyDad
.....you're generous!!!
.....only time that I can say that 90% of the attractions were truly "walk on" (as in .....ghost town scenario) was when we were there ...and hurricane Irene was threatening the east coast ...and hundreds of flights got canceled.
...it was a bit eerie .....in a fun kinda' way.
I guess I have a low wait tolerance. For me a walk on would be 10 minutes or less.
20-30 is an acceptable wait.
40-60 if the kids beg
And over 60 is no way. If everything is over 60 it's time to go.
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I haven't been able to try the new FP+ yet, but I'm looking forward to trying it in September. I'm actually excited about it. We use to get 1-2 FP per day, mostly because when we went over, the times didn't work or we didn't want to run across the park just to see if the time worked. In September crowds are low, so it didn't really feel like we needed them. I like that I'll be able to change them on my phone and not run all over the park.
I think FP is horrible to the standby lines though, so I hope they leave it at 3. If people have too many more than the standby lines will be even worse.
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I tried the new Fast Pass+ with the 3 limit recently. We did not like it. Especially for park hopping. You can only have FP in one park and I don't like the tier system either. Really limits the rides you can get in. Just adding my opinion to the discussion.
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Originally Posted by etibbetts
I haven't been able to try the new FP+ yet, but I'm looking forward to trying it in September. I'm actually excited about it. We use to get 1-2 FP per day, mostly because when we went over, the times didn't work or we didn't want to run across the park just to see if the time worked. In September crowds are low, so it didn't really feel like we needed them. I like that I'll be able to change them on my phone and not run all over the park.
I think FP is horrible to the standby lines though, so I hope they leave it at 3. If people have too many more than the standby lines will be even worse.
....that portion of your comment made me think about something: When we were there in Aug/Sept ....we used the FP+ 'religiously' for the first 5 days of our 10 day trip. And ...it was ...basically a FP ...without the paper ticket. (my impression) There were instances with rides like Space Mtn, Toy Story, Rockin Roller Coaster ...where the FP+ line ...still was a 10 to 15 minute 'journey' through the queue. And the standby lines were ...in my opinion ...still LONG ...and maybe a bit longer (based on previous trip experience).
....when we opted for the standby lines ...it was definitely a bit longer ...and we were there just before free dining kicked in ...and the place was NOT crowded.
...shortly after we left ...the whole change to the GAC to DAS thing was rolled out. And as such ...those with only mobility issues were then directed to the standby lines. I wonder if that is having any impact on the standby lines being reported to be more lengthy?
....it may be that it's a perfect storm of conditions that were created at the same time ...which have led to (as reported by many) longer standby times.
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I'm with you, as are many others. 3 FPs are way too little. Scenario at MK: first we grab Fp at Peter Pan, hit Dumbo and maybe Small World. By then, I can grab another FP, which I do for Jungle Cruise. We then ride Peter Pan, maybe hit Pirates, and use the FP for Jungle Cruise. Then over to grab a FP for Thunder Mtn, we hit Splash Mt, maybe grab lunch while waiting for the FP time, then hit Big Thunder. By now, we've used 3 FPs, and it's only 1:30. So Disney is telling me to stand in line for the rest of the day? I dont' think so, Disney.
After knowing for the last year that we'd be going to WDW the end of this year, I'm definitely leaning towards a trip to Hawaii instead.
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I just want the Florida Resident's to get their bands so we can do the FP+ for crying out loud
The 3 a day would help so much in conjunction with our GAC. Right now as it stands, it's so difficult with the new way they do the GAC for my ASD son to function there now.
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Not a big fan of the FP limit. I can easily double that with Legacy FP. Plus, I do not like how you can't park hop with the new system
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