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Merciantinkerbell, no reason to run for cover. We can respect differing opinions.
I never did rope drop either and liked the old fastpass system better. I cannot do ToT, RnR, etc , so that may factor into it.
I would hazard a guess that people who like their days regimented enjoy the new fastpass + system. I don't like being tied down to predetermined plans, so I really don't like it. I also don't like having fastpasses just to use up three. I am sure someone else would like to have those fastpasses that I'm just "meh" about.
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Originally Posted by RunDMV
100% spot on. Get rid of that stupid 60/30 day window. Get rid of the idiotic tier system. Change the system so it's like the first generation of FP that you can get a FP once you enter the gate.
Unfortunately, Disney has more (intrusive) plans with this technology than you can ever imagine.
Maybe they should just issue the things they did for Year Of A Million Dreams -- the "Dream Fast Pass" lanyard. It had anywhere from 4 to 8 fastpass 'ticket' stubs on it that could be used any time during a single day. One 'stub' for each (or a set of) attractions with no time window.
Found these on another site:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...m-FP-Front.jpg
http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/w...1958/001-9.jpg
http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/p...ersPics/FP.jpg
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I am a massive planner and hate FP+. I used to plan my first few days of the trip and then play the "go to the park of whichever bus shows up first" game. In all my September trips before 2 years ago I never even got paper FP's cause I didn't need them; longest wait back then was Soarin at maybe 40 min. I have a picture of Space Mountain at like 11am with a 10 min wait.
Things have changed drastically in just a few short years. Lines are way longer so if you don't have any FP's you feel gipped. Last year Hurricane Irma caused me to cancel my trip and re-book for a month later. I lost all my 60-day FP's and had to book at 30 days and there was nothing good left; only rides that don't need FP to begin with.
I agree with the statement that everyone's heads are buried in theirs phones all day. And if the system goes down everything is chaos. I miss a nice, spontaneous trip. Cause even as I type this I know, deep down, that when I'm there and use my first 3 FP's, I'll be logging into that app looking for another. And I'll spend more park time waiting around for my window cause I don't feel like back-tracking when I'm 15 min early.
But oh well. Even all that above is still better than a week at work.
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The Disneyland version is so much better. You can't start getting your fastpasses until you are in the park. People still have their heads buried with their phones though.
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Originally Posted by Cinderelley
The Disneyland version is so much better. You can't start getting your fastpasses until you are in the park. People still have their heads buried with their phones though.
And THAT is what I hate most of all... With all the beautiful scenery in the Disney parks, everyone has their head down in their phones...it's bad enough people have to get in that last FB status update or read the latest tweet or gotta get that Instagram picture uploaded before someone else does... Never mind that you can upload your pictures when back at the hotel, nope... That is when people put their phones away and...... STARE AT A TV....
Disney has only made it a necessity now to have to stare at the phone all day in the parks... But I guess that is the generation we live in today...
As for FP+ yea I hate it... but I have gotten used to using it and now I use it to my benefit... And it benefits Disney nothing because I don't spend more time buying or eating.... Sorry Disney, your plan to get me to buy more isn't working...
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This is one of those features that people are going to love or hate no matter what perspective someone else has. I thought we would hate it, but we don't. It's been working for us. We like knowing that we won't have a long wait for rides that are super popular. That's the important qualifier - "long wait". Not that we *can't* ride something, because we can always choose the long line. We still have spontaneity and make choices in the park. Our faces are not buried in our phones all day. Although, yeah, we see that, even on rides!! If you're the kind of person who's going to look at your phone all day in a Disney park, you're going to do it whether there's FP+ or not. If you're one of the people who absolutely hate FP+ and feel that it keeps you from enjoying your trip, I genuinely sympathize. That would be an awful feeling. But telling the people who do like it that they really don't like it, and they're not really benefiting from it, is just very silly.
Susanne
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Originally Posted by TheVBs
This is one of those features that people are going to love or hate no matter what perspective someone else has. I thought we would hate it, but we don't. It's been working for us. We like knowing that we won't have a long wait for rides that are super popular. That's the important qualifier - "long wait". Not that we *can't* ride something, because we can always choose the long line. We still have spontaneity and make choices in the park. Our faces are not buried in our phones all day. Although, yeah, we see that, even on rides!! If you're the kind of person who's going to look at your phone all day in a Disney park, you're going to do it whether there's FP+ or not. If you're one of the people who absolutely hate FP+ and feel that it keeps you from enjoying your trip, I genuinely sympathize. That would be an awful feeling. But telling the people who do like it that they really don't like it, and they're not really benefiting from it, is just very silly.
I still don't understand that logic. You can't get two top tier rides on FP+. Unless you plan a late FP+ for a top tier and hit rope drop to get on another top tier, you'll just get one headliner ride. (And the old I-Hate-rope-drop argument is negated.) What is the point to spending mega $$$$ to get in the park only to get limited rides.
We used to get 8+ fps of rides WE wanted to get on. We are now lucky if we get two. We took a trip to Epcot Saturday and didn't get on a single attraction because at 0700, there was nothing really available until 1300, they we're rides we didn't have much interest in anyway. (LWtL - please!)
Over all, it is a failure for the guest. Reviews of FP+ on any number of web site bear that out.
When this AP is finished, we are done.
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We have a special group event for cheerleaders coming up in a few months that we are supposed to attend. We are having to force ourselves to go through the process. We almost didn't get to go at all because we lacked enough motivation to even fill out and send in the paperwork with the deposit. It is sad because we used to get all crazy with excitement when any reason to go to WDW came up but now we pretty much dread doing all the required scheduling and don't look forward to having to be on said schedule when we are there.
Like RunDMV said, everywhere you look, the reviews of FP+ are primarily negative. Right now attendance makes it appear otherwise but my guess is that all of the new attractions along with all of the marketing, advertising and discount promos that have been going on is drawing people in. We will find out just how much people really like or dislike the recent changes when the cycle swings the other direction.
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Ahhhh first world problems....
I find that whatever the system is I've learned to adjust. I realize that not everyone does things the same way I do, and that's okay.
I'm so sorry for the frustration of the OP and totally understand especially if you're not used to using the FP+ system. I'm really glad you got all you wanted, just not necessarily when. I hope you have an amazing trip and can enjoy being there!
There's a great big beautiful tomorrow!
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Originally Posted by RunDMV
I still don't understand that logic. You can't get two top tier rides on FP+. Unless you plan a late FP+ for a top tier and hit rope drop to get on another top tier, you'll just get one headliner ride. (And the old I-Hate-rope-drop argument is negated.) What is the point to spending mega $$$$ to get in the park only to get limited rides.
We used to get 8+ fps of rides WE wanted to get on. We are now lucky if we get two. We took a trip to Epcot Saturday and didn't get on a single attraction because at 0700, there was nothing really available until 1300, they we're rides we didn't have much interest in anyway. (LWtL - please!)
Over all, it is a failure for the guest. Reviews of FP+ on any number of web site bear that out.
When this AP is finished, we are done.
Okay, good questions here, and one thing I should have shared is that we typically spend 9-10 days in the parks. Therefore, we get multiple tier 1 rides but spread out over different days.
I should also share that we were never rope drop people. But, you can't just say that argument isn't valid from someone else's perspective, because they made it clear that this is working better for them.
And another important point to share is that we never would get 8+ FP under the old system. We would grab 2-3 at the most typically. So that's a huge difference in the way we do the parks.
So, with all of the above contrasts in how your family and our family do the parks, it totally makes sense why you're dissatisfied with it, and why we feel it's working well for us. I'm not negating your experiences. I'm also not trying to convince you you're wrong. Your experience is your experience. But I stand by my statement that it's just silly to tell someone else that something isn't working for them, when they know that it is. Ditto for your reversed perspective. Hope that makes sense!
Susanne
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Originally Posted by TheVBs
Okay, good questions here, and one thing I should have shared is that we typically spend 9-10 days in the parks. Therefore, we get multiple tier 1 rides but spread out over different days.
I should also share that we were never rope drop people. But, you can't just say that argument isn't valid from someone else's perspective, because they made it clear that this is working better for them.
And another important point to share is that we never would get 8+ FP under the old system. We would grab 2-3 at the most typically. So that's a huge difference in the way we do the parks.
So, with all of the above contrasts in how your family and our family do the parks, it totally makes sense why you're dissatisfied with it, and why we feel it's working well for us. I'm not negating your experiences. I'm also not trying to convince you you're wrong. Your experience is your experience. But I stand by my statement that it's just silly to tell someone else that something isn't working for them, when they know that it is. Ditto for your reversed perspective. Hope that makes sense!
I have always said from when it was introduced that the FP+ system would probably work better for those that get to the parks later. A lot of people come rolling in around late morning to lunch. That is why the park gets so busy and the lines get long around 1 or 2PM.
On the other hand, the people it has a negative impact on the most are the ones that enter the parks early, especially those that are there at rope drop. The reason being is because people schedule FP+'s for first thing in the morning and some are already in the parks for breakfast reservations and go straight to the attractions. So now because of FP+, the standby wait can almost immediately go to 45 minutes or longer instead of being able to walk right on.
The fix to this problem is actually pretty easy. They could simply change the system to where FP+'s are not available for times prior to 2 hours after park opening. It really would be that simple.
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Originally Posted by 1DisneyNut
The fix to this problem is actually pretty easy. They could simply change the system to where FP+'s are not available for times prior to 2 hours after park opening. It really would be that simple.
That's actually not a bad idea.
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Originally Posted by VWL Mom
That's actually not a bad idea.
It just came to me the other day while thinking about the cheerleading event we have coming up in a few months. One simple little change not having FP+'s for the first two hours each day would solve my biggest gripe about the system. I still wouldn't like it but at least when I first got to the park in the morning I would be able to walk on some rides for a couple of hours and enjoy myself before the madness begins.
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Ok, so reading this thread I appear to be in a minority of 1. As I said before, we like Fastpass+ because due to hubby's medical conditions and disabilities we can only spend a few hours in a park. For us, we go at rope drop or not long after because we get up early due to time sensitive medications so those 3 fastpasses we can get in those first few hours means we can get favourite rides/attractions done and if we have to leave due to hubby's limitations we don't feel its been waste of time or money. If we can stay longer and stand-by anything else its a bonus.
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mercaintinkerbell, you're not a minority of one, other people, myself included, have said they like it and it works for them.
1DisneyNut, no FP for the first couple of hours is a good idea. You should send the suggestion to WDW.
Susanne
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Originally Posted by 1DisneyNut
It just came to me the other day while thinking about the cheerleading event we have coming up in a few months. One simple little change not having FP+'s for the first two hours each day would solve my biggest gripe about the system. I still wouldn't like it but at least when I first got to the park in the morning I would be able to walk on some rides for a couple of hours and enjoy myself before the madness begins.
If I remember correctly, when the original FP were introduced many moons ago, the first return time issued was 1030am for some rides.
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Originally Posted by TheVBs
1DisneyNut, no FP for the first couple of hours is a good idea. You should send the suggestion to WDW.
I emailed the suggestion to them. Maybe they will give it a try.
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I hated the idea of FP+ when it was first announced. I actually held on to that hate for a while. However, on our last several vacations it actually worked in our favor. I prefer the new system over the old system, wholeheartedly - not half heartedly as someone else put it. LOL.
We are not rope drop people. We are not morning people. We found that with the old system by the time we moseyed into the parks several rides were already out of FP for the day. So we either had to wait in standby or skip it if we felt the wait was too long. We have had better luck getting FP+ for rides we want with the new system. I can book our FP+ starting mid to late morning and not have to worry about if the ride will run out of FP before we arrive and make our way to the FP kiosk. So far, knock on wood, I haven't had any issues getting the FP+ I want for any of our trips at our 60 day mark. And we have had great luck adding FP's as our day goes on. The amount of time it takes us to look in the app and find a suitable FP does not bother us at all. If I am in a line and just scanned my current FP it only takes a few minutes while waiting in line to hop on the app and find our next FP. Sometimes it works out better than other times, but we've been pretty lucky. And I haven't felt like my face is always in my phone, like I thought I would.
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what i have found is that if you check back every now and then, you will find openings. People change, cancel trips, or some just get opened up. Just keep checking...some may think of it as a pain, i like checking my disney app and playing w/ times.
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For those that like the fastpass + system, do you always stay on-site and get the 60 day + window?
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