...they did away with the FastPass systems, boarding groups, etc.?
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What do you think would happen if...
- Thread starter KBLovedDisney
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Andrew Appleby
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Queues would get longer but move quicker I'd guess.
Weather_Lady
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We'd be back to the "old days" -- where the waits for things like Space Mountain, Splash Mountain and 7DMT would be a little bit longer for everybody (although the faster movement of the standby line might take some of the sting out of the wait), but attractions like Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean would have little-to-no wait all day long.
Waits for stuff like Flight of Passage and Rise of the Resistance, however, would be staggering.
Waits for stuff like Flight of Passage and Rise of the Resistance, however, would be staggering.
Agreed! Lines for Rise of the Resistance would wind thru SWGE and out onto Grant Ave and maybe further, causing many issues with those trying to enjoy SWGE.
For FoP, it wouldn't surprise me if the current queue, even with it going to Africa and back, may even extend out of Pandora....
Queen of the WDW Scene
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We'd wait 90+ minutes for everything like we used to prior to FP.
Rosanne
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I still think they should go back to the paper kiosks. At least you had to be in the park to get one. Now people get fast passes 60 days in advance & dont even show up. And they dont cancel the passes they reserved. That means the passes are "all booked" and people arent even using them.
Queen of the WDW Scene
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- In the Parks
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I doubt that many people book them and don't show.
That was the case for ADR's but Disney put a solution in place for that.
And remember the paper ones are basically like the BG.
You had to get there before opening and then have a runner or you may not get one for the most popular attractions which at the time I can recall in HS it was TSM and there were a number of times we ran for it and they were gone for the day.
At least planning in advance you can plan around the rest of your plans for the day.
Parker in NYC
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If you mean a system of complimentary FastPasses, I'm sure that'll evaporate.
But the Boarding Groups are here to stay. There's no way they'll get rid of them. And they can't do an upcharge specifically for a boarding group and not guarantee admission. As RoTR doesn't operate reliably (the real reason for Boarding Groups in lieu of FP+), that'd be another kind of nightmare.
But the Boarding Groups are here to stay. There's no way they'll get rid of them. And they can't do an upcharge specifically for a boarding group and not guarantee admission. As RoTR doesn't operate reliably (the real reason for Boarding Groups in lieu of FP+), that'd be another kind of nightmare.
FTFY.
Parker in NYC
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If there's anything I loathe more than FTFY, I can't think of a thing.
It's tongue in cheek.
Jon81uk
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But the implication that someone else got something wrong and you need to fix it comes across as rude. Making your own new comment about ticket prices is fine, but changing someone elses words doesn't look good.
Parker in NYC
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I've never thought FastPass to be anything but a complimentary perk of admission (for us and moreso for Disney). You're paying for park admission, not for FastPasses.
Parker in NYC
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FTFY.
Weather_Lady
Well-Known Member
That might have been true if you were only going to the 3 or 4 biggest headliners in every park and didn't arrive until long after rope drop, but it certainly didn't apply to the vast majority of attractions in the pre-Fastpass (pre-1999) era, when there were multiple attractions in each park that were literally walk-ons, all day long, even during school vacation weeks (which were the only weeks my family could ever visit).
One idea that comes to my mind is that they would open up both lines and sides for Space Mountain again. That would at least feel more normal.
Nah. That's just crazy talk.
