Recent content by kondjott

I think there's a couple logistical problems with that idea: 1) The resort monorail line and express monorail line both exit at MK into the same space, so it would be very difficult to separate out who still needs to go through security. 2) Someone could get on the resort line, take it to the...

I can't say for sure, but I would guess you'll be able to see the June dates sometime after your May dates pass. I noticed before my last trip that the BOG website would continually give me availability to book anything up to 7 days out, and then magically when I got within 30 or so days of my...

As far as BOG goes, try this website to book a FP+ for lunch: https://beourguestlunch.disney.go.com/ It doesn't seem to work for everyone, but it still gives me the option on there to book a lunch up to 7 days out. I think the parades/fireworks FP's have been come-and-go. I know they have had...

I don't think the focus of this system was ever to generate more revenue. There may be some indirect revenue that could be attributed to it, perhaps by encouraging guests to stay on-site to receive the advance booking benefits. However, the primary focus in my mind was always to reduce expenses...

Splash Mountain is #1 for me, it's just so beautifully executed. My most missed is definitely Mr. Toad's Wild Ride for purely nostalgic reasons... as a kid that was always the first one I wanted to do when I got in the park, mainly because I thought it was cool to "drive the car". The image of...

Nope, it's all FP+ now- I think they completed the transition back in late January. By the time we went in early February, all the places that used to have the legacy machines were either roped off or had been turned into FP+ kiosks.

My experience has been that its status changes constantly, even within the same day. Within a one-week trip earlier this month, we probably saw it working 5-6 times, and behind the curtain 3-4 times (my 3-year-old REALLY likes the Buzz ride).

This happened to us a couple times last week, and I can tell you they don't hand out "wildcard" fastpasses. We had FP's for Great Movie Ride, and when it went down we were given a window of time where we could use a FP on a "Choice of Experiences". However, these experiences were obviously...

I came down on the "tried and loved it" side, but there's a big qualifier: I tried it in the fall when I was still able to get paper FP's, so it was basically all roses. I loved getting some "bonus" selections well in advance, I liked seeing the wait times on the app, I liked linking it with...

I was curious what the breakdown would be for rides that were added to existing parks. If you consider just rides that were opened more than a month after their park's official opening, it looks like this: 70s: 4 80s: 7 90s: 9 00s: 8 10s: 5 (so far)

Now there's a tagline Disney's marketing team should snag: "Disney World: just think of it as going to the dentist!" :)

No you're right, they would still be able to easily track what selections each person is making. I was referring to the fact that a big incentive for Disney in implementing FP+ was that they would know days or weeks *ahead of time* where people were planning to be on what days. This was saving...

Yeah agreed, this has to be priority #1. Fixing back-end and other tech issues would (hopefully) fix a lot of the current complaints: give AP holders access to full FP+ capability, allow for park-hopping, and prevent long waits at the FP+ return lines.

They definitely do enforce it with gates at the Nemo pool (the biggest of the 3). I'm not sure, but I don't seem to remember there being a band-reader at the Cars pool. Either way, it's still well worth strolling over from Pop to check out the theming. DS is a HUGE Cars fan, and he loved seeing...

This forum has been pretty negative about the FP+/MM+/Magicband rollout. We saw from Disney's recent "Lock it In" FB post that the negativity is pretty widespread. Assume for a moment that the BOD is interested in a way to "fix" the problems with the system and answer the widespread complaints...