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Ok, maybe I'm alone in this, but absolutely think that the Great Movie Ride is merely mediocre, and that it needs to be redone. I'm not suggesting that they should take away classic movies, but there are things they could do to make more sense. The Footlight Parade stuff is lost to cinema...

Do you really believe that the movie ride is off-limits? The Chinese Theater SHOULD be the icon for the park, but it isn't, the HAT is. The hat is used on all the merchandise and branding and maps and everything. Surely, that wouldn't make something protected from any future change. Also...

Blah Blah Blah? I'm sorry but that kinda tells me that trying to have a real discussion here is likely to be a waste of time, but in the hopes that we can really dig into this with an open mind... I think you're right, if Disney acquired the rights to My Little Pony and put it into...

Ya know, Walt was finding ways to incorporate the good ideas that others had as far back as his Alice cartoons. The Disney company has long made use of other established properties and executed them with a Disney level of quality. I think the reality here is that people who have such a hard...

In fairness, the way Universal will be integrating this into the parks seems wayyy more complimentary to the theming than it does at Epcot, or even Magic Kingdom. I like them at WDW, don't get me wrong, but if Universal did steal the idea, they at least stole it well.

I suspect that the fact that you and your kids are doing it has made you more actively aware of it than the average guest. The fact that your kids get you into it also probably shades your opinion somewhat. I haven't noticed it terribly and when I do, it's not really a huge distraction. I'll...

You can use your home computer to make FP reservations or one of the kiosks in the park. There is no NEED for a smart phone. Also, "periodically all day" is kind of an oxymoron, but I get what you are saying, I just don't think it would be true in reality. If you make your ressies in advance...

Again it's all a trade off, and people have to make choices. If you want a late afternoon or evening FP, then you get that and get to enjoy it. If you take morning FP, when you likely don't need them as much, then you might be able to get more. A lot of folks seem to want to have everything...

I agree with you that CMs staying on site should have 60 day access. Other than that I actually don't think they should have advanced access at all.

For what it's worth, I prefer this system to the old system, but no system at all to either. :)

The challenge they have to figure out is how to ensure that a guest doesn't use Park Hopping to book Midway Mania, Soarin, and Expedition Everest on the same day.

I did see that you said you got EMH as a perk which is why I stressed that. My point is that even back then Disney recognized the need for perks for on-site guests. I do NOT have it all figured out, but I have put a lot of thought into this and frankly, my staunch stance on this was forged in...

Probably not, but again it's the basic economics of the situation, you trade something (the ability to make FP+ reservations) for something else (a discount). I think a lot of folks on this board don't want to have to trade, but in life everything is a trade-off. Out of curiosity, how much of...

In fairness you probably didn't feel like you deserved anything extra because you were a kid and you weren't paying for it. :) But you DID in fact get a perk, you got EMH. Disney wants to fill those rooms and they've priced themselves so high that they need to offer some tangible reason for...

I love this post. I think that one of the big problems of FP is that it gets used primarily by returning and/or frequent visitors who have already ridden the big rides and would be less likely to wait in a longer line without it. This effectively cheats the economy of the lines. I would be...

I'm sorry, but to what are you referring?

I'm glad you are so magnanimous, but others are not. Disney most definitely wants to encourage people to stay on-site and offering perks that are exclusive is certainly a tool they have and will use. FP has always been a perk, something that might be offered universally, but I think the big...

I'm as sympathetic as anyone to the feelings of kids, but I just don't see this as a real problem. All FP+ is is a shorter line, and if a kid really wants to "try it out" to experience FP+, there is no doubt in my mind they could do so on SOME attraction, regardless of where they're folks stay.

Lol, class warfare. I'm sorry, but if you choose to stay off-site you are saving money at the cost of some perks. I don't think that folks who stay off-site are entitled to exact same experience as those who stay onsite. Kids aren't being penalized here at all. There is a difference between...

I read your comment and I disagree with it. Those of us who like to plan like to do so in advance. 60 days is not unrealistic, not for me at least, and not for many others. The weather in Florida CAN change, and that's why I stated that those who plan in advance sacrifice that flexibility and...