Are park reservations going away? The park hopping after 2pm is no longer on the app in the calendar.
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Are park reservations going away?
- Thread starter wagnerdanp
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castlecake2.0
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No chance in you know what. The parks/staffing can’t handle what would happen right now if there was no reservation system.
It is still on the desktop site
I see. Well maybe this is a sign that the 2pm park hop time is going away! We can all hope.
correcaminos
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The reservations do annoy me but the hopping at 2pm is one I wish would go.
DisneyDreamer08
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I really don’t think they’d get rid of one and not the other. If MK was at capacity, opening at 9, but AK was available to book, and opening at 7:30, people would tap in at AK and immediately go over to MK. Which would of course defeat the point of the park reservation system.
Yes the two are unfortunately linked, and we know reservations are not going anywhere.
Disstevefan1
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Basil of Baker Street
Well-Known Member
I was always of the mindset that FP+ was your park reservation.
MickeyLuv'r
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Was it maybe suspended for a few days after what happened at HS? Yesterday: RNRC, Tower, Rise, and MMRR were all down.
I can't say how long each was down exactly, but it sounded from the thread like multiple attractions were down for a solid chunk of the day, if not all day, or just limping when they were operating.
I can't imagine being 'stuck' in a park with so many rides unavailable, and no hopping allowed.
I can't say how long each was down exactly, but it sounded from the thread like multiple attractions were down for a solid chunk of the day, if not all day, or just limping when they were operating.
I can't imagine being 'stuck' in a park with so many rides unavailable, and no hopping allowed.
Ayla
Well-Known Member
It was on the app as of three days ago, because I screenshotted park hours and sent them to my sister. It is no longer showing on the app.
Ayla
Well-Known Member
That's because it was.
Park reservations are here to stay for the foreseeable future. However, I could see park hopping go away at some point. Disney wants to control park guests as much as possible so that they can staff as minimally as possible, thus the reason for park reservations. Park hopping is a barrier to that goal. Of course, having 4 of the 9 rides at a particular park down at the same time is a barrier to the consumers actually enjoying their day there, but TDO doesn't seem terribly concerned by that right now. "Unprecedented demand!" and whatnot. As long as people keep forking over whatever Disney charges, things will not change.
That said, I don't believe they will get rid of park hopping anytime soon. I will not be the least bit surprised if it goes away some time in the future, though.
That said, I don't believe they will get rid of park hopping anytime soon. I will not be the least bit surprised if it goes away some time in the future, though.
correcaminos
Well-Known Member
Unless one didn't make FP+ which we often did not
Why would they remove a money maker? It's been in existence since Epcot opened.
Just my guess - They think they can save more money over the long haul by not having to staff at certain levels at all parks than they bring in with the PH option.
I should have added option 3 - Park Hopper becomes a $50/day add-on.
mikejs78
Premium Member
Park hopping is already a paid add-on.
correcaminos
Well-Known Member
Park hopping is already an add on. Hence why I said it is a money maker. World Passes started in the 80s and park hopping became an option. They'd be losing a lot of money by removing park hopping.