https://chipandco.com/hollywood-studios-fastpass-tiers-to-drastically-change-355016/
This article mentions Star Tours currently has no tier set for 8/29
This article mentions Star Tours currently has no tier set for 8/29
i'm surprised they haven't gone to 3 tiers. pick one from each
of course it's all likely moving to pay to play (for the tier 1's maybe anyways)
No need for 3 tiers yet.
Once the Star Wars rides and Mickey’s train ride moves to using FPs, that’s when they could well have three tiers.
i'm surprised they haven't gone to 3 tiers. pick one from each
of course it's all likely moving to pay to play (for the tier 1's maybe anyways)
Tier 1 up charge feeI was thinking in all parks
tier 1's - the most popular rides / attractions
tier 2's - the other good ones
tier 3's - the ones that never should have a fastpass to begin with
WDW doesn’t feature enough for tiers as it stands...so now you want more?
Tiers are an admission of two things:
1. Not enough capacity
2. Huge quality disparity amongst what they do have.
In a world where people wait 2 hours for test track, slinky dog, and mine train...increasing “exclusivity” for those type of average things is not the right direction to go.
actually the best way to solve all of these problems are to add more attractions and spread people out further...that's what I would like to see
No change for me. See you at the Tune-In Lounge for the afternoon! (Are there rides at HS?)
The goal of this is to get those staying at the resorts to not use their FP at DHS. I will be at the park at 6am for EEMH, no FP until 9am. We will be in Star Wars until 845, and then go ride TSMM or TOT, and then leave the park before it gets insane. Better to use the FPs for the day at a different park. I also think the tiers will change when Resitance and Railway open. It's a PITA now, but it's only temporary.
It would have to match Universal's pricing system where it's less during off-peak times and can exceed the cost of a park ticket during peak. I'd say 40 - 60 per person per day for what would be considered slower periods, 60 - 100 for moderate crowds and 100-120+ for peak. Additionally they could also offer it at a fixed, flat price per person for your entire length of stay as a package add-on.So how about $90 a person per day, length of stay?
I mention three ways they are doing it, the additional events outside of park hours and the club-level only additional FP.
The events have very little impact on most guests but offer a chance to pay for shorter waits. The club-level only FP is very limited I think as they are offering an expensive upgrade to a small group of people. If they started offering everyone the chance to buy more FP then, the FP+ system wouldn't have enough capacity for the people who are paying and they will get complaints that all FPs are booked-up and also they would have complaints from regular guests about the two-tier system.
It would have to match Universal's pricing system where it's less during off-peak times and can exceed the cost of a park ticket during peak. I'd say 40 - 60 per person per day for what would be considered slower periods, 60 - 100 for moderate crowds and 100-120+ for peak. Additionally they could also offer it at a fixed, flat price per person for your entire length of stay as a package add-on.
Universal has literally been using the system for years so the profit it generates clearly isn't being impacted enough by guest complaints to have them even consider getting rid of it. As long as Disney caps the number of paid FP+ they sell, and keeps a certain percentage still free and adhering to the current system, it should be fine, as it's not going to change the number of people going through the FastPass line. Will it reduce the number of standard FP+ allotments? Yes. But Disney doesn't make a profit on goodwill and sure, it's probably going to upset people if they switch to a system like this, but we also live in a capitalist economy and if people can afford to skip the lines, they're going to pay to skip the lines, people who can't afford it be damned. And if Disney has proven anything with the surge of upcharge options over the last few years it's that they value the guests who are willing to pay top dollar the most over virtually anyone else. Is it great? No. But honestly, I would take it any day of the week over the current system.
What’s your plan when Smuggler’s Run is unexpectedly down from 6 am to 8:13 am?The goal of this is to get those staying at the resorts to not use their FP at DHS. I will be at the park at 6am for EEMH, no FP until 9am. We will be in Star Wars until 845, and then go ride TSMM or TOT, and then leave the park before it gets insane. Better to use the FPs for the day at a different park. I also think the tiers will change when Resitance and Railway open. It's a PITA now, but it's only temporary.
Or there’s a 2 hour wait for it at 6:11 in the morning and a 90 minute for slinky at 6:18?What’s your plan when Smuggler’s Run is unexpectedly down from 6 am to 8:13 am?
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