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Disney MaxPass reviews
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Disney Irish
Premium Member
Love isn't always free either...
Phroobar
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Kram Sacul
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
Remember when we all thought MaxPass was an evil money grab and would cause huge backups of standby lines?
Didn’t regular fast pass already do that?
Phroobar
Well-Known Member
Not as badly as when you can instantly generate another fast pass for the current time while waiting in that fast pass line. I could do the same ride ten times in the amount of time the suckers in the stand by do it once.
Kram Sacul
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
It’s more convenient but FP is still a cancer.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
And yet its been around for almost 20 years with guests and Disney both liking it.
TROR
Well-Known Member
Who cares? It still inflates wait times. If more people knew this would they still like it? I doubt it.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Actually I believe they would still like it. Because most guest are selfish and don't care about the other guests around them.
Kram Sacul
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
Of course Disney likes it. Gets people out of the lines and into stores. The best thing is that guests think they’re actually saving time by waiting longer to get on a ride.
TROR
Well-Known Member
Why wouldn't guests want shorter lines for themselves? Huh?
Disney Irish
Premium Member
You're assumption is that without FP there would be shorter lines. That doesn't always equate out like you think. A guest doesn't look at the ramifications of a FP on the rest of the system. That is Disney's job not a guests.
But to answer your direct question.
If a guest has the option to get to the front of the line faster no matter the wait time they will always do it. Its human nature.
HauntedMansionFLA
Well-Known Member
When does DLR get the FastPass+ magic bands like WDW? Don’t worry it’s coming!!
dweezil78
Well-Known Member
Half (maybe more) of the time there's literally an open machine next to the group of people who can't figure out what to do... with a line of people just standing there waiting around. 100% of the time I side step these people, scan my pass, and continue walking.
dweezil78
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YES, sorta. If you get there early enough and grab FPs while the windows are still early/soon enough and plentiful, you can conceivably stack 'em up as the window for your next FP becomes available. I've had as many as 3 FPS stacked in the app. You could in theory do exactly the same with paper, but that'd require you to run all around the park and isn't practical or realistic unless you're sprinting and not going on any rides.
My advice is to get there at rope drop -- and immediately book something that has a near-immediate FP window, like Haunted Mansion -- which often you can get an instant opening even with like a 30 min wait. Go on Splash or Pirates while knowing you can walk right onto HM. Your next FP window will open up quickly/maybe immediately, so then grab something close by like Big Thunder which also often has an open time slot pretty quickly if you're there early enough. When your next FP opens, get something like Indy which may be a little further down the line.
Also, if you're like me, use single rider whenever possible to avoid wasting FPs on those attractions -- although depending on time of day or how busy it is, single rider isn't always a better option.
Way more than I ever thought it would. Being able to book your next FP the second the window opens up to do so is incredibly time saving, and as mentioned above, allows you to stack 'em like you could never do without it. Plus it also allows you to grab stuff over at DCA.
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Disney Irish
Premium Member
Its called the psychology of queuing. People will tend to form a line even when other spots are available. Its a strange phenomenon, there has been a whole study of it in psychology.
dweezil78
Well-Known Member
It's even more primative than that... it's herd mentality. The sheep blindly follow the other sheep.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Yeah, when I've looked into the psychology of queuing, herd mentality was part of it. I think studies have even been done on Disney queuing as well.