News Disney Park Pass System announced for Walt Disney World theme park reservations

[Disgruntled Walt]

Free day-of Fastpass would be the worst of all options.

When everyone has free access to the system, the system isn't a benefit to anyone. And the thing that people hate the most (waking up early) would be even worse if you had to physically be present in the parks at rope drop to do anything.

I don't really understand what you mean. It benefitted my family a lot, and we were late-nighters and late-risers. We never got into a park earlier than 12pm, but we were never unable to secure a Fastpass for something we wanted to do. Also, we made use of the free Evening Extra Magic Hours, which gave us shorter wait times.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Well that’s incredibly stupid…all of it

I am basking in this magnificent stupidity.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I am basking in this magnificent stupidity.

Pre booked fastpasses do not work. They know this of course.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Guesses at the cost of the Dining Plans?

Tbd

I bet it will be more than you’d spend on your trip though…I gotta hunch

 

[Trauma]

So if this is truly a lack of attendance thing why would they wait until 2024?

 

[GhostHost1000]

Curious if DVC members who are annual passholders staying at a Disney resort on their dvc points will still have to make park reservations. It reads like it but that’s another slap in the face to some of their most loyal customers if so

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Free day-of Fastpass would be the worst of all options.

When everyone has free access to the system, the system isn't a benefit to anyone.

Huh? It was by far the best option in my experiences and opinions on both coasts

 

[Disstevefan1]

Pre booked fastpasses do not work. They know this of course.

Well, I am mostly happy with park pass reservations going away. Purely a personal preference.

As for pre booked Lightning lanes or whatever, the real issue is ATTRACTION CAPACITY as you have said a million times.

Sadly, in my opinion in WDW will be extra slow adding ATTRACTION CAPACITY going forward.

Disney doesn't care if the system works as long as they can charge for it.

 

[MisterPenguin]

So if this is truly a lack of attendance thing why would they wait until 2024?

I guessing they want all new tickets to have the wording of the policy embedded in the tickets, so there are no law suits of bait and switch.

When the new no-reservation day-tickets go live, I'm guessing it will be important to read the fine print for fine-print restrictions.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Huh? It was by far the best option in my experiences and opinions on both coasts

I have to say the paid system replacing free Fastpass may have made the experience there a little more pleasant as so few actually use the paid system that standby lines have become more manageable. I'm not sure if they could ever drive the price high enough in Florida for that to occur, but if they could it may even make the parks less stressful than during the free Fastpass days as there's less reason to rush around reserving times on attractions.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Remember all: The return of the Dining Plan isn't the same thing as "Free Dining."

The Dining Plan coming back allows them to create "Free Dining" hotel package reservations, but not necessarily.

 

[Disstevefan1]

So if this is truly a lack of attendance thing why would they wait until 2024?

Just my opinion, I think large companies like TWDC knows 6 months in advance what the economy will look like and they are removing obstacles for folks that will have disposable income in 2024.

 

[Trauma]

Just my opinion, I think large companies like TWDC knows 6 months in advance what the economy will look like and they are removing obstacles for folks that will have disposable income in 2024.

Well Iger certainly knew how bad Covid was going to be as he ditched the company and employees that made him hundreds of millions.

 

[CaptinEO]

I thought the dining plan people said made the prices of all menus go up?

 

[UNCgolf]

I thought the dining plan people said made the prices of all menus go up?

I think it made the quality go down more than it made the prices go up, but it could be both.

 

[CaptinEO]

I think it made the quality go down more than it made the prices go up, but it could be both.

That's too bad. I don't think I visited the resort before the dining plan existed.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

We never got into a park earlier than 12pm, but we were never unable to secure a Fastpass for something we wanted to do.

I don't know when you started visiting the parks, but if you didn't secure a paper FastPass for Toy Story Mania before 9:30 AM, you weren't riding.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Huh? It was by far the best option in my experiences and opinions on both coasts

What were crowd levels in 2009 compared to 2019?

 

[jpeden]

Exactly, the need to choose a park is going away...this is huge.

This is pointless without removal of hopper restrictions. Almost everyone picked the park they were going to go to at the beginning of the day by default because of FP+ reservations. The theme park reservations never really bothered me because they were almost never sold out (although they are annoying in general and complicate planning).

Removing hopping restrictions is the real bellweather here - and until they move on that I am not impressed.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Well, I am mostly happy with park pass reservations going away. Purely a personal preference.

As for pre booked Lightning lanes or whatever, the real issue is ATTRACTION CAPACITY as you have said a million times.

Sadly, in my opinion in WDW will be extra slow adding ATTRACTION CAPACITY going forward.

Disney doesn't care if the system works as long as they can charge for it.

Well…I’ll just say “I agree” and leave it at that