With only 5 attractions at Epcot offering Fastpass, maybe it's a way to for guests to "waste" their Fastpass. So, for that time it's used on Nemo, SpaceshipEarth, Imagination, rather than on Soarin, Test Track, and Mission Space like everyone else. Maybe it'll help congestion some way? :shrug:
The fact that Fastpass at Epcot is only beneficial at Soarin' and Test Track is just one example of why the system itself is flawed.
If this rumor is true, adding Fastpass to high capacity, low demand rides rather than re-evaluating the system itself is a duct-tape fix to a much bigger problem.
I realize that if true, this is mostly due to Test Track being down, but still.
I mentioned this in another thread, but in talking with Jim Hill last night it basically came down to the fact that Epcot has 2 attractions that require Fastpass on a daily basis, and a couple that need it occasionally (Maelstrom and Mission: SPACE) if you don't want to wait 30 minutes.
This is linked to xPass and is to create false value for guests. The good thing about adding more Fastpass attractions is that it will help with return times on some attractions, but I expect it to be minimal.
High capacity attractions like Spaceship Earth, Imagination, and The Seas with Nemo and Friends can definitely get use out of Fastpass, but only on about 10% of the days. I think that the Epcot Character Spot is probably the one thing in Epcot that needs it the most.
In MK, The Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean and it's a small world could also use Fastpass on 10% of the days. The same is true of Stitch's Great Escape which should be mentioned only because they haven't been turned on in quite some time. The attraction that I feel should add it on a permanent basis is Tomorrowland Speedway (although I'd just assume tear it down as well).
At DHS, The Great Movie Ride can probably use Fastpass on more than 10% of days, but definitely not every day.
At DAK, they started running it daily on Primeval Whirl which they should have. The only issue here is that they should be more consistent with Kali River Rapids - they seem to schedule it before hand without looking at a weather map. I see FP running when the attraction has 5 minute waits, and then not running when it has 60 minute waits.
