Fast Pass: Broken Idea

[nibblesandbits]

Ok...here's what I posted in the other thread but it was deleted really before anyone got much of a chance to see it. This made complete sense to me...maybe it will to you too...this was in discussion of people saying that they didn't like that late comers could enter the fastpass line.


It's a complete wash, but not in the way you might expect.

The wash is that there will be people who follow the rules of the time stamped on the ticket. I think I can safely say the majority of people who missed their window will not come back to the ride because they realized they missed their window...therefore, they will then either get in the standby line or they will just not ride that attraction.

The people who come back with expired FPs are really only taking the place of the people who didn't show up for the FP line in the first place. Those who missed their FP times to begin with. Now, in my opinion, I would imagine that the number of people who missed their FP times and didn't come back would far outweigh the number of people who missed it and do actually come back to ride at a later time that day. Otherwise I don't think Disney would continue accepting late FPs.

Actually, I would believe that because people are completely missing the FP time and not coming back, that helps to make the standby line go quicker too.

However, the majority of people are going to see the time stamp and adhere to it.

 

[Fade_to_Blah]

But they don't have FP distribution machines at CoP, right? Are they just using the second ramp as a "fastpass" entrance?

Thats right. They are spitting out bonus fastpasses from the Buzz machines I think

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Fast Pass discussion almost as entertaining as mugs, pool hopping and 5th gate threads.

 

[tirian]

When you point out the attractions that "don't need it," do you mean the FP at that attraction causes traffic flow problems? Or it is not worth it for guests to get FPs for these attractions because it does not save all that much time, so it may as well be removed? If it is the latter, I'd say that it may be a good thing that some of the FP attractions generally don't have very long standby waits anyways. The savvy park guest can usually identify these and not "waste" their FPs on them, while the typical guest may still get them for this attraction. It certainly spreads out how guests are using those fastpasses, to the point that it takes longer until all fastpasses are distributed. It doesn't really hurt that shows like Philharmagic, LMA, and Indiana Jones have FP, as you can stand far back in the standby queue and still end up standing next to someone who used a FP.

I mean that the capacity and ride system (or theater size) are so great that FP is meaningless. I rarely pick up FPs for any of these except Buzz, and I never wait long in Standby. The Buzz FP queue is useless; it's an omnimover, and the line would move quickly if it didn't have to stop for FP Guests. Disney should yank FP from this attraction.

 

[tirian]

Fast Pass discussion almost as entertaining as mugs, pool hopping and 5th gate threads.

:snore:

yep

 

[DisneyWales]

We often go back to a ride after our Fastpass window. I dont see it as a major issue.

Most people will keep to the advised times, so the effect it has on late joiners is negligible.

I would like to point out the number of times we have got a fast pass and not used them is just as high, we either forget to go back, change park or just decide to try another day.

Fastpass is supposed to help you see more, if I'm a new guest and i ride say Universe of energy, or America Adventure, not knowing how long it is, should i be penalized for missing my Window.

Fastpass is designed to help people achieve more at the park, case and point, i actually think Disney are the only company to get Virtual Quesystem right.

Some parks alow fastpass guests before standby, so you have to wait until all fastpass guests are got on before you can.

Lets be fair if someone coming back late to a fastpass riles you up, i guess you should be glad that thats the worst thing you have to worry about on your vacation.