WDW1974
Well-Known Member
So what I got out of that was the 1. CM's are trained badly and 2. an invalid (late) FP is considered valid.
Late is late. That's the problem. I understand there are things like dining reservations and such, but if your FP time is during a dining reservation, don't get a FP for that time. You know what time the FP is good for when you get it. That is made very clear. That time needs to be enforced within reason, such as an hour or two. Our longest lines are an hour or two so there's no reason for someone to be nine hours late. Yes, they are late, their ticket is no longer valid. If they are training you any way differently, they are defeating the purpose of the window.
The window is designed so that the SB line doesn't get backed up too badly. If you let people show up late, that defeats the purpose. That is the problem. That is what needs changed.
I generally stay out of FP threads, but letting folks get in late totally screws up the system.
If you have a FP for RnRC from 11:35-12:35, you shouldn't be allowed to use one at 7 p.m. (but I did).
It's just a bad thing all around ... BTW, while DL and DLP will let you get in at any time with an expired FP (and if you're late, it's expired) TDL will not. They enforce it strictly and I think they have it right.
But Disney in the USA is afraid to do anything that remotely upsets guests ... at least when it's convenient.