As part of the final rollout of FastPass+ (FP+), Disney permitted offsite guests to use FP+ for the first time at Disney’s Animal Kingdom (DAK) beginning on December 18, 2013.
Unlike onsite guests who could make their FP+ selections prior to arrival, offsite guests were required to use one of several FP+ kiosks conveniently located throughout the park to make their FP+ selections. Guests were allowed to make up to 3 FP+ selections at once, depending on availability.
During the period, only FP+ was available for use at DAK while WDW’s other three theme parks continued to use a mix of FP+ (for onsite guests) and legacy FP.
The people at touringplans.com collect extensive Standby line data for all major rides at WDW. These data are archived and accessible via their webpage. These data represent the most comprehensive source of data available to the public.
A comparison of data from December 18-31, 2012 with December 18-31, 2013 reveals a noticeable difference in wait time trends between DAK and WDW’s other 3 theme parks.
For the two-week period in question:
Again, it’s far too soon to draw any conclusion. However, I thought some might be interested in these very early results.
Unlike onsite guests who could make their FP+ selections prior to arrival, offsite guests were required to use one of several FP+ kiosks conveniently located throughout the park to make their FP+ selections. Guests were allowed to make up to 3 FP+ selections at once, depending on availability.
During the period, only FP+ was available for use at DAK while WDW’s other three theme parks continued to use a mix of FP+ (for onsite guests) and legacy FP.
The people at touringplans.com collect extensive Standby line data for all major rides at WDW. These data are archived and accessible via their webpage. These data represent the most comprehensive source of data available to the public.
A comparison of data from December 18-31, 2012 with December 18-31, 2013 reveals a noticeable difference in wait time trends between DAK and WDW’s other 3 theme parks.
For the two-week period in question:
- Magic Kingdom Standby line wait times decreased by 0.9%
- Epcot Standby line wait times decreased by 7.5%
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios Standby line wait times decreased by 5.2%
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Standby line wait times increased by 6.0%
Again, it’s far too soon to draw any conclusion. However, I thought some might be interested in these very early results.