FastPass+ Most Certainly Not Coming Back As It Was

[Unbanshee]

Did anyone mention Disney Access+ () yet?

Asking for a friend.

That sounds like a better name. Hopefully more than 3 people internally were told the Lightning Pass name...

 

[marni1971]

That sounds like a better name. Hopefully more than 3 people internally were told the Lightning Pass name...

Does make you wonder. Especially nowerdays.

 

[acup313]

Does make you wonder. Especially nowerdays.

So I’m pretty new to this board, am I supposed to simultaneously love and hate marni this much?

 

[MaximumEd]

So I’m pretty new to this board, am I supposed to simultaneously love and hate marni this much?

Yeah, it kinda works like that depending on good news/bad news.

 

[marni1971]

So I’m pretty new to this board, am I supposed to simultaneously love and hate marni this much?

Absolutely. But I very rarely bite.

 

[M:SpilotISTC12]

Absolutely. But I very rarely bite.

 

[DisneyCane]

Did anyone mention Disney Access+ () yet?

Asking for a friend.

Kind of sounds more like a streaming service than a virtual queue system!

They should just go with Fa$ter Pa$$, stylized just like that in the marketing logos.

 

[Chip Chipperson]

I wish we were on drugs. Here’s Universal’s pricing:View attachment 561051

in any case, the people who know things have repeatedly said that it’s going to be sold in packs of fast passes, So we’re all arguing over something that’s not going to happen

Exhibit A for why I've never gone to Universal.

 

[jt04]

If lightning is the name they have the perfect character mascot.

 

[DisneyCane]

Thats why it would be dynamic pricing.
For example… they may set aside 200 “ride now” spots per hour at FOP.
If the line is 2 hours… and they aren’t getting demand at $39.99…. They could instantly drop the price to $29.99 or $19.99. If demand is tooo high at $19.99… raise the price.

It can even be selective… different guests seeing different prices. Genie could see a family that never buys the ride now… they get a “special” notification… ride Mine Train now for just $1.99!!! In the hopes that once the family tries the feature, they start to use it more often.

The goal, I suspect, would be to get another $100-$200 in daily revenue from guests using the system.

Mine Train isn't worth $1.99. After riding it (for the second time ever) with no wait shortly after the reopening last summer, I determined that due to the ridiculously short ride length, every other attraction at MK is more fun and 7DMT isn't worth waiting more than five minutes for, let alone paying for!

 

[CastAStone]

Mine Train isn't worth $1.99. After riding it (for the second time ever) with no wait shortly after the reopening last summer, I determined that due to the ridiculously short ride length, every other attraction at MK is more fun and 7DMT isn't worth waiting more than five minutes for, let alone paying for!

You are not going to be happy about Tron...

 

[DisneyCane]

You are not going to be happy about Tron...

I will be if it takes people from the Space Mountain line!

 

[G00fyDad]

I wish we were on drugs. Here’s Universal’s pricing:

in any case, the people who know things have repeatedly said that it’s going to be sold in packs of fast passes, So we’re all arguing over something that’s not going to happen

Packs of fast passes?

 

[marni1971]

Packs of fast passes?

It’s likely one or more of the options will offer a selection of grouped attractions (mountains, fanland dark rides etc.)

 

[GhostHost1000]

I wonder if Disney is ready for the PR avalanche nightmare to come if they implement some of what is being rumored. Then again the rumors seem to be all over the place with specifics right now so I guess we’ll wait and see…but either way it certainly continues to look more and more like Disney just wants to suck every $ out of guests they can moreso than provide the best experience

 

[dmw]

It’s likely one or more of the options will offer a selection of grouped attractions (mountains, fanland dark rides etc.)

Sounds a lot like the old ticket books...

 

[Disstevefan1]

WDW is late to the “Fastpass for purchase” game. DL has a form of it and Universal Orlando has been doing it a long time, but don’t worry, WDW will make up for that lateness with some big prices for their Fastpass’s.

It’s ironic how a global pandemic will end up helping WDW more than it hurt it...

 

[drizgirl]

WDW is late to the “Fastpass for purchase” DL has a form of it and Universal Orlando has been doing it a long time, but don’t worry, WDW will make up for that lateness with some big prices for their Fastpass’s.

It’s ironic how a global pandemic will end up helping WDW more than it hurt it...

DL's program was actually affordable, so I don't even count that as a data point in what's being discussed here.

 

[Rk2k5]

DL's program was actually affordable, so I don't even count that as a data point in what's being discussed here.

I'm hoping that the Lightning Pass lands up being affordable like Disney Land's Maxpass because $100-$300 per person per day is way too expensive.

 

[Disstevefan1]

DL's program was actually affordable, so I don't even count that as a data point in what's being discussed here.

True, DL’s fast pass is affordable. That will not be the case for WDW, just saying.