FP question?

[mitchk]

I'm so sorry, I have been out of the loop for a while. I know more nexgen testing is taking place Sept18th, but besides that, when nexgen is a full go, will there be no more paper FP's? Will you only be able to get your FP's in advance? Sorry, I missed this one

 

[luv]

Disney hasn't made an official announcement on this. My guess (and I have no real idea) is that it will be limited to resort guests and that even they will have various ride appointments to keep or they, too, will lose out.

I hope Disney has really thought this through, but I doubt it.

 

[PUSH]

I don't think anyone really knows what's going on with it. I've heard that there will be a limited number of paper FPs, but I've also heard they aren't going to have any. I hope there's another option rather than planning your entire day, I don't want to be locked into a tight schedule on a vacation.

 

[mitchk]

Thaks for the info I just wanted to make sure I was still in the loop . 18 more days!!

 

[Monty]

My personal opinion is they will have to continue some form of the current paper FPs as well. Locals would have no access to certain rides at all if they only have nextgen available to resort guests. Whether they continue to issue actual paper FPs or incorporate same-day FPs into the RFID system I don't know. Perhaps the "My Disney Experience" app will allow guests to book their same-day FPs and "load" them onto their RFID.

 

[luv]

My personal opinion is they will have to continue some form of the current paper FPs as well. Locals would have no access to certain rides at all if they only have nextgen available to resort guests. Whether they continue to issue actual paper FPs or incorporate same-day FPs into the RFID system I don't know. Perhaps the "My Disney Experience" app will allow guests to book their same-day FPs and "load" them onto their RFID.

As a local, it wouldn't bug me at all if it were just resort guests. I've ridden Soarin and TSM a bodrillion times and I can ride them again, with no wait, any morning or night I want to go there. In the slower months, the waits don't even require me doing it first thing in the morning or last thing at night. And I can do this any day of the year, year after year. Like I said, I've done it enough that I'm no more eager to ride Soarin than I am Maelstrom. I actually like Maelstrom better.

As long as the cat gets fed twice a day, I can go to WDW all I want. Disney's FP policy makes no difference to me, really.

The people who will get screwed are people who travel to WDW, but don't stay in WDW hotels. There is also the risk that once people start telling their friends how the lines were so long because only people from WDW hotels can stand in the short ones that the friends who hear it decide not to go. Some will get pushed into WDW hotels, some will get pushed out.

And if they set this up so that resort guests have to keep ride appointments, it's going to backfire. People will miss them and be disgruntled. Even people who are commandos, happily willing to sacrifice spontaneity for pleasure, will end up not making it to something and end up bummed.

 

[Monty]

As a local, it wouldn't bug me at all if it were just resort guests. I've ridden Soarin and TSM a bodrillion times and I can ride them again, with no wait, any morning or night I want to go there. In the slower months, the waits don't even require me doing it first thing in the morning or last thing at night. And I can do this any day of the year, year after year. Like I said, I've done it enough that I'm no more eager to ride Soarin than I am Maelstrom. I actually like Maelstrom better.

As long as the cat gets fed twice a day, I can go to WDW all I want. Disney's FP policy makes no difference to me, really.

The people who will get screwed are people who travel to WDW, but don't stay in WDW hotels. There is also the risk that once people start telling their friends how the lines were so long because only people from WDW hotels can stand in the short ones that the friends who hear it decide not to go. Some will get pushed into WDW hotels, some will get pushed out.

And if they set this up so that resort guests have to keep ride appointments, it's going to backfire. People will miss them and be disgruntled. Even people who are commandos, happily willing to sacrifice spontaneity for pleasure, will end up not making it to something and end up bummed.

I agree. I suppose my real intent was to say that they really can't make it resort-guest exclusive and only have pre-booking. If people aren't in resorts or can't/don't want to plan ahead, they will end up with a lot of upset guests. I suspect the end result will be a mix of different long and short term options.

 

[mickeysbrother]

Ya that would suck if u had to plan your whole day! I mean I work for an airline and my trips are usually booked last minute! I dont have time to plan everything and nor do I want to! It's a vacation so whatever I want to do ill do it when I want not when Disney wants me too

 

[bethymouse]

I'd love to be a "test family". Bring it on!

 

[Florida_is_hot]

Since the app is not available to anybody that is not American they will lose out too.

Still hoping that the availability of the app to non-Americans changes there are many international guests at WDW.

Not everybody owns a smartphone?