Would it be a better idea if instead of individual ride fast pass kiosks, there would be central, but larger kiosks where you could specify what ride you want? I think it would be a big help if you went to say Thunder Mountain on stand-by, but got a Space Mountain fastpass right before. Then you can go right to SM afterward and walk on.
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Has this fast pass idea ever been discussed?
- Thread starter Cane27
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Pioneer Hall
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If there was a central location, fastpasses would be gone first thing in the morning. Part of the way the system works is getting people to go to the attraction so they don't have the chance to go somewhere else. If people could do it as soon as they walked in (even if you were only allowed one at that point), they would be gone as soon as enough people walked in to the park.
jorgetheviking
New Member
That would be good but then rides would probably run out of fastpass too fast b/c it is easier to get a fastpass there instead of at the attraction.
cococola44
Active Member
Wow that would suck...imagine you hurry your butt to get there and find out that everyone woke up at 6 am to get a fast pass for EE or something huge...
DisneyImagine
New Member
If they did this the lines to get the fastpasses at the location would be a nightmare...
you'd need a fastpass just to get into the fastpass line! :ROFLOL:
How about this crazy idea. If this happens watch outPossible changes coming with filing of Fastpass modification patent (or "All guests are equal, but some guests are more equal than others")
On August 30, The Walt Disney Company filed a patent application for "Management of the flow of persons and advertisement distribution via wireless media," which would extend the scope of its existing Fastpass patent. Credited as the inventors were Imagineer Jonathan Ackley, Parks & Resorts Chief Safety Officer Greg Hale, and Walt Disney World design engineer Kenneth Schweizer.
The new patent would provide much wider application of the Fastpass technology, including the ability for you to:
Set up all of your Fastpass tickets for the next day from the comfort of your hotel room
Get your next Fastpass from the other side of the park via mobile phone or other wireless device
Get a reminder message on your phone 15 minutes before your Fastpass window opens
Trade in your Fastpass for a different attraction completely if you change your mind about riding
Another interesting feature would be the ability to have your mobile phone or wireless device tracked as you move around the park and make recommendations to you regarding your alternatives if the attraction that you have a Fastpass for breaks down. Some decry the invasion of privacy, though Disney already has some ability to follow your movements through your use of your Key To The World card or any other media being inserted in Fastpass machines, used at merchandise kiosks, and so on. It would be a huge undertaking to try to crunch the sheer volume of data from such an endeavor, though, so unless they're actually targeting an individual for some reason and actually scanning for one particular code, it's unlikely that anything other than gross numbers are being used from that data.
Also included is the ability to offer food and merchandise discounts related to the attraction that you hold a Fastpass for. For example, you could get a coupon on your handheld device around the time of your Fastpass for Space Mountain that is good for a discount on all Space Mountain merchandise, all space-themed merchandise, or even for a snack at Auntie Gravity's Galactic Goodies.
Perhaps the most controversial aspect of this pending patent, though, is the ability to impose a hierarchy upon the Fastpass distribution process. For example, Disney has indentified several methods of segmentation in the patent application. The first identified is spending per guest at hotels, indicating that "the more that is spent by a patron, the higher the priority can be for Fastpass." Priority can also be higher for those staying at Disney resorts than other resorts, and "more luxurious hotels can have higher priorities." Also, seasonal differences can be factored. "Accordingly, special promotions for Fastpass can be provided according to the season." So if Disney is trying to fill rooms, how about, "get all of your Fastpasses in advance with a Magic Your Way package" instead of free dining?
That idea somewhat defeats the purpose. If a parkgoer visits a popular attraction(and gets a fastpass), he or she can be redistributed to another area of the park until that recently collected fast pass becomes valid.
A centrally located fastpass kiosk would encourage people to collect the quickest fp option and immediately go to that attraction, instead of collecting one fastpass and sitting in a standby line for another one (which keeps guest in the lines and off the streets) .
A centrally located fastpass kiosk would encourage people to collect the quickest fp option and immediately go to that attraction, instead of collecting one fastpass and sitting in a standby line for another one (which keeps guest in the lines and off the streets) .
kc1296426
Active Member
The idea of getting a fastpas from a central kiosk, or even from your hotel room is crappy. I can't imagine how unfair that would be to normal guests just going into the parks for one day or something. It's already hard enough to get a good fastpass at a good time without a delay or issue happening! Especially on crowded days, before guests even step into the park fastpasses would be gone for certain attractions because of hotel guests or other things that people used to get a fastpass before park opening. That's totally unfair.