Just returned from a week a Disney World and a few thoughts I wanted to share:
FP+ - FW Campground was not part of the test this week and we definitely suffered for it. At opening, the FP for rides such as Soarin' and TSMWM would already be hours into the future (I know people rush to these rides, but this was more than that). My family attended Fantasmic on Friday night and barely got in because so many people had already gotten a FP+ for that showing. They were told they would have to stand, but luckily found a seat. I understand the new setup, don't love it but understand it, however it is frustrating to be one of the few resorts not testing and worry about missing things because of it. Again, I don't love the idea of the new system, but will be happy when everyone is on the same playing field and has the same opportunity to FP something.
However, my big complaint with FP+ is how much it slows the line down. I was at HS 15 mins prior to opening and got in line. The lines would move very quickly with those using KTW cards and Annual Passes, but I repeatedly saw Magic Bands not working. There were CM there to assist, but I saw so many not working that it was concerning. The other concern is using the bands for FP's - where currently you just hand them a piece of paper, scanning the bands is not a quick process. The use of even more MB in the future will only slow the line down even more.
Now my biggest issue - many effects and rides just weren't working while we were there. The lighting on many rides worked at times and didn't at other (PoC, Dinosaur, Everest). Effects weren't working (Fire on SSE, on CoP oil came out of water spout in Kitchen instead of water, Yeti on Everest) or rides just simply broke down a lot (PoC multiple times, Ariel, SM). Also, we were on The Land when it started pouring and to say the roof leaked in the greenhouse would be an understatement. I saw CM having to scramble to move plants and get them out from under the waterfalls. I understand these rides take a lot of work to maintain, but what Disney has always done well is the little things and keeping up the illusion. To say the illusion was hindered by the malfunctioning would be an understatement.
I love WDW and will return many times, however, I hope once the implementation of FP+ is complete, they will spend some time on just general maintenance issues.
FP+ - FW Campground was not part of the test this week and we definitely suffered for it. At opening, the FP for rides such as Soarin' and TSMWM would already be hours into the future (I know people rush to these rides, but this was more than that). My family attended Fantasmic on Friday night and barely got in because so many people had already gotten a FP+ for that showing. They were told they would have to stand, but luckily found a seat. I understand the new setup, don't love it but understand it, however it is frustrating to be one of the few resorts not testing and worry about missing things because of it. Again, I don't love the idea of the new system, but will be happy when everyone is on the same playing field and has the same opportunity to FP something.
However, my big complaint with FP+ is how much it slows the line down. I was at HS 15 mins prior to opening and got in line. The lines would move very quickly with those using KTW cards and Annual Passes, but I repeatedly saw Magic Bands not working. There were CM there to assist, but I saw so many not working that it was concerning. The other concern is using the bands for FP's - where currently you just hand them a piece of paper, scanning the bands is not a quick process. The use of even more MB in the future will only slow the line down even more.
Now my biggest issue - many effects and rides just weren't working while we were there. The lighting on many rides worked at times and didn't at other (PoC, Dinosaur, Everest). Effects weren't working (Fire on SSE, on CoP oil came out of water spout in Kitchen instead of water, Yeti on Everest) or rides just simply broke down a lot (PoC multiple times, Ariel, SM). Also, we were on The Land when it started pouring and to say the roof leaked in the greenhouse would be an understatement. I saw CM having to scramble to move plants and get them out from under the waterfalls. I understand these rides take a lot of work to maintain, but what Disney has always done well is the little things and keeping up the illusion. To say the illusion was hindered by the malfunctioning would be an understatement.
I love WDW and will return many times, however, I hope once the implementation of FP+ is complete, they will spend some time on just general maintenance issues.
We just booked a last minute trip and are unable to try FP+ even though we are staying in deluxe villas (DVC) because of the time constraints. The crowd calendars say it'll be dead, so hopefully it won't be too bad. 
