Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

Dranth

Dranth

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JD80 said:
Of course people who plan out their day and get out earlier and spend more time at the parks are going to get more out of it. What were you expecting?
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That group has always got more out of every service, including G+. The difference is it gave people who didn't want to be forced into park commandos everyday of their trip a chance at more than one good selection a day.
 
phillip9698

phillip9698

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Sectorkeeper71 said:
That’s the point. Less people using the system means shorter stand by queues. I’d much prefer that (which I also wouldn’t buy) and wait in a constantly moving line than this absolute mess they’ve made with a “pay to use” system that isn’t a barrier for entry to most folks going to the parks
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Yeah, its not a barrier at all, its just free money for Disney. People shelling out $6k on a trip arent going to draw a line in the sand at a $20 fast pass system.
 
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Sectorkeeper71

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KDM31091 said:
I would love to just abolish all of it and have standby only (with exceptions for DAS). It is so much smoother that way. But, money talks.
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Or go back to the original fastpass system (but digital) and have it based on attractions that only have demand for it instead of everything under the sun.

The original fastpass had a basis in crowd flow and capacity management. Everything after has just been a Pandora’s box set on by corporate to try and make money
 
Doberge

Doberge

True Bayou Magic
Sectorkeeper71 said:
That’s the point. Less people using the system means shorter stand by queues. I’d much prefer that (which I also wouldn’t buy) and wait in a constantly moving line than this absolute mess they’ve made with a “pay to use” system that isn’t a barrier for entry to most folks going to the parks
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This is my dream. Price it so high that usage drops so much that stand-by lines would speed up.
 
Sirwalterraleigh

Sirwalterraleigh

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Sectorkeeper71 said:
That’s the point. Less people using the system means shorter stand by queues. I’d much prefer that (which I also wouldn’t buy) and wait in a constantly moving line than this absolute mess they’ve made with a “pay to use” system that isn’t a barrier for entry to most folks going to the parks
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It’s not gonna work…

The reality is this: the last time they truly added theme park capacity was in the late 90s…when clicks were about 40 mil.

What were they saying 2018-19 was? 58 +

This is just a numbers game. Bob thought he could “lose” that game and “win” the money by default…
…but this is just it all coming to a head
 
donsullivan

donsullivan

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One part of this I haven't seen clarity on is how they will limit the number of these they will sell in advance. With the advanced booking, they'll have to hold back some capacity from the 7-day advance so there is something left for the 3-day guests. Otherwise, they'll have the same overselling issue they had when Genie+ started. I'm kind of curious how the presales capacity management will play out.
 
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Disneydad1012

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donsullivan said:
One part of this I haven't seen clarity on is how they will limit the number of these they will sell in advance. With the advanced booking, they'll have to hold back some capacity from the 7-day advance so there is something left for the 3-day guests. Otherwise, they'll have the same overselling issue they had when Genie+ started. I'm kind of curious how the presales capacity management will play out.
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or the 3 day guests have nothing to choose, and it entices them to stay onsite instead?
 
RSoxNo1

RSoxNo1

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Dranth said:
Is anyone else REALLY hoping it isn't prebooking anymore than the first ride of the day?

I'd take being able to purchase ahead of time as well.
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DCBaker said:
Here's a look at the LL Multi Pass tiers for Magic Kingdom, EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios via Brooke Geiger McDonald:

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Well, @lentesta looked to be 100% correct on this. They managed to take the most complicated components of each of these systems, combine them and put them behind a paywall. Bang up job Disney.

This wasn't that hard to fix... 1 attraction in advance. That's all you had to do. The Tier 2 attractions don't add enough value to justify the extra complexity.

The one moderately pleasant surprise is you only need to do 1 attraction to have access to whatever scraps are left for the day of Lightning Lanes.
 
DisneyRoy

DisneyRoy

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donsullivan said:
One part of this I haven't seen clarity on is how they will limit the number of these they will sell in advance. With the advanced booking, they'll have to hold back some capacity from the 7-day advance so there is something left for the 3-day guests. Otherwise, they'll have the same overselling issue they had when Genie+ started. I'm kind of curious how the presales capacity management will play out.
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They won't limit them. This was a problem with FastPass+. The most popular rides would be sold out before off site guests could book them. It's an on site perk.
 
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MaxDrake79

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Guys, I didn't quite understand the news. For me it will be the first time in Orlando from 18th to 26th July, starting from the 24th things will change I have read but for me who are already there I can book the fast and multipass lines in advance already before day 24 for the days 24,25 and July 26th? Or do I still have to wait 24 days to be able to book and purchase in advance? I will be in a deluxe onsite resort. I don't understand how it will work
 

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