Long Fastpass+ Lines... What Gives?

[Maeryk]

For a free service, FP is nice. I would rather wait an extra 5 to 10 min in a FP line knowing I'm still going to experience the attraction soon, compared to a 45 min (or longer) SB line. If I paid extra for a FP type service and this occurs frequently, then I could understand the argument. It is a courtesy service, though some can argue you do pay extra (staying on property for 60 day reservations, AP, etc...)

Yeah, this. FP is a perk. It's never meant to be a "jump on the ride immediately" service, but people seem to expect it to be that. So I have to wait 30 mins on a FP rather than 2 hours in a queue.. also, as they build more fastpass intentional (rather than adapting older) queues, I expect to see the fastpass lines get a bit longer. You won't wait as long as standby, but you won't be immediately shoved on the ride, like they do with Peter Pan (standing still in the hallway for 45 minutes while they jam fastpass people on the ride is the reason I will NEVER do that queue again. Ever. "20 minute wait from this point" my sweating eyeballs. )

 

[drizgirl]

Yeah, this. FP is a perk. It's never meant to be a "jump on the ride immediately" service, but people seem to expect it to be that. So I have to wait 30 mins on a FP rather than 2 hours in a queue.. also, as they build more fastpass intentional (rather than adapting older) queues, I expect to see the fastpass lines get a bit longer. You won't wait as long as standby, but you won't be immediately shoved on the ride, like they do with Peter Pan (standing still in the hallway for 45 minutes while they jam fastpass people on the ride is the reason I will NEVER do that queue again. Ever. "20 minute wait from this point" my sweating eyeballs. )

There's a big difference between 30 minutes and "jump on the ride immediately". I'm good up to about 15 minutes for FP. 30 minutes is definitely too long, even if standby is 2 hours.

 

[Maeryk]

There's a big difference between 30 minutes and "jump on the ride immediately". I'm good up to about 15 minutes for FP. 30 minutes is definitely too long, even if standby is 2 hours.

I guess that logic escapes me. It's a free service. If you were paying for it, I guess I could see that, but it's also not "right" to everyone else that they get to stand for an extra hour just because people are unwilling to wait more than 15 minutes for a ride. Lines are part of the Orlando Experience. Always have been.

 

[drizgirl]

I guess that logic escapes me. It's a free service. If you were paying for it, I guess I could see that, but it's also not "right" to everyone else that they get to stand for an extra hour just because people are unwilling to wait more than 15 minutes for a ride. Lines are part of the Orlando Experience. Always have been.

Just my definition of "fast" I suppose.

 

[Horizons '83]

Peter Pan can get aggressive with FP+ but other than that I haven't experienced that before.

 

[disneygeek90]

There's a big difference between 30 minutes and "jump on the ride immediately". I'm good up to about 15 minutes for FP. 30 minutes is definitely too long, even if standby is 2 hours.

Depending on the ride and how much you enjoy it, 30 minutes is highly reasonable. And that's coming from someone who visits once a week.

 

[drizgirl]

Depending on the ride and how much you enjoy it, 30 minutes is highly reasonable. And that's coming from someone who visits once a week.

I think the more often you visit, the more laid back you can be about how long it takes to do things. Those coming for occasional trips have to fit more into the limited time they have.

 

[disneygeek90]

I think the more often you visit, the more laid back you can be about how long it takes to do things. Those coming for occasional trips have to fit more into the limited time they have.

I see it both ways. Other times those that visit often have a shorter wait threshold because they know they can come back whenever. For a high priority ride that has a 2 hour wait, I don't see how 30 minutes is not a good value trade.

 

[drizgirl]

I see it both ways. Other times those that visit often have a shorter wait threshold because they know they can come back whenever. For a high priority ride that has a 2 hour wait, I don't see how 30 minutes is not a good value trade.

Maybe a good trade, but hard to get excited about, especially in a tiered park where the other new ride will require a stand by wait.

Disney can do whatever they want. It's their system. But I think if you're going to offer so many fastpasses that the line is 30 minutes long, then you need to take the word "fast" out of the name.

 

[Coaster Lover]

I see it both ways. Other times those that visit often have a shorter wait threshold because they know they can come back whenever. For a high priority ride that has a 2 hour wait, I don't see how 30 minutes is not a good value trade.

In a child swap situation it could be tough... when you have a 11:30 FastPass time and a Noon lunch reservation and there are no signs saying how long the FastPass line is it could be tough... I'm sure there are other similar situations... I guess in general we (or most of us) have just been use to the wait being "minimal" (5-10 minutes) when using FastPass...

 

[Tom Morrow]

If you know the logistics behind Fastpass+ then you would realize that all it does is create one sort of long line, and a second very artificially inflated very long line instead of just one manageable line that moves quickly.

Disney hands out enough Fastpasses to ensure that the major attractions are devoting 80% of their rides' capacity to Fastpass. Next time you're in a standby line, pay attention to the Fastpass line, how many people are actually using it, and how quickly it moves. If there were only one line, it would move even faster than this.

 

[Maeryk]

If you know the logistics behind Fastpass+ then you would realize that all it does is create one sort of long line, and a second very artificially inflated very long line instead of just one manageable line that moves quickly.

Disney hands out enough Fastpasses to ensure that the major attractions are devoting 80% of their rides' capacity to Fastpass. Next time you're in a standby line, pay attention to the Fastpass line, how many people are actually using it, and how quickly it moves. If there were only one line, it would move even faster than this.

When it was a perk for on-property people, it made sense.

 

[SourcererMark79]

Peter Pan can get aggressive with FP+ but other than that I haven't experienced that before.

I will standby almost anything if I really want to experience it, but PP is for sure a must for FP.

 

[grim-grinning_toast]

Honestly, I think the biggest problem now is that so many people abuse this system. They add fastpasses to other guests who have annual passes who are in their friend group on MDE, wait until the time they go in, and change the fastpass owner to themselves. This allows for people to have unlimited fastpasses, and while I may seem like the *ultimate* party pooper - I think this is so rude and so annoying. It's why the fastpass line is so often longer than the standby.