jedieaston
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What? When did this happen?
Anyway, the system has its flaws (tiered rides? really?) but I think long term, it will do what it is supposed to do.
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Anyway, the system has its flaws (tiered rides? really?) but I think long term, it will do what it is supposed to do.
Goofyernmost
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It didn't. I think that was just a mis-labeling of what happens when you use up your three then you can go and try and obtain another, and another after that one is used, etc., by going to the kiosk and requesting another one if available. Some are, most aren't.
jedieaston
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Oh, I see. It was nice that they added that bit back in.
Goofyernmost
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Still not the same though, you go to centralized kiosks and electronically add another FP to your card or band. When that is used (not sure if the times up rule applies with them or not) you can go back to one of the kiosk locations and try for another.
MarkTwain
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Just got back from a trip to Disneyland. Some in our party didn't even have tickets until we walked up to the front gate.
It was so nice to be able to make spur of the moment decisions, get Fastpasses only for rides we could see in person that had a long wait (aka, rides that we could tell would truly need a FP), and to quickly board standby-only rides which have unnecessarily been given FP at WDW (Jungle Cruise, Pirates, Midway Mania, Haunted Mansion, all of their Fantasyland dark rides). All, of course, on the traditional paper FastPass system. It was great to do a Disney vacation the old-fashioned way, a way that felt more spontaneous and in a way that felt like a Disney vacation was supposed to.
Sorry, traditional paper FastPass for me.
That said, most of my complaints have to do with the idea of advanced reservations, and adding FP to rides that ran more smoothly without them. I don't have anything against the idea of a digital reservation itself; if Disney just kept the same-day FPs at the current attractions, but digitized them, I'd be a happy camper. I'd love not to have to keep track of 3-4 paper tickets all at once.
Running across the park to catch a FastPass for a ride that should only be a 20 minute wait (at most) anyway... not so much.
It was so nice to be able to make spur of the moment decisions, get Fastpasses only for rides we could see in person that had a long wait (aka, rides that we could tell would truly need a FP), and to quickly board standby-only rides which have unnecessarily been given FP at WDW (Jungle Cruise, Pirates, Midway Mania, Haunted Mansion, all of their Fantasyland dark rides). All, of course, on the traditional paper FastPass system. It was great to do a Disney vacation the old-fashioned way, a way that felt more spontaneous and in a way that felt like a Disney vacation was supposed to.
Sorry, traditional paper FastPass for me.
That said, most of my complaints have to do with the idea of advanced reservations, and adding FP to rides that ran more smoothly without them. I don't have anything against the idea of a digital reservation itself; if Disney just kept the same-day FPs at the current attractions, but digitized them, I'd be a happy camper. I'd love not to have to keep track of 3-4 paper tickets all at once.
Running across the park to catch a FastPass for a ride that should only be a 20 minute wait (at most) anyway... not so much.
Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
That's because we are discussing something that exists, not something we wish was different. No one is a bigger hater of FP's, in general, then I am. But, if we have to deal with it, and it appears we do, then the new one to me is superior to the old paper ones. It's that simple. I hated running around trying to get FP's that lined up with the rest of my plans while I should have been enjoying some of the attractions. I hated getting FP's that later turned out to conflict with something else that we decided to do and then having to go back and beg strangers to switch times with you. I hated running across the park to get a FP only to find that they were used up for the day. Another colossal amount of time wasted. It's just a matter of time before DLR has the same system, so everyone should brace themselves for it. It will happen! When I don't know, but, they didn't invest billions of dollars to just let it die on the vine. It will be there.
BasiltheBatLord
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the magic bands are fine (although it really annoys me having to wear that thing all the time, i usually just stick it in a bag and only take it out when i need to.) but good lord is FP+ a disaster. give me back paper fastpass.
Tom
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What, specifically, made it a disaster for you?
Nick Wilde
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I think it's so-so. For most visitors of the park. But for an AP holder like me who lives close, it's a LOT worse. We can't do spontaneous trips anymore without having to worry about whether we'll get FP or not. Another large annoyance is the fact that you only get three. Then, if you want more, you can't get more from the MDE app (which crashes all the time), you have to wait in the lines at the FP kiosk. So now it's a debate on whether to wait in line at the kiosk, or at Soarin'.
NelsonRD
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The biggest advantage for me is the fact that no other theme park has such a system. It provides an experience that is unique to Disney. Every park has some sort of return time and reservation system. Paper fast passes now seem 'cheap' compared to it. It has really grown on us. We do not plan our whole day, but really like the idea of having the headliners and dinner reservations known without the stress of trying to make it happen each day.
Tom
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I used to think that, until I used FP+. My wife and I hadn't ridden TSMM in years, because we're not rope-droppers. So, there is at least one attraction in each park that we can now experience because we don't have to be there at 9am to get a paper FP.
Of course, we lost some luxuries too, like park hopping and accruing FPs throughout the day. But everything in life comes with compromises.
bethymouse
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Ugh. Don't like new FP+.
SyracuseDisneyFan
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Yes
Rutt
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Personally, we found that the new system allowed us to actually ride the big rides. We cannot wait in 30 plus minute rides (our oldest son cannot do it) and the last thing I want to do on vacation is be up at 6 am every morning racing to be the first at the park.
It's given us part of our vacation back.
It's given us part of our vacation back.
Fauntleroy147
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I love technology, so I think the concept is great. However, the app does need some improvement. It's slow. It's almost as if they are trying to make it too pretty and colorful rather than user friendly.
The process of booking your fastpasses so far in advance has taken away from the planning last minute park changes. I remember originally planning on going to one park early in the day and then deciding to switch it last minute. Tough to do now with the fastpasses.
The process of booking your fastpasses so far in advance has taken away from the planning last minute park changes. I remember originally planning on going to one park early in the day and then deciding to switch it last minute. Tough to do now with the fastpasses.
We both love it, but we wish that everything was added to it. I still have to carry my TiW, DVC Member card, and plastic AP to get any discounts. The system should have all of them tied to our MBs, and then if I purchase merchandise, or eat at a restaurant, the discount should be automatic.
We love FP+, even though we do usually get to a park at rope drop. We make ours for later, and ride what we want at park opening. On one EPCOT day, we did Soarin' right at rope drop without a FP+ (we were in the very first ride!), then we had breakfast at Sunshine Seasons, then headed over to Test Track for our FP+. Under the old system, we would have had to wait hours to go back to Test Track. We do NOT run anywhere, and actually hardly ever used the old FP system. It just wasn't convenient for us at all.
When we visited DL a few years ago, we never used FP at all. Again, it just isn't convenient for us.
We love FP+, even though we do usually get to a park at rope drop. We make ours for later, and ride what we want at park opening. On one EPCOT day, we did Soarin' right at rope drop without a FP+ (we were in the very first ride!), then we had breakfast at Sunshine Seasons, then headed over to Test Track for our FP+. Under the old system, we would have had to wait hours to go back to Test Track. We do NOT run anywhere, and actually hardly ever used the old FP system. It just wasn't convenient for us at all.
When we visited DL a few years ago, we never used FP at all. Again, it just isn't convenient for us.
J_Carioca
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Hear, hear!
J_Carioca
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I couldn't agree more. For anyone who likes to enjoy their vacation spontaneously, the FP+ is a nightmare. I can see how people who plan every day of their vacation months in advance would enjoy it, but for everyone else the old paper fastpass was MUCH better.