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RUMOR: WDW purposely restricting FOP fastpasses
- Thread starter trampdog
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So you can get him fired? I gave you the info, figure it out. Hint, he plays with CUBES.
Wrong. The stand-by line is artificially made longer by reducing FP.
I spoke to my other friend who actually works for the company that produces the FP software (which is used at other amusement parks other than disney in the area (HINT HINT), and can confirm thats what another "big park" in the area does. However, they limit so they can sell "unlimited" at a premium.
As I said, this is just a test at one attraction right now. Y'all don't have to get bent out of shape over the others. They're just naturally long waits
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truecoat
Well-Known Member
So you can get him fired? I gave you the info, figure it out. Hint, he plays with CUBES.
Wrong. The stand-by line is artificially made longer by reducing FP.
I spoke to my other friend who actually works for the company that produces the FP software (which is used at other amusement parks other than disney in the area (HINT HINT), and can confirm thats what another "big park" in the area does. However, they limit so they can sell "unlimited" at a premium.
As I said, this is just a test at one attraction right now. Y'all don't have to get bent out of shape over the others. They're just naturally long waits
Baby Groot
Member
Please explain how.
Kman101
Well-Known Member
Exactly
matt9112
Well-Known Member
nah it's close.....i love alot of rides but this is pretty damn slick.
Let's say the capacity of a ride is 300 guests per hour. Now let's say that 2/3 of the capacity is dedicated to Fastpass. That means that 200 Fastpass guests come through every hour and ride almost immediately, and therefore 100 standby guests are able to ride each hour and have to wait their turn to do so.
But let's say we cut back on how many Fastpasses are handed out. Instead we halve that and only 1/3 of the capacity is dedicated to Fastpass. Now 100 Fastpasses are handed out and 100 Fastpass guests come through each hour, but now 200 standby guests get to come through each hour instead. So by halving the number of Fastpasses that are handed out, there are now twice as many standby guests that get to ride each hour.
This is the simplest description and does nothing to factor in how many guests with Fastpass actually return for their Fastpass, nor does it reflect the discussion of whether guests are more likely to enter a long, fast-moving Standby line or a short, slow-moving one. But hopefully you understand why your argument is flawed.
But let's say we cut back on how many Fastpasses are handed out. Instead we halve that and only 1/3 of the capacity is dedicated to Fastpass. Now 100 Fastpasses are handed out and 100 Fastpass guests come through each hour, but now 200 standby guests get to come through each hour instead. So by halving the number of Fastpasses that are handed out, there are now twice as many standby guests that get to ride each hour.
This is the simplest description and does nothing to factor in how many guests with Fastpass actually return for their Fastpass, nor does it reflect the discussion of whether guests are more likely to enter a long, fast-moving Standby line or a short, slow-moving one. But hopefully you understand why your argument is flawed.
It genuinely concerns me that your friend, who supposedly actually produces the FP software for all of Disney, thinks that increasing FP numbers decreases standby wait times. No wonder standby lines are often at a standstill if the people creating the ratios have no idea how simple percentages work.So you can get him fired? I gave you the info, figure it out. Hint, he plays with CUBES.
Wrong. The stand-by line is artificially made longer by reducing FP.
I spoke to my other friend who actually works for the company that produces the FP software (which is used at other amusement parks other than disney in the area (HINT HINT), and can confirm thats what another "big park" in the area does. However, they limit so they can sell "unlimited" at a premium.
As I said, this is just a test at one attraction right now. Y'all don't have to get bent out of shape over the others. They're just naturally long waits
Scuttle
Well-Known Member
The "static" floating mountains are also damn impressive in person. I'm with you though FOP surprised me.It's the only part of Pandora that isn't bad.
Scuttle
Well-Known Member
Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.
MaximumEd
Well-Known Member
This....
I'm a Dapper Dan man, myself.
peter11435
Well-Known Member
Because I'm not sure he exists and if he does I dont think you (or him) understand what he does, or fastpass for that matter
Wrong. The stand-by line is artificially made longer by reducing FP.
I spoke to my other friend who actually works for the company that produces the FP software (which is used at other amusement parks other than disney in the area (HINT HINT), and can confirm thats what another "big park" in the area does. However, they limit so they can sell "unlimited" at a premium.
As I said, this is just a test at one attraction right now. Y'all don't have to get bent out of shape over the others. They're just naturally long waits
Yeah, no. Fastpass and standby do not have the relationship you seem to think. Fastpasses for certain attractions are sometimes restricted and kept artificially low but not for any of the reasons you (or your friend) seem to think and certainly not with the results you are referring to.
NearTheEars
Well-Known Member
I think the OP believes the line and wait time are both longer now because of this.
matt9112
Well-Known Member
more people in the line but it moves faster.
I don't think it reduces wait times because those additional people (that would have had fastpass elsewise) are now in line with you. if anything it sounds like they are simply attempting to run a lower FP ratio for the benefit of the wait times for fastpass. maybe they were getting long? so that the few who do get fastpasses can move through even quicker.
I think what the OP was trying to get at is that Disney is attempting to "fill" the line to capacity. however this flys in the face of there less lines more shopping ideology that fastpass was created for. However Pandora land is not very large and maybe in this particular area they want people in line?
the line is it's own kind of capacity to a degree if that makes sense so you have x riders per hour plus x riders in line at any given time or x riders in line per hour.
matt9112
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sidenote: wonder if they are testing guest willingness to go ride other stuff and just skip FOP.
Are you suggesting they built the ride and are now hoping people won't want to ride it?
jakeman
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Sadly, that wouldn't even break the top ten of kooky things floated out on this forum.