SE is one of the attractions fastpass warped the standby line the most. It regularly posts 30min afternoon standby lines now when it could easily be walk-on.
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EPCOT Spaceship Earth Refurb - 2 Year Closure
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SE is one of the attractions fastpass warped the standby line the most. It regularly posts 30min afternoon standby lines now when it could easily be walk-on.
ToTBellHop
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It would be lovely if they could remove its FP once Rat and Cosmic Rewind come on line.
aladdin2007
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agree, the whole process really ruined access to so many attractions and did nothing but create bottlenecks, but now people are so conditioned to it the outcry would be too much if they were to ever take it away. but when do they start charging for it?
Dragonman
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Any video footage since the repair?
Also what about the star projection ball rotation?
No video, and from my recollection no rotation
EricsBiscuit
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Hopefully the trend of no FP on new rides continues.
ThistleMae
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Once you get the FP you really want, there's really nothing left. Soarin' is really the only ride I try for in Epcot. Once that's gone I just pick whatever. I do really enjoy SE, so why not?
Timothy_Q
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It's just temporary tho.
The Galaxy's Edge rides will eventually carry FP as well
disneygeek90
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If they take any notes from HP at Universal, based on demand and the popularity of the IP, it should be years until they put FP out.
CastAStone
5th gate? Just build a new resort Bob.
I think the real issue is that the park is lacking in rides people want to use a fastpass on. The park was never meant to be enjoyed as a ride-ride-ride-ride-ride-ride-ride park, and Fastpass kinda mandates that you pick 3 attractions and treat them like that. Combine that problem with an ultra-low capacity "Tier 1" ride in FEA and a extremely-poorly aging Superheadliner in Mission:Space and you have a bad ratio of FPs to available rides people actually want to ride. So SE goes from People-eater to FP-eater. (to that end it will be interesting to see what happens when SE comes back up after Guardians and Rat are open. I imagine it won't suck up as many FPs.) I am generally in the pro-Fastpass camp, but it really clashes with the intended vibe of Epcot, even 2024 Bob Iger Legacy Epcot.
ThistleMae
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I think Soarin' will remain a Tier one.
Crazydisneyfanluke
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I have a feeling that there wont be fast passes for Guardians, but something similar to the boarding groups at Rise. Then Rat will be added to the current tier 1.
ThistleMae
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To be honest, I'm not up to speed on either Guardian's or Rat. I don't know, I'm just not that interested I guess.
Crazydisneyfanluke
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They know how Rat operates and how to fix bugs quickly when they arise, meaning they wont need to have boarding groups to help curve wait times and keep people out in the
Once the refurbed SSE opens, they may get rid of the tiers.
When does Test Track reopen?
Steam too?
Guardians will have FP. Eventually.
Timothy_Q
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Boarding groups for Rise are temporary
Not from what I remember
trainplane3
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Not the greatest video but it's something to show the wheel spinning:
6:08 for wheel if it doesn't start there.
At 8:45, using the left side of the earth projection and a star... is the star field finally moving again? It sure looks like it. Or it's the camera doing some trickery...