SSE FP comming........

PlaneJane

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The only thing I think this would do is create a diversion for those who would otherwise use FP on Soarin and Test Track, which is a good, yet deceitful way of clearing FP at Soarin
 
Rasvar

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Actually it makes sense to clear out that crazy backlog first thing in the morning so the load is spread out over the day. Seems silly to have a ride with 30 min wait at 9:30 and walk on at 3:00. Doubt it will be that huge of a change. Might spread that early morning rush out so that wait is 10-15 max in the afternoon.
 
HMButler79

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warlord said:
The only thing I think this would do is create a diversion for those who would otherwise use FP on Soarin and Test Track, which is a good, yet deceitful way of clearing FP at Soarin
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We don't know if that is the plan and if it will work. It will be at the expense of being able to waltz on to SSE w/ no wait after 3 in the afternoon. Now the queue will look like Xmas week every day.... :brick: Unless your saying that this is Disney's indirect way of bringing back the ticket book system? "Choose a FP for a popular or unpopular attraction. You can't have both. You must pick one??"??????
 
Pioneer Hall

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warlord said:
The only thing I think this would do is create a diversion for those who would otherwise use FP on Soarin and Test Track, which is a good, yet deceitful way of clearing FP at Soarin
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This is what I am hoping will happen. People who don't really know how to use FP might just see those machines first thing in the morning and grab a few tickets. This would then help to ease traffic at some of the other attractions.

HMButler79 said:
We don't know if that is the plan and if it will work. It will be at the expense of being able to waltz on to SSE w/ no wait after 3 in the afternoon. Now the queue will look like Xmas week every day.... :brick: Unless your saying that this is Disney's indirect way of bringing back the ticket book system? "Choose a FP for a popular or unpopular attraction. You can't have both. You must pick one??"??????
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We don't know, but I also think you are exaggerating just a bit here. The ride is still an incredibly efficient omnimover that is capable to handling a lot of capacity. I wouldn't really expect late afternoon crowds to be affected all that much. I think that before even seeing the xPass system you have decided you don't like it. This is fine, but you don't want to jump to any conclusions that could really just be emotions getting in the way.
 
PlaneJane

PlaneJane

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HMButler79 said:
We don't know if that is the plan and if it will work. It will be at the expense of being able to waltz on to SSE w/ no wait after 3 in the afternoon. Now the queue will look like Xmas week every day.... :brick: Unless your saying that this is Disney's indirect way of bringing back the ticket book system? "Choose a FP for a popular or unpopular attraction. You can't have both. You must pick one??"??????
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Well, we.. (the people in the know) are obviously going to do things the same way run to Soarin FP it up, hop in the standby, run over to test track, either hop in standby or get a FP if time is correct. Then run back over to Soarin.

While the newbies, unless they do their homework, are going to get a fastpass for an attraction that doesn't need one IE.. SSE, Nemo, Mission:Space
 
HMButler79

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DisneyInsider said:
This is what I am hoping will happen. People who don't really know how to use FP might just see those machines first thing in the morning and grab a few tickets. This would then help to ease traffic at some of the other attractions.



We don't know, but I also think you are exaggerating just a bit here. The ride is still an incredibly efficient omnimover that is capable to handling a lot of capacity. I wouldn't really expect late afternoon crowds to be affected all that much. I think that before even seeing the xPass system you have decided you don't like it. This is fine, but you don't want to jump to any conclusions that could really just be emotions getting in the way.
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So was Mansion and it was a disaster there w/ 40min waits in the dead of Sept. That's why they took it out! And I am not the only one that knows Xpass will be a disaster because we've already dealt w/ 12yrs of FP. Putting FP and holding up a line on an attraction that carries almost 3K an hour is a guranteed 20-30min wait increase. Unless....people don't even get it and continue getting Soarin and TT FPs.........
 
Fractal514

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Can someone please explain to me why FP at HM would cause a 40 minute wait when there wouldn't normally be one? And why, therefore, the same would happen at SSE?
 
the-reason14

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So stupid. I don't get it, the last few things I've been hearing coming to WDW are not new shows, rides, lands, or attractions, but new fastpass machines and possibly paying for it when it was once free? :brick::hurl:
 
PlaneJane

PlaneJane

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Fractal514 said:
Can someone please explain to me why FP at HM would cause a 40 minute wait when there wouldn't normally be one? And why, therefore, the same would happen at SSE?
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Probably has something to do with the preshow and the foyer letting only a certain amount of people in at a time, SSE has a queue that goes straight to the loading platform so maybe that will be the difference.
 
C

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the-reason14 said:
So stupid. I don't get it, the last few things I've been hearing coming to WDW are not new shows, rides, lands, or attractions, but new fastpass machines and possibly paying for it when it was once free? :brick::hurl:
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Not gonna happen. FastPass will still be free.

Don't assume things until they actually happen.
 
CBOMB

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I'm really excited about all the attractions getting Fast Pass. When will they set up the Fast Pass system at the beer kiosk in Germany?
 
WDWFigment

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Maybe this is faulty reasoning on my part, but if Disney increases the number of attractions that accept FastPass pretty dramatically, but maintains the existing FastPass distribution numbers or increases them only slightly, wouldn't that really only have the effect of spreading those FastPasses out over the entire park more?

Obviously more people will still seek a Soarin' FastPass than a SSE FastPass, but couldn't this (potentially) be good at evening out wait times across the board?

That is, of course, assuming that Disney isn't doing this to dramatically increase the number of FPs it can distribute in a day, which is probably the exact reason why it's doing this.
 
Pioneer Hall

Pioneer Hall

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WDWFigment said:
Maybe this is faulty reasoning on my part, but if Disney increases the number of attractions that accept FastPass pretty dramatically, but maintains the existing FastPass distribution numbers or increases them only slightly, wouldn't that really only have the effect of spreading those FastPasses out over the entire park more?

Obviously more people will still seek a Soarin' FastPass than a SSE FastPass, but couldn't this (potentially) be good at evening out wait times across the board?

That is, of course, assuming that Disney isn't doing this to dramatically increase the number of FPs it can distribute in a day, which is probably the exact reason why it's doing this.
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This is my thinking as well, and based on the way things are going it seems that this is the thought of Disney as well. You have to bank on the fact that regardless of where there are fastpass machines, people will probably use them if they can. SSE of JII will likely see much less FP traffic, but even if there is some it means less people who can get them for TT or Soarin as well. Epcot seems to be a pretty good control park for this system though, so I guess we will all see in the not too distant future how this actually plays out.
 

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