StarWarsGirl
Well-Known Member
Logic and scientific method obviously aren't taught anymore
I'll answer this at a simple level for you. If you compare two things in completely different scenarios with different variables you don't account for- the two things are not the same.
Consider why soarin is so much more popular at Epcot too. And no it's not because of fp (both have it). It has to more to do with the types of other attractions around it (or more specifically... What is NOT there). Same key problems impact tsmm at Dhs.
But yeah, go ahead and claim that it's due to fp.
The same failed logic is always applied to hm at dlr too... Comparing the holiday overlays when they do offer fp vs the normal when they don't offer fp. They blame fp for huge lines... Completely ignoring the change in demand for the attraction during the overlay!!
Its this mistake of 'the tests are not the same test' that people make repeatedly. Which you conveniently demonstrated.
If you read my post above, you will see that I was not claiming it was entirely due to Fastpasses, but you cannot deny that the Fastpasses don't play a role in it.
It's similar to the willingness to pay theory in economics. When you increase prices, less people are given an incentive to pay. But offer a discount to people willing to buy during a certain period or another incentive, and you have price discrimination and therefore more people buy the product.
So Disney, in essence, gives people a discount on their wait times. They have people who don't want to use the Fastpasses for whatever reason but still want to ride. Fine. They use standby. But then those who want to wait for a certain period of time, the discount, will get a fastpass and come back at a certain time. You therefore have increased ridership which in turn delays the standby time. By how much? That's unknown. It would depend on the amount of Fastpasses distributed among multiple other factors.