Rumor Version of MaxPass coming to WDW in May?

[olie64]

The most obvious is a "Smuggler's Treasure" upgrade to a Hollywood Studios admission. $50 and it comes with FPs for the SW: GE attractions plus a Chewbacca meet-and-greet.

I could see them selling package deal for those who do not want to do it the old way. Say one could be like fantasy land you get Little Mermaid, Dumbo and the Mine Train. Or somethign along that lines. or a like Mountain one at Magic Kingdom.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Paying more for more FPs has been in discussion for years, either by tiering resorts or adding an up charge. It may be that SWL pushes Disney over the edge.

May would be an odd choice, though. Summer 2019 should be quite soft. But maybe they want to work out the kinks before December.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I could see them selling package deal for those who do not want to do it the old way. Say one could be like fantasy land you get Little Mermaid, Dumbo and the Mine Train. Or somethign along that lines. or a like Mountain one at Magic Kingdom.

They already had that.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I could see them selling package deal for those who do not want to do it the old way. Say one could be like fantasy land you get Little Mermaid, Dumbo and the Mine Train. Or somethign along that lines. or a like Mountain one at Magic Kingdom.

They already literally tried that out. Variety of pre-packaged 3-packs. I don’t know if it’s still done as the rides chosen largely sucked.

 

[rle4lunch]

No you're not.

The rumor is "Disney might start charging for some kind of upgraded FastPass system." That's a rumor worth discussing. It's not the same thing as saying "WDW might implement MaxPass."


That's fine. It's still not MaxPass.

Call it what you will, it would be a direct direvitive of the MaxPass construct. Verbiage on a thread post to make it sound more vague isn't needed.

 

[PJBuckeye]

The most obvious is a "Smuggler's Treasure" upgrade to a Hollywood Studios admission. $50 and it comes with FPs for the SW: GE attractions plus a Chewbacca meet-and-greet.

I would sign up for this every morning and hop to a different in the PM.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Call it what you will, it would be a direct direvitive of the MaxPass construct.

No it wouldn't! MaxPass is just booking FastPasses on your phone. MDX literally already does that.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

The biggest backfire potential I see here is erosion of the benefits of staying at a Disney resort. They won't pull the trigger if their research tells them people are going to use this as a substitute product for staying on site.

 

[olie64]

They already literally tried that out. Variety of pre-packaged 3-packs. I don’t know if it’s still done as the rides chosen largely sucked.

Your right I forgot about that.

 

[rle4lunch]

No it wouldn't! MaxPass is just booking FastPasses on your phone. MDX literally already does that.

with the added upcharge.

 

[ego831]

If FastPass goes to paid - yes the Fastpass lines will be shorter - but I havent usually found the FP lines to be an issue or THAT long.

But the regular lines will EXPLODE as all the people that used to use the free FP and dont want to pay go to to the regular lines.

I would prefer the ability to buy ADDITIONAL Fastpasses....but needs to be expensive enough that the FP lines don't get longer to your original point.

There's an odd request: Disney please make something MORE expensive!

 

[brettf22]

No it wouldn't! MaxPass is just booking FastPasses on your phone. MDX literally already does that.

Well, as you know, MaxPass is not the same as MDX in that it is not pre-planned, pick-your-time FastPasses. Could they be implementing a MaxPass-like system in addition to FP+, where they split FPs into two pots? A pre-planned pot (FP+) and a day of pot (MaxPass). If you want to plan ahead and choose your times, you get FP+, which is included with your ticket. If not, you could purchase MaxPass, which allows access only day-of/in-park, without the ability to pick times for FPs. Could solve some complaints about spontaneity while maintaining the pre-planning for those that want to.

Of course, this could make FP availability worse, since they would have to split them in to two pots. But it would follow the recent trend of Disney attempting to solve a problem by implementing a monetized solution.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Well, as you know, MaxPass is not the same as MDX in that it is not pre-planned, pick-your-time FastPasses.

You could show up tomorrow without any pre-booked fastpasses and get them one at a time if you wanted to.

 

[wdwfan22]

The easiest solution for them is to offer FASTPASS to resort Guests and charge offsite Guests for use of the service.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I hope fastpass goes to paid only. It will make lines a lot shorter as less people will use FP and those that want to use it can pay.

No. It wouldn't. If there are 100 people in line, it doesn't matter (on average) how they're distributed between FP and standby. With zero (or reduced) FP, standby lines would move faster but there'd be proportionally more people in them.

 

[brettf22]

You could show up tomorrow without any pre-booked fastpasses and get them one at a time if you wanted to.

Not for the most popular rides.

 

[danv3]

The most obvious is a "Smuggler's Treasure" upgrade to a Hollywood Studios admission. $50 and it comes with FPs for the SW: GE attractions plus a Chewbacca meet-and-greet.

More like $500, but I wouldn’t be shocked if something like this were offered.

 

[TTA94]

The only way buying FPs will be a good thing is if it’s a garenteed thing that you can get any FPs for any attraction, if all the free ones are taken, as long as you pay the price.

The problem is if they don’t charge enough the majority of guests will gladly pay the extra cost resulting in the paid FPs selling out as well as the free FPs.

 

[monothingie]

Given the crowds and lines, FP’s are the only thing that makes the park tolerable. If paid FP is in the cards the only thing your admission ticket is good for is to get you in the gift shop.

 

[Haymarket2008]

MaxPass is a game changer. Essential for the modern Disneyland experience. And brings back the spontaneity in touring the parks that WDW no longer has.