Pre-paying per use, is still paying per use. Also, with the new mobile app or DME linked to a magic band, swipe and pay is actually darn easy. I apple watch pay most of my transactions these days.
It is "profit" for Disney, no question -- but it's also effective line management. A big problem with FP+, is that it was way too communist. They over-promised ALL guests 3 fastpasses per day... The over-promise really diminished the value. They ended up having to keep juggling tiers, because there wasn't enough availability to really give everyone 3 "real" fastpasses per day to popular attractions.
So dynamic pricing of fastpasses could really help manage lines and guest flow. Chilly day -- Splash Mountain fastpasses go to half-price!
There was downtime at Tower of Terror making the lines really long, increase the price of a fastpass to bring down the line.
