I dont stress about planning trips at all, actually its the exact opposite.....I love being able to book my 3 FP+'s and then using touring plans to plan the rest of my day around that..........
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Trackmaster
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To be honest, its not the best. I go to theme parks all across the country and I've been to most of them, even obscure ones. I usually get whatever skip the line pass they're selling, Universal is probably the most disappointing. Its pretty expensive and you really don't skip much of the line. I'm amazed at how oversold it is, but I think its inflated because they give them out to free for premium hotel guests. The After 4 Express on my Premier is kind of a joke. The park's filtering out and the only people left are Express holders. Back in the day, the single rider line was the way to go, as it was even faster than Express. Even if they want to sell Express, they should probably have some kind of reservation system for it just to make that when you do enter a line, you're not waiting an hour for it. Fast Pass is great because they have hard limits at a given time for each ride.
MattFrees71
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I've been loving no FP. Even if the wait is longer, having the line consistently move makes the world of difference for me. I love how the line for rides like Haunted Mansion and Peter Pan's Flight move blissfully quick as they are designed to. I was even surprised at how fast the Space Mountain line moved. I waited only about 25 min despite the line coming out the door. The last time I went was in late November right as Thanksgiving crowds were starting, so I haven't quite experienced everything at full crowd levels yet. It is a trade-off, as you do wait longer than you would with a FP, but I don't miss how slow the standby would be for rides such as Seven dwarfs, Space Mtn, or Peter Pan's Flight: that annoyed the "blank" out of me. I'm going with family Christmas week, so we'll see how it is then....
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The point of lines moving making a difference makes no sense to me.....waiting is waiting
MattFrees71
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Yes if standby with no FP is outrageously longer there comes a point where it doesn't matter if the line is moving. But for a ride like Peter Pan's flight, waiting 25-30min. with a continually moving line vs. waiting 10min. (or even slightly longer as I experienced on super crowded days) with FP isn't enough of a difference for me to stomp my feet down. If you were late to the game to get Fastpasses, that's the difference of not bothering to even get in line since standby is so long (with FP existing), vs. having it worth your time and being able to ride (the way it is now).
Trackmaster
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What's even better than a line that's moving slightly faster than moving backwards (AKA moving a few feet every 7 minutes instead of every 9 minutes)? Um... walking on without a line with a Fast Pass in hand... What's better than that?
MattFrees71
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Yes, exactly as I touched on in my previous comment (not the one you quoted). It is indeed faster with FP on an individual basis, but the current setup widens one's options for rides the whole day rather than a few rides with FP and a much longer wait for ones on standby you can't get FP for. The last few times I went, I was able to go on Peter Pan's flight and Space Mountain each visit whereas in the past, if I had not been able to get a fastpass for those, much of the time I would skip out rather than wait in the grueling standby line. Personally, depending on how badly I want to go on given ride, I don't like waiting over 30-40 min; and during this no-FP situation we are in now, I've been able to get on my favorites with a wait no longer (and even lower) than that and I'm satisfied.
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