Just idle musing here since WDW has a bit of a clean slate here.
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Do you think when Fast Pass comes back, will MK have tiers?
If so, which attractions will be Tier A?
And/or will we see virtual queues and/or boarding groups for more attractions?
MK has so many rides, Iâm not sure it would need Tiers. It depends so much on the ages of the family which rides theyâll target for their FPâs. For me and DH, we always pick Space, BTM, HM for our first 3 of the day. (Or 7DMT)
But families with small children may choose rides in Fantasyland for their first 3 FPâs. I think it gets spread out enough naturally, without the need for tiers.
IMHO - FPP is not coming back, at least as it has been utilized in the past. Itâs going to turn into a paid MaxPass system like Disneyland and other Disney parks use. Itâs been widely speculated this change is coming for years, but thereâs never been a âgoodâ time to do the switch. (until now) Plus, the upcoming âDisney Genie Appâ has been presented as part of this conversion away from the traditional FPP
So when WDW says âFastpass is suspended temporarilyâ, are they being somewhat dishonest??
There are sooo many examples of when Disney has said a show or attraction is temporarily suspended and it never comes back⌠Itâs almost code for âpermanently closed but we donât want ppl to freak out!â
That really makes sense. It would give an initial uproar, but if people go without it for many months itâs not as big of a deal.
Now, to be clear, Iâm just speculating. For all any of us knows, FPP could come back next week!
But a paid system has been in the rumbling for a very long time. Almost every other Disney park uses it. Itâll be a good way for them to begin to recover some financial losses too.
Well, in Disneyland if you donât want to pay for MaxPass (we usually donât), you can still pull paper fast passes from the machines. (The paper part is just a reminder though. You scan your ticket or the ticket in your phone to go in.) So maybe WDW will do the same which means Fast Passes are still a thing just not FPP. Based on what folks here are willing to pay, I think most will pay for MaxPass and love it. It seems far superior to the FPP system, but Iâve never used FPP. When we went to WDW it was before that system was implemented. I think whatâs suspended is the separate queue because they need that queue for distancing.
It would be a bummer for my March trip if crowds are higher but I canât get FPP
And Iâve been so excited to snag some FP drops
As someone who has used both paper fast pass & FPP, but never MaxPass I can say that I already prefer MaxPass. It was one of the things I was most looking forward to using at DLR.
I love to plan, donât we all here , but planning those FPP at 60 days out is such hassle & youâre âlocked inâ (basically) on the 3 rides you are doing until you get to #4. Plus, it includes photopass! ($170 at WDW)
My niece and her husband have purchased maxpass for one of them (too expensive and not worth it for the whole family in their opinion) just so they can get the photo pass!
Same here @darkmite2.
I like Disney planning but hate FPP. It was helpful to have CL FP during Christmas to break the tiering and skip more lines, but still hated the process.
So, bear with me, how does the Memory Maker compare to photopass?
Disney tends to use the terms PhotoPass and Memory Maker interchangeably, so it can be confusing at times. Just remember that PhotoPass is the name for the service and individual photos, while Memory Maker is the name of the photo package containing all of your PhotoPass pictures.
The only reason I can think that they would have tiers is for Tron when it opens. But it wouldnât make sense for just one ride, so I assume they would throw space mountain in so you can only get one Tomorrowland headliner.
But I doubt theyâll do it anyway. I canât remember if FPP debuted before 7DMT. They didnât use tiers when it opened, and I doubt they will now.
Good point.
I was just thinking since itâs the only WDW park without tiers if theyâd introduce them with whatever they do.
Thereâs just no need. Tiers are there to spread the crowd between headliners,
I personally donât like the idea of Maxpass, because we go for 2 weeks. 14 days with 3 of us paying, is it $15?, just to get decent FPs is $630! And I actually like having my FPs booked in advance so I can plan round them.
I agree that they will most likely go to a âpaidâ extra feature for FPP. I would certainly pay for it!
It makes sense, Disney will make more money and it may keep the crowd numbers lower.
The whole point of going to WDW is the hundreds of hours of painstaking spreadsheet work planning the vacation. With ADRs at 60 days and no FPPs thereâs barely any planning.
Would there even be any point in going any more?
But think of the endless possibilities!
You could plan so many scenarios without being restricted by what ADRs you booked and what FPs you might get. Thatâs a whole extra 4 months of planning without anything limiting your plans. Youâll be in 7th heaven, at least.