Disneyland Resort to Expand FASTPASS & Introduce MaxPass

VWL Mom;2504306 wrote: I read the new announcement yesterday and just shook my head. To be able to book FP+ on your phone it will cost $10 per day for each person in your party? Absurd, I hope WDW doesn't get any ideas.

It'll be 20 per day at WDW.. They'll improve their profits.. Have to pay for all of the new crazy construction.

I can't imagine the cali crowd taking to this news well. Better move the metal detectors back by the garages..

texas211;2504462 wrote: It'll be 20 per day at WDW.. They'll improve their profits.. Have to pay for all of the new crazy construction.

I can't imagine the cali crowd taking to this news well. Better move the metal detectors back by the garages..

Here's my prediction: it flops.

First of all, annual pass holders are already at the limit of what they will pay for their passes.

Second of all, it seems like a large majority of non AP guests HAVE NO IDEA HOW FASTPASS WORKS AND THAT IT IS ALREADY FREE. I cannot emphasize this point strongly enough. These people will have no idea how to work this system if they can't already figure out paper FP. And because they think you ALREADY have to pay for FP, and they DON'T use it because of that, they won't use MaxPass either.

The in park WiFi is terrible. Truly.

I give it three months before it is free to use.

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BrerGnat;2504471 wrote: Here's my prediction: it flops.

First of all, annual pass holders are already at the limit of what they will pay for their passes.

Second of all, it seems like a large majority of non AP guests HAVE NO IDEA HOW FASTPASS WORKS AND THAT IT IS ALREADY FREE. I cannot emphasize this point strongly enough. These people will have no idea how to work this system if they can't already figure out paper FP. And because they think you ALREADY have to pay for FP, and they DON'T use it because of that, they won't use MaxPass either.

The in park WiFi is terrible. Truly.

I give it three months before it is free to use.

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Can we make it four months so that I get my pictures for only $10 a day? ;)

BrerGnat;2504471 wrote: Here's my prediction: it flops.

What constitutes a flop? Only Disney itself will really know the victory conditions on this and all their online tech is a failure at launch, but they double down on it and little upgrades that should've been there on day one are usually eaten up by the masses as great improvements. I wouldn't bet against MaxPass being the ultimate unifier for FastPass for both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. One solution to ruin it all.

Tekneek;2505529 wrote: What constitutes a flop? Only Disney itself will really know the victory conditions on this and all their online tech is a failure at launch, but they double down on it and little upgrades that should've been there on day one are usually eaten up by the masses as great improvements. I wouldn't bet against MaxPass being the ultimate unifier for FastPass for both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. One solution to ruin it all.

A flop would be not enough people buying it, and Disney eventually making the fastpass part of it free for everyone. I can see paying for the photos, but not enough people at Disneyland (as a whole) even USE the FASTPASS system as it stands. It's very bizarre to me but many people don't understand how it works and even after finding out it is free, don't use it. Charging $10/day to use it isn't going to go over well. I don't think enough people will buy in.

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I'll do more of a review later but I can say Fast Pass lines seem to be about 50/50 between paper and app on this trip.