Ya, I don't think I will need any additional DVC points. What very few I will have will get me a studio/one bedroom for a few nights every other year just to relax at the resorts. Maybe a trip to Hilton Head from time to time. Most likely it will be time to start to vacation elsewhere.UPDATE: They also get 90 days for their fast passes and special nightime viewing! Still a lot of money. Hopefully not too many people go for it, since that will mean less fp for us at 60 days.
It also allows for multiple fp for top tier attractions. Ugh.
http://wdwnt.com/blog/2018/01/confi...e-show-viewing-new-theme-park-extra-offering/
But it will most likely trickle down to others not in Club Level. Like the other poster said, RIP- FOP at 60 days.The FP charge itself is something a lot of people might consider.
However how many will pay an extra $219 per night on top of that to stay Club Level?
We go 2 weeks at at time. That's $3000 for breakfast and snacks.
"Guests staying in eligible rooms" which they have listed. Club Level and a BungalowFor $50 plus tax per Guest per day, Guests staying in eligible rooms who have purchased a 3-day or longer theme park ticket or an annual pass are able to purchase a Theme Park Extra to receive the following:
- 3 additional FastPass+ selections per day. FastPass+ attractions and arrival windows are limited. 3-day minimum purchase required.
I’m a bit confused. Earlier rumors stated there was a 3 night CL requirement, but I’m not seeing that. I see a 3 day minimum ticket requirement though...
I can't see this being successful. The price is just to steep for what you are getting.
Ask yourself: if money wasn't an issue and you had the option of walking up to a ride and paying $17 per person to go to the front of the line, would you?
The express pass at Universal would be a steal compared to this.
For $50 plus tax per Guest per day, Guests staying in eligible rooms who have purchased a 3-day or longer theme park ticket or an annual pass are able to purchase a Theme Park Extra to receive the following:
- 3 additional FastPass+ selections per day. FastPass+ attractions and arrival windows are limited. 3-day minimum purchase required.
I’m a bit confused. Earlier rumors stated there was a 3 night CL requirement, but I’m not seeing that. I see a 3 day minimum ticket requirement though...
Not shocking.
I am surprised it took this long. We see why they closed the hole that people were using to get extra same day fast passes.
If they offered it to ANY guest (and not just club level) .. how many of us would consider buying this?
Think of all the other things people are paying for:
- $70+ for Early Morning Magic (which is basically 3 fast passes for 3 specific rides)
- Dessert parties (which give you a better view of shows (and food).
- The nighttime event and holiday parties (which give you much shorter lines to a ton of attractions)
Etc. etc. etc.
The fact is .. if you can afford club level .. another $50/day is a drop in the bucket to avoid waiting in lines with the peons ...
What is more concerning is if these guests can get 6 fast passes per day at 60 days .. plus the good neighbor hotels ... 30 Day Fast Passes for those guests not staying on site are just going to get ugly.
I wouldn't pay for this as described. I WOULD pay $50/day per person to get SIX no strings FPs per day so that I would not have to ever schedule FP in advance. I hate that level of pre-planning. I would be willing to forfeit my advanced schedule FP if this was offered.
People are constantly changing plans. If you just look once you have a very small chance of finding something. If you refresh a number of times availability for FP's will change nearly every time. For FOP on one of our days we used a FP and I started looking as soon as we tapped in. By the time we were in the lines where they separate people for the different theatres I had another FP for 10 minutes out. When we got off the ride we turned and got back into the FP line. On another one we tapped into FOP, I opened the app and refreshed only twice (about 10 seconds) and had another FOP FP for about an hour later. At HS we did TSMM 4 times in a row using FP with only one 10 minute wait (the rest we just got right back in the FP line). This trip we changed our touring style due to the success of getting additional FP's (slept in a bit and stayed away from EMH about half way through the trip).
"Guests staying in eligible rooms" which they have listed. Club Level and a Bungalow
You have to buy this for 3 days, meaning you also have to stay at a Club level for 3 nights... kind of a backwards way of saying it
You must have some really good luck. I've only lucked into a same day FoP FastPass once. TSMM is a bit easier to find same day in my experience, though availability for the next few months is worse than usual (perhaps due to track closures to move the entrance???)
If these are 3 unrestricted FP, meaning no tiers, repeats are allowed, book all 3 in different parks, and anything else I’m forgetting at the moment, I can see the value in them, specifically in a park like Epcot that’s a real pain when it comes to FP in its current form. However, I don’t like the idea of booking 6 FP+ ahead of time without allowing overlap, it’s a very structured day.
I don’t think this will remain a club level only purchase, I think as many predicted we’re headed down the road of monetizing FP.
I think it said you can't book the same attraction twice - though not clear if you could book the same attraction if you do once with your "base" 3 and then once with the "upgrade" 3 .... I think it said they can be at a different park
The biggest value for me (in current, pre Star Wars WDW) would still be the tiers. They haven’t mentioned that, have they?
The value drops incredibly fast for my family if we’re spending the day at Epcot for example, and paying $50 per person for FEA...... Nemo and Spaceship Earth. Although the idea of someone not knowing better and doing that anyways is a little funny.
Not shocking.
I am surprised it took this long. We see why they closed the hole that people were using to get extra same day fast passes.
If they offered it to ANY guest (and not just club level) .. how many of us would consider buying this?
Think of all the other things people are paying for:
- $70+ for Early Morning Magic (which is basically 3 fast passes for 3 specific rides)
- Dessert parties (which give you a better view of shows (and food).
- The nighttime event and holiday parties (which give you much shorter lines to a ton of attractions)
Etc. etc. etc.
The fact is .. if you can afford club level .. another $50/day is a drop in the bucket to avoid waiting in lines with the peons ...
What is more concerning is if these guests can get 6 fast passes per day at 60 days .. plus the good neighbor hotels ... 30 Day Fast Passes for those guests not staying on site are just going to get ugly.
The reason to buy points is to get a highly discounted rate for booking deluxe resort rooms at Disney World. And if you stay club at AKV, you can use the offering when staying on points.This is the part that troubles me. And additionally as a DVC owner, the offering of an in-park perk that I will have no (current) way to obtain when staying on points is even more troubling. Why buy points when concierge customers will have the ability to have greater access to the parks?