I had made a passing comment on the official thread. SueMN suggested that if we wanted further discussion on it, that it should posted on a new thread. I wasn't planning on doing so, but I have had some people contact me and ask me to do so.
Here is my thought:
Eliminate return times
Instead what would happen is you would present your DAS to the first CM you see at each attraction. They would write the date, atttraction name, arrival time, current wait time and the next valid time. The next valid time would be the current time plus the current wait time. You would then proceed to go on that ride. After that ride, you would need to wait for the next valid time to go on another ride with the pass.
For example, at noon I go to Space Mountain, it is the first ride I am doing that day. There is a 60 minute wait. They would write that I arrived at noon and the next valid time will be at 1.
By the time I am off it is 12:30, so I need to chill for 30 minutes, then ride say Buzz with a wait of 30 minutes. The next ride would be available at 1:30. this would continue on throughout the day. You still wait your fair turn, but this system accounts for the waiting you do at each attraction, eliminates the need for backtracking, by the nature of how the queues work would space out those who need assistance and at Disneyland eliminate the need for kiosks, providing for substantial labor cost savings. I would think it would also help with the issues we are hearing about with those with Autism and the like.
Now one thing that would be needed with this system is for everyone, including mobility only issues that are addressed with a wheelchair or ECV to have a DAS in order to keep the system fair for all.
This is the basic system that has been in user at Universal Studios Hollywood for a while now and last time I wad there sea world San Diego had switched to it as well. USH actually scans passes instead of writing on them, but the principle ins the same.
Yes, one could creatively use FP to reduce wait times, but one can do the same with the return times now.
The point of this is if you think this system would work better to please write Disney and let them know. Based on my experiences with the other parks and the return times, I think the system I describe here works better. You still are waiting, you just ate waiting after the ride. Yes, that means you may wait less for the first attraction, but you most likely spent a decent amount of time getting the DAS, which means it most likely evens out. At least that's the theory the other parks use.
Here is my thought:
Eliminate return times
Instead what would happen is you would present your DAS to the first CM you see at each attraction. They would write the date, atttraction name, arrival time, current wait time and the next valid time. The next valid time would be the current time plus the current wait time. You would then proceed to go on that ride. After that ride, you would need to wait for the next valid time to go on another ride with the pass.
For example, at noon I go to Space Mountain, it is the first ride I am doing that day. There is a 60 minute wait. They would write that I arrived at noon and the next valid time will be at 1.
By the time I am off it is 12:30, so I need to chill for 30 minutes, then ride say Buzz with a wait of 30 minutes. The next ride would be available at 1:30. this would continue on throughout the day. You still wait your fair turn, but this system accounts for the waiting you do at each attraction, eliminates the need for backtracking, by the nature of how the queues work would space out those who need assistance and at Disneyland eliminate the need for kiosks, providing for substantial labor cost savings. I would think it would also help with the issues we are hearing about with those with Autism and the like.
Now one thing that would be needed with this system is for everyone, including mobility only issues that are addressed with a wheelchair or ECV to have a DAS in order to keep the system fair for all.
This is the basic system that has been in user at Universal Studios Hollywood for a while now and last time I wad there sea world San Diego had switched to it as well. USH actually scans passes instead of writing on them, but the principle ins the same.
Yes, one could creatively use FP to reduce wait times, but one can do the same with the return times now.
The point of this is if you think this system would work better to please write Disney and let them know. Based on my experiences with the other parks and the return times, I think the system I describe here works better. You still are waiting, you just ate waiting after the ride. Yes, that means you may wait less for the first attraction, but you most likely spent a decent amount of time getting the DAS, which means it most likely evens out. At least that's the theory the other parks use.