For anyone who hasn't been to WDW in the last couple of years - be aware! The changes made to FastPass, transportation issues, Park Hopper, etc are enough that I may not be back for a while.
FastPass+ is a huge disappointment! Yes, it's great to make reservations 60 days in advance BUT please know that once you use those three FP for the day you will have very, very limited choices to choose from IF you can find one of those kiosks to add more. Example: EPCOT tiering system requires you to choose between Test Track and Soarin'. Understandable, but at 11:00 a.m. when we finally found the unmarked, hidden and extremely difficult to locate kiosk we had our choice of Figment, Turtle Talk, Spaceship Earth and NEMO several hours later. We stayed for 9 days and were disappointed every single day in every park. Same thing happened at DHS. We couldn't even ride the Movie Ride - 2 hour wait, no FP choice so after Rockin Roller Coaster, we left to return that evening to ride TOT during Fantasmic when the lines were shorter.
In years past, we could open a park and go to pick up paper tickets, ride, go get another one, ride, etc. We spent lots of money and time this trip just walking around fighting horrible crowds only to return to the resort frustrated early afternoon. This new FastPass system in a joke!
We finally thought we would just stay at EPCOT for Extra Magic Hours to be able to ride Test Track. After taking a DVC tour, we were given three VIP FastPasses and had saved them to use after Illuminations. Headed to FutureWorld, approached the FP line and were told that during EM Hours, the FP lines are closed! What? Defeated again! Why would I have VIP FastPasses that couldn't be used during EM? We chose not to wait in the 80 minute queue - that would put us in the park 30 minutes after closing anyway. I guess I don't understand the reasoning behind that decision - no FP during EM?
Don't waste money on a Park Hopper ticket, either because you can only use FP choices in one park per day - unless you want to choose some lame choice that might be available AFTER you get to the other park and finally locate the disguised and hidden kiosks. Can't make 2nd park choices on the app - only in person.
All week long, /we saw people jumping family members through the lines to use some kind of unlimited use paper FP card. Don't know what that's about either but Disney made me feel unwelcomed and taken advantage of this trip.
FastPass+ is a huge disappointment! Yes, it's great to make reservations 60 days in advance BUT please know that once you use those three FP for the day you will have very, very limited choices to choose from IF you can find one of those kiosks to add more. Example: EPCOT tiering system requires you to choose between Test Track and Soarin'. Understandable, but at 11:00 a.m. when we finally found the unmarked, hidden and extremely difficult to locate kiosk we had our choice of Figment, Turtle Talk, Spaceship Earth and NEMO several hours later. We stayed for 9 days and were disappointed every single day in every park. Same thing happened at DHS. We couldn't even ride the Movie Ride - 2 hour wait, no FP choice so after Rockin Roller Coaster, we left to return that evening to ride TOT during Fantasmic when the lines were shorter.
In years past, we could open a park and go to pick up paper tickets, ride, go get another one, ride, etc. We spent lots of money and time this trip just walking around fighting horrible crowds only to return to the resort frustrated early afternoon. This new FastPass system in a joke!
We finally thought we would just stay at EPCOT for Extra Magic Hours to be able to ride Test Track. After taking a DVC tour, we were given three VIP FastPasses and had saved them to use after Illuminations. Headed to FutureWorld, approached the FP line and were told that during EM Hours, the FP lines are closed! What? Defeated again! Why would I have VIP FastPasses that couldn't be used during EM? We chose not to wait in the 80 minute queue - that would put us in the park 30 minutes after closing anyway. I guess I don't understand the reasoning behind that decision - no FP during EM?
Don't waste money on a Park Hopper ticket, either because you can only use FP choices in one park per day - unless you want to choose some lame choice that might be available AFTER you get to the other park and finally locate the disguised and hidden kiosks. Can't make 2nd park choices on the app - only in person.
All week long, /we saw people jumping family members through the lines to use some kind of unlimited use paper FP card. Don't know what that's about either but Disney made me feel unwelcomed and taken advantage of this trip.
