Disney Food Blog just did a post about this very topic, pointing out that FP lines are not being used to create social distancing in the main line, for the exact reasons shared here (continued use of FP line for
DAS, rider swap, guest recovery FPs, Club 33). She mentioned just one or two exceptions, including Winnie the Pooh, which is apparently using a portion of its FP lines for regular line, to avoid the honey walls.
With the increased park capacity, I figure one of two things needs to happen:
- Disney needs to actually start using the FP lines as it indicated, for the main lines, to keep crowds from clogging the walkways outside of rides
- They need to reinstate FPs (or some version of it) to utilize that line space and reduce main line spill
I'm hoping for the latter. Based on the recent comments at IAAPA (?), it sounds like ride scheduling is the future, but I imagine that's a long way off. I have a hard time believing WDW will go another year without some kind of FP or other skip-the-line action, so maybe there will be a temporary option until the new system rolls out.