luvthatmouseinohio
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2013
I think “flexibility” is subjective ... it doesn’t mean the same thing to all of us.Ill completely disagree with the last statement. Everything else I understand but the last statement to me, just makes no sense. With a party of 4 Christmas Day we pulled BTMRR, 7DMT, Space, Pan, Jungle Cruise, POC, Haunted Mansion, Buzz then bounced to Ak and pulled FoP, Everest, Dinosaur, etc.
On any given weekend day we can go and with a party of 2-4 pull pretty much whatever we want. And the amount of FPs available is always easy to manage prior to about 6PM when they get difficult to maneuver around.
But we havent pulled FPs in advance in forever and we go every 2nd or 3rd weekend on a Saturday or Sunday. We wake up and on the drive over decide which park we want to go, pull 3 FPs, and then when we get tot he park refresh, refresh, refresh. As long as its a day we are in the mood to ride things. About a month ago on one day we did every eride at every park ( there was an after hours at MK but even without it had we skipped our dinner at Wave the results wouldve been the same) in a single day.
We are going next Saturday 22nd and havent pulled a FP yet and are planning to see how many FPs we will actually use ( Not burners and not just doing easy to get ones), we can pull in one day across 2 or 3 parks. Ive heard 21 is the highest anyone has heard, but, I think thats beatable as we can average in general 12-15 on any given day just at chill and enjoy speed.
So I disagree that FP+ Has taken away flexibility. Day of its quite easy.
To me, someone in their 50’s, there’s hardly anything flexible about Disney parks anymore. With ADRs scheduled 6 months out and FPs at 30 to 60 days out, the only thing not scheduled is restroom breaks .
It makes me sad to see so many people in the parks these days with their heads buried in their phones. I understand why they’re doing it, but I truly don’t believe they’re experiencing the parks the way Walt intended. But that’s just an opinion of an old nostalgic sap who favors those fabulous animatronics.
I know Disney has to be innovative and move forward with new technologies and the like to remain viable and relevant to the generation who will replace me. I just don’t have to like it.