MaxPass / Digital Fastpass - Discussion Thread

[nutshell]

Just checked FP return times out of curiosity. 5 of the 9 FP rides at DL have immediate return times.

 

[alvernon90]

Just checked FP return times out of curiosity. 5 of the 9 FP rides at DL have immediate return times.

Wow, it's amazing that is still happening. It would be great if it were still happening when we go at the end of July, but I just can't picture that. Either it is a glitch that Disney will fix, or the "market" will cure the problem because more people will realize that they should pull a FP rather than jumping into the standby line, which will push the return times farther out.

 

[Wahlee]

I wonder if FPs on the less-popular attractions weren't always getting fully distributed (as in, they had more FPs available for a particular time window than were getting pulled) and previously there was a rule that there had to be a minimum amount of time between the current time and the FP return time which has now been lifted.

 

[nutshell]

It was not low attendance. I was there Sun-Thurs. it was great until around 11am each day, and then the lines got longer. The immediate FP was great when you could do it. Wed. We had a FP for Thunder that was 10 minutes out. Thunder broke down. The que cleared and then it came back online. So we walked on the ride and then rode again with FP.

I was there too and it seemed like low attendance to me. Longest I waited for anything was 20 minutes.

 

[GaryDis]

Just checked FP return times out of curiosity. 5 of the 9 FP rides at DL have immediate return times.

I'm seeing that too on the Disneyland app, but interestingly, I'm not seeing it on the Lines app. The latter isn't showing anything earlier than 4:00 while I'm seeing 3:30-3:35 for the Disneyland app.

One or the other is broken.

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

I wonder if FPs on the less-popular attractions weren't always getting fully distributed (as in, they had more FPs available for a particular time window than were getting pulled) and previously there was a rule that there had to be a minimum amount of time between the current time and the FP return time which has now been lifted.

We found the immediate return on the popular rides. We pulled Screamin' for 2 mins out when it a 60 min standby line. The only ones we found we had a wait for were Splash (in the afternoon but still earlier than standby), RSR and GotG.

I'm seeing that too on the Disneyland app, but interestingly, I'm not seeing it on the Lines app. The latter isn't showing anything earlier than 4:00 while I'm seeing 3:30-3:35 for the Disneyland app.

One or the other is broken.

Lines has to be broken. The Disneyland app was accurate the entire time we were there and I can tell you with certainty that they were immediate returns. On three occasions, the return time actually started 5 mins prior to the time we pulled the FP.

 

[3TinksAndAnEeyore]

And, I guess at this point since Disney hasn't made an official announcement, things are still fluid with Max pass.

The CM did say it would go live VERY soon.

I hope so! I'd love to use it next week, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[DLgal]

At Big Thunder, there was a manager at the FP machine telling people who were approaching "You can ride right now with a fastpass and skip that long line, or get a pass now and come back within the next hour. You can get another Fastpass right now at another ride as well."

I asked her "is this a glitch...these immediate return times?"

"No, ma'am, it is not."

So...

 

[wenrob]

At Big Thunder, there was a manager at the FP machine telling people who were approaching "You can ride right now with a fastpass and skip that long line, or get a pass now and come back within the next hour. You can get another Fastpass right now at another ride as well."

I asked her "is this a glitch...these immediate return times?"

"No, ma'am, it is not."

So...

Gah, we don't need him telling people!

 

[DLgal]

Gah, we don't need him telling people!

Ha ha! It was a "she" and she reminded me of a carnival barker. "Step right up, folks! Get your Fastpass here!"

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

At Big Thunder, there was a manager at the FP machine telling people who were approaching "You can ride right now with a fastpass and skip that long line, or get a pass now and come back within the next hour. You can get another Fastpass right now at another ride as well."

I asked her "is this a glitch...these immediate return times?"

"No, ma'am, it is not."

So...

I asked a CM at Buzz about this the other day and he also said it wasn't a glitch.

 

[DLgal]

I asked a CM at Buzz about this the other day and he also said it wasn't a glitch.

I wonder if it's a crowd management thing.

 

[nutshell]

I'm seeing that too on the Disneyland app, but interestingly, I'm not seeing it on the Lines app. The latter isn't showing anything earlier than 4:00 while I'm seeing 3:30-3:35 for the Disneyland app.

One or the other is broken.

Interesting. The DL app was pretty accurate when I was there this week. Even if it's a 30 minute wait for the window to open that's awfully quick. Maybe Disney is flooding the system to collect data on usage and patterns

 

[GaryDis]

I wonder if it's a crowd management thing.

Or maybe an educational gimmick.

If people who've never used FP before show up and see a choice between waiting in standby for 25 minutes or returning in 40 minutes, many will say 25 is better than 40, and never learn to use the FP. But if they see 5 minutes vs 25, then they'll go for 5.

Except, of course, obviously many people are still choosing standby regardless.

 

[wenrob]

I wonder if it's a crowd management thing.

I wondered the same thing. It seems to work for that. I have never had a trip where I did so much on the first (half a day) and last days. Heck, Thursday we skipped a FP opportunity because we wouldn't have time to make it between eating dinner and using our other fast passes.

Interesting. The DL app was pretty accurate when I was there this week. Even if it's a 30 minute wait for the window to open that's awfully quick. Maybe Disney is flooding the system to collect data on usage and patterns

I found it very accurate as well. I think we found it off once. It said Big Thunder was 25 mins but when we got there it was 15 mins.

This was my first trip using the app and I really liked it. Times were accurate, characters were mostly accurate and I loved that our PP+ photos were almost instantaneous. No more having to keep notes on when and where we took photos in case some were missing. The only thing that would make it better would be FP reminders and I have a feeling that's coming. Oh and Apple Pay w/the ability to add Disney gift cards. Probably pie in the sky there but it sure would be nice to hit the parks with nothing but my phone and a bottle of water. I also found that there was not much drag on my phone battery from it. The only day my battery dropped to 50-60% was Wednesday when I was using it and DISing at the same time.

 

[palmtreelover08]

Just checked FP return times out of curiosity. 5 of the 9 FP rides at DL have immediate return times.

How do you check return times on the app?

 

[palmtreelover08]

How do you check return times on the app?

I found it- thank you anyway

 

[agamble]

I wonder if FPs on the less-popular attractions weren't always getting fully distributed (as in, they had more FPs available for a particular time window than were getting pulled) and previously there was a rule that there had to be a minimum amount of time between the current time and the FP return time which has now been lifted.

This was the case. They removed the 40 minute wait. It's bizarre.

 

[Curlyxz]

I think it might be a way to entice people to ride other non E-Ticket rides? If people were to aim for Fastpasses that have immediate returns, it would keep them on those rides. If guests were to aim for E-Ticket Fastpasses(w/o immediate return), it would force them to wait in the stand-by line to all the other attractions. I'm trying to wrap my head around it so it might just be an intricate way of crowd control, lines haven't seemed excessively long this week.

 

[Jfsag123]

Grabbing FP for Star Tours we heard the CM telling people to grab one for Buzz fist, wait 5 minutes, then get one for Star Tours. They are definitely encouraging people to take advantage of the immediate return times. It sure did make touring fun this week.