GatorChris
Not of This World
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2014
First, let me talk about the way things used to be. When Disney killed blanket city (where we put out blankets for 4-5 hours before the show), they put in the FP system. And it was really great! They had a dining package section from the Blue Bayou that only took up a little space in the middle. We were able to take our color FP (yellow, I think), and then get a good spot near the middle where we all sat down. Then, they closed F! down for 18 months......
.....And reopened to chaos. This is the first time we've been able to try out the FP since F! came back online. We grabbed FPs for F! on Friday morning. I'm suddenly worried that there's no color. Got in the FP line about 90 minutes before the show. Then got herded like cattle into the Mark Twain dock for 30+ minutes. During that time, we realized that we were all doomed! We all watched as the hundreds of people who shelled out the dough to get a F! dining package filled the entire area we used to sit in. Now THEY were sitting in it, taking up the whole front strip.
Then they began letting us through, and of course, it's chaos just like when they open the ropes at WOC. The first of us in the group, which I'm lucky enough to be in, are forced to the outer edge behind a giant tree and a planter. We were lucky enough to not have the tree directly in our view, but many did. And many of the FP holders were waaaaayyyy behind us and up on other levels. So there we stood, we STOOD, for the entire waiting time and then for the show. Just like WOC, which is totally lousy IMHO. I thought it was rough sitting on cement, but I'd gladly have it back after standing around for 2+ hours. Ridiculous.
Now don't get me wrong....the show was really amazing. We loved it, having a front row standing area. But only a handful of us got that front row area. The rest were behind us struggling to see, and they were quite vocal about it. Side note: This is where WDW beats the crud out of DL. With a giant arena for everyone to sit in, the show may not be as good, but at least 9000 people can sit down and watch.
Disneyland really needs to go back to the original FP system. I know they won't......$$$$$$$$. They've become masters of tiering people into income groups.
.....And reopened to chaos. This is the first time we've been able to try out the FP since F! came back online. We grabbed FPs for F! on Friday morning. I'm suddenly worried that there's no color. Got in the FP line about 90 minutes before the show. Then got herded like cattle into the Mark Twain dock for 30+ minutes. During that time, we realized that we were all doomed! We all watched as the hundreds of people who shelled out the dough to get a F! dining package filled the entire area we used to sit in. Now THEY were sitting in it, taking up the whole front strip.
Then they began letting us through, and of course, it's chaos just like when they open the ropes at WOC. The first of us in the group, which I'm lucky enough to be in, are forced to the outer edge behind a giant tree and a planter. We were lucky enough to not have the tree directly in our view, but many did. And many of the FP holders were waaaaayyyy behind us and up on other levels. So there we stood, we STOOD, for the entire waiting time and then for the show. Just like WOC, which is totally lousy IMHO. I thought it was rough sitting on cement, but I'd gladly have it back after standing around for 2+ hours. Ridiculous.
Now don't get me wrong....the show was really amazing. We loved it, having a front row standing area. But only a handful of us got that front row area. The rest were behind us struggling to see, and they were quite vocal about it. Side note: This is where WDW beats the crud out of DL. With a giant arena for everyone to sit in, the show may not be as good, but at least 9000 people can sit down and watch.
Disneyland really needs to go back to the original FP system. I know they won't......$$$$$$$$. They've become masters of tiering people into income groups.