Disney is considering expanding Park Pass reservation system for park hopping at Walt Disney World

ceecee101Jul 25, 2022

I remember the Epcot computer screen too. It’s been interesting to read all these comments. We used to go every year. We live on the West Coast. We would get an AP and then time it right. We got the AP for all the discounts, especially room rates. Then we stopped going and focused travel elsewhere. We are going back this year for the first time in 13 years. So for us it’s been like starting from scratch. we remember when the original FP system came out—at that time we thought it was the cat’s meow! But then we missed the entire FP plus era. So all we have to compare to is the old FP. I’m a bit depressed about things like RIse where I will have to get up at 6:45 and I may not get a return time until 7:30 p.m. I don’t ever recall original FP being that far out. Plus being on my phone now, which for us is likely needed because we haven’t been in 13 years and there are so many new things to see. Sounds like if we want to go on rides this will be needed. I guess we will give Genie+ and ILL a try and see. But between that and the fact we can’t park hop until 2 plus now we may need to make reservations for hopping, seems like this is going to be a lot of work. Anyway going in with an open mind, thanks to all of you for insights and tips on these boards and I will certainly do a TR when we get back. Cheers.

LittleBufordJul 25, 2022

Mea culpa. I apologise for my part in the derailment.

Roy G. DisJul 25, 2022

Pretty interesting ideas being discussed but I do wonder what the fuck does any of this have to do with needing a park reservation to park hop?

drizgirlJul 22, 2022

Absolutely.

matt9112Jul 22, 2022

Wrong.

correcaminosJul 22, 2022

They are being slow to open shows and dining that will help swallow masses which hurts as well compared to before.

drizgirlJul 22, 2022

Plus you are way more likely to miss out. Disney is serving lots more people without a commensurate increase in attraction capacity.

drizgirlJul 22, 2022

Because you are.

correcaminosJul 22, 2022

Fear of missing out is massive I think. When friends were traveling to WDW when FP+ even first came out I said just go with it. Try to get in what you can but never sweat it if you do miss out. Whether it was getting on a ride or getting an ADR. Nothing is worth the stress. I have friends who were TAs who meant well but often pushed for everything. Crazy thing is, going with the flow allowed me to get some sweet rides and dining in. That BOG everyone wants? Got it 2 hours in advance for 8 people (okay that was nuts, but I had found BOG for our small party same thing another time). Want 7DMT? Looked about an hour before park opened and snagged it. Riding on a boat from MK wanting to hop to DHS soon, grabbed RnR. Same with a bunch of other rides (at the time 7DMT was probably the biggest shiniest of the time). Of course my TA friends wanted guarantees on rides and I didn't care. The staying up at midnight for FP+ was for the birds and waking early was just as bad. Tempering expectations makes for a more enjoyable time. The more stressed one is, the worse it gets. With people just at an all time high of stress in addition to complicating parks, it's a recipe for disaster. Adding extra cost to getting these over planned days just makes it worse IMO.

JoeCamelJul 22, 2022

It has become stressful. Another poster postulated the increase in fight reports from the world was due to stress but didn't really make the connection of what visiting today can do to your levels. No more floating around in swan boats looking at fanciful sights it's all about making that next preplanned time slot and feeling like a failure if you don't

correcaminosJul 22, 2022

Pfft I remember doing walk ups for sit downs. Or doing the computer screen at Epcot to reserve. Gosh that seemed so cool! I've been going regularly for 40 years now, so I remember a lot of changes. Some good, some bad.

AEfxJul 22, 2022

I think some of these folks are either not old enough, or just not experienced enough in how it used to be, to remember the blissful time when the only thing one had to worry about before your trip was what hotel you were going to stay at, and reservations for a few sit down meals. It is far too much work now to experience something like a theme park. It's utterly ridiculous. And I guess I'm just an old fogey, but I don't want to sit on my fricking phone all day refreshing, either. I want to put it away and look up, to enjoy the place I spent thousands of dollars to experience. When you combine that with the massive price hikes to stay on property, it feels like paying twice as much for half the experience.

correcaminosJul 21, 2022

No need for apologies. I could be the one misunderstanding intents of the posts too :)

JusticeDisneyJul 21, 2022

That makes sense now that I see it your way. Sorry about my confusion there!