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I also wonder if the people who pay for MaxPass will be able to book ride times ahead of their visit, or will they still have to get the FP on the day of? I think there's a bigger advantage to getting a head start.
I'm still surprised that Disney is flat out selling FPs. I thought that was where they drew the line. Sure, maybe add a FP into some other benefit, but selling them? Maybe that's poor marketing too - they should have said, "buy our one-day PhotoPass and get an extra FastPass."
Yes to all these questions. If it's exactly the same but you don't have to WALK to a kiosk...well...maybe.
I have vowed that once Disney starts SELLING FP, I will be done. I will grieve. And I will move on. I'm more than happy to give Disney all my disposable income as it stands today, but this is where I draw the line.
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I get a bit discouraged that more and more things are getting a price tag at Disney.
Reading both the article on msn.com and the section on disney.com...this is what I get out of them:
The FP system will continue to work the same - I'm guessing there isn't a mobile app currently for Disneyland like the MyDisney Experience that we can use at WDW.
With the MaxPass, you will have access to a mobile app as well as the digital downloads of photos.
So really, you are paying for the photos not the fast passes. And we do that already. Hopefully, access to the mobile app will become universal for all guests if there isn't already one.
Now, it is very possible that I read something wrong, but that is what I'm getting.
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Reading both the article on msn.com and the section on disney.com...this is what I get out of them:
The FP system will continue to work the same - I'm guessing there isn't a mobile app currently for Disneyland like the MyDisney Experience that we can use at WDW.
With the MaxPass, you will have access to a mobile app as well as the digital downloads of photos.
So really, you are paying for the photos not the fast passes. And we do that already. Hopefully, access to the mobile app will become universal for all guests if there isn't already one.
Now, it is very possible that I read something wrong, but that is what I'm getting.
With MaxPass, it will allow you to book/cancel your fastpasses online while you are inside the park, loading it onto your ticket/annual pass that is linked to the Disneyland App. This service will be $10 a day per person, so each person in your party will have to pay the $10 in order to take advantage of the MaxPass system. This means for a party of 4, it's $40 a day. You will also get unlimited downloads of your photopass photos. MaxPass will not replace Fastpass but run in conjunction with it as an alternate means of obtaining fastpasses for those who wish to pay for the service.
With MaxPass, it will allow you to book/cancel your fastpasses online while you are inside the park, loading it onto your ticket/annual pass that is linked to the Disneyland App. This service will be $10 a day per person, so each person in your party will have to pay the $10 in order to take advantage of the MaxPass system. This means for a party of 4, it's $40 a day. You will also get unlimited downloads of your photopass photos. MaxPass will not replace Fastpass but run in conjunction with it as an alternate means of obtaining fastpasses for those who wish to pay for the service.
It has been years since I was at DL, so I honestly don't remember how we got the FPs there! And it was before the whole MDE app at WDW. I guess I just assumed that DL had the same thing.
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It has been years since I was at DL, so I honestly don't remember how we got the FPs there! And it was before the whole MDE app at WDW. I guess I just assumed that DL had the same thing.
DL still had the paper fastpass system, the one WDW had before going to magicbands. They have recently digitized it but haven't really changed it, other than instead of getting a paper fastpass, now you get a paper reminder of your return window and your fastpass is loaded onto your park ticket or annual pass, whichever one you inserted into the fastpass machine. When your window opens up, you will scan your park ticket to enter the fastpass line and again at the merge point for the fastpass line and standby lines, similar to how you would with a magicband in Florida. The only things that are fastpass that are not on the new digitized system are World of Color and Fantasmic. Those are still paper fastpasses.
Unlike WDW, Dl has only a handful of attractions in each park that are actually fastpass attractions.
DL
Space Mountain
Star Tours
Buzz Lightyear
Big Thunder Mountain
Splash Mountain
Indiana Jones
Matterhorn Bobsleds - Just recently added (within last 3 months)
DCA
Soarin'
Guardians of the Galaxy (formerly Tower of Terror)
Goofy's Sky School
Radiator Springs Racers
Grizzly River Run
California Screamin'
Toy Story Mania - Just recently added (within last 3 months)
I have the opportunity to visit DLR for one day only (1st time. I'm a WDW veteran). So adding $10 to a $157 one day park-hopper was a no brainer. It includes Photopass downloads (incl rides) and I won't have to go back and forth across a park just to get the next fastpass. It'll allow me to make the next one while on line for my current one. This will help me see and do as much as possible in two parks, in one day.
The paper fastpasses are still available for free.
I can see this getting expensive for a family or multiple day visits; and for Annual Passholders who currently get free Photopass. But, it's perfect for me on this one day adventure; on my own.
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I have the opportunity to visit DLR for one day only (1st time. I'm a WDW veteran). So adding $10 to a $157 one day park-hopper was a no brainer. It includes Photopass downloads (incl rides) and I won't have to go back and forth across a park just to get the next fastpass. It'll allow me to make the next one while on line for my current one. This will help me see and do as much as possible in two parks, in one day.
The paper fastpasses are still available for free.
I can see this getting expensive for a family or multiple day visits; and for Annual Passholders who currently get free Photopass. But, it's perfect for me on this one day adventure; on my own.
This makes sense, and is one situation where I could see bending on my own principled position on the "tiered guest" scenario. Having said that, most of the FP attractions also offer front of the line pass, so not sure I would recommend this to all solo travelers, just because it might not be necessary.
Hoping to see this whole idea die, however.
My own positions aside, hope you have a wonderful time. Solo is my favorite way to see the parks!
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And it was before the whole MDE app at WDW. I guess I just assumed that DL had the same thing.
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