Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Lotion-View-1426.asp" target="_blank"><b>LP Lotion: Around Disney's Hollywood Studios</b></a> New pictures from Hollywood Studios including the locations of the various FastPass+ readers around the park.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Heck... is the babe in the black outfit in the first photo on page four a new attraction? If so, I'll buy an annual pass!!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I feel bad for the folks who think that American Idol, Little Mermaid, Indiana Jones, or MuppetVision are a good use of FP+. I'm sure there will be plenty of people who use them, but it's a total waste on a show that rarely hits capacity. Even if they have special reserved seats, I can't see how it would be worth it; then again, the Studios is still lacking in actual 'ride' experiences, so I guess you won't have a ton of options.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 Those attractions are on there to make the new FP system work. The system relies on the fact that people will choose large theater shows, parade seating and such to distribute out enough FP's to make it a viable system.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros And that is exactly one of the many reasons that I just can't see how real people will use the system. Yah, it sounds good on paper, and there will certainly be enough first-timers who will think that you really need a FP for a parade, but anyone with half a clue what's going on will try and get around it. The system was created as a response to the management wanting it, not as sometihng that came out of the group of engineers that monitors efficiency in the parks. Trying to make it work, just because somebody high up said it work, really makes me wonder about how it will function in reality.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Although Indy rarely fills to capacity, if you want a decent seat you generally have to show up quite a bit ahead of time. Fastpass will maybe get you a decent seat without a long wait. Indy isn't a bad show (although it is a little stale). If I could get a good seat without a long wait I would probably see it most times I visited the Studios. The way it is now, I skip it most of the time.
Originally Posted By TP2000 I can't believe they wasted all that money installing Fastpass+ equipment on those shows from the 1990's. WDW management seems to spend their cash on all the wrong things. So much needs fixing out there, and they install Fastpass+ equipment at MuppetVision, Mermaid and Idol?!?
Originally Posted By sjhym333 Well the new FP system is a brilliant idea of reality and perception. Think of a person who sits at home and is able to get a FP for Soarin or Test Track before leaving home. They then can choose a couple of C or D ticket attractions then a couple of theater shows/parade viewing attractions. Before you leave you have grabbed 5 FP's. And what it does is makes you choose to either do Soarin or Test Track whereas today people who get there early grab one and then the other a little while later. What will be interesting to see is how it affects traffic patterns in the parks. Looking at EPCOT again...you are holding a Soarin FP before you leave home but you also know that the standby line at Test Track is always long so you get into the park and head to Test Track right away before it gets too busy. The possiblity of longer standby line earlier in the day is a possible new reality. It should be interesting to watch...especially during the busiest times.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>The possiblity of longer standby line earlier in the day is a possible new reality.<< That is entirely possible, since people will no longer be rushing to grab a FP first thing in the morning. However, it might also encourage people to sleep in a little later, since they already have their FPs secured, so they don't need to be there first thing. Then again, the way that the system is structured, it could encourage even more people to be at the parks right at opening, since that could be your FP time. It's these huge unknowns about how your vacation will change that is really making people freak out about the system (especially since they still haven't said when it will go into action for most guests). I think this will also be one of the key differences between WDW and DL, since there's much more of an emphasis on the park openings at WDW. At DL, there's no Welcome Show, and there's rarely little more than a CM removing a rope to let guests into the rest of the park. This is partly due to the mentality of DL visitors, so that could be one of the things that the system tries to change.
