Originally Posted By wildghostz Due to continuous low attendancy in HKDL, HKDL is now offering "Surprise FastPass". The FP machine will randomly print out a "Surprise FP" following a regular FP, whoever gets the "Surprise" will either enjoy the attraction "Right the WAY" or be offered a gift.
Originally Posted By bloona we got one of these at WDW last week, at Epcot, when we went for one for test track, we got a mission space one too! we went straight round there to use it, only to see the standby line was non existant anyway, got odd looks handing it in....ha ha.
Originally Posted By Mr X That sounds different from the "surprise" FP in the other Disney parks. What is the gift, anyway? I doubt it is due to low attendance. Theme parks come up with ideas like this all the time to add to the experience...heck TDL is as busy as can be and they are constantly giving away pins and other goodies to the guests.
Originally Posted By SuperDry The Epcot surprise FP for Mission:Space that you got when getting one for TT, even though M:S's standby line was non-existant sounds exactly like what is done at TDS: You sometimes get a "surprise" FP for Sindbad when getting a FP for JTTCOTE. This is especially interesting in that Sindbad is no longer a FP attraction in of itself, yet it has a "FP return line" sign put up and a FP greeter whenever the "surprise" FPs are given out elsewhere. It would seem to me that for both M:S and Sindbad, the "surprise" FPs are being used to boost attendance at newer but unpopular attractions that for whatever reason aren't drawing in the crowds as they had hoped.
Originally Posted By CMM1 NIce marketing tool - get a free "Surprise Fastpass" to an attraction that you either weren't going to ride anyway or that doesn't need fastpass. Wonder if, by coincidence, those rides popping out as "surprises" are in areas of the park not getting good traffic, are near eateries which are not getting a lot of business or are attractions with pass-through gift shops which need more traffic? Wonder if they will ever try something like this at DL or MK?
