Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2014/06/10/attraction-groupings-changing-for-fastpass-selections-at-disneys-hollywood-studios-and-epcot/" target="_blank"><b>6/10/14: Attraction Groupings Changing for FastPass+ Selections at Disney's Hollywood Studios and </b></a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I was surprised that The Great Movie Ride (and TOT, for that matter) wasn't initially in the upper tier. It make sense to move it up; it makes it look like a more appealing park, even with very few attractions on the roster Moving Living with the Land up doesn't make a ton of sense to me. My gut tells me that it is being swapped with Maelstrom so that there will still be 4 upper tier attractions in Epcot if Maelstrom closes this fall for the rumored Frozen overlay. The Character Spot never made much sense as an upper level attraction, but in a park like Epcot with so many high capacity and/or show-based attractions, they really struggle to come up with any viable FP worthy options
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Another theory: Maelstrom doesn't open until 11am, along with the rest of World Showcase, meaning that it has fewer FP+ spaces available each day. Illuminations (limited by one daily showing) and the Character Spot (limited by being a meet & greet) also have very low FP+ capacity. Swapping Maelstrom and the Character Spot for Living with the Land (none of which have height requirements) gives them a lot more FP+ capacity for those who don't meet the height requirement and/or don't want a thrill ride Another possible solution would be to allow guests to reserve 3 lower-tier FPs, rather than requiring 1 upper tier and 2 lower tier. But again, in a park where only a couple attractions have any value with FPs, it's all sort of a wash
