No, this isn't a listing, it's a another new Fastpass test in Paris.
Grandmath on Disney Central Plaza reports that from 19th June to 2nd August a new kind of "Super FASTPASS", "Premium FASTPASS" will be available to guests... to buy.
For €100 per person per day - and €80 per person per day from July (I guess they're testing pricing), this special ticket will give you immediate, unlimited access to the Fastpass queues of all the FP-equipped attractions. It's basically a VIP FASTPASS, which is currently given to guests in hotel Suites, Castle Club and Empire State Club, but available to buy.
The catch, I suppose, is that the ticket will only be on sale at the receptions of Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Hotel New York. What with the high price point, it therefore seems to be a bit of a top-up for people who couldn't book into one of the Club rooms which come with the tickets included. (Though apparently it won't be limited to guests of Disney Hotels, anyone can drop in and buy one)
And so, Disneyland Paris is the first of all resorts to offer a specifically paid-for Fastpass privilege, if only as a test.
Your thoughts?
Very expensive and very pointless, in my opinion.
Free Fastpass is fine by me but starts getting silly when you have to pay for it.
I can understand why people would buy it: On one of the busiest days of the year and you only have 1 day on the resort.
I can see the test being successful and it staying.
On a busy day, or during the high season when all days are busy days, I would consider getting one... But it seems very expensive!! Still, unlimited goes on BTM or TOT... That was our main reason so far for going for a suite or castle club in the past!
Good idea for the busy summer months etc...
The price a little too steep. I think I will stick with the normal FP.
Basically, this is nothing new as you get also VIP Fastpass privileges when you are booking a VIP guide ...
Quote from: "experiment627"Basically, this is nothing new as you get also VIP Fastpass privileges when you are booking a VIP guide ...
But that's only for a couple of hours for what? 500 euros?
I think this is an interesting test although I for sure won't consider this. We usually stay for 5 or 6 days and are 4 persons, which would sum up to 5 * 4 * 80 = 1600 EUR. For that kind of money I 'd rather go for the Castle Club and enjoy much more privileges. Still very interesting and might even be a success ...
Quote from: "Nicolai"Quote from: "experiment627"Basically, this is nothing new as you get also VIP Fastpass privileges when you are booking a VIP guide ...
But that's only for a couple of hours for what? 500 euros?
I think this is an interesting test although I for sure won't consider this. We usually stay for 5 or 6 days and are 4 persons, which would sum up to 5 * 4 * 80 = 1600 EUR. For that kind of money I 'd rather go for the Castle Club and enjoy much more privileges. Still very interesting and might even be a success ...
Exactly my thoughts.
It may be more tempting to people if the price was for say 3 days, but those prices per day is crazy :?: :!:
Very expensive but good idea, You have to remember this won't be marketed at your average guest, It will be marketed at the ones staying in expensive Disneyland hotel suites, celebrities etc, people who don't want to sit in queues and have the money to do anything they want.
If it were €40 a day i would consider it, however having it at €40 or below defeats the point of having fast pass queue, Besides, Alton towers used to sell "Fastpasses"
I wouldnt be surprised to see this go the way that the Express Pass at Universal Studios went. First they were free and you picked them up at the attraction. Then they brought out an ultimate version you paid for whilst still being able to get them one at a time at the attractions. Now they have scrapped all Express Passes except the paid versions.
I hop they dont end up going down that route but I wouldnt be surprised.
I'm not sure about this, but test may have started already. As we were there in the first week of june, while waiting for baby switch I saw a lot of people entering Crush Coaster through the exit and they were definitily not waiting for baby switch or were disabled. They had some kind of papers, some even looked like print at home tickets.
I don't know if this were suite guests or VIPs, but I found it kind of strange. Never saw this before. :?
Quote from: "Nicholas-c"... you have to remember this won't be marketed at your average guest, It will be marketed at the ones staying in expensive Disneyland hotel suites, celebrities etc, people who don't want to sit in queues and have the money to do anything they want. ...
People staying at a hotel suite (and Castle Club and Empire State Club) already get a VIP FastPass for free and for the whole duration of their stay!
Bad bad idea. Disneyland should never have this kind of hierarchy where people with more money get better treatment. Disneyland is all about equalising everyone. Fastpass is good because it's free. Anyone can get a Fastpass ticket, regardless of how much money they have.
By the way, I think it will look like this:
(//http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/2667/vipfastpass.jpg)
For the amount it costs I'd expect something more exciting than the above picture. :P
Quote from: "Nicolai"By the way, I think it will look like this:
That's the old design. These are the new ones:
(//http://www.photosmagiques.com/dlp_files/fastpass_tickets/vip_new.jpg) (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/dlp_files/fastpass_tickets/index.php)
QuoteThat's the old design. These are the new ones:
Oh, ok.
Do the old ones still work?
Because we have 1 left at home with a number pressed on it.
Thanks =)
Quote from: "EDDY"QuoteThat's the old design. These are the new ones:
Oh, ok.
Do the old ones still work?
Because we have 1 left at home with a number pressed on it.
Thanks =)
Nope, don't think so. But check at City Hall.
Sounds interesting though not sure if its worth the asking price.
That said the price makes it so that not just anyone can buy it and IMO thats a good thing. That makes the normal fastpass system still viable to anyone as long as the amount of VIP fastpassers isn't too big.
Universals problem was that all Universal Hotels offered the VIP pass regardless at what price point the hotel was, so then the parks were saturated with a lot of VIPs which virtually meant there was 2 queues or those who were not staying at hotels were left waiting ages for lots of rides.
We go to DLRP on Sunday so might look into this VIP pass business once I see how busy parks are for the week
I honestly can't believe people are even considering buying this. Why would anyone want to spend that much money on a fastpass? I can only presume the people who've said they would think about it would be visiting on their own, not as part of a group?
This year I'm taking seven people. Disney are therefore getting a rather large amount of money out of me, but I damn well wouldn't consider paying 80 euros for a day. For 7 of us, that's 560 a day, and for the week we're staying, 2800. How anyone can be saying this is:
a) A good idea,
or
b) Something they'd consider doing
is absolutely beyond me. I'd always thought Disney was meant to be for everyone - not just for people who are willing to pay extra for the privilege of going on a ride.Rather than managing queues properly, and letting everyone have a fair and equal chance of getting a fastpass, Disney are going to be selling people the privilege of enjoying their rides, on top of their regular admission, on top of their transport, and on top of their hotel. You've already paid to get in once, why the heck would you want to pay again? It's hardly fair, and all it'll do is create a level of division between the elite at Disney and the rest of us, the plebs. If anyone's been to Legoland recently, and seen how much vitriol gets (silently) thrown in the general direction of Q-Bot users, they'll know exactly what I mean.
This is a really, really bad idea, and I hope it falls flat on its face. A two tier system at Disneyland is a nightmare. I really wish they'd have told me about this when I'd booked in January - had I known people would be being able to buy these things, and jump in the queue in front of me, I may have had second thoughts.
Giving it away to people who book castle club/suites is one thing - I can kind of see it being good as a bonus. But 80 euros, per person, per day? Extortion.
If they really must insist on implementing this kind of elitist system, they really ought to up the price of it. €100 is expensive, but could tempt a lot of people. €1000 per person per day, would really filter out the VIPs from the every day guests. And if Disney put the €1000 back into building new attractions, maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing after all.
But I still think this is a bad idea, and will quickly turn Disneyland from the happiest place on Earth, into a place that makes a lot of people very angry. Guests pay enough as it is to enter the parks, and double (even triple) what they normally would spend on fast food. Now on top of that, they'll be left feeling like economy class cheap skates, just because they didn't spend €100 extra on VIP Fastpasses.
Lots of Theme Parks have these queue skipping systems, and they haven't caused any issues with guests.
Its an optional extra, you don't need it to have a good day and buying one doesn't mean you will have a good day.
Disney are a company, they need to find ways to maximise profits, this will do that without causing any additional problems.
I think this could be a great revenue stream and I dont see that many people buying them, and most guests wont realise what they are as they look like normal fast passes. it is very similar to the sort of thing they do at thorpe park, but those are a lot cheaper. Plus the normal fast passes are still available, so hopefully it will be a win/win situation for Disney and the paying guest.
I don't see any problems with this system, because most of the guests will not buy this VIP Fastpass. Furthermore they are only offered to people staying at the DLH and at the HYN.
For me it is too expensive, even if I would stay at the DLH.
Quote from: "dagobert"Furthermore they are only offered to people staying at the DLH and at the HYN.
Um, I don't think so. Anthony said in his original post that the tickets are only "on sale at the receptions of Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Hotel New York".
He also said the tickets "won't be limited to guests of Disney Hotels, anyone can drop in and buy one)".
Looks like I didn't read carefully.
Maybe the best thing would be that Disney would get rid of the fastpass system. Then all lines would move faster, because there would be no fastpass queue.
A bit too expensive and for me it wouldn't really be worth it as the only rides I would be using it for is probably Peter Pan and buzz as I don't do roller coasters or TOT. However if I did love all the fast pass rides and it was July or August I would possibly have considered it as the high season is so busy and queues are astonishing.
I think it would be more sucessful at a cheaper price but then again they can't have it so affordable that everyone would have one as that would defeat the perpose.
I think it's a pretty good idea but probably 60 or 70 would have been plenty for it!
Aveen
it is indeed pretty expensive, but it has to be! otherwise too many people would get one and then the whole system would collapse. for my taste, it could be even more expensive, as long as they use this "extra-money" to keep all the rides and attractions in perfect shape :wink: .
but then there is this one thing already pointed out by others: the "division of guests" according to their wallet... :?
that't not very disney and I am not very happy with it...
Quote from: WillowLots of Theme Parks have these queue skipping systems, and they haven't caused any issues with guests.
Have they really not? Again, I can only speak from experience, but bringing up the only example I know of, as it's the only theme park I go to to have tried an idea as stupid as this one, at Legoland it certainly seems to have got under people's skin.
It doesn't work because it creates an elitist system. You spend an hour in a queue, only to see a "privileged" family, who've paid an extra... £10, I think it is at Legoland, wander on the ride in front of you. When they stop the people who've been queuing to let their more privleged guests on, you should see the reaction. People really, really hate it - and rightfully so. Everyone should be equal in the park - not just those who have the money for it.
Quote from: WillowIts an optional extra, you don't need it to have a good day and buying one doesn't mean you will have a good day.
But if you buy one, you'll get on more rides, quicker. Does that not mean you'll have a better day - or at the very least, you'd have a better chance, of having a better day, just because you were willing to splash the 400 euros or whatever it'd be for a family?
Quote from: Willowthis will do that without causing any additional problems.
Well, I'm afraid it's already caused one with me... ;)
Quote from: smurfy74most guests wont realise what they are as they look like normal fast passes.
But I'm sure they're going to advertise these "VIP" fast passes somewhere, so I'd think a lot of guests
will notice.
Quote from: dagobertI don't see any problems with this system, because most of the guests will not buy this VIP Fastpass
I guess the problem is that they're offering a two-tier system like this in the first place.
Quote from: "king_spoon_ian"Quote from: "Willow"this will do that without causing any additional problems.
Well, I'm afraid it's already caused one with me, and several people I know.
Can I ask what problems it caused you?
Quote from: "king_spoon_ian"Quote from: "dagobert"I don't see any problems with this system, because most of the guests will not buy this VIP Fastpass
I guess the problem is that they're offering a two-tier system like this in the first place.
This is not something entirely new, they've been offering a VIP Fastpass for quite some time to Castle/Empire State Club and Suites guests in the Disneyland Hotel and Hotel New York.
Legoland use the Q-bot system, which is so much better than a normal Fasttrack. They have easily got one of the best systems available. Disney should definitely use it as a replacement to Fastpass, and totally different to this new VIP Fastpass.
I have no issues with people skipping queues, they have paid extra for that, fair play to them. Its not affecting me.
I couldn't care less if a few hundred more people have a VIP Fastpass, they aren't going to dramatically increase queue times.
QuoteQuoteWell, I'm afraid it's already caused one with me, and several people I know.
Can I ask what problems it caused you?
I mean it's caused a problem, as in, I have a problem with it. I don't like the idea of an elitist system like this, and as I said, nor do several people I've spoken to about it.
QuoteQuote from: king_spoon_ianQuote from: dagobertI don't see any problems with this system, because most of the guests will not buy this VIP Fastpass
I guess the problem is that they're offering a two-tier system like this in the first place.
This is not something entirely new, they've been offering a VIP Fastpass for quite some time to Castle/Empire State Club and Suites guests in the Disneyland Hotel and Hotel New York.
But for some reason, that seems different. Offering it as a bonus to someone who's staying on a certain floor of a hotel seems to be more reasonable than just putting it on general sale, for only the richest of people to buy. I'd imagine it works out a lot cheaper that way - and it's also limited in number.
Quote from: WillowLegoland use the Q-bot system, which is so much better than a normal Fasttrack. They have easily got one of the best systems available. Disney should definitely use it as a replacement to Fastpass, and totally different to this new VIP Fastpass.
Why should Disney should replace the free, and accessible fastpass system with a system that costs £10 per person? More to the point, why would you
want them to do that. (It's that two-tier thing, again)
Quote from: WillowI have no issues with people skipping queues ... Its not affecting me.
I'm... a bit lost. How is someone skipping a queue not going to affect you? If someone skips a queue, they'll be in front of you, so you'll queue for longer?
Quote from: WillowI couldn't care less if a few hundred more people have a VIP Fastpass, they aren't going to dramatically increase queue times.
What if 100 of them hit Peter Pan at the same time? The fast pass would be out the door.
Its all about queue management. Some parks do it well, others don't. Its a fine line to tread.
THORPE PARK are a good example of bad queue management, they vastly over-sell fasttrack tickets, therefore stand-by lines are terrible on busy days.
Legoland have very low capacity rides so things like Q-bots increase queue times significantly.
Disney have fantastically high capacity rides and can deal with things like VIP fastpass, they aren't going to affect queues too much.
If people feel very strongly about it and want to influence how DLRP is run, then they should consider becoming shareholders. As a part-owner of the business you then have the right to make your point to the management and stress that you understand the need to increase revenue for debt repayment/future investment but that your views are that this is not an acceptable way to do it.
In fact, you could go one step further and start some form of petition ...
For me the biggest threat to Fastpass and the general enjoyment of those attractions is not this deal of a VIP ticket for €100 -- which, though being the first step in a slippery slope, will itself only increase ticket holders by about 0.1% -- but those blank dummy tickets that let you collect Fastpasses forever (no end date) that are now literally everywhere...
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All around the Fastpass areas, for sale on eBay at stupid prices... I see more and more people each time with these unlimited use collection tickets. It's awful. Can't they just be voided from the system? Where do they even come from, the print-at-home tickets?
While the resort just turn a blind eye to this, Fastpass is already a pay system.
And don't forget used park tickets can still print Fast Passes.
Quote from: "Kristof"And don't forget used park tickets can still print Fast Passes.
THAT's the biggest risk then... and an even easier one for the park to put a stop to... think how many thousands of these go into circulation every day!
Quote from: "Anthony"Where do they even come from, the print-at-home tickets?
While the resort just turn a blind eye to this, Fastpass is already a pay system.
If this is the right ticket, my friends was given one on our last trip. All our tickets worked at RnRC except his, so the guy gave him a few of them. Although later on his ticket did work so we had a few of these.
Quote from: "king_spoon_ian"QuoteCan I ask what problems it caused you?
I mean it's caused a problem, as in, I have a problem with it. I don't like the idea of an elitist system like this, and as I said, nor do several people I've spoken to about it.
So it's not caused any actual problem, then, so much as you just strongly disagree with it?
Quote from: "king_spoon_ian"QuoteThis is not something entirely new, they've been offering a VIP Fastpass for quite some time to Castle/Empire State Club and Suites guests in the Disneyland Hotel and Hotel New York.
But for some reason, that seems different. Offering it as a bonus to someone who's staying on a certain floor of a hotel seems to be more reasonable than just putting it on general sale, for only the richest of people to buy. I'd imagine it works out a lot cheaper that way - and it's also limited in number.
Yes, because most families of four going to DLRP are able to afford Castle Club rooms. We just all choose to stay in the Cheyenne for the theming!
It's already an elitist system that favours those with boatloads of cash. The only difference is that this is a direct sale, but it's still basically being offered to the same class.
Quote from: "king_spoon_ian"Quote from: "Willow"Legoland use the Q-bot system, which is so much better than a normal Fasttrack. They have easily got one of the best systems available. Disney should definitely use it as a replacement to Fastpass, and totally different to this new VIP Fastpass.
(//http://www.grcade.com/images/smilies/icon_facepalm.gif) Yes. Disney should replace the free, and accessible fastpass system with a system that costs £10 per person (!) Why would they, or should they do that? More to the point, why would you want them to do that. (It's that two-tier thing, again)
This, I can't disagree with, though it's tangential to the point. The free fastpass system is unique to Disney, and a big draw for a lot of families.
Quote from: "king_spoon_ian"Quote from: "Willow"I have no issues with people skipping queues ... Its not affecting me.
(//http://www.grcade.com/images/smilies/icon_facepalm.gif) How exactly is someone skipping a queue not going to affect you. If someone skips a queue, they'll be in front of you, so you'll queue for longer. If one person does it, it may not affect you much, but it'll still affect you.
Because normal fastpass isn't queue skipping, it's "virtual queueing"! What rubbish, normal fastpass lines skip the queue as well, yet nobody has a problem with this.
Quote from: "king_spoon_ian"Quote from: "Willow"I couldn't care less if a few hundred more people have a VIP Fastpass, they aren't going to dramatically increase queue times.
But they will increase the queuing times, no matter how slightly. And it greatly depends on the ride. What if 100 of them hit Peter Pan at the same time? The fast pass would be out the door.
And what are the chances of that happening? About the only time I can see this situation occuring is if people like you all got together, bought these tickets, and did it just to "show how broken the system is". Ironically, giving Disney your money for the pleasure, and increasing sales of the product you dislike.
Quote from: "king_spoon_ian"I guess if you can't see the problem with a two tier, and elitist system like this, then I won't be able to change your mind.
"Because I have no valid or acceptable points beyond screaming 'elitism!'"
Quote from: "king_spoon_ian"But it is wrong
"Because I say so!"
Quote from: "king_spoon_ian"and it will cause problems - either through too many people buying it
Too many people buying what you already consider a prohibitively expensive item that separates park guests by class?
Quote from: "king_spoon_ian"or through people just ending up feeling bad that they can't afford to provide their family with as good a day at Disneyland as the other, richer people.
Provided they know about this system. I doubt it will be heavily advertised outside of the hotels where it's being offered, if only so that the system
isn't flooded with fastpasses. Though I don't know of any limit there may be on these (and there might be one we don't know about), I imagine Disney are surely aware of the problems that would be caused by issuing too many. Unless you were at the front of the line for Buzz and suddenly some city banker and his family come along, flashing their VIP fastpasses all over the place and lording it over everyone, I doubt you'd even be aware of these guests, so you wouldn't feel bad about it. And I'd argue that's more a problem with those people than it is with the system.
In the end, don't forget that this is a
trial. If it doesn't do well, and the few points you did manage to muster all happen to be its downfall, then it won't be continued. If it does do well, earns Disney some extra money (that, as has been said, they can invest into upkeep or new attractions making everyone's experience better) then it will carry on, likely silently to most guests.
If there was a post of the month award, I'd be recommending that one for it! =D>
I really wish they would get rid of FP altogether, it really does harm the overall park experience. I thought that many years ago when they trialled it at ALton Towers (2 years before Disney), and I had it confirmed last year. Last August, we were in the Studios when they were testing FP on Crush Coaster. On one day that they were not testing it, the standby for Crush was 60 mins, Cars 15, Tram Tour 15, ToT 10, and RNRC a walk on. The park was pleasant, and the shops and counter service restaurants were moderately crowded.
Fastforward 2 days, we went to the Studios (I had it confirmed the crowd levels through the gate was similar). They were testing FP. Studio 1 was very crowded. Standby for Crush was 1hour 45 min, Tram tour, 40, TOT 60, Cars 40, and RNRC 25. It was the same time frame as well, as Moteurs Action was not interferring. The shops and restaurants were rammed, and the tempers were riding high.
We got in line for FPs, the clock said return time 1pm. we waited 20 mins for FP's and when we finally got them, they were for 4pm which clashed with our dining reservations at Walt's. So we didn't go on Crush.
Bottom line, this proved to me the negative impact FP has on the parks, and the fact they ran several tests during peak and off peak last year, and abandoned the idea of introducing FP to Crush demonstrates the concept is flawed. And now we are getting some carnival rides to up capacity in the area....ughhhhhhhhh
Fastpass works fine on high capacity rides.
Crush would never work with Fastpass, it was a silly idea to even trial in.
I don't normally like doing play-by-play counterpoint posts, but I thought I'd follow your style. By the way, thanks for the recognition of thinking I'm a good poster on here, though I'd disagree :P
The one counterpoint I'll make right now is that there's a difference between having a problem with something, and something causing a problem. To make a comparison, it's like saying that shoe polish comes from Poland. You know, because it's polish.
Right now I'm honestly quite tired, and I had a big argument earlier this evening, so I'm not going to present a full argument back. But I may do tomorrow, or some time later. That said, I do enjoy how you reduced my second to final paragraph, where I made the argument that a) they could well be limited in number like hotel suites, and b) Disney is well aware of the potential problems with wait times that this could cause, to one line.
The Disney office in the Netherlands have a Twitter and they've just posted these details:
QuoteDisneyland Paris will test the sale of Premium FASTPASS tickets at the Disneyland Hotel's Guest Services desk from 18 July to 4 August 2009
Premium FASTPASS is a fee paying service: 80 euros per person/day.It will be presented via a dated ticket valid from 10:30 am for one person
It will provide access to FASTPASS wait-lines wherever applicable. No more than 160 Premium FASTPASS tickets will be sold per day.
It does not replace the existing FASTPASS service which is free, and that we will continue to provide for all guests.
So the dates now look to be 18th July to 4th August, and here's the very important point - no more than 160 Premium FASTPASS tickets will be sold per day. That still sounds like a LOT to me, I doubt they'd even sell 16, but it's good news they're putting a cap on this test.
160 is nothing, it shouldn't affect the queues too much.
The only problem would be if they all descended on Peter Pan's Flight at the same time.
Its a premium product so its right for them to limit the number to only 160, keeps its more exclusive.
I can't see them selling 160.
wow, I just did some calculating and - gee - how much extra money they would make with hardly no extra effort if they sell 160 fp per day (I don't think they will though)!
They will sell 160 per day easily. No question. How many people visit the park per day? 50,000 people in the summer? If that was correct, you would only need 0.32% of guests to actually purchase to sell 160.
Quote from: "Adam"They will sell 160 per day easily. No question. How many people visit the park per day? 50,000 people in the summer? If that was correct, you would only need 0.32% of guests to actually purchase to sell 160.
But if these are only on sale at the Disneyland Hotel reception, you'd have to look more at a percentage against the hotel occupancy, wouldn't you? DLH has 496 rooms apparently. I suppose though if you've already paid for DLH, another €80 for an unlimited Fastpass is a drop in the ocean.
As for money it does seem like they could make a lot at first, but it's really only the same as 320 extra people buying regular 1 day park tickets. I know which I'd prefer.
Kevin Yee over at MiceAge talks about some FastPass-rumours at WDW, that actually sound plausible: //http://miceage.micechat.com/kevinyee/ky072109a.htm
Wow, 160 is limiting it a lot more than I'd imagined. I'm impressed, but I still don't agree with the principle.
These are also on sale at the Newport Bay Club - I spent a while perusing a sign for it while checking in. Interestingly, the first (and by far the largest) language on the sign is English.
I wonder who this could be aimed at? :-"
I've seen someone at TOT this week appear at the Fastpast queue and showing the Fastpass CM a piece of printed paper. It wasn't a Fastpass card, it was a printed A4 sheet of paper.
I don't know if it was a fastpass or not, or if the guy finally entered the ride or not but I thought I'd mention it here.
I don't think selling fastpasses is a good idea, people would shorten their stays inside the disney property because you would no longer need a long stay to see it all. Therefore they would spend less on what really makes the benefit for disney: merchandising, restaurants and food carts. And no one would buy a fastpass for each member of the party for every day of stay in case of longer visits. It could sell, but I don't think it's a good idea. I would buy it for one day of my stay, maybe two, even if it was 100€, but i would definitely make my stay shorter if i can ride all of the thrill rides in one day with unlimited access.
Maybe it could be something available to those having non-Dream Annual Passes. People who paid for going often during the year and who might not be staying at the disney hotels and aren't allowed to enter the parks on certain dates, they're allowed to get a fastpass even if they have to pay for it, but they get to have a Premium FP on the busy day of their choice. It compensates, though they have to pay extra for it.
Does anybody have a picture of that Premium ticket? Would be very interesting to see, but I think nobody has tried it, or ? :D
BTW how do the actual VIP Fastpasses look like?
cu =)
Quote from: "EDDY"BTW how do the actual VIP Fastpasses look like?
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I'd be interested to see the Premium FASTPASS too. I wonder if it's something more substantial than a regular ticket, since it is/was so expensive?
QuoteImage
thanks =) - that's still the one they used 2 years ago?
has someone got a picture from backside of the pass? - i can't find it on memorabilia... :(
yes - I believe it is a 'lil bit different. so if anybody's going to buy one - please post a pic :D
we also thought about buying one - but decided it's too expensive for us... :O
Quote from: "Anthony"[I'd be interested to see the Premium FASTPASS too. I wonder if it's something more substantial than a regular ticket, since it is/was so expensive?
Think of a Premium FASTPASS like the M+S adverts...
This is not just a normal FASTPASS. This is a diamond encrusted FASTPASS, printed on gold leaf gilt card, carefully created by master craftsmen in the foothills of Big Thunder Mountain.
I can sense your mouths watering now...
According to DLP.info (http://www.dlp.info/News/2009/09/premiu ... -availabl/ (http://www.dlp.info/News/2009/09/premium-fastpass-still-availabl/)), the Premium Fastpasses are still for sale after the trial. If so, they must be working and I would imagine that they will continue, as the article says.
im glad that there keeping them and i wont buy one for EVERDAY im over there but i think i shall get one if the ques do become to annoying and crazy