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YLL · 6 Aug 21, 12:09 AM

I just saw a video about the Standby pass. First of all, fears of getting a return time hours later are unfounded. There are regular time slots throughout the day where more standby reservations are released. So for instance, it's 10:30am and you want to ride BTM. Only return times in the next couple hours are offered. If there are all taken by the time you look, then there are 3 more opportunities to get a return time for each ride. And once you are in the physical standby queue, you only wait 5 to 10 minutes, as they are only about 250 people in the queue. And while some people will pay for Premier Access, compared to the number of people using free Fastpass they will be a very small minority.

Basically the standby pass is a mix of a (free!) version of Maxpass at Disneyland Anaheim, and a virtual queue. I'm all for it.

Why aren't we talking more about this, instead of the ludicrous cost of Premier Access? Maybe 5% of guests will pay for this, the rest of us will enjoy shorter waiting time than before... for free!

6 Aug 21, 12:09 AM	#70
	6 Aug 21, 12:09 AM YLL Imagineer
YLL Imagineer Join Date: Mar 17 Location: East Sussex	I just saw a video about the Standby pass. First of all, fears of getting a return time hours later are unfounded. There are regular time slots throughout the day where more standby reservations are released. So for instance, it's 10:30am and you want to ride BTM. Only return times in the next couple hours are offered. If there are all taken by the time you look, then there are 3 more opportunities to get a return time for each ride. And once you are in the physical standby queue, you only wait 5 to 10 minutes, as they are only about 250 people in the queue. And while some people will pay for Premier Access, compared to the number of people using free Fastpass they will be a very small minority. Basically the standby pass is a mix of a (free!) version of Maxpass at Disneyland Anaheim, and a virtual queue. I'm all for it. Why aren't we talking more about this, instead of the ludicrous cost of Premier Access? Maybe 5% of guests will pay for this, the rest of us will enjoy shorter waiting time than before... for free! Edited at 12:11 AM.