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Old 27 Aug 20, 09:59 AM  
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While details are slim at the moment, it does seem to be a bit alarming.

It would put UK visitors off buying APs as they would only be able to book 3 days in the parks. Also, what happens to others visiting from th UK? They're hardly likely to visit if they're not guaranteed entry to the parks.

It could backfire on Disney - anyone not being able to book entry to a Disney park would visit a different park instead.

Let's wait for the facts to come out.
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Old 27 Aug 20, 10:01 AM  
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We have visited at least once each year for the last 30 years, but in recent years the increased planning requirements have taken away some of the pleasure. We prefer to decide the night before what we will do the following day, depending on the weather, how tired we are etc.
It has already reached a stage where it was impossible to get a table service meal by just turning up on the day. Similarly the most popular attractions were unavailable without a lengthy queue.
Our most recent visit was in February this year, and I have to admit I didn't enjoy the experience as much as I used to. For me, retention of the park booking system would probably be the final straw, and we would look elsewhere.
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Old 27 Aug 20, 10:12 AM  
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I’m not a fan of it. I like the opportunity to wake up and think oh actually I do fancy that park today. When I did the CRP and worked at Epcot, sometimes I’d just go to a park before or after work. I can’t imagine not having that choice anymore. I suppose it makes sense for busy periods like on Christmas Day but other than that, it seems unnecessary. I love park hopping as well so I wouldn’t want to lose that.
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Old 27 Aug 20, 10:15 AM  
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I personally think park reservation is a good thing, but then again we arent park hoppers we have everything planned to do one park per day. Not sure I would like to wear a mask, we are booked October 2021 and hopefully masks wont he required but I dont mind booking parks
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Old 27 Aug 20, 10:28 AM  
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It’ll be a no from us as well. We loved park hopping, waking up and deciding what parks we would visit that day (if any). Will wait and see what actually transpires .
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Old 27 Aug 20, 10:45 AM  
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I like the reservation system in theory, purely because it controls the crowd level. But in reality, I like park hopping and tend to schedule in two parks on most days. So without it, it would probably push up the minimum number of days I'd need to stay to see everything. Not sure that's something I'm prepared to do at the moment.

But they must have stats that say this way of touring is the minority if they think this is financially viable in future. I am guessing the majority of US ticket holders don't bother to buy park hoppers.
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Old 27 Aug 20, 11:02 AM  
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Like many have already said, we like to decide which park to visit on any given day, not have to make a reservation for this park on this day and that park on that day. We have had the use of a DAS pass for one of the teenagers in our family so have not used the fast pass system, which I can imagine in August without that facility it would be a nightmare.

I expect their decision is made on the high Covid cases in Florida. But, by all accounts Universal is seeing higher numbers of guests as it does not require park reservations, you just turn up. Think Disney have made a big mistake by announcing these measures. Who is going to pay a small fortune for their WDW tickets and not get the full WDW experience. I understand the measures that are in place right now but I would have thought in six months time things at WDW would be getting somewhere near to back to normal with FFpasses in place and bookable dining and no more having to 'book a day at the park.
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Old 27 Aug 20, 11:06 AM  
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Originally Posted by Scotsmomma View Post
I'm so glad we've had years and years of Disney at its best, it'll never be the same again for me without being able to spend the day in one park and nip to another at night for fireworks, or just to be able to decide on the day that you're going to head to whichever park. 🤔🙄
This. It's the spontaneity I will.miss.

An even bigger blow for those who wish to stay onsite and use the DDP over a longer time period. How will that work with in-park restaurants?
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Old 27 Aug 20, 11:08 AM  
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Hopefully the park hopping option will be made available under the scheme if they do make permanent, as currently Disney say it's temporarily unavailable upon the reopening of the theme parks due to attendance limitations.
Although i wonder if they add that as a perk for staying onsite first.🤔
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Old 27 Aug 20, 11:09 AM  
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Originally Posted by FamilyGWales View Post
This. It's the spontaneity I will.miss.

An even bigger blow for those who wish to stay onsite and use the DDP over a longer time period. How will that work with in-park restaurants?
I wonder if they'll even bring back the DDP🤔
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