Has Disney Found the Solution to Its Fastpass Problem?
July 7, 2021, 6:19 PM ·
Many Disney fans have been blowing up social media to complain about Disneyland Paris' Fastpass replacements. In case you missed it, the Paris resort has replaced its old Fastpass system with two new products: the free Standby Pass and pay-per-use Disney Premier Access. Go read about them here, if you have not yet already.
Despite many fans' objections to the change, these new wait-skipping products offer to solve some of the problems that have hampered Disney's Fastpass from its beginning.
Hear me out. To start, I would like to suggest that the most, fair, just, and efficient system for getting people on theme park attractions is the old-fashioned physical queue. It's first-come, first-served, and if you don't think the ride is worth the wait, then you can choose something else to do. That means the people who are waiting in any given line are the ones most willing to invest the time to enjoy that attraction.