Changes coming to Disney’s World! (Fastpass)
Changes coming to Disney’s World!
A recent patent filed by the Walt Disney Company looks to revolutionize the way guests experience the Fastpass “virtual queue” system. The new system would use computers to control the distribution of FastPass tickets across each Disney theme park. The new “e-Fastpass” would be available via wireless devices, cellphones, and similar technologies.
One way this might work is guests holding an e-Fastpass would be notified on their device if an attraction goes down and might be offered an e-Fastpass for another attraction instead. Or it could be something as simple as a reminder that it’s time to get a new “e-Fastpass”. That all sounds pretty good so far, right.
What’s not good about this patent is the notion that Fastpass could soon become a pay-for-play system. The patent also reveals plans to provide VIP level service to guests staying in Disney hotels including the ability to book e-Fastpasses from their room, carry more than one e-Fastpass at a time, and more.
