This is true...the problem with the fast pass system is that it’s based on 60 days from “arrival”. Since so many people book weekly vacations, you are much less likely to get a fast pass 60 days in advance. I stayed 4 days last time I went , and could only get a fast pass for FOP on the last day of our vacation.
Once again it becomes a class issue. A lot of people can barely afford one day at Disney , let alone week including hotel on a Disney property.
After going to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, I can honestly say that I started debating if I should schedule trips around those events because we got a LOT more rides in with no waits. It was really fun. It felt like really getting more bang for the buck. 25 minutes for 7DMT and ten minutes for Pan. Other major rides were walk-on's.