As expected, the implementation of FP+ on Smugglers Run has doubled the stand by line times. What a terrible system FP+ is. SR lines were doable before FP, even on crowded DHS days. Disney should have let it be........and yes, looking at Touring Plans, all of WDW has had long attraction stand by lines the past two months, with holiday level stand by times. I'm wondering if Disney cut staffing and attraction capacity like they did the last couple of years in Jan. & Feb. , or is it really record winter crowds.
Example: No FP+ during Mickey's Christmas Party at MK. Lines are very reasonable,and you can hit just about every D/E ticket, except 7 Dwarfs, with pretty short wait times. And even 7 Dwarfs, is only about 30 -40 minutes, which is way better than a regular day.I was able to ride MFSR before FP+ and it was glorious. Yeah it was 45-60 but that sure as hell beats 120! And that line moved! It felt like we hardly ever just stood still.
I’m to the point where I would welcome a system that gives everyone only like 3 FPs a day period. Maybe that would cut down on lines.
FP was supposed to cut down on wait times and it has absolutely had the total opposite effect. And the lines are brutal all rides. Haunted Mansion, pirates, spaceship earth are rides that don’t need FP.
I’m willing to bet we could get more rides in in a single day without FP+ then with it.