On this week’s show, Disneyland veterans, David and Ronn dive into several sizzling Disney topics. Is a Reservation Waitlist Coming to Disneyland? Of course, Disney could implement a reservation waitlist but would they? Should they? Would that make the reservation system a better process – or a worse one? The Disneyland Resort is a different animal than the other Disney Parks in that it’s a locals Country Club of sorts. Does that fact make a potential reservation waitlist more or less likely? So many questions that are all answered by one simple question: Will a reservation waitlist generate more revenue for The Walt Disney Company or not?
What is our favorite Easter egg or nod to a former attraction? If we could spend one night in the Parks where would we sleep? What ride would we like to be on when a breakdown happens?
Plus, we plunge into the Disney zeitgeist and explore the most popular and headline-grabbing Disney chatter including CEO Bob Chapek’s 3-year extension, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure coming in 2024, the return of the Lagoon, Lightyear makeover of Space Mountain, the waffling timeline in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. All this and the big reveal of our Favorite 5 Queues in the Parks, and more!
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FBP Podcast episode #37 – Do we want a reservation waitlist?
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SO VERY HAPPY TO SEE YOU TWO TOGETHER AGAIN!! Thank You for the Interesting conversation and information ! I have definitely missed seeing you, Ron !
SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU GUYS BACK!
No!! We want no reservations!
Who are these two guys in matching green shirts? 😉 So great to have the podcast back this week! Missed you both.
The reservation system is just another piece of the puzzle that is making Disney parks extremely stressful and frustrating to the point where fights are breaking out regularly. I dunno about everyone else, but not having gone to Disney in about a year, my impression of them has gone down pretty significantly with all these stories of fights and stressed out guests who seem like they're being tortured on their five figure vacations.
I.hope you're feeling much bettet
Yay! WooHoo 👍 Welcome back, missed the two of you 🧚♀️
From not coaster but they have other tech to do ride
Well another great podcast guys..sorry it's been so long..thank you both.
I'm with Dave on spending the night on Tom Sawyers Island..cabin or camping…coffe..food..a couple of cigars if they'd let me..I'd love it
Thanks again Dave and Ron
I love the reservation system. I’m a planner so I know when I’m going and I very much appreciate crowd planning. Yay! I am a magic key holder. It’s not a problem to make reservations most of the time. I like the idea of wait list very much for last minute folks. That seems fair and easy.
Glad to see the podcast back, fellas 👏👏 the Top 5 Queues was a fantastic segment
Just what we need, a virtual cue for reservations. What’s next? A virtual cue to go through security on harbor?
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Unpopular opinion but I think they should keep the reservations & suspend all passes for a minimum of 2yrs till they figure out what to do with Magic bands/locals crowd control/ reservations. Disneyland being the smaller park out of all I feel has the most problems because I believe it's one of the most visited & the local demand is out of control. I am a local, I love Disneyland & have been an annual passholder but the park to me isn't enjoyable when it's at capacity, and the lines are long. Yes I miss the spontaneous feeling of being able to show up whenever and go into the park, reservations can be frustrating but with a bit of patience and better planning it ain't so bad. Disneyland didn't always have passes and while I enjoyed having one the many years that I did I just think with how demand goes it's not something that works for the park anymore. Some will argue that without the passes Disney as a company will lose set money but I beg to differ. Let's be honest (& I'm not singling out vloggers) but those who frequent the park & that own these passes how often do they purchase souvenirs, food, merch on a single visit every time to the park vs those who go for single day visit? In my opinion I feel that some pass holders come across entitled & whiny like the park owes them something and I think that they forget that things are constantly going to change & what once worked doesn't mean it's for the long run. We have some of the best perks as locals and for the same reason why we love the park we should adapt to it's changes. No matter what it's not going to deter people and locals from visiting the park but I think it will manage the crowds a bit better, let's be real no matter the outcome Disney isn't hurting or going broke anytime soon. I stopped being an AP holder a few years ago and the company is still thriving, I get to go less often than I'd like but when I do get the chance to go back it hits so different and I feel like my expectations and experience is more pleasant.
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Currently, you can get a reservation the same day, even in the evening. I'm not sure a wait-list is necessary, because of this.
Bob Chapek wasn't responsible for Genie-plus, Bob Iger was.
Genie-Plus (artificial intelligence) was 5 years in the making and approved for development in the Bob Iger administration. It just happened to roll out into execution in the Chapek administration. So he gets the credit or blame from everyone on the outside looking in. Everyone on the inside understands its the capstone of the Iger Legacy.
Wishful thinking…not gonna happen. Reservation will still be there. Have to adapt to change. Everyone needs to accept it. It is what it is. Disneyland is getting expensive and they don't care about anybody. Just more money…more money and more money!
Modern Disney is dead or dying. RIP 🪦.
Ron’s audio is much louder then David’s
YES! The drip spot on big thunder being created by the train going in the water as you walk under the bridge! Haha missed watching the podcast! Glad to have y’all back
Random question: My family and I are vacationing at the park in Aug. we have reservations from Sunday – Wednesday, and we want to go for Thursday but our enchanted key only allows 4 reservation days. Is it pretty likely to get a reservation at a park the day before? Would it make more sense to cancel a Wednesday and book Thursday now because Thursday’s are busier or it shouldn’t be a problem regardless? Thanks for any insight.
We actually had Rise break down on our first time through. It wasn't a huge deal because we were already at the escape pod scene, so like 90% done anyway – the multi experience passes we got afterwards helped ease the pain too (also, this was pre-LL, so the only way to line hop Rise was with an MEP, which is how we used ours). As for the break down experience: it's a trip that the CM's still weren't allowed to drop character – the "First Order" squad came in and locked down the ride vehicle, and told us to wait for "Resistance Personnel." Sure enough, those CM's came by a few minutes later and actually released the seat belts and escorted us out. I don't know if it would have felt different getting stuck elsewhere in the ride, but for us it was actually kind of fun. I mean, we could've been trapped upside down on a roller coaster or up in a gondola somewhere – we were just sitting in a fairly comfortable ride car, inside a building with AC, waiting to be rescued by pretend Star Wars people.
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Down with the reservation system and down with price hikes during a pandemic and now a recession.
Hey you guys KNOW you were talking about the Guardians Coaster in Epcot Right? Like it's literally a building with screens in which the Rollercoaster goes through and the cars rotate to view the screens to music. Like I think I'm the only one in on the joke. 😭😭
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Annual Passes weren’t “broke”. Not having reservations wasn’t “broke” either. But they “fixed” them both anyway…..
The footprint works for Tron in launch bay
I just don't understand the logic behind the waitlist in the way you're talking about it.. I can see it purely for allowing someone else a chance to be notified last minute but that's it. I mean if we do think it's only about big data and letting in the spenders then why have a waitlist or reservation system at all – why put so much effort and money into a new system. I think we're digging too deep. It was about making sure they had enough staff. We rope dropped pirates first thing one morning and it was already closed… we did peter pan one morning and same thing. It's because the staff didn't show up. They can't have max capacity right now with half the rides breaking down or not opening or half the restaurants not open because staff are sick or they don't have enough to begin with, with a bunch of angry guests roaming around the parks with nothing to do. If they could have open capacity and max out the park why wouldn't they? It's not about cherry picking or favouring multi day tickets over magic keys. They would take both happily and crowd the park if they could. I am Canadian – I want the reservation system gone as much as the next person because planning a trip based on availability of a park sucks! But I also don't want to plan my once every three years trip and then not get to do half the things.
DVC has a waitlist, so why not the parks?!?!?!?!
Yay !!!!! Finally another podcast!!!
Too much editing in this one…better as an open discussion !!!
Great video as always! So glad your back! It was fun to hear Ron say something I have felt forever, put Nemo in DCA and Ariel in DL. I would like things to be more streamlined. Marvel and Pixar in DCA. Disney and Star Wars in DL. Have a great week you guys! ✨
Simple answer to your video's title: NO.
I don't even want the damned reservations. They're not needed and are just plain maddening!
Mr Toad's hell? HAH!! What a terrible yet hilarious answer lol.
No, we don't want a waitlist. Reservations and annual passes don't mix. It was a stupid idea. I'm paying 3000 freakin' dollars (for two) in guaranteed revenue to Disney, and I should be getting something extra for showing my commitment to the magic. Instead, Disney has demonstrated that they don't value my commitment and that all they care about is themselves