So much hate for the FP+ system over the lack of availability of FP+ reservations. MM+ inception right through this morning you see the frequent complaint that there were no FP+ reservations available for this, that, the other thing, almost everything......even when people go online at midnight 60 days out. People decry the FP+ system for the abhorrent amount of time that must be spent to plan and secure elusive FP+ reservations. Other than the general 'I don't like that Disney makes me plan my vacation so much' complaint, these two 'problems' seem to be at the very heart of the anti-FP+ movement.
Now, I'm going to try and be delicate about this, and will probably fail miserably......but I don't get it. I really don't. Yes, user experiences vary, but how much can they really vary? Based on my experiences I have to ask myself.....what is the problem? Is there really one, or is the majority of the FP+ backlash coming from people who just aren't that capable of figuring out the (relatively simple) system, or people that seem to find a way of exaggerating a small problem into a big issue?
I'm compelled to ask this question because last night I secured some FP+ reservations without any problem whatsoever. Not only that, but I changed some times and swapped a few experiences. In and out in 30 minutes, a week's worth of FP+ reservations secured and tailored, everything we could have wanted available, got everything we desired.
Now, before you say 'sure, that could be...if you were making reservations for an off time', let me clarify. These were for the week between Christmas and New Year's, THE busiest time of the year at WDW. You might say 'ok, great for you, you got REALLY lucky'. But this is the third time I've had no problem securing anything and everything we wanted with the FP+ system. 'But you are making reservations for a small party' you might say! No, I've been equally successful for 2, 5, or 12 people. Last year we used FP+ between Christmas and New Year's. No problems, but the system was new, so maybe not a lot of people were using it? Then we had a trip in July, another very busy time at WDW, and got everything (including Mine Train and A&E), and I did so at 45 days out. Ok, I figured maybe I was lucky there? Then there was last night, where I secured FP+ reservations, sans problems, for an even busier time at WDW. Mine Train, got it. A&E, there if I wanted it.
So, I'm thinking luck has nothing to do with it, and the 'problems' are either exaggerated or fabricated. How else do you explain it? Discuss amongst yourselves.......