We've warned people changes were coming. Pay for Pass on the way.
That starts after the Winter Solstice.Only surprise is it's taken them so long, they monitise the sunrise if they could.
and the Max Pass popularity at Disney resort was an astounding success. Multiple times the demand they expected and Mice Chat says there's large cost increases on the way since the demand is so high.I have to wonder if they are getting ready to roll out a queue-less line system to certain attractions as a way to help manage crowds in preparation for Star Wars. They KNOW that crowd management will be a huge problem for Star Wars and must be working on ideas for handling the crowds. They learned some things from the rollout of Pandora this year and watched what worked (and didn't) for Universal when Harry Potter opened.
I also think that pay to cut is on its way. They still need to recoup all that money they spent on Magic Bands and I don't think they're seeing the RoI as much as they hoped. Charging for Fast Pass is an easy way to make that deficit up.
and the Max Pass popularity a Disney resort was an astounding success. Multiple times the demand they expected and Mice Chat says there's large cost increases on the way since the demand is so high.