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The poster was trying to salvage their remaining vacation time once back ashore and found Disneyland to be subject to closures due to crowds. -- Suzanne. I remember reading that Veterans Day was crazy busy in 2010. I believe it fell on a Thursday and many people made a 4 day weekend out of it.
For example, on my recent visit to Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, I selected Toy Story Midway Mania as our premium attraction and was able to pick Star Tours (the Star Wars ride) and The Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show. At the Toy Story ride, this spared us an hour-long wait. At the stunt show the FastPass+ reservation got us better seating, and at Star Tours the system saved us a few minutes. If the new system works it could radically alter the theme park experience for visitors to the various Disney parks.