I think the thing that's being lost in translation here is that you shouldn't really need to be standing in standby lines with waits if you enter the parks in the morning. Ideal scenario is you enter the park at rope drop and get FPs for the earliest return times (I usually go for Space Mountain first). When you first enter parks, return times are only a few minutes out. So grab Space Mountain FP for 20 minutes out, ride Buzz and Star Tours (less than 5 minute waits since park just opened), then use Space Mountain FP. Then get another FP for something else that's only a few minutes out, and in the meantime ride the rides that are walk-ons. Repeat this cycle, riding rides back to back without ever really waiting in line, until about 10:30-11 am, when the parks start to get crowded. At that point I get a FP for something that may be later in the day (like RSR), go on a couple more rides with very short waits (I never get in a line that's longer than about 10 minutes) and then slow down a bit, since at this point I've been going non-stop since probably 7 am. Depending on time of year it may also start getting hot at this point, so I might do something indoors like check out Launch Bay, or go sit down and have an early lunch (since I got up early to make rope drop). By this time the 90 minutes are up and I can get more FPs and continue riding only the shortest lines standby. Or, if it's a particularly crowded day and there aren't really any short lines, I may go back to the hotel for a rest (grabbing another FP for later in the day at this time), then come back in the evening.
Basically, entering the parks at rope drop is a MUST. Doing that, the MaxPass system is amazing, and will allow you to ride practically everything you want to for the day by 11 am. By about 1 pm, MaxPass is less effective, but you still have the opportunity to grab FP for rides later that night, so that after coming back from an afternoon break you are all set to ride the major headliners again. I sometimes come back in with 3-4 FPs stacked for my evening.
This is making me miss DLR a lot right now!