FastPasses have been a very popular perk of Walt Disney World® Resort visitors for years now! With the new FastPass+ program, the next generation of alleviating long waiting lines is in full testing mode across all parks.
Guests using the FastPass+ program have the option to choose up to 3 FastPasses for attractions per day, but Disney has begun placing new parameters for the attractions located in Epcot® and Disney’s Hollywood Studios™.
For guests using the FastPass+ program, who are planning to visit both Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ and Epcot®, you will find that attractions are now divided into 2 types of groups. Guests will be allowed to choose 1 attraction from Group 1 and 2 attractions from Group 2.
For Disney’s Hollywood Studios™, the attraction groupings are:
Group 1: Toy Story Mania!™, Beauty and the Beast, Rock ‘n Roller Coaster®, Fantasmic!
Group 2: Indiana Jones, Tower of Terror, Disney Jr. Live on Stage™, The Great Movie Ride, Lights, Motors, Action!® Extreme Stunt Show®, Star Tours®, MuppetVision 3D
While guests might find it a bit frustrating that they are unable to hold FastPass+ reservations for the Tower of Terror, The Great Movie Ride and Star Tours on the same day, please note that you can still utilize the standby line for these attractions. The same example would apply for guests wishing to hold 2 FastPass+ reservations for the Group 1 attractions.
For Epcot®, the attraction groupings are:
Group 1: Maelstrom, Test Track®, Soarin’™, I IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth (only on certain dates), Epcot® Character Spot
Group 2: Mission: SPACE®, Turtle Talk with Crush, Captain EO, Spaceship Earth, Living with the Land, The Seas with Nemo & Friends®, Journey into Imagination with Figment
Although this testing is being conducted in both Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ and Epcot® at this time, future testing can probably be anticipated at both Magic Kingdom® Park and Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park in the future.
If all of this FastPass+ info has you a little confused, please contact your Wishing Well Travel Agent to help you!
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