Hollywood Studios and Epcot currently rank their attractions on a tiered system. You are allowed to

Starting today, Monday, albuquerque travel April 28, guests can select more FastPasses once they are in the park and have used up (or have had the arrival window pass on) their initial three FastPass+ reservations. Simply go to one of the kiosks located in each of the Walt Disney World parks to make your additional selections. Once this new reservation is used up, another can be selected, and so on.
Disney’s MyMagic+ has been going through lots of phases and changes, the biggest of which starts Monday, March 31: any guest of Walt Disney World Resort can now begin to pre-plan their FastPass+ reservations using the My Disney Experience website or app before they actually arrive for their visit.
For those that have already stayed at a participating Disney-owned and -operated resort and have participated in MyMagic+ using MagicBands, nothing has changed. However, Disney has finally enabled guests of the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin to pre-plan their FastPass+ selections in the same 60-day window. This is fantastic news for the Starwood hotel. In fact, the Swan and Dolphin is the only non-Disney-owned property to receive this benefit!
As before, in order to prove you are eligible for the 60-day albuquerque travel booking window, you must first “link” your resort reservation with your My Disney Experience account. Once this is done, you need to make sure you have included everyone in your party. For guests of the Swan and Dolphin, it can take about 24 hours after you’ve booked your reservation for it to be loaded into Disney’s system and therefore be recognized as a valid reservation.
While the 60-day window that WDW resort guests receive is a nice advantage, it is great news that all other guests can now pre-plan their FastPass+ selections up to 30 days in advance albuquerque travel – this is a big development. Having the ability to plan your reservations before you arrive definitely beats waiting in line at one of the FP+ service kiosks.
In order to show that you are indeed coming to the Disney parks, as well as to find out how many days you can make FastPass+ selections, you must have valid theme park admission and link your ticket to your My Disney Experience account. You must also make sure that each person in your travel party is registered with MyDisneyExperience.com, and you must link the appropriate ticket albuquerque travel to each person.
There is a lot to know about Disney’s FastPass+ system, and nothing is carved in stone; things will change. If you are brand-new to the planning albuquerque travel process, I recommend you begin with going to Start Your Disney Experience . This website will automatically launch the step-by-step process once you’ve signed in. Just make sure you have booked your resort reservation (if you are at a participating hotel that gets you the 60-day window) and have your theme park tickets in hand.
Your FastPass+ selections are for one park each day. Disney has said this is something they are looking at changing in the future. Enabling the “park hopping” feature of FP+ is going to take a lot to manage, and I would anticipate that a tiered approach will be taken, much like what is in place at Hollywood Studios and Epcot. Speaking of which…
Hollywood Studios and Epcot currently rank their attractions on a tiered system. You are allowed to make one FastPass+ albuquerque travel selection from the top tier group, and then the other two choices will be from the lower group. This is to help ensure inventory is available for all guests to enjoy at least one of the most popular attractions at the parks. I recommend using the single-rider line where available to help supplement this, but just remember albuquerque travel that your party will be split up by doing so.
Itineraries: when you make your FastPass+ selections, whether prior to your arrival or in the park, you cannot do them one at a time. First, you select what day you want to plan, then which park, then which three attractions. Then you will be presented with up to four itineraries albuquerque travel from which to choose. Usually, one itinerary will place everything late in the day, the other with everything in the morning, and another with the times spread throughout the day. All of this, of course, depends on availability.
Changes: many people have expressed concerns with flexibility. The great news is you can change one or more of your selections, if needed, altering the time or the attractions themselves. These modifications can be made on the website, via the app, or at the in-park albuquerque travel kiosks.
In case you are not tech-savvy – though, if you are reading this, I doubt that to be the case – or if you need help with your reservations, you can visit one of the many FastPass+ albuquerque travel kiosks located inside each of the four theme parks. Before you visit one of the kiosks, however, albuquerque travel make sure you have at the very least linked your ticket to your My Disney Experience account. This will enable you to make changes using the app later on in the day.
TIP: do not go to the first FastPass+ kiosk in each park, the one near the entrance; most guests go for the first one they see, while the kiosks further in the park typically have half the amount of guests waiting to get help.
Guests of the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort can visit one of the dedicated kiosks in each park marked by the Swan Dolphin logo. This enables Swan and Dolphin kiosks to receive more one-on-one attention from a FastPass+ Cast Member who can offer a multitude of options with itineraries, and it also allows the hotel s guests to avoid the crowds at the busier kiosks. These Swan Dolphin-dedicated kiosks are slated to be in place until the end of April to help those guests who arrive over the next month and did not have a chance to take advantage of the 60-day window.
All guests can purchase a MagicBand for $12.95. Upon doing so, you can add your new MagicBand to your My Disney Experience account and then link your theme park ticket and PhotoPass. Please note that, at this time, if you re not staying on-site at a Disney-owned property, you are not able to use your MagicBand for touch to pay payments albuquerque travel at the parks.
These changes are all part of one of the biggest phases to date. Enhancements and adjustments will be made in the future, and Disney has been very welcoming to guest feedback on this program. So give it a try, plan it out, and feel free to visit Guest Relations or write to wdw.guest.communications@disneyworld.com if you’ve got an opinion on the program.
Born and raised in the land of sunshine and dreams come true, Dani has always had a passion for tourism and hospitality. With work experience in five of Orlando's theme parks, she is an uber-fan who loves sharing albuquerque travel her hometown with others.
this article was really helpful, but some of these remarks in the "comments section" are misleading. i'm going to go ahead and address the recurrent gripes i see and clear the air: 1) "I can only have 3 a day! Awful!": No, you can have unlimited a day. Once you use your 3, you can get another. Use the fourth, you can get another...etc albuquerque travel 2) "I can't parkhop! I'll be stuck at the same park all day!": You *can* parkhop after you use your initial 3 (which have to be at the same park). For example, book 3 for the morning/early afternoon albuquerque travel in Epcot, use them; go to Magic Kingdom and book another one there. Use it, and you can get another pass. If you're done with MK after your fifth fast pass ticket, you can go to Hollywood Studios for the sxith, etc etc. (Not my plan to do it this way--I have a different parkhop plan. Nevertheless, this is an option. 3) "I can't make dinner reservations in enough time!": From what I understand, you still can make reservations 180 days before you arrive, even if you're an annual pass holder. Shouldn't albuquerque travel be an issue if you're on top of it.
4) "Universal Fast Passes albuquerque travel are better!" Because Universal doesn't have the same crowds, obviously. And sure, maybe you'll get to hop on a ride quicker, but lets hope those rides are actually working when you visit. And finally--"You've ruined albuquerque travel the magic! I hate FastPass+": Most people who have tried the new system love it. Don't take sour attitudes seriously. I remember albuquerque travel when the Legacy Fast Passes debuted and tons of people were actually complaining! People are resistant to change is all. I remember one news anchor said, "I don't want everything I need in one place" (in response to the Magic Bands). Seriously? A little *too* convenient? I do see that the new My Disney Experience might not be a hit for those who don't like to plan, but it seems that those who don't plan their Disney trip are always disappointed anyway. And really, choosing three rides on the computer and making dinner reservations is not *that* much planning (no more than if you were to visit a city).
You can reserve three fast passes at thirty days before your trip, set up your MY Disney Experience for you and your party and link you passes and you are set! Then you can get more or change parks and go back to the old system to see what is left on the day. Great for late day touring as you can reserve a set of later FPasses!!!
Forgive me if I sound silly or I have missed it, but say for arguments sake I make a fast past reservation for Toy Story midway mania at 12pm, could I go on that and then go to a kiosk and make a fast pass reservation to go on the rock n roller coaster?
albuquerque travel So if I'm staying off site, how do I obtain these bands? Do I absolutely need one? Is the original fast pass system completely gone? Aren't lines just being relocated elsewhere (ie the kiosks rather than the ride itself?)
If we are not staying on site at WDW and we opt to buy MagicBands (mainly as a souveneir) will we still get paper tickets? And will our MagicBands get delivered to UK or will we have to pick them up at guest services at the park etc.
Fastpass+ is HORRIBLE! As long time season pass holders, we are actually considering not renewing this year because of it. There's no more spontaneity for those of us who probably spend more time and money than any other guests. We were pros at using the old fast pass system. If used corre