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**mickey** · 04-10-2002

At several of the major rides in each park, Disney has installed the fastpass system. Located near the entrance to these rides there will be a large sign labeled "FastPass", and underneath it will be several machines that look like the change machines in arcades, but Disneyed up. You walk up to one of several machines and insert your park pass. For every pass inserted, you receive one fastpass to that ride. Everyone who wants to ride must have a fast pass. Printed on your fastpass is a one hour time frame in which you may return to the ride. All fastpasses are assigned in sequential order and in five minute increments, so at worst, you will get two tickets at one time, and a third ticket five minutes later. They assign a good number of passes for every five minute increment. All three of you will be allowed into the ride when the time on the latest ticket has arrived. The difference in time between the time you receive your pass and the time you can ride is dependent upon how many fastpasses they have distributed. If many are passed out, the wait time may be several hours, if it isn't busy, it can be as few as 45 minutes. Once you are let into the ride, they have a seperate line for fastpass riders. At some point in the line, you are merged with the other line, and wait just like anyone else. In Tower of Terror, it isn't until the loading area, but on Rock 'N' Roller Coaster, it is still outside, and you still have quite a wait.

Printed on the fastpass you receive is also the time when you can get another fastpass, to the same ride or any other ride in the park. They are all linked, so you can't get another one until the printed time. ( This is the case at Disneyland, is this now true at WDW as well? )

Whew! Did that answer the question? I am sure you will have more now, so go ahead and ask.

Here is a list of attractions that have the fast pass:

ANIMAL KINGDOM

Dinosaur - DinoLand USA
Kali River Rapids - Asia
Kilimanjaro Safaris - Africa
It's Tough to Be a Bug - Tree of Life
Primeval Whirl - Chester and Hester's Dino-Rama

MAGIC KINGDOM

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - Frontierland
Buzz Lightyear - Tomorrowland
Jungle Cruise - Adventureland
Haunted Mansion - Liberty Square
Peter Pan's Magic Flight - Fantasyland
Space Mountain - Tomorrowland
Splash Mountain - Frontierland
Winnie the Pooh - Fantasyland

MGM-STUDIOS

Indiana Jones
Muppets Vision 3D
Rock N Roller Coaster
Star Tours
Tower of Terror
Voyage of The Little Mermaid
Who Wants to be a Millionaire

EPCOT

Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
Test Track
Living with the Land
The Maelstrom

04-10-2002	#2 (permalink)
mickey Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,226	Quick overview of FastPass. At several of the major rides in each park, Disney has installed the fastpass system. Located near the entrance to these rides there will be a large sign labeled "FastPass", and underneath it will be several machines that look like the change machines in arcades, but Disneyed up. You walk up to one of several machines and insert your park pass. For every pass inserted, you receive one fastpass to that ride. Everyone who wants to ride must have a fast pass. Printed on your fastpass is a one hour time frame in which you may return to the ride. All fastpasses are assigned in sequential order and in five minute increments, so at worst, you will get two tickets at one time, and a third ticket five minutes later. They assign a good number of passes for every five minute increment. All three of you will be allowed into the ride when the time on the latest ticket has arrived. The difference in time between the time you receive your pass and the time you can ride is dependent upon how many fastpasses they have distributed. If many are passed out, the wait time may be several hours, if it isn't busy, it can be as few as 45 minutes. Once you are let into the ride, they have a seperate line for fastpass riders. At some point in the line, you are merged with the other line, and wait just like anyone else. In Tower of Terror, it isn't until the loading area, but on Rock 'N' Roller Coaster, it is still outside, and you still have quite a wait. Printed on the fastpass you receive is also the time when you can get another fastpass, to the same ride or any other ride in the park. They are all linked, so you can't get another one until the printed time. ( This is the case at Disneyland, is this now true at WDW as well? ) Whew! Did that answer the question? I am sure you will have more now, so go ahead and ask. Here is a list of attractions that have the fast pass: ANIMAL KINGDOM Dinosaur - DinoLand USA Kali River Rapids - Asia Kilimanjaro Safaris - Africa It's Tough to Be a Bug - Tree of Life Primeval Whirl - Chester and Hester's Dino-Rama MAGIC KINGDOM Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - Frontierland Buzz Lightyear - Tomorrowland Jungle Cruise - Adventureland Haunted Mansion - Liberty Square Peter Pan's Magic Flight - Fantasyland Space Mountain - Tomorrowland Splash Mountain - Frontierland Winnie the Pooh - Fantasyland MGM-STUDIOS Indiana Jones Muppets Vision 3D Rock N Roller Coaster Star Tours Tower of Terror Voyage of The Little Mermaid Who Wants to be a Millionaire EPCOT Honey, I Shrunk the Audience Test Track Living with the Land The Maelstrom