Any chance Disney will add FastPass during October

[jacobzking]

Ok, so I started "Any chance Disney will extend MK hours during October" back in August when they announced shortened park hours. I knew the answer was "no" and everyone basically said the same thing. But to my surprise, we are getting a few extra hours here and there (which I am super thankful for).

So, since my first thread "worked" and we got some extra hours... how about Fast Passes? The parks are getting busier and busier. Restaurant reservations are maxed out. Some entertainment returning... Any chance they'll return FastPasses prior to the mentioned January date?

Its gonna be so weird for me to do WDW with no Fast Passes. REALLY hoping they come back sooner. But in 2 weeks (Oct 11th)... I doubt it.

 

[Jakedadogg]

I think to avoid chaos they'll announce it far ahead of when they are rolled out so they can be utilized. Waking up one day and finding out you missed out on FP for that day doesn't sound ideal. Regardless, it'll be difficult to manage the lines with distancing with the proximity to normal queue lines.

 

[Disneyfan754321]

According to the Disney World website, Fast Passes will be returning in January. We found the information on a holiday promotion for New Years Experiences… Fit in more fun than ever on a January or February trip to the theme parks with the help of Disney FastPass+ Service

https://chipandco.com/fastpass-returning-to-walt-disney-world-in-january-403076/

 

[ellbell]

According to the Disney World website, Fast Passes will be returning in January. We found the information on a holiday promotion for New Years Experiences… Fit in more fun than ever on a January or February trip to the theme parks with the help of Disney FastPass+ Service

https://chipandco.com/fastpass-returning-to-walt-disney-world-in-january-403076/

In that same article it also states that it mentioned flower and garden 2020. That information is also no longer available so was most likely just an old page accidentally made viewable again while being edited.

 

[Disneyfan754321]

I did not read it all.. sorry I was wondering the same thing. I thought they were getting rid of FP then I saw that headline on my Google feed yesterday.

In that same article it also states that it mentioned flower and garden 2020. That information is also no longer available so was most likely just an old page accidentally made viewable again while being edited.

R

 

[djmeredith]

I do not see FP coming back any time soon and I hope it doesn't while the limited attraction capacities are in place. Although I am very concerned about the current situation with increased capacity, bigger crowds, and long wait times ahead of my trip in 2 weeks, FPs would only exacerbate the standby wait times. Standby people would have to wait even longer because they would also be loading FPs. The only things that are going to help the current wait time situation is: increase ride capacity where safely possible (open extra tracks where possible etc.), opening additional shows/attractions/restaurants to help disperse crowds, or lowering capacity - which we all know is NOT happening for obvious monetary reasons.

 

[Nanceliz319]

I agree that I don’t think it will be any time soon

 

[katyringo]

Unpopular opinion:
Disney should use this chance to bring paid day of fastpass, like max pass, to the parks.

universal is still successfully using their express pass system at this time. I foresee Disneyland opening with maxpass in play as it’s part of many AP’s and is connected to photo pass.

would gladly play for a similar in Disney world. We love maxpass at Disneyland. Day of for the park you are in.

 

[ellbell]

Unpopular opinion:
Disney should use this chance to bring paid day of fastpass, like max pass, to the parks.

universal is still successfully using their express pass system at this time. I foresee Disneyland opening with maxpass in play as it’s part of many AP’s and is connected to photo pass.

would gladly play for a similar in Disney world. We love maxpass at Disneyland. Day of for the park you are in.

I'd pay for it as well and would have no problem if they started charging for it. I'd be able to get more fastpasses that way and wait less.

 

[soniam]

Nope

 

[MarkS2112]

No chance in 2020. Probably not until late 2021. I don’t want a paid fast pass. I hate the universal pass. Makes it to costly for a day in the parks. Keep it free and don’t encourage Disney doing another money grab.

 

[brockash]

Ok, so I started "Any chance Disney will extend MK hours during October" back in August when they announced shortened park hours. I knew the answer was "no" and everyone basically said the same thing. But to my surprise, we are getting a few extra hours here and there (which I am super thankful for).

So, since my first thread "worked" and we got some extra hours... how about Fast Passes? The parks are getting busier and busier. Restaurant reservations are maxed out. Some entertainment returning... Any chance they'll return FastPasses prior to the mentioned January date?

Its gonna be so weird for me to do WDW with no Fast Passes. REALLY hoping they come back sooner. But in 2 weeks (Oct 11th)... I doubt it.

Lol...no...although I love the will it mentality.

 

[CLKnCA]

I know my opinion puts me in the minority, but I hope that FastPass+ stays away for a while. I visited WDW two weeks ago from Sept 11 – Sept 14, and I found it so refreshing to have all queues be stand-by lines only! The wait times were posted, and everyone got in the same line knowing that they would wait in line for that amount of time. Even better was that we ended up waiting for less time than the posted wait time in all but a small handful of cases. The part that I found so refreshing about the experience was that the queues actually MOVED the way a queue is supposed to move. There were no endless-feeling portions of the stand-by wait where the line would stop moving for minutes upon minutes as we watched FastPass+ Guests whiz by in an empty queue next to us (we all know how helpless and frustrating that can feel!). It put everyone in the park on a level playing field. If you wanted to ride Space Mountain, guess what, you were going to wait in the same 30-minute queue that everyone else waits in, regardless of whether you were a super planner or not.

In general, it felt so much more relaxing to not have to worry about it during the visit. You didn’t have to plan your day around getting to different attractions by a certain time, and you could enjoy the day without such a scheduled feel to it. We felt like we could stop and relax, have snacks, enjoy listening to the area music while watching the crowds, or even jump on to another attraction that we hadn’t originally planned to visit. While walking to Jungle Cruise, we were able to detour and catch a showing of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room first because it was right there. We weren’t on a timeline to get to the Jungle Cruise, so we didn’t have to stress about it at all. It was a pretty busy weekend while we were there, but I think the longest line our group waited in all weekend was 50-55 minutes for MMRR. If FastPass+ was available, I imagine that the wait for MMRR would have easily been double that time.

The longer waits (40+ minutes) hardly seemed long at all, because the lines moved at such a consistent pace the whole time. Throughout the weekend, we even joked that we felt like we were consistently walking down the aisle at a wedding or graduation ceremony, as we would wait on a social distancing marker for a few seconds, then walk to the next one, pause, walk to the next one, and so on, as though doing a practiced or timed walk. Each queue started to develop its own cadence of marching onwards towards the front, which was an interesting experience in and of itself.

 

[TLSnell1981]

Disney World is pretty rough without FP. Especially with mandatory masks AND the humidity. We came back with rashes and sores from covering up.

 

[TLSnell1981]

I know my opinion puts me in the minority, but I hope that FastPass+ stays away for a while. I visited WDW two weeks ago from Sept 11 – Sept 14, and I found it so refreshing to have all queues be stand-by lines only! The wait times were posted, and everyone got in the same line knowing that they would wait in line for that amount of time. Even better was that we ended up waiting for less time than the posted wait time in all but a small handful of cases. The part that I found so refreshing about the experience was that the queues actually MOVED the way a queue is supposed to move. There were no endless-feeling portions of the stand-by wait where the line would stop moving for minutes upon minutes as we watched FastPass+ Guests whiz by in an empty queue next to us (we all know how helpless and frustrating that can feel!). It put everyone in the park on a level playing field. If you wanted to ride Space Mountain, guess what, you were going to wait in the same 30-minute queue that everyone else waits in, regardless of whether you were a super planner or not.

In general, it felt so much more relaxing to not have to worry about it during the visit. You didn’t have to plan your day around getting to different attractions by a certain time, and you could enjoy the day without such a scheduled feel to it. We felt like we could stop and relax, have snacks, enjoy listening to the area music while watching the crowds, or even jump on to another attraction that we hadn’t originally planned to visit. While walking to Jungle Cruise, we were able to detour and catch a showing of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room first because it was right there. We weren’t on a timeline to get to the Jungle Cruise, so we didn’t have to stress about it at all. It was a pretty busy weekend while we were there, but I think the longest line our group waited in all weekend was 50-55 minutes for MMRR. If FastPass+ was available, I imagine that the wait for MMRR would have easily been double that time.

The longer waits (40+ minutes) hardly seemed long at all, because the lines moved at such a consistent pace the whole time. Throughout the weekend, we even joked that we felt like we were consistently walking down the aisle at a wedding or graduation ceremony, as we would wait on a social distancing marker for a few seconds, then walk to the next one, pause, walk to the next one, and so on, as though doing a practiced or timed walk. Each queue started to develop its own cadence of marching onwards towards the front, which was an interesting experience in and of itself.

Lines were much longer the last few days. Those 40 minute ride times were doubled

 

[yulilin3]

They won't bring fp back until ride capacity is restored to 100%

 

[auntlynne]

I was discussing Fast Pass and Park Hopping with Cast Members this weekend. First, their was that hesitation, like “we’re not supposed to discuss this - or we know something but cannot say.”

Apparently, they are selling Park Hoppers for visits starting in January.

And other Disney parks have for-fee Fast Pass systems, I’m guessing they will give the Park Hopping some time to see how that goes, then introduce a new FP system at WDW.

Not next month

 

[Krisshay13]

I haven't been as much as most of you. I visited in 1978, & if I remember correctly, we were given a certain # of ride tickets per land so, you could not ride everything. Didn't return until 2013 and running around the park to try to get paper tickets, was frustrating to me...not enjoyable at all. If they go to charging extra for fastpasses, will probably price me out of visiting. Money is tight and I find ways to budget but, I would not be happy about paying more than what we're paying now, just to be able to not stand in the line & watch people walk past us in the fastpass line. (With the others that could not afford to pay to get on faster).
I actually like FP+. I like the planning & trying to update what I get for better times. I know it's not perfect & am not happy when the best ride I could only get a late afternoon FP.
Our next trip is going to be the days up to Thanksgiving again. I'm actually looking forward to not going by a schedule. I am worried about the crowds but, will make the best of it.
But, if they add a "for fee" fast pass, will break my heart to not be able to visit.

 

[Krystal659]

I am a fan of FP, I was a little sad that it would not be available for my upcoming trip. However, with the lines/crowds reportedly lower, we thought it was the least of our worries and continued on.....Then, I saw the crowds and lines on YouTube over the past two weekends, now I am worried and can not imagine what this will look like at Thanksgiving.

At the 60 day mark, I was not able to get some ADR so we are back waiting and watching.....Wondering once again, is it worth it. Do we just wait?

 

[Ariel620]

I think they have to do something soon. The wait times have gotten out of hand the past few weeks. I'm hoping they will bring back FP, and I think it is a possibility since they are now showing signs of increasing capacity on the rides (adding more shields between ride vehicles, etc). Universal already increased their capacity on the rides a few weeks ago (ie. loading every row of hulk coaster), and now that this past weekend the governor announced phase 3, I hope disney can safely increase ride capacity too... which would lead to the return of fastpass (or maybe a replacement like virtual que) (or even a charged version like max pass or express pass). I am hoping for any of the above options sooner than later, because these last two weeks had very high wait times.