ENHANCED FAST PASS??? PLease Explain.

[Hambletfamily]

Can anyone explain what is the benefit for these? We usually go in February for 4 days which leaves us plenty of time but this year we are going over TG week and weekend and there will be 6 people, so we were thinking of booking through AAA for the Fast Pass and staying and DLH but if it's just like the regular fast passes, then I would rather save the $1500 bucks. _ I get that we can get all our fast passes at once, use them but do we have to wait until a certain time to get them again? Just like the regular fast pass?

 

[HydroGuy]

Can anyone explain what is the benefit for these? We usually go in February for 4 days which leaves us plenty of time but this year we are going over TG week and weekend and there will be 6 people, so we were thinking of booking through AAA for the Fast Pass and staying and DLH but if it's just like the regular fast passes, then I would rather save the $1500 bucks. _ I get that we can get all our fast passes at once, use them but do we have to wait until a certain time to get them again? Just like the regular fast pass?


2003 Offsite, 2005 Offsite, 2006 undecided
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When you get a regular FastPass (FP) you have to wait 45-120 minutes before you can get another FP for anything. With Enhanced FastPass you do not need to wait at all. But you do have to wait do get another FP for the same ride - just not for other rides.

If you are already inclined to stay at a DLR hotel (DLH, PP, or GCH) then it is a no-brainer to get the EFP, IMO. You must stay at one of these three and do it thru AAA to get EFP. If you are comparing the extra cost of a DLR hotel to a good neighbor to see if EFP is worth it, the answer is "it depends". For me personally the answer is "not worth it".

 

[bellelinus]

What HydroGuy said is exactly correct -- if you have enhanced FP you can get a FP for as many rides as possible at the same time (just not the same ride until the first FP window has come up). My family and I were just at DL for the first time last week. Since it was our first time and it was very, very crowded, I thought the money was well worth it. Since at DL only the first time on the FP matters, we were able to go around and get FPs for everything early in the day, ride things that didn't have FP, and then ride the FP rides later. It really helped us handle the crowds.

However, if you were there at a less busy time, or were more experienced with the parks, I could easily see how some of the good neighbor hotels were just as close (and a LOT less expensive).