Fastpass -

[bcla]

That's excellent advice - in this particular instance I was responding to a poster who did not understand how someone grabbed both a Buzz and a Star Tours fastpass a minute apart but that's a really good tip!!!

For the most part the show tickets are the ones that don't bind the guest to any restriction on getting a ride FP. I'm not sure why Buzz was "disconnected" but it doesn't like something management would do for the long term. The restriction on getting new ones is meant to limit the number of issued passes such that standby lines aren't too long. I also don't think it would make any sense to prevent someone from getting a ride FP due to having a show ticket, especially if the show is way later.

I guess we can talk about how some people used to used FastPass, which was collect them throughout the day and then use them even after they had expired. It would be possible to binge on several consecutive rides before leaving for the day. Of course the issue was that was the system was designed for "flow control" such that roughly the same number of people would be using the passes for any given time frame. I think Disney management knew this and probably didn't think that higher use of the passes at night was a good thing since the FP holder lines were longer and consequently standby lines.

 

[Disney_Alli]

For the most part the show tickets are the ones that don't bind the guest to any restriction on getting a ride FP. I'm not sure why Buzz was "disconnected" but it doesn't like something management would do for the long term. The restriction on getting new ones is meant to limit the number of issued passes such that standby lines aren't too long. I also don't think it would make any sense to prevent someone from getting a ride FP due to having a show ticket, especially if the show is way later.

I guess we can talk about how some people used to used FastPass, which was collect them throughout the day and then use them even after they had expired. It would be possible to binge on several consecutive rides before leaving for the day. Of course the issue was that was the system was designed for "flow control" such that roughly the same number of people would be using the passes for any given time frame. I think Disney management knew this and probably didn't think that higher use of the passes at night was a good thing since the FP holder lines were longer and consequently standby lines.

Buzz has been disconnected for over a year so I'm pretty sure management knows about it. Before that Roger Rabbit was disconnected for several years as well.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

I guess we can talk about how some people used to used FastPass, which was collect them throughout the day and then use them even after they had expired. It would be possible to binge on several consecutive rides before leaving for the day. Of course the issue was that was the system was designed for "flow control" such that roughly the same number of people would be using the passes for any given time frame. I think Disney management knew this and probably didn't think that higher use of the passes at night was a good thing since the FP holder lines were longer and consequently standby lines.

The game was called 'FastPass Poker'. We could collect 30-40 passes throughout the morning (6-8 sets of 5) and if you fanned them out they would look like a deck of cards. Then we would "play" them all during the late afternoon/early evening when it was really hot and crowded.

During our visit 2 weeks ago, we were still able to easily accumulate 20-25 passes and used several after their expiration. It was fun and brought back some good memories.

 

[bcla]

I don't remember which ride, but last weekend I did see someone try to use an expired FP and the CM clearly said it wasn't going to work.

 

[Babe the Blue Ox]

I don't remember which ride, but last weekend I did see someone try to use an expired FP and the CM clearly said it wasn't going to work.

Maybe they were early?

We rode a lot of rides and used a lot of fast passes, many of which were 'expired', and never saw anyone being turned away or felt at risk of being turned away ourselves.

 

[bcla]

Would you be up for helping me to understand this just a little bit better. There is another post here that says "Once you have a Fastpass, you can get another in either 2 hours or the return time for your first Fastpass, whichever comes first.

For example, if you grab a FP for RSR at opening 9am and the return time is 2:30pm, you can get a FP for another ride at 11am. You can't get another FP for RSR until 2:30, when your first is up."

It may be around your return time. The next time you can pull up a FP is printed right on the pass. Some days the RSR FP doesn't lock you out of getting another one for another ride. Here are some examples I found online:

This one is a two hour deal:

 

[disneymum58]

The only time I have been allowed to use an expired Fast Pass was when the ride was down when I went back to use it. In that case they told me to come back later and not worry about the time.

 

[Skyegirl1999]

We saw people turned away from Star Tours with expired passes a couple of weeks ago. It was only about noon, so they couldn't have been too expired. They didn't argue, but I imagine if you have a legitimate excuse, like getting stuck on a ride, a reservation running late, etc., they'd still let you on.