FEA FP Only Available Starting at 11 am

Villians4me

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I know there has been discussion about this ride opening at 9 am but it appears that fast passes are only available starting at 11 am. I went on this morning and while there was plenty available in the range of 60+10 there did not appear to be any fast passes prior to 11 am. Is anyone aware of the fast pass status for this ride prior to 11 am or will they just have 2 hours of standby riders each morning?
 
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I don't know the answer to the question as to whether FPs are or will be available before 11:00, but from a purely editorial standpoint, I think that it would be best to get one after 11:00. Using up FPs early in the day is fine if one is trying to load up on additional "in the park" FPs, but Epcot has never been a park where additional FPs have ever materialized. All the good ones are gone by Rope Drop. So if getting a FP for FEA is a priority, it would seem that the better strategy would be to go to the Future World Tier 1 attractions early in the day to ride Stand-By (or Single Rider), and then head over to World Showcase after 11:00. If one has a FP for FEA, then by definition, they do not have a FP for Soarin' or Test Track. Going to Norway early in the day and then backtracking to Future World to confront the Stand-By lines that have formed there seems like a losing strategy. Of course, if one has no intention of visiting the other Tier 1 attractions, or is going to hop out of Epcot early in the day, then going to FEA first thing with a FP might make sense. But on balance, it is best to try to do as much as one can in the Stand-By lines in FW before heading to Norway with a FP.
 
My FP is at 11:45. It was the earliest I could get on my day.
I decided to go for it instead of Soarin' as our Tier 1 and will standby Soarin and TT at some point in the day (we won't be there for opening as we don't arrive on property until around 9 am)
 














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