What do you fastpass at Epcot?

[Chaoticsweetness]

Soarin' depending on the time of day.

I have use FP for TT, but it is easier to use the single rider line if the sister doesn't want to ride it with me.

FEA I had been able to secure a FP a couple of times, but it's not a priority.

I have never used FP for SE.

I will book a FP for Living with the Land if its in the same hour as Soarin'.

 

[Tarzan]

I choose the Nemo ride for a fastpass because it saves us walking all the way through the regular line.

 

[saraheliz]

We did TT, LwTL (which was down, so we did Nemo instead), and Spaceship Earth. We did Soarin' rope drop but were also able to get same day 4th FP for both Soarin and TT both days we were there. TT lines seemed to say longer all day than Soarin.

 

[GPC0321]

Doing FEA, Spaceship Earth, and Living with the Land in June. Hoping to stay late enough (I think Epcot has PM EMH the night we'll be there) to get on Test Track.

I'm wary of Soarin' because simulation type rides like that make me queasy. It looks amazing, but...maybe if I save it for last, LOL.

 

[Rileygirl]

On another thread, a very wise disboarder mentioned FP+ Bingo. (The first time I have heard of it, but I have not read the entire FP+ sticky thread so maybe this idea is there.)

The concept was, only prebook 1 fast pass for first thing in the morning, I would guess preferably a tier one ride. Go to it immediately entering the park. Or maybe after you have done one 'walk on " if you did rope drop. As soon as you scan for that FP+, then go on the mobile app and book your next one.

The comment was that the competition at 9am for FP+ is not yet too difficult. This would allow for multiple tier one rides. I think this would work best at Epcot if you were trying FP both TT and Soarin. As stated earlier, most of the tier two are usually easy walk the on, so you would be better served by attempting your second tier one FP on site , the day of, at 9:30 am.

Also discussed that this would also work very well at the MK due to the number of rides, and the closeness to each other geographically. I believe the guru of this idea holds a record of 14 FP+ at the MK between 9 and 12 noon.....

Does anyone else do this or have tried it? I imagine that it's easier to do during slower times of the year....

What do y'all think? Pro's? Cons?

 

[JETSDAD]

On another thread, a very wise disboarder mentioned FP+ Bingo. (The first time I have heard of it, but I have not read the entire FP+ sticky thread so maybe this idea is there.)

The concept was, only prebook 1 fast pass for first thing in the morning, I would guess preferably a tier one ride. Go to it immediately entering the park. Or maybe after you have done one 'walk on " if you did rope drop. As soon as you scan for that FP+, then go on the mobile app and book your next one.

The comment was that the competition at 9am for FP+ is not yet too difficult. This would allow for multiple tier one rides. I think this would work best at Epcot if you were trying FP both TT and Soarin. As stated earlier, most of the tier two are usually easy walk the on, so you would be better served by attempting your second tier one FP on site , the day of, at 9:30 am.

Also discussed that this would also work very well at the MK due to the number of rides, and the closeness to each other geographically. I believe the guru of this idea holds a record of 14 FP+ at the MK between 9 and 12 noon.....

Does anyone else do this or have tried it? I imagine that it's easier to do during slower times of the year....

What do y'all think? Pro's? Cons?

You would still need to use up the tier 2 FP's before making another tier 1 but really it doesn't matter if you prebook them or not because the goal is to modify the 2nd and 3rd FP's to an earlier time once you've tapped your first FP. I try to be making additional tier 1 FP's about an hour after opening and just keep getting more throughout the day. Morning does have the least competition for any FP's that show up because most haven't used their 3 FP's by that time.

 

[Rileygirl]

I thought you could cancel fp#2 and 3. So you walk into the park with only 1 active FP.

However I could have totally misunderstood. And it's been a couple of years since I last went and used the FP+ and that was when it was in its infancy !

Edited to add: I get what you are saying about the modification of your other tier two FP. It adds a wrinkle because you have to go and swipe your band three times before you can try for a second tier one ride. Might be a bit more of a challenge then I expected at Epcot, not as hard at MK......

 

[JETSDAD]

I thought you could cancel fp#2 and 3. So you walk into the park with only 1 active FP.

However I could have totally misunderstood. And it's been a couple of years since I last went and used the FP+ and that was when it was in its infancy !

Edited to add: I get what you are saying about the modification of your other tier two FP. It adds a wrinkle because you have to go and swipe your band three times before you can try for a second tier one ride. Might be a bit more of a challenge then I expected at Epcot, not as hard at MK......

You can cancel them but you still have to do 2 tier 2 FP's before making another tier 1. At Epcot it's easy to find tier 2's close to the time you're looking so you can either just tap them or you can ride them if you want. We typically ride them because we're right there anyways. The only time you could have only prebooked 1 tier 1 FP and then start making other tier 1 FP's after using it is if you're park hopping.

 

[Rileygirl]

Thank you Jetsdad!

 

[bluejasmine]

How do the fp tiers in epcot go again?
Ive never seen the point to fp anything besides Soarin, FEA and Test Track but arent all three on the same tier?

 

[iheartbelle87]

Soarin', Spaceship Earth and The Seas with Nemo & Friends

Not sure about 4th FP I don't think I looked for any last few times as we tend to spend our evenings in WS

 

[mesaboy2]

How do the fp tiers in epcot go again?
Ive never seen the point to fp anything besides Soarin, FEA and Test Track but arent all three on the same tier?

EPCOT (12 Attractions) Tiering

Tier 1/Group 1 (select no more than one)
A - Frozen Ever After
A - Soarin' Around the World
A - Test Track (Single Rider also available)
C - IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth (Reserved Area @ World Showcase Plaza)

Tier 2/Group 2 (select up to three)
B - Meet Disney Pals at the Epcot Character Spot
B - Mission: Space (applies to either Orange or Green)
B - Spaceship Earth
B - Turtle Talk With Crush
C - Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival
C - Journey Into Imagination With Figment
C - Living with the Land
C - The Seas with Nemo & Friends

 

[Bullseye]

FEA, Spaceship Earth, and Living with the Land. We choose FEA because it's queue is so cramped as compared to Soaring or TT.

 

[JETSDAD]

How do the fp tiers in epcot go again?
Ive never seen the point to fp anything besides Soarin, FEA and Test Track but arent all three on the same tier?

They are. That's why getting through the tier 2 FP's early can be valuable as you can then start adding the other tier 1 as 4th+.

 

[CharissaOKC]

Thanks everyone! I think we will fp TT and rope drop Soarin.

 

[North of Mouse]

Just FEA or Soarin' - most other rides just grab as I can if we desire them. Not too happy about Soarin' 2 anyway - loved the first version.

 

[Rivergirl2005]

Which one is more likely to be available as a 4th fp soarin or tt?

 

[Lovetherodent]

In March we did FEA, spaceship earth, character spot. Picked up TT as a 4th.

 

[dreamit]

Speaking only to Tier One, I FP Frozen on one day and Soarin'on the other. On one day, I rope drop Test Track and have a later start on the other day. This year, we are planning one day for Epcot, rope dropping Test Track, FP for Soarin', and we're doing the Frozen dessert party for FEA.

 

[creamypuffs]

Which is better for rope drop - TT or Soarin in term of shorter wait time?