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use of fast pass
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Patrick_Ears
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I don't think so, it goes by your time on when you get another one.
Scuttle
Well-Known Member
No you could get around 10-15 fastpasses in a day if you got there early enough and played the system right. Any fastpass with a return window under 2 hours is valid when the start of that window starts, which could be as little as 30 minutes, but sometimes on busy days when the window can be 2+ hours then your return time will be 2 hours to get another fastpass, but never more then 2 hours. fastpasses I advice getting early at MK are Space and PP. These two tend to run out early and by 11 am or so have a 2 plus hour return time.
The only limit you have it the blackout time between tickets. For example if you get a fast pass at 9 AM for a 10:30-11:30 ride window you will typically not be allowed to get another fast pass until 10:30 +/-.
WDW2010
Member
Yes and no, it all depends on what time your tickets start/end and what attraction has them left.
Example from Marc 3rd:
I got a FP for ToT and the times I received was 5:30pm to 6:30pm so I could go back there anytime between the 1 hour block. BUT if I wanted to I could get another FP at 5:20 for say RRC I could. If you were to have a FP ticket in your hands right now it would say (for my times I used) "Another FASTPASS ticket will be available after 5:20pm"
So, ride ToT then whatever time the RRC FP was go to that ride. It all depends on how you use your tickets, and what rides still have them. On a busy day, don't expect to get 4 FP for the main attractions, its really hard.
Example from Marc 3rd:
I got a FP for ToT and the times I received was 5:30pm to 6:30pm so I could go back there anytime between the 1 hour block. BUT if I wanted to I could get another FP at 5:20 for say RRC I could. If you were to have a FP ticket in your hands right now it would say (for my times I used) "Another FASTPASS ticket will be available after 5:20pm"
So, ride ToT then whatever time the RRC FP was go to that ride. It all depends on how you use your tickets, and what rides still have them. On a busy day, don't expect to get 4 FP for the main attractions, its really hard.
Princess_Minnie
Member
Here's the way it works:
When you go up to the fastpass machine and get your tickets, they will have a return window for you to come back and ride the ride.
At the bottom of the pass, it will also say: Another Fastpass will be Available after... Then it will list a time.
After this hour you can come back and get another fastpass at any ride.
The time you can get another will depend on the park crowds, the ride's popularity, and the number of passes the ride can give out.
If the fastpass is for sometime soon (within an hour or so) then usually, the time you can get another is the same as the start of your return time. For example, if you got a Fastpass for Soarin' that started at 10:15, then its likely that you could get another at 10:15.
If your return time is for much later, then it will usually be about an hour or an hour and a half before you can get another.
I hope this helps! :wave:
When you go up to the fastpass machine and get your tickets, they will have a return window for you to come back and ride the ride.
At the bottom of the pass, it will also say: Another Fastpass will be Available after... Then it will list a time.
After this hour you can come back and get another fastpass at any ride.
The time you can get another will depend on the park crowds, the ride's popularity, and the number of passes the ride can give out.
If the fastpass is for sometime soon (within an hour or so) then usually, the time you can get another is the same as the start of your return time. For example, if you got a Fastpass for Soarin' that started at 10:15, then its likely that you could get another at 10:15.
If your return time is for much later, then it will usually be about an hour or an hour and a half before you can get another.
I hope this helps! :wave:
Princess_Minnie
Member
Here's what you do:
You take whatever gets you into the park - whether its a room key with your park access on it, or a seperate paper ticket - and you put it in a Fastpass machine; anyone you want.
The machine will suck it up, distribute a Fastpass, then spit it out.
You now have a Fastpass for just that ticket.
Meaning that the other two tickets are free and clear to get any other fastpass you want.
Say you want to ride the Rock n' Roller Coaster, while your wife and kid want to ride Toy Story Mania. Send her and your son to their ride, and have them get their own fastpasses. You go to your ride and get your fastpass. Then you all have fastpasses, just for different rides.
The thing to keep in mind is that the fastpasses might not have the same return times, so they might also not have the same time that you can both get more fastpasses. There is no one place in a park for all fastpasses; its all ride specific. Some rides distribute all their fastpasses for the whole day by noon, meaning that no more are available, while others have them open all day.
So yes, there is a way to split up your fastpasses, as they are only tied to the park ticket you put into the machine. And don't worry, when the fastpass machine sucks it in, it WILL come back out
You take whatever gets you into the park - whether its a room key with your park access on it, or a seperate paper ticket - and you put it in a Fastpass machine; anyone you want.
The machine will suck it up, distribute a Fastpass, then spit it out.
You now have a Fastpass for just that ticket.
Meaning that the other two tickets are free and clear to get any other fastpass you want.
Say you want to ride the Rock n' Roller Coaster, while your wife and kid want to ride Toy Story Mania. Send her and your son to their ride, and have them get their own fastpasses. You go to your ride and get your fastpass. Then you all have fastpasses, just for different rides.
The thing to keep in mind is that the fastpasses might not have the same return times, so they might also not have the same time that you can both get more fastpasses. There is no one place in a park for all fastpasses; its all ride specific. Some rides distribute all their fastpasses for the whole day by noon, meaning that no more are available, while others have them open all day.
So yes, there is a way to split up your fastpasses, as they are only tied to the park ticket you put into the machine. And don't worry, when the fastpass machine sucks it in, it WILL come back out
Scuttle
Well-Known Member
Your right but, If your return window is say 5 hours away you can't get another fastpass for 2 hours. That is how it's set up in the database. So what I am saying is if you use the system right you can totally gain an advantage on anyone. Key is getting there at opening or atleast before 930 and FP the right rides. Look up the average return times at the rides and you'll be owning the park. For example at MK go directly to SM fastpass it ride a ride that has a low capacity (astro orbitor, dumbo, peter pan, Pooh). Use some sense and think capacity and popularity.
smw
Active Member
Since we're on the topic of fastpass basics, whats generally the best "strategy" to maximize attractions? I've used them before, but totally casually. I just recently found this forum and now see how serious people get with them. Is it essentially "get there early, fastpass most popular ride first, then next most popular after, etc," while doing less popular rides in between?
WDW2010
Member
Thats what I do and did. Visited the parks 4 days in a row last month and I had a strategy.
Example: Animal Kingdom
First when we arrived at the park got the bag checked and entered, we went straight to Expedition Everest to get a FP. Mind you it was only 9:00am and the FP return was already at 11-12:00. So, once my girlfriend and I retreived our fast passes for EE we went right to another attraction. Luckily Kali River Rapids (never road it before) was open and only had a 5 minute wait, not even that. We went on Kali River Rapids then headed off around Africa and went on other attractions and shops. It was time to finally go back to EE and then got another FP for the next attraction Kiliminjaro Safaris which was out of fast passes.
Short summary...just get a fast pass for the main attraction like at DHS : Toy Story Mania and do The Great Movie Ride between, Muppets 3D, or even if you want you COULD wait in line for ToT or RRC depending on the waits. When I went March 3rd-6th the lines were not bad at all for most of the rides so it really depends on that too.
Princess_Minnie
Member
Here's my strategies for each park
Epcot:
Here, its easy. Want to ride Soarin'? THEN RUN. Get back to the Land as fast as humanly possible, get a fastpass, then ride it standby. By the time you get out of standby, your fastpass will have started. You have now ridden Soarin' twice. There may be fastpasses still available after your next ride, but they will be for late in the day.
Want to ride Test Track? Its a little easier, but if you really want to get fastpasses for it, and its more important than Soarin', then go there first. If not, do your rides on Soarin' and then go back and get fastpasses for Test Track.
Hollywood Studios:
Remember what I said about Soarin'? Same for Toy Story Mania. RUN. MUCH, MUCH, FASTER. The fastpasses for TSM are more valuable than gold, harder to find than diamond. You will only be able to get one set unless you are dedicated enough to stand in the line that stretches to Epcot and back to get another. My suggestion; split up. Send one to get fastpasses, and the rest go get in line. Once you have fastpasses, all of you go through the ride together and ride it, then wait for your fastpass time. After that, if you really want to ride it again, you will just have to bite the bullet and stand in the line. For 120 minutes It goes faster than you think.
If you want to fastpass the other big ticket attractions, Rock n' Roller Coaster and Tower of Terror, you can do that, but at the price of not getting any for Toy Story Mania. Go back to those rides first, as the majority will head to TSM, and you will be able to get standbys and fastpasses done.
Animal Kingdom:
Expedition Everest first. Fastpass it, ride it standby, many many times. Its usually kind of uncrowded in the very first hour of park opening.
When you've had your fill of Everest, go get Safari fastpasses.
Then go get Kali fastpasses when your window is up.
Magic Kingdom:
Not too much advice here. It all depends on what's important to you. Space Mountain goes pretty quick, but other than that fastpasses are usually available all day for all rides. In MK I usually just get fastpasses for what I feel like riding; no real agenda here.
Epcot:
Here, its easy. Want to ride Soarin'? THEN RUN. Get back to the Land as fast as humanly possible, get a fastpass, then ride it standby. By the time you get out of standby, your fastpass will have started. You have now ridden Soarin' twice. There may be fastpasses still available after your next ride, but they will be for late in the day.
Want to ride Test Track? Its a little easier, but if you really want to get fastpasses for it, and its more important than Soarin', then go there first. If not, do your rides on Soarin' and then go back and get fastpasses for Test Track.
Hollywood Studios:
Remember what I said about Soarin'? Same for Toy Story Mania. RUN. MUCH, MUCH, FASTER. The fastpasses for TSM are more valuable than gold, harder to find than diamond. You will only be able to get one set unless you are dedicated enough to stand in the line that stretches to Epcot and back to get another. My suggestion; split up. Send one to get fastpasses, and the rest go get in line. Once you have fastpasses, all of you go through the ride together and ride it, then wait for your fastpass time. After that, if you really want to ride it again, you will just have to bite the bullet and stand in the line. For 120 minutes
It goes faster than you think.If you want to fastpass the other big ticket attractions, Rock n' Roller Coaster and Tower of Terror, you can do that, but at the price of not getting any for Toy Story Mania. Go back to those rides first, as the majority will head to TSM, and you will be able to get standbys and fastpasses done.
Animal Kingdom:
Expedition Everest first. Fastpass it, ride it standby, many many times. Its usually kind of uncrowded in the very first hour of park opening.
When you've had your fill of Everest, go get Safari fastpasses.
Then go get Kali fastpasses when your window is up.
Magic Kingdom:
Not too much advice here. It all depends on what's important to you. Space Mountain goes pretty quick, but other than that fastpasses are usually available all day for all rides. In MK I usually just get fastpasses for what I feel like riding; no real agenda here.