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"Enhanced" Fast Pass
- Thread starter jsheridan
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mousermerf
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I wasn't aware any rides had it..
What's the "enhanced" refering to..?
What's the "enhanced" refering to..?
Monty
Brilliant...and Canadian
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If you're referring to the new bar-coded FPs, as far as I know they're now at all the FP rides/attractions. I don't think anything works differently, though the date of issue is easier to read which will possibly help stop people using FPs from previous days/visits... :shrug:
darthjohnny
Active Member
Yeah, I would assume you're refering to the new system in place.
Is the same that I know of. Whether or not they're using the bar codes is still a mystery.
They passes just look different.
Is the same that I know of. Whether or not they're using the bar codes is still a mystery.
They passes just look different.
AstareGod
New Member
Hah, I read this as "Enchanted Fast Pass". That movie was awesome!
Anyway, the only thing new about the FP system (I assume) is the redesigned passes with the barcodes and such. As far as I know they're not using the barcodes for anything right now, but who knows, in the future they might have automated turnstiles where you scan the barcode and it'll let you through if it's valid.
As Monty said, all FP attractions are probably upgraded to the new system now. They were in the process of upgrading each attraction while I was there during the summer. I can confirm this when I go back in late December.
Anyway, the only thing new about the FP system (I assume) is the redesigned passes with the barcodes and such. As far as I know they're not using the barcodes for anything right now, but who knows, in the future they might have automated turnstiles where you scan the barcode and it'll let you through if it's valid.
As Monty said, all FP attractions are probably upgraded to the new system now. They were in the process of upgrading each attraction while I was there during the summer. I can confirm this when I go back in late December.
jorgetheviking
New Member
I know it sounds crazy but can someone post a pic of the new fastpass? please!
kucarachi
Active Member
I know they offer front of the line fast passes to DVC holders. I think they get a certain amount of uses out of them..but they can bypass the whole fastpass line like people do on behind the scenes tours. If they really wanted to enhance them they would stop giving out so many wheel chairs to people that dont really need them or are faking like they cant walk. Not a put down to people that actually do have issues, but to all those (and you know who you are, some of you might even be in here) i hope one day you get a cosmo kramer brand wheel chair and end up in the bottom of snow white's wishing well!
TomorrowlandTyler
New Member
I've only seen the barcodes being scanned once, and that was a Soarin' by the Research team. Sort of on the subject...when was the last time Living w/ the Land's Fast Pass System and Machines were utilized, and does it have FP 2.0?
BTW, the 'New' fast passes are/were called FastPass 2.0 by Disney.
BTW, the 'New' fast passes are/were called FastPass 2.0 by Disney.
Captain Hank
Well-Known Member
Living with the Land's Fastpass machines were briefly re-activated this past summer for the installation of the new style of Fastpasses.
RickEff
Active Member
Captain Hank
Well-Known Member
It's only for guests who are interested in joining DVC and participate in a DVC property tour. In return for the time spent on the property tour, the guests get a special DVC card that acts as a Fastpass keycard. The cards dispense Fastpasses that are valid starting about 5 minutes after they are printed. The cards are good for a total of 3 Fastpasses and are only valid the same day as the tour and are subject to availability of Fastpasses at the attraction.
I think I read once a report by a German journalist who was attending a press event and they were given some kind of "golden fastpass" which was a keycard you could use in the way described above, but without any limit on how many fast passes you could get. Of course he did not really have lots of spare time to spend in the park between events. So it makes sense that Disney would want journalists to experience as much as they can and not stand in long lines.
Yanks07
Well-Known Member
They having been doing this for some time. When we took the tour and bought into DVC in 01, we each got 3 FP's for whatever attraction we chose.
Ms. Tinkerbell
Member
Originally Posted by Captain Hank
It's only for guests who are interested in joining DVC and participate in a DVC property tour. In return for the time spent on the property tour, the guests get a special DVC card that acts as a Fastpass keycard. The cards dispense Fastpasses that are valid starting about 5 minutes after they are printed. The cards are good for a total of 3 Fastpasses and are only valid the same day as the tour and are subject to availability of Fastpasses at the attraction.
We did this back in March when we toured DVC. It was plastic like the room key card, but not decorated and we had 3 (72 hours is what they told us) days to use them. It gave 3 different fastpasses to each member of your party and it gave the fast pass for the time that you used it, even if the current fast pass times were for hours from then. It was nice to have during Spring Break.
Not sure if that's how it still works, but that's how it did for us
It's only for guests who are interested in joining DVC and participate in a DVC property tour. In return for the time spent on the property tour, the guests get a special DVC card that acts as a Fastpass keycard. The cards dispense Fastpasses that are valid starting about 5 minutes after they are printed. The cards are good for a total of 3 Fastpasses and are only valid the same day as the tour and are subject to availability of Fastpasses at the attraction.
We did this back in March when we toured DVC. It was plastic like the room key card, but not decorated and we had 3 (72 hours is what they told us) days to use them. It gave 3 different fastpasses to each member of your party and it gave the fast pass for the time that you used it, even if the current fast pass times were for hours from then. It was nice to have during Spring Break.
Not sure if that's how it still works, but that's how it did for us
PhilharMagician
Well-Known Member
All the fast passes we got over the past 2 weeks were the new barcoded style, but none were scanned. We also saw many people going through the fastpass line when their FP's were expired by many hours. Either the new proceedures are not in effect yet, or there will not be any changes. I guess Chistmas week will be the week to look out for.
Captain Hank
Well-Known Member
The barcodes were used during the initial deployment of the new Fastpass system. However, it was not done by attractions CMs, but a different department (not sure which). The admission policies for Fastpass have not changed, and to my knowledge, won't.
Cynderella
Well-Known Member
I was just there last Sunday and Monday and I got FP's to Peter Pan, Splash and Space Mtn and I dont remember seeing any bar codes on them. :shrug:
PhilharMagician
Well-Known Member
Yeah, I was going by what someone had said here on the boards a few weeks ago that Disney was going to start disallowing expired FP's to be used when the system was up and running.
I will tell you TT needed some help with the FP system last Friday. It took us about 50 minutes to get throught the ride with FP's. The FP return line was out the door. The CM was letting about 10 FP's through and the rest was stand-by. The stand-by wait was shorter. I saw a family walk in about the smae time we got in line with our FP's and they got in 2 preshows ahead of us. Does a computer tell the CM's how many people to let in from FP & stand-by?