Saturday 7 January 2012

Dive into Fastpass

DIVE INTO FASTPASS

As the title suggests, this is all about Fastpass. Fastpass is a FREE virtual queuing system that saves time in the parks by limiting queuing time. It is a very simple system, which means that you can go off and experience other attractions and then come back to the attraction with a very short wait. Here is how it works;
  1. Go to an attraction that has Fastpass machines for that attraction
  2. Insert all of the park tickets of members of the group that wish to go on the attraction.
  3. Your tickets will be returned along with passes which have a time slot in which to return.
  4. Return within your time slot and get in the Fastpass queue, which will get you onto the ride usually in under ten minutes!
What you do have to look out for is the time in which you can return. There are only a certain amount of Fastpasses available for each attraction, and this may mean that your allocated time slot is a few hours away! An easy way to prevent this is to look at the clocks above the Fastpass machines. These clocks will tell you the time when you will be able to return to the attraction. Also bear in mind that you can only hold one Fastpass at a time.



Not all attractions have the Fastpass system; only the major rides. These are the attractions which presently allow Fastpass tickets.

Magic Kingdom:

  • Space Mountain
  • Splash Mountain
  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
  • Jungle Cruise
  • Peter Pan's Flight
  • Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Epcot

  • Test Track
  • Soarin'
  • Mission: SPACE
  • Captain EO
  • Living with the Land
  • Maelstrom
Hollywood Studios

  • Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
  • Toy Story Mania
  • Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
  • Star Tours
Animal Kingdom

  • Kali River Rapids
  • Expedition Everest
  • Kilimanjaro Safaris
  • DINOSAUR
  • Primeval Whirl
Why not give it a go? It is free and it reduces time wasted waiting in lines!

Friday 6 January 2012

Welcome to the launch of my new WDW blog!

Hello and welcome to the WDW Trip Planner Blog, my way of sharing my Disney knowledge with the world. Whether you are a newbie to visiting Disney parks or even a frequent flyer, I am sure that this blog will be of great use to you. In my blog I will explore the parks, the resort hotels, the FastPass system, ADRs, rides and more.

But what if you would like to get to know more about a specific subject, or ask me a question? Then don't worry, just drop me a line at katherinewdw@yahoo.co.uk, and I will do my very best to post a detailed reply on here. Equally, if you have any tips, hints or hidden gems that you would like to share, then email me and I will post your tip (with full credit to you of course), so everybody can get even more out of their trip to Walt Disney World!

That's it for the introductions, have fun exploring the magical world of Disney!