FASTPASS

What is Fastpass?

Wouldn't  it be great if you didn't have to wait in line for your favorite attractions?  Too good to be true?  Not anymore.  Now, there are two times put up at the beginning of each ride.  One time is the Fastpass return time and the other is the time to wait in line.  If you choose to use Fastpass, you will get a ticket that will give you a time to come back to the attraction.  When you return, you'll be at the front of the line.  
 

How does Fastpass Work?

To take advantage of this system, you must have your park admission ticket with you.  For each admission ticket, you can only hold one fast pass at a time.  Each Fastpass states the time to return - you have an hour window.  The ticket expires at the end of that hour window.  You can get another Fastpass two hours after the first one was distributed or one minute after the first one's time window begins.  For example, if you got a Fastpass at 11am that was good between 12pm - 1pm, you could get another Fastpass at 12:01pm.  Or if you got a Fastpass at 11am that was good between 3pm - 4pm, you could get anther Fastpass at 1pm.  

Note - There are only a certain amount of fast passes given out in a day.  They almost always run out a few hours before park closing - Test Track has run out before one o'clock in the afternoon!

Note - Be careful though, often times, the regular line looks a lot shorter than the time quoted, because they fill up the ride with mostly Fast pass people and empty spots go to people from the regular line.

What attractions use FASTPASS?

MAGIC KINGDOM
Space Mountain
Splash Mountain
Jungle Cruise
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
Peter Pan's Flight
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Mickey's PhilharMagic
Stitch's Great Escape

DISNEY HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
Rock N Roller Coaster
Tower of Terror 
The Voyage of the Little Mermaid
Indiana Jones 
Star Tours

EPCOT 
Honey, I Shrunk The Audience 
Test Track 
Living with the Land 
Maelstrom 
Mission:Space
Soarin'

ANIMAL KINGDOM
Dinosaur 
Expedition Everest
Kali River Rapids 
Kilimajaro Safaris
It's Tough to be a Bug 
Primeval Whirl 

While most people enjoy the benefits of Fastpass, some people have not been satisfied with the system: 

One reader writes "You need to put out some important info on the Fastpass system. They only give out a LIMITED number throughout the day. The system shuts down in the afternoon because they gave out their quota. This is quite BOGUS, not up to Disney standards. I think people should KNOW THIS!!!!!"

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