In my last post, I spoke about what a fastpass is and how to prepare for the 60 day window to open. Today, I am going to break down each park in terms of what is available. I am not going to go through an exhaustive list of each ride/experience/show, but will look at the different tiers.
The way the tiered system works is that in three of the parks (EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom) there are 2 tiers of rides. (Magic Kingdom has so many rides compared to the other parks, that they do not have a tiered system.) When planning your fastpasses, you are allowed 1 ride from tier 1 and 2 from tier 2. Some people have tried to book 1 tier 1 ride and then when they finish that ride, try to book another tier 1 ride, but Mickey is not allowing that. To be able to ride another tier 1 ride, you must use up both tier 2 rides and then try to book another tier 1 ride, but in all honesty, tier 1 rides are pretty much always booked up the day you are in a park.
EPCOT has four rides/shows that are in tier 1. Those are Test Track, Soarin', Frozen Ever After, and Illuminations (the nighttime fireworks show.) I would hold off on using a Tier 1 for Illuminations for a couple of reasons. First, if that is one of your 3, you would not be able to fastpass any other rides until after you check in for the show. Secondly, there are places to see the show from all around EPCOT. A second thing to think about is the age of your children. If you have older children who have moved past Frozen, then I would use the tier 1 fastpass on either Test Track or Soarin.
Hollywood Studios has 2 rides and 2 shows part of the fastpass tier 1. The 2 rides are Rock n' Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith and Toy Story Midway Mania! The 2 shows are Beauty and Beast Live on Stage and Fantasmic (the nighttime show.) Again, I would not use a Tier 1 on either of the shows in my initial planning. If you have gotten the 3 fastpasses used from earlier in the day, then use one of the new fastpasses to go one of the shows (I would choose Fantasmic since there is only one show and there are multiple shows for Beauty and the Beast.)
Lastly is Animal Kingdom. There are only 2 tier 1 rides and they are both in Pandora. Flight of Passage (probably the most sought fastpass as of now) and Na'vi River Journey. With wait times pushing three hours for Flight of Passage, that is one that most people attempt to get.
The next post in this series will focus on how to plan for your fastpasses within the day. I hope I am helping you with a Disney vacation, but if you need more help, please contact me at brian.herndon@mousemadesimple.com.
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| Steamboat Willie from Fantasmic. |
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