Disney World has not yet brought FastPass+ to the parks, so we’ve been wondering about the future of FastPasses.
Will FastPass return to Disney World soon?
FastPass+ is a system that allows you to pre-book a couple of rides before you get into the parks. We’ve recently seen FastPass kiosks in the parks (and some of them are on!), but there hasn’t been word of when the popular system will be back. Now, Disneyland Paris is implementing a new system of paid FastPasses, called Disney Premier Access.
With the Disney World FastPass+ system, FastPasses were included with guests’ park tickets. So guests could choose a few rides to pre-book for free.
Fastpass Kiosks in Magic Kingdom
With the new Disneyland Paris Disney Premier Access program, guests can purchase Premier Access (basically FastPasses) for between €8 to €15 per person, per attraction. That’s about $9 to $18. Guests purchase Premier Access using the Disneyland Paris app or their Disney account, or they can purchase them from Cast Members inside the parks. Guests must be inside the Disney park to purchase Premier Access.
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When they purchase Premier Access, guests choose the attraction they want and a time slot, purchase the Premier Access, and then return to that attraction in the time slot they chose. They present a QR code from their app and then are admitted to the fast lane of the attraction. Guests can purchase “a maximum of 3 Disney Premier Access for each attraction per Guest per day, and up to 12 Disney Premier Access for one attraction and one time slot at a time, depending upon availability.” There is limited availability of Premier Access passes.
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Guests not wishing to purchase Premier Access in Disneyland Paris still need to reserve their passes for certain popular attractions for physical distancing purposes. They will reserve passes in a similar way to the Premier Access, but the passes are free and they are admitted to the standard attraction line instead of the fast lane.
FastPass signs have actually been removed from some rides!
Could this be the future of FastPass+ in more Disney parks? Right now it’s only the policy in Disneyland Paris, but stay tuned with DFB and we’ll keep you updated with more Disney parks news.
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Greed!
That can get expensive quick especially for families of 4 or more. Having to pay $18 per person/per ride plus the price of tickets, I’m not sure families can afford that. Some families have to save for a year or more just to bring all to the park, especially if they live out of state.
I really hope Disney World doesn’t adopt this. Coming from
the Uk means that Disney is so expensive for us now. I don’t want to pay for even more extra stuff.
Not cheap. At least the falling ticket and food prices will make up for it …
Seriously!!!! Another way to squeeze money out of folks? Isn’t it enough that Disney has an annual price increase? This is just another way to define the haves and have nots?
Disney is out pricing people, between paying for parking, paying for the wristbands, paying for fast passes, it’s becoming no better than going to a carnival where you need to pay for entrance and everything you do. I don’t come every year because I can no longer afford to do so, Walt Disney would NOT approve. Greed has replaced their motto of providing a place for families to go to just have fun!
I am a die hard wdw fan. No way will we pay extra (even just $8 pp) to FP a 3-4 minute ride. If this is what they do, I’m afraid our next trip will be our last. 🙁
Disney, please stop the greed and consider the guests you are disenfranchising. This system will force a lot of guests to wait in 60+ standby waits all day long and they may not ever wish to return if that is their vacation. What happened to all your research on the number of experiences a guest has in a day that makes her want to return? Your old system made that possible, and we returned many times, and each time for longer trips because it was so great. Now you’re losing us. Is that really what you want?
This new Bob Chapek, CEO guy sure knows how to make money. You can’t argue his business plan…Less guests- More MONEY!
I guess this will be goodbye for me to Disney. No more yearly trips to the parks and stays at the resorts. I will finally explore other vacation destinations with my family and stick with 6 Flags & other amusement parks.