The seven Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels will continue to offer guests Extra Magic Hours and 60-day FastPass+ booking through December 31, 2020. The offer was originally intended to end on December 31, 2019, but has been extended to give guests even more options for places to stay throughout next year. With the opening of … Read more
Three-bedroom Grand Villas are some of the most luxurious (and expensive) rooms on Walt Disney World property. And now, Disney Vacation Club members staying in those Grand Villas have a new level of luxury: the ability to purchase additional FastPass+ reservations beyond the allotted three in advance per guest, according to DVCNews.com‘s Tim Krasniewski. Guests … Read more
Big changes are coming to the FastPass+ tier system at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on August 29th. On the same day that Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens at the park, nearly all rides, including Alien Swirling Saucers, Slinky Dog Dash, Toy Story Mania, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, … Read more
With the official opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge on May 31st comes several changes at the Disneyland Resort. Many of those changes have involved enhancements to the physical aspects of Disneyland Park, like refurbishing Sleeping Beauty Castle and changing curbs to have slower inclines. But that’s not all. Changes have recently gone into effect … Read more
According to The Asahi Shimbun, the Oriental Land Company, which operates Tokyo Disney Resort under license from Disney, is planning to introduce an app-based FastPass distribution service ahead of the opening of Soarin’ at Tokyo DisneySea this July 23rd. Paper FastPasses will still be available for those without smartphones or prefer the old method (or simply … Read more
Anybody who has ever gone to Walt Disney World with a small child knows the pain of waiting in line for hours, only to have to push your way back through a crowd of people in order to take the kid to the bathroom, but a new system in Pandora: The World of Avatar may … Read more
Back in December, we reported on Guest Experience Teams that were to be stationed throughout Magic Kingdom to assist guests with booking, modifying, and recovering FastPass+ selections, navigating the My Disney Experience app, and deactivating/reactivating MagicBands. As this was originally a test, the experience was only supposed to last from December 16 until mid-January, but it was … Read more
With opening dates officially announced for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, guests are clamoring for more information––and resort room reservations––with hopes to secure FastPasses and opt in for Extra Magic Hours. With yesterday’s multiple announcements came the realization that FastPass+ service at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will not initially be offered at Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run for an undisclosed … Read more
Minutes ago, Disney shared an exciting announcement many of you have been waiting to hear – Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is opening ahead of schedule on May 31 at Disneyland Resort in Southern California and August 29 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida. That’s right – it’s debuting early because of high guest interest in … Read more
While no decision has been made as of yet, Disney is leaning towards the sale of FastPasses to skip the lines at Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run in Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge. According to sources, the concept is being “heavily considered” by management. Disney was nearly silent with media … Read more
We’ve been chronicling the saga of Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster’s ever-changing entrance for the past few weeks. The culmination (so far) of all these posts is the opening of the new FastPass+ touch point, which has been moved back to where the old paper FastPass distribution point used to be. Check it out! The new … Read more
With Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy moving in next door, G-Force Records has had to shuffle around their studio’s patio a bit. Just last week, we noticed the arrival of a mystery construction box signaling the eventual move of the current FastPass+ entrance queue to Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith. Well today, the current FastPass+ touch point … Read more
According to internal sources, Disney plans to remove any FastPass reservations created with a then-canceled resort reservation starting on February 4th, 2019. This fixes a loophole in the FastPass system where a guest could book a Walt Disney World Resort Hotel reservation to take advantage of the 60-day advance FastPass booking window and subsequently cancel … Read more
Back in December, we reported on Guest Experience Teams that were to be stationed throughout Magic Kingdom to assist guests with booking, modifying, and recovering FastPass+ selections, navigating the My Disney Experience app, and deactivating/reactivating MagicBands. As this was originally a test, the experience was only supposed to last from December 16 until mid-January, but it appears … Read more
Last Saturday, we noticed that the gates to Sunset Showcase had been torn down in preparation for the upcoming arrival of Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy. Well, it appears that even more preparations are underway as the arrival of a mystery construction box signals the eventual move of the current FastPass+ entrance queue to Rock ‘n’ Roller … Read more
For the past year, Disney has been successfully promoting the 25th anniversary of Disneyland Paris and Mickey’s 90th. This huge marketing push resulted in a 15% attendance increase (9.6 million people) between 2016 and 2017 for the park’s anniversary, with a projected increase again for Mickey’s birthday. With expected higher park attendance for 2019, it … Read more
