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FASTPASS

New Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort FastPass+ Add-on Announced for Disney Signature Services Guests

The Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort has announced an awesome new add-on for our guests eligible for Disney Signature Services!

Beginning Fri., Jan. 12, 2018, a new pilot program launched allowing guests booked in select Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort hotel rooms with a 3-day or longer theme park admission or annual pass to add-on a special theme park extra! The offer includes:

This new add-on is available to all guests staying in the following accommodations:


โ€ขCopper Creek Villas & Cabins at Disneyโ€™s Wilderness Lodge โ€“ Cabins
โ€ขDisneyโ€™s Animal Kingdom Lodge โ€“ Club Level
โ€ขDisneyโ€™s BoardWalk Inn โ€“ Club Level
โ€ขDisneyโ€™s Contemporary Resort โ€“ Club Level
โ€ขDisneyโ€™s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa โ€“ Club Level
โ€ขDisneyโ€™s Polynesian Village Resort โ€“ Club Level


โ€ขDisneyโ€™s Polynesian Village Villas & Bungalows โ€“ Bungalows
โ€ขDisneyโ€™s Wilderness Lodge โ€“ Club Level
โ€ขDisneyโ€™s Yacht Club Resort โ€“ Club Level
โ€ขDisneyโ€™s Beach Club Resort โ€“ Club Level
โ€ขWalt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels – select suites and premium rooms


Pricing is $50 +tax per guest per day.

No other changes have been made to the FastPass+ system. All theme park guests with valid theme park admission will continue to receive up to three FastPass+ selections at a single park per day at no extra charge, as well as additional day-of in-park selections that may be reserved and redeemed one-at-a-time after those initial three selections are redeemed.

Contact your Magic Makerยฎ for more details!

Disney MaxPass at the Disneylandยฎ Resort

On July 19th, Disneylandยฎ Resort will launch a new service called Disney MaxPass inside their parks!

Disney MaxPass combines two popular Disneylandยฎ Resort services to help your day in the parks be as magical as it can be.

  1. Disney PhotoPassDisney MaxPass gives you unlimited downloads of all your Disney PhotoPass photos from your day in the park. This includesย photos taken on select attractions, during select Character dining experiences, and even all normal and Magic Shots taken by Disney PhotoPass photographers.
  2. Disney FASTPASSDisney MaxPass also enables mobile FASTPASS booking and redemption times via the Disneylandยฎ app.ย No more walking over to the attraction – simply make a FASTPASS selection (subject to availability) using the app and then scan your code at the entrance when itโ€™s time to experience the attraction!

Current attractions using Disney FASTPASS service include:

  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
  • Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
  • California Screamin’
  • Goofy’s Sky School
  • Grizzly River Run
  • Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT!
  • Haunted Mansion
  • Indiana Jonesโ„ข Adventure

  • Matterhorn Bobsleds
  • Radiator Springs Racers
  • Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin
  • Soarin’ Around the World
  • Space Mountain
  • Splash Mountain
  • Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
  • Toy Story Midway Mania

Disney MaxPass will be offered for an introductory price of $10 a day (additional pricing options available for Disneylandยฎ Resort Annual Passholders) and can be added in advance or once inside the park. The option of using the existing Disney FASTPASS service at the kiosks is still available at no additional cost.

Contact your Magic Makerยฎ for more details!

You ย are strongly advised to check the dayโ€™s FASTPASS ticket availability and other Park details before purchasing Disney MaxPass or using a Park ticket with Disney MaxPass as FASTPASS tickets for your preferred attractions may not be available at the time of purchase or use. FASTPASS tickets are limited and availability is not guaranteed. FASTPASS tickets may be obtained only while you are in the Parks and may not be available for entertainment through Disney MaxPass. An experience that does not have Disney FASTPASSยฎ availability at a kiosk will not be available using Disney MaxPass. The Disney MaxPass benefit will expire at the end of the day or when the Passport it is associated with expires, as applicable. Disney MaxPass is nonrefundable, nontransferable, may not be redeemed for cash and is subject to other restrictions. Price, terms, entitlements, attractions and entertainment are subject to change or cancellation without notice. Passholders who purchase the Disney MaxPass benefit may not use the value of any separate ticket media toward the purchase price of Disney MaxPass.

Disney PhotoPass service is subject to the PhotoPass terms. Online registration required. Disney PhotoPass Photos captured during the day your Disney MaxPass is used or during the validity dates of your Passport, as applicable, must be linked to your Disney account and may be downloaded pursuant to the expiration policy. Not responsible for missing, lost or damaged photos. Downloads are restricted to personal use by Disney account holder only and may not be used for a commercial purpose. Subject to restrictions and change without notice.

Message, data and roaming rates may apply for the Disneyland app. Availability subject to handset limitations and features may vary by handset or service provider. Coverage and app stores not available everywhere. If youโ€™re under 18, get your parentsโ€™ permission first.

Breaking The Myths – Disney’s FASTPASSยฎ and FastPass+ Services

It is no surprise that as the use of social media increases, the amount of myths or “half truths” also increases. As an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner, Off to Neverland Travelยฎ receives questions every day from our clients asking for clarification on a wide range of topics related to their upcoming vacation.

Today we are going to provide some clarification on Disney’sย FASTPASSยฎ Service at theย Disneylandยฎย Resort and Disney FastPass+ service available exclusively at theย Walt Disney Worldยฎย Resort. Since it’s debut in 1999, Disney’sย FASTPASSยฎย Service allows guests to skip the wait of the normal queue at select attractions inside the theme parks. If the guests decide to utilize theย FASTPASSยฎย Service, they will be given an hour-long time to return and experience the attraction with little to no wait. In 2013, Walt Disney Worldยฎย Resort introduced Disney FastPass+ service which allows guests to schedule similar hour-long return windows 30-60 days in advance of their visit.

  1. Myth: You have to pay to useย Disney’sย FASTPASSยฎย Service
    While other theme parks charge their guests for similar services, both Disney’sย FASTPASSยฎ and Disney FastPass+ services are complimentary for all park guests! At the Disneylandยฎ Resort, you’ll just simply use your theme park ticket to retrieve yourย FASTPASSยฎย from the machine. At the Walt Disney Worldยฎย Resort, you’ll use My Disney Experience to schedule your FastPass+ in advance and then utilize your MagicBand or park ticket to access the attraction at your selected time.
  2. Myth: At Disneylandยฎ Resort, you can obtain more than oneย FASTPASSยฎย at a time
    Guests are able to get several FASTPASSยฎย tickets during a single day in Disneylandยฎ Park or Disney California Adventureยฎ Park. However, they cannot immediately obtain multiple FASTPASSยฎย tickets. While you typically have to wait 2 hours, it sometimes varies. Your current FASTPASSยฎ ticket will always list the time you can obtain your next. There are sometimes select attractions that you are able to “double up” onย FASTPASSยฎ tickets, so be sure to ask your Magic Makerยฎ about those.
  3. Myth: Don’t worry about the time listed on theย FASTPASSยฎ or FastPass+, you can return at any time after what is listed
    While at one point this was true, it is no longer the case.ย FASTPASSยฎ andย FastPass+ return times are now being strictly enforced with little to no exceptions made for being late. Guests a few minutes late will typically be admitted, but we suggest you stick to your scheduled time!
  4. Myth: You are only able to get (3) FastPass+ per day
    When you are making advanced FastPass+ choices for the Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort, you will be limited to up to (3) selections in your choice of (1) park per day of your stay. However, each day of your visit after you have used your first (3) selections, you are able to choose a 4th selection based off of what is currently available in the system. Then after using that 4th choice, you may repeat that process and continue to make (1) additional selection as availability exists. So while initially you are limited to only (3) selections, it’s possible to make more during your visit.

This is just the first of a series of “Breaking the Myths” articles. We hope you will follow along with us!

Disney’s FASTPASSยฎ Service Creates More Fun, Less Wait

Originally introduced on July 21, 1999,ย Disney’s FASTPASSยฎ Service has become a valuable tool to theme park guests wanting to avoid long lines for favorite attractions.ย At FASTPASSยฎย attractions, guests can choose ย to wait in the regular queue or put their valid theme park ticket into a special machine and receive a FASTPASSยฎย ticket denoting a one-hour window of time when they can return and enter the attraction with little or no wait.

Disney’sย FASTPASSยฎย Service is available complimentary to all park guests with a valid theme park admission. Guests may obtainย FASTPASSESยฎย at the following attractions:

  • Magic Kingdomยฎ Park
    • Space Mountainยฎ
    • Splash Mountainยฎ
    • Big Thunder Mountain Railroadยฎ
    • Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spinยฎ
    • Jungle Cruiseยฎ
    • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
    • Peter Pan’s Flightยฎ
    • Dumbo The Flying Elephantยฎ
    • Town Square Theater Meet & Greets
  • Epcotยฎ
    • Mission: SPACEยฎ
    • Test Trackยฎ
    • Captain EO starring Michael Jackson
    • Maelstrom
    • Soarin’โ„ข
  • Disney’s Hollywood Studiosโ„ข
    • Rock ‘n’ Roller Coasterยฎ Starring Aerosmith
    • Toy Story Mania!โ„ข
    • Star Toursยฎ โ€“ The Adventures Continue
    • The Twilight Zone Tower of Terrorโ„ข
  • Disney’s Animal Kingdomยฎ Theme Park
    • Primeval Whirlยฎ
    • Kilimanjaro Safarisยฎ Expedition
    • DINOSAUR
    • Kali River Rapidsยฎ
    • Expedition Everestยฎ
  • Disneylandยฎ Park
    • Autopia, presented by Chevron
    • Big Thunder Mountain Railroadยฎ
    • Indiana Jonesโ„ข Adventure
    • Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin
    • Space Mountainยฎ
    • Splash Mountainยฎ
    • Star Toursยฎ
  • Disney California Adventureยฎ Park
    • California Screamin’
    • Goofy’s Sky School
    • Grizzly River Run
    • Radiator Springs Racersย (distributed nearย It’s Tough to Be a Bug!)
    • Soarin’ Over California
    • The Twilight Zone Tower of Terrorโ„ข
    • World of Colorย (distributed at Grizzly River Run)

Disney’sย FASTPASSยฎย Service is easy to use:

  1. Visit any attraction offering the FASTPASSยฎย Service. The wait time as well as the FASTPASSยฎ distribution times will be displayed. If you choose to bypass the queue and utilize the FASTPASSยฎย Service, simply insert your theme park ticket into the FASTPASSยฎย machine. You will receive a FASTPASSยฎ ticket denoting a one-hour window for you to return โ€” for example, 10:45-11:45 a.m. In this example, you cannot enter the attraction using FASTPASSยฎย before 10:45 but can return at any time during the designated one-hour window.
  2. Upon returning at the designated time, head straight for the FASTPASSยฎย entrance and proceed directly to the attraction pre-show or boarding area with little or no wait.

Guests are able to get several FASTPASSESยฎย throughout the day in the Disney theme parks. However, you cannot immediately obtain multiple FASTPASSยฎย tickets. Your FASTPASSยฎ will contain the time in which you can obtain an additionalย FASTPASSยฎ on the bottom of it. Select attractions, likeย World of Colorย atย Disney California Adventureยฎย Park, is excluded from this restriction.

Please consult your Magic Makerยฎย for full details on how you can maximizeย Disney’sย FASTPASSยฎย Service to your benefit on your next vacation!

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Park Favorite Adds FASTPASSยฎ Service at Magic Kingdomยฎ Park

New Dumbo

Beginning today, theย Dumbo the Flying Elephantยฎย Attraction atย Magic Kingdomยฎ Park will begin utilizing Disney’s FASTPASSยฎ Service. This, in addition to the added second carousel and new interactive Big Top Tent “queue-less queue,” should make waiting for one of the park’s most popular rides a little easier on the little ones.

Guests can collect aย FASTPASSยฎ for theย Dumbo the Flying Elephantยฎย Attraction outside ofย Mickeyโ€™s PhilharMagicยฎย Attraction in Fantasylandยฎ. Both the second carousel and the interactive Big Top Tent have been in “soft opening” testing and have been open sporadically throughout the day but are expected to open permanently in July.

Best Ways to view “World of Color”

The premiere of this new nighttime spectacular, “World of Color,” ย is less than two weeks away! ย Below are a few ways to secure your spot to see this incredible new water spectacular at the Disney California Adventureยฎย Park of the Disneylandยฎย Resort in California.

โ€œWorld of Colorโ€ Disneyโ€™s FASTPASSยฎย Ticket
FASTPASSยฎย tickets for โ€œWorld of Colorโ€ will be available each morning at theย Grizzly River Run FASTPASSยฎย terminals. Guests can insert their park tickets into the terminal to obtain a FASTPASSยฎย ticket to view โ€œWorld of Color.โ€ There will be a limited number of FASTPASSยฎย tickets available for the show so be sure to get one early!

Note: Guests will not be able to pick a specific show time. FASTPASS tickets will first be distributed for the earlier show, and after those have been distributed, FASTPASS tickets will then be distributed for the later show. When all of the dayโ€™s โ€œWorld of Colorโ€ FASTPASS tickets have been distributed, Grizzly River Run terminals will convert back to distributing Grizzly River Run FASTPASS tickets. ย As always, theme park admission will be required to enter the park to obtain a FASTPASS ticket and to view the show.

โ€œWorld of Colorโ€ Picnic Meals
You can also secure reserved viewing by ordering a special boxed picnic meal. Contact your Magic Makerโ„ขย to order a meal before your vacation. ย Or Guests are able to walk-up and purchase, subject to availability, at the Sonoma Terrace, Golden Vine Winery.

Picnic meal options include four selections for adults: โ€œThe All Americanโ€ (cold honey-stung fried chicken), โ€œThe Taste of Asiaโ€ (chilled miso-glazed salmon), โ€œThe European Antipastoโ€ (cured meats, regional cheeses, artichoke heart, sun-dried tomato) and โ€œThe Mediterranean Vegetarianโ€ (marinated grilled vegetables in a whole wheat wrap with roasted garlic hummus). Kidsโ€™ options for chidren ages 3-9 include โ€œThe Junior All Americanโ€ (chicken), โ€œThe Lunchbox Classicโ€ (peanut butter and jelly) and โ€œThe Little Squirtโ€™s Boxโ€ (apple wedges, string cheese).

Online orders may be placed up to 60 days (starting June 11) in advance but may not be placed on the same day as redemption. The meals may be picked up at the Sonoma Terrace from 2:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ย Subject to availability, guests who order Picnic meals online will be assigned to the eveningโ€™s first show, and guests who make a walk-up purchase will be assigned to that eveningโ€™s second show. ย Meals are not available for order via Disneyland’s Dining Reservation phone line. ย All picnic meals with โ€œWorld of Colorโ€ Reserved Viewing are priced at $14.99 and must be redeemed for the designated reserved show date and time. No refunds, exchanges or other discounts. ย Each guest entering the reserved viewing area must have reserved viewing area admission. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Guests may only enter the viewing area during designated times and no early or late admission will be allowed. Guests in large parties may not be guaranteed admission within the same reserved viewing area. Separate theme park admission is required.

Prix Fixe โ€œWorld of Colorโ€ Dinners
Prix fixe meals with โ€œWorld of Colorโ€ Preferred Reserved Viewing are available at both the newly redesignedย Wine Country Trattoria and Arielโ€™s Grotto restaurants. Guests may order from a selection of Italian cuisine at Wine Country Trattoria ($39.99 for adults; $12.99 for children ages 3-9), or a varied menu of seafood, meat and vegetarian options at Arielโ€™s Grotto ($36.99 for adults; $20.99 for children ages 3-9). Both restaurants offer Preferred Reserved Viewing for โ€œWorld of Color.โ€

Contact your Magic Makerยฎย for reservations. Seatings are at specified times and space is limited. No early or late admissions. Children must be accompanied by an adult. No refunds, exchanges or other discounts. Separate theme park admission is required.

Walk-Up Viewing Locations
There is one more option available. If you are unable to obtain Disneyโ€™s FASTPASS tickets or reserve dinner packages for โ€œWorld of Color,โ€ you may still view the show from other viewing locations on the boardwalk side of Paradise Bay.

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