Hey there, hi there, ho there, Janet, you’re as welcome as can be to the Disney Parks Moms Panel! It’s great to see you back hEAR, and I can’t wait to help you plan your upcoming vacation to the
Walt Disney World Resort!
Now, let’s talk
FastPass+! So, in three of the Walt Disney World theme parks, (
Epcot,
Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park), the FastPass+ offerings are divided into two groups, known as Tiers.
Magic Kingdom Park doesn’t currently have any FastPass+ Tiers, so all FastPass+ selections available there are in the same grouping. At the other theme parks, the Tier 1 attractions tend to be the newer or more popular attractions in each park, so they are subject to change at any time. When it’s time to make your FastPass+ selections, you can secure up to three per day, and they all have to be in the same theme park. Of those three, only one can be from the Tier 1 grouping. You can make these selections online or using the
My Disney Experience app. After you’ve used your initial three FastPass+ selections, you can pick additional FastPass+ selections for any available attractions throughout the day.
Currently, these are the Tier 1 attractions in each theme park (though they are subject to change):
Epcot-Epcot Forever
-Frozen Ever After
-Soarin’ Around the World
-Test Track
Disney’s Hollywood Studios-Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
-Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
-Slinky Dog Dash
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park-Avatar Flight of Passage
-Na'vi River Journey
During the FastPass+ selection process, the theme parks with Tiers will list the Tier 1 options at the top, followed by the Tier 2 attractions.
Even if you don’t plan on using it for your FastPass+ selections, I highly recommend
downloading the My Disney Experience app for your getaway! My family visited the Walt Disney World Resort just a few months ago, and we loved using the app to make FastPass+ selections on-the-go, check attraction wait times, view our Disney PhotoPass Photos, and take advantage of
Mobile Food & Beverage Ordering.
I hope this helps, Janet! Please stop by with any additional planning questions you may have… I’m all EARs!
Kristin