- Once you've decided to use the Fastpass system for an attraction, go to the bank of Fastpass machines near that attraction's entrance. Insert your admission ticket, and the machine will spit out a Fastpass ticket indicating the time you need to return.
- You have a one-hour window. For example, the Fastpass may read "Please return anytime between 1:10 p.m. and 2:10 p.m." Go enjoy other things in the park. Return to the Fastpass line at the attraction during the designated time.
- A cast member (Disneyspeak for employee) will check your Fastpass before allowing you into the line. DON'T DISCARD YOUR FASTPASS TICKET! At many of the attractions, a second cast member will re-check your Fastpass before letting you board the ride. (This prevents scofflaws from sneaking from the standby line into the Fastpass line.)
- You can't get another Fastpass for any attraction until it's time for you to return for the first attraction OR two hours have passed since you obtained the first Fastpass (whichever comes first).
Fastpass tips
- The most important tip is the same as before Fastpass: plan ahead and get to the parks early--particularly during peak periods. You'll be able to get Fastpasses with quick return times for the most popular attractions right away, and you'll probably be able to walk onto some attractions as well. Later in the day, when the Fastpasses are gone and the lines have swelled up to two hours, go hang out by your hotel pool with a frozen drink.
- To save time and energy, give the quickest one or two members of your touring group all of your admission passes and have them get the Fastpasses. You can order their meals or start some other activity while they're traveling back and forth across the park.
- Look at the posted standby line time. If it's just a few minutes, it's probably not worth wasting a Fastpass. Just wait in the regular line and usSe Fastpass later for a more crowded attraction. On less busy days, you may only need to use Fastpass once or twice, if at all.
- Look at the posted Fastpass return time. There are signs at the entrance of all Fastpass-enabled attractions that indicate the current return times. If it's much later in the day and you're planning to go somewhere else, you may want to skip the Fastpass. Remember, you can't get another Fastpass until it's time for you to return for the first attraction (or two hours have lapsed).
- Ask cast members if any Fastpass machines are distributing "Surprise" Fastpasses. These bonus tickets, given at the same time as a regular Fastpass, will allow you to skip the line for a second attraction.
- Look at the posted Fastpass return time and the standby line time. If it looks close, you may be able to get a Fastpass, wait in the standby line, then get back in the Fastpass line for an immediate re-ride.
- Once you get a Fastpass for later in the day, try not to plan an itinerary that will have you crisscrossing the park. The time you save from Fastpass may be wasted walking all over the park.
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Fastpass-enabled attractions at Disneyland Resort
Fastpass-enabled attractions at Walt Disney World
