Monday, September 21, 2015

Walt Disney World Planning- FastPass+

We are now only 67 days away from our next trip to Walt Disney World!  We started planning this vacation exactly a year ago, so it's been a long road, and we're really getting excited.  But I'm getting a little stressed out too.
OMG!!!  I can't wait!
About a year and a half ago, Walt Disney World started allowing people to schedule their FastPass+ before arriving at the parks.  A FastPass allows you to skip the lines for certain character meet and greets, rides or shows or you can get into a priority viewing location for a parade or the fireworks.  You can get three FastPasses per day, and they must all be at the same park.  Once you use those three, you can book more one at a time.  If you're staying on Disney property you can book your FastPasses 60 days before arrival and for off property guests, you can start booking 30 days out. So next Sunday night at midnight is our night!

Why should you stay up until midnight to start booking those FastPasses?  Well, people can book FastPasses for their entire trip once they hit the 60 day mark- so that means the most popular attractions- the Anna and Elsa meet and greet, 7 Dwarfs Mine Train, and Toy Story Midway Mania- maybe gone already for the first few days of the trip.

The hardest part is knowing where you'll be at what time.  You'll also want to minimize the amount of walking around the park you have to do.  For the past couple of weeks, I've been trying to figure out a plan for each day.  We are going to be at Disney World for 10 days, and have park tickets for 9 days, so I'm sure if we can't get something at the beginning of the trip, we'll definitely get everything in before we go home.

I'll let you know how I make out next week!  Wish me luck!

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