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FastPass, FastPass+, and MaxPass were virtual queue systems created by the Walt Disney Company to speed up customer access to certain attractions and amenities at the Disney resorts and theme parks. First introduced in late 1999 as a virtual queue,[a][1] the systems all allowed guests to avoid long lines at the attractions on which the system was installed, freeing them to partake in other attractions during their wait. There was generally no extra fee for the service.
No (Defunct, replaced by Disney Genie's "Lightning Lane" in United States parks and "Disney Premiere Access" in other parks)
Last production year
January 6, 2022 (Hong Kong)
The original FastPass system was still featured except Walt Disney World, which used FastPass+, along with both Shanghai Disneyland and Disneyland Paris, which replaced the FastPass system with a pay-for-use system called Disney Premier Access.[2] The system continued to use a virtual queue where guests are given a paper ticket with a designated time, instructing them when they would arrive at the head of the queue. However, each park had slight variations on the FastPass concept.
On August 18, 2021, it was announced that the FastPass, FastPass+ and MaxPass would officially be retired in favor of the new Disney Genie service in Disneyland and Walt Disney World, which includes a premium Genie+ option for parkgoers to use the "Lightning Lane".[3]
Disneyland Resort featured the original FastPass system alongside MaxPass. Disney's FastPass service was available at no additional charge to all park guests, while MaxPass cost US$20 a day.
MaxPass
On August 30, 2007, the Walt Disney Company filed a patent for using SMS as a way to get and use FastPasses in the park. The patent indicated that guests staying at Disney hotels would be allowed to make early reservations for attractions using their in-room television.[4]
Originally, all the FastPass tickets were free as long as the guests purchased their park tickets. However, on January 11, 2017, Disney announced Disney's MaxPass for the Disneyland Resort. The new system worked in conjunction with the original FastPass system. It was Disney's first premium virtual queue system, costing US$10/day or $75/year upon launch in 2017. On January 6, 2018, Disney increased the price to US$15/day, and US$100/year.[5] It is included with select Disneyland Annual Passports. The system allowed users to receive a FastPass return time on their smartphone through the Disneyland mobile app when they were inside the parks. Guests who bought the MaxPass system were also able to download their PhotoPass pictures for free.[6][7][8][9]
Also, in March 2017, Shanghai Disneyland introduced Disney Premier Access, a similar system to Disney's MaxPass.[10]
FastPass promotions
Throughout the annual Disney Soundsational Summer promotions of 2011–2012, guests staying at any of the three hotels of the Disneyland Resort received two complimentary FastPasses per person. These passes allowed guests to enter the FastPass line of any FastPass attraction (plus The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure, which does not otherwise offer FastPass) at any time they chose, similar to the Dream FastPass.[11][failed verification]
Disney FastPass+
The icon for FastPass+
FastPass+ allowed guests to reserve and plan a visit in advance to parks at Walt Disney World.[12][13] Reservations were available for select attractions, Character Greetings, entertainment, and viewing areas for parades and fireworks.[14] The system allowed guests to make reservations up to 60 days in advance, and change at any time. FastPass+ was a reservation and scheduling system, unlike the old paper FastPass system, which was a virtual queuing concept. Additionally, guests were encouraged to reserve FastPass+ sections with their group and were allowed to change the group's FastPass+ reservation.[15] Guests that stayed at an onsite Disney resort could make reservations up to 60 days in advance while all other guests could schedule reservations up to 30 days in advance, assuming tickets were linked to their account. Annual Passholders could hold FastPass+ reservations for up to 7 different days in the 30-day window. If a Passholder stayed at a Disney resort onsite, they also had 60 days to make reservations for the entire length of the stay.[16]
Guests could make three reservations in advance for each day, and all three were required to be at the same theme park. Disney's Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney's Hollywood Studios separated the attractions available for reservation into two tiers. Guests were restricted in the combination of attractions they were able to reserve in these parks to ensure better reservation availability for others at the parks' most popular attractions. Guests had the option to make a further reservation via an in-park kiosk or the My Disney Experience app after they had used their initial three selections subject to availability. They had the option to continue to make further reservations after using each reservation, until all reservation slots had been allocated for the day.[17]
Disney FastPass+ was not operational at Disney World since the parks reopened in July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was cited as due to the need to create proper social distancing.
The system was permanently discontinued and replaced in October 2021 by Lightning Lane.
Other parks
Shanghai Disneyland is moving towards a digital style much like the one used in California.[18] Under the name "Premier Access", the system is believed to be a response to ticket scalping of the physical paper tickets.[19]
Tokyo Disneyland offers the ability to receive a FastPass on mobile phones at no extra charge as an alternative to the more traditional paper FastPass system. [20]
During summer of 2011–2012 at Disneyland Paris, guests who stayed in the Disneyland Hotel or in club-level accommodations of hotels received an untimed single-use FastPass voucher for each day of their stays, usable any time except between 13:00 and 16:00. Guests in Castle Club accommodations at the Disneyland Hotel or suites in any hotel instead received a VIP FastPass, which could be used repeatedly for the full length of stay with no time restrictions. In each case, the FastPass was usable only on rides with FastPass facilities.[21] This offer was retained until 2020, at which point it was retired.
Hong Kong Disneyland additionally offers a service called Disney Priority Special and Priority Special+.[22]
^"How much does Disney Fastpass cost at every park? (2020)". February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
^Maehrer, Avery (August 18, 2021). "Disney Genie Service to Reimagine the Guest Experience at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
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^"Disneyland Resort increases prices for tickets, parking and more". Attractions Magazine. January 7, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
^Glover, Erin. "Additional Disney FASTPASS Locations and New Disney MaxPass Coming to Disneyland Resort". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
^Munarriz, Rick (January 18, 2017). "Will Disney World Start Charging for FastPass? – The Motley Fool". The Motley Fool. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
^Sciretta, Peter (January 11, 2017). "MaxPass Is Disneyland's Premium Paid FastPass Service". Slashfilm. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
^Martin, Hugo (January 17, 2017). "Disneyland to add $14 digital surchage [sic] for Fastpass option". Stuff. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
^"Disney Premier Access Now Available at Shanghai Disneyland". TDR Explorer. March 24, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
^"Guide to Paid Fastpasses at Shanghai Disneyland". February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
^"東京ディズニーリゾート・オフィシャルウェブサイト". www.tokyodisneyresort.jp. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
^"Disney's FASTPASS". DLP Guide – Disneyland Paris at the click of a mouse!.
^"Disney "Priority Special" Attraction Admission Pass". Hong Kong Disneyland.
Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to FastPass.
. Disney. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013.
"Fastpass". AllEarsNet. Retrieved November 17, 2005.
"Method and system for managing attraction admission – Patent #6,173,209". US Patent & Trademark Office. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2005. – Patent for the Fastpass system
"Disney MyMagic+ Learn more". Attraction-Tickets.info. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
March 11, 2023
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Fast Pass redirects here Not to be confused with Flash Pass Express Pass or Hop Fastpass This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information July 2022 FastPass FastPass and MaxPass were virtual queue systems created by the Walt Disney Company to speed up customer access to certain attractions and amenities at the Disney resorts and theme parks First introduced in late 1999 as a virtual queue a 1 the systems all allowed guests to avoid long lines at the attractions on which the system was installed freeing them to partake in other attractions during their wait There was generally no extra fee for the service Disney FastPassTypeVirtual queuing systemInventorDisney Parks Experiences and ProductsInception1999ManufacturerDisneyAvailableNo Defunct replaced by Disney Genie s Lightning Lane in United States parks and Disney Premiere Access in other parks Last production yearJanuary 6 2022 Hong Kong The original FastPass system was still featured except Walt Disney World which used FastPass along with both Shanghai Disneyland and Disneyland Paris which replaced the FastPass system with a pay for use system called Disney Premier Access 2 The system continued to use a virtual queue where guests are given a paper ticket with a designated time instructing them when they would arrive at the head of the queue However each park had slight variations on the FastPass concept On August 18 2021 it was announced that the FastPass FastPass and MaxPass would officially be retired in favor of the new Disney Genie service in Disneyland and Walt Disney World which includes a premium Genie option for parkgoers to use the Lightning Lane 3 Contents 1 Disneyland 1 1 MaxPass 1 2 FastPass promotions 2 Disney FastPass 3 Other parks 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Further readingDisneyland EditDisneyland Resort featured the original FastPass system alongside MaxPass Disney s FastPass service was available at no additional charge to all park guests while MaxPass cost US 20 a day MaxPass Edit On August 30 2007 the Walt Disney Company filed a patent for using SMS as a way to get and use FastPasses in the park The patent indicated that guests staying at Disney hotels would be allowed to make early reservations for attractions using their in room television 4 Originally all the FastPass tickets were free as long as the guests purchased their park tickets However on January 11 2017 Disney announced Disney s MaxPass for the Disneyland Resort The new system worked in conjunction with the original FastPass system It was Disney s first premium virtual queue system costing US 10 day or 75 year upon launch in 2017 On January 6 2018 Disney increased the price to US 15 day and US 100 year 5 It is included with select Disneyland Annual Passports The system allowed users to receive a FastPass return time on their smartphone through the Disneyland mobile app when they were inside the parks Guests who bought the MaxPass system were also able to download their PhotoPass pictures for free 6 7 8 9 Also in March 2017 Shanghai Disneyland introduced Disney Premier Access a similar system to Disney s MaxPass 10 FastPass promotions Edit Throughout the annual Disney Soundsational Summer promotions of 2011 2012 guests staying at any of the three hotels of the Disneyland Resort received two complimentary FastPasses per person These passes allowed guests to enter the FastPass line of any FastPass attraction plus The Little Mermaid Ariel s Undersea Adventure which does not otherwise offer FastPass at any time they chose similar to the Dream FastPass 11 failed verification Disney FastPass Edit The icon for FastPass FastPass allowed guests to reserve and plan a visit in advance to parks at Walt Disney World 12 13 Reservations were available for select attractions Character Greetings entertainment and viewing areas for parades and fireworks 14 The system allowed guests to make reservations up to 60 days in advance and change at any time FastPass was a reservation and scheduling system unlike the old paper FastPass system which was a virtual queuing concept Additionally guests were encouraged to reserve FastPass sections with their group and were allowed to change the group s FastPass reservation 15 Guests that stayed at an onsite Disney resort could make reservations up to 60 days in advance while all other guests could schedule reservations up to 30 days in advance assuming tickets were linked to their account Annual Passholders could hold FastPass reservations for up to 7 different days in the 30 day window If a Passholder stayed at a Disney resort onsite they also had 60 days to make reservations for the entire length of the stay 16 Guests could make three reservations in advance for each day and all three were required to be at the same theme park Disney s Animal Kingdom Epcot and Disney s Hollywood Studios separated the attractions available for reservation into two tiers Guests were restricted in the combination of attractions they were able to reserve in these parks to ensure better reservation availability for others at the parks most popular attractions Guests had the option to make a further reservation via an in park kiosk or the My Disney Experience app after they had used their initial three selections subject to availability They had the option to continue to make further reservations after using each reservation until all reservation slots had been allocated for the day 17 Disney FastPass was not operational at Disney World since the parks reopened in July 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic This was cited as due to the need to create proper social distancing The system was permanently discontinued and replaced in October 2021 by Lightning Lane Other parks EditShanghai Disneyland is moving towards a digital style much like the one used in California 18 Under the name Premier Access the system is believed to be a response to ticket scalping of the physical paper tickets 19 Tokyo Disneyland offers the ability to receive a FastPass on mobile phones at no extra charge as an alternative to the more traditional paper FastPass system 20 During summer of 2011 2012 at Disneyland Paris guests who stayed in the Disneyland Hotel or in club level accommodations of hotels received an untimed single use FastPass voucher for each day of their stays usable any time except between 13 00 and 16 00 Guests in Castle Club accommodations at the Disneyland Hotel or suites in any hotel instead received a VIP FastPass which could be used repeatedly for the full length of stay with no time restrictions In each case the FastPass was usable only on rides with FastPass facilities 21 This offer was retained until 2020 at which point it was retired Hong Kong Disneyland additionally offers a service called Disney Priority Special and Priority Special 22 See also EditDisney PhotoPass E ticket Fast Lane a virtual queue system for the Cedar Fair parks Universal Express Pass a virtual queue system for the Universal parks Flash Pass a virtual queue system for the Six Flags parks MyMagic the overall system that FastPass is a part of Fast Lane E ZPass amp E ZPass an electronic toll collection system used on toll roads toll bridges and toll tunnels that offers a Fast Pass laneNotes Edit However a ride reservation system was first introduced in world s fairs References Edit Themed Attraction Fastpass How much does Disney Fastpass cost at every park 2020 February 1 2020 Retrieved February 11 2020 Maehrer Avery August 18 2021 Disney Genie Service to Reimagine the Guest Experience at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort Disney Parks Blog Retrieved August 18 2021 Disney Files Patent for Wireless FastPasses Netcot com Archived from the original on September 28 2007 Retrieved September 5 2007 Disneyland Resort increases prices for tickets parking and more Attractions Magazine January 7 2019 Retrieved February 2 2019 Glover Erin Additional Disney FASTPASS Locations and New Disney MaxPass Coming to Disneyland Resort Disney Parks Blog Retrieved January 18 2017 Munarriz Rick January 18 2017 Will Disney World Start Charging for FastPass The Motley Fool The Motley Fool Retrieved January 18 2017 Sciretta Peter January 11 2017 MaxPass Is Disneyland s Premium Paid FastPass Service Slashfilm Retrieved January 18 2017 Martin Hugo January 17 2017 Disneyland to add 14 digital surchage sic for Fastpass option Stuff Retrieved January 18 2017 Disney Premier Access Now Available at Shanghai Disneyland TDR Explorer March 24 2017 Retrieved April 20 2018 Disneyland Discount Information WDW Info Levine Arthur 2019 Disney World s FastPass vs FastPass What is the Difference Retrieved February 11 2020 Testa February 2 2020 Disney World FastPass FAQ Overview Tips and Advice Retrieved February 11 2020 How to use FastPass at Disney World WDW Prep School January 26 2018 Retrieved May 11 2020 Making FastPass Selections Walt Disney World Retrieved December 12 2013 Annual Passes Frequently Asked Questions disneyworld com Walt Disney World Disney Parks Retrieved October 10 2014 What is FastPass and How to Use it FAQ Walt Disney World Resort Retrieved August 23 2018 Coomer Shawn July 17 2019 Shanghai Disneyland Fastpass Guide Retrieved February 11 2020 Guide to Paid Fastpasses at Shanghai Disneyland February 26 2018 Retrieved February 11 2020 東京ディズニーリゾート オフィシャルウェブサイト www tokyodisneyresort jp Retrieved January 9 2021 Disney s FASTPASS DLP Guide Disneyland Paris at the click of a mouse Disney Priority Special Attraction Admission Pass Hong Kong Disneyland Further reading Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to FastPass Disney s FastPass Service Disney Archived from the original on May 20 2013 Fastpass AllEarsNet Retrieved November 17 2005 Method and system for managing attraction admission Patent 6 173 209 US Patent amp Trademark Office Archived from the original on July 20 2012 Retrieved November 17 2005 Patent for the Fastpass system Disney MyMagic Learn more Attraction Tickets info Retrieved October 23 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title FastPass amp oldid 1141808121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
