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Which Fastpasses should I book in each park?

January 25, 2018 by Becky 4 Comments

It used to be that when you planned a Disney trip, you mostly had to worry about dining reservations once you’d booked your resort.  Now you not only have to plan dining, you have to plan your fastpasses ahead of time too.  This is called Fastpass+.  I’ll be doing another post at some point with tips and tricks for booking fastpasses, but this post is mostly to make recommendations about which fastpasses you should try to get in each park.

A couple of general things to note about Fastpasses:

  • Fastpass+ is reserving your place in line at a certain time so you don’t have to wait as long. There are only a certain amount given out for each time slot.
  • You are limited to booking 3 per day in advance (that day, once you use them all, you can book more)
  • Some parks have “tiers,” and you cannot book more than 1 fastpass from the first tier, which contains the most popular attractions.
  • If you are staying at a Disney resort, you can book fastpasses 60 days before traveling. If you are off-site you have to wait until 30 days before.

Magic Kingdom

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In many ways Magic Kingdom is the easiest to book fastpasses for because there are no tiers or restrictions.  On the other hand, it can be tricky because there are so many great attractions there!

#1 priority: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

If this is a ride you definitely want to do, you’ll want to go after this one first.

Other rides you probably want FP+ for if possible:

  • Peter Pan’s Flight
  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
  • Space Mountain
  • Splash Mountain
  • Enchanted Tales with Belle

Attractions where FP+ is helpful but not top priority:

  • Haunted Mansion
  • Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
  • Dumbo the Flying Elephant
  • It’s a Small World
  • Jungle Cruise
  • Magic Carpets of Aladdin
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
  • Mad Tea Party
  • Meet Ariel at her Grotto
  • Meet Cinderella and Elena at Princess Fairytale Hall
  • Meet Rapunzel and Tiana at Princess Fairytale Hall
  • Meet Tinkerbell at Town Square Theater
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Tomorrowland Speedway

Attractions that you usually don’t need FP+ for:

  • Monsters Laugh Floor
  • The Barnstormer
  • Mickey’s Philharmagic
  • Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid

Epcot

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Epcot has a tier system, so you can only get one of the following: Frozen Ever After, Soarin’, Test Track, Illuminations.

#1 priority: Frozen Ever After

If this is a ride you definitely want to do, you’ll want to go after this one first.

Other rides you probably want FP+ for if possible:

  • Soarin’ (if you can’t get or don’t want Frozen Ever After)
  • Test Track (if you can’t get or don’t want Frozen Ever After)
  • Mission: Space
  • Spaceship Earth

Attractions where FP+ is helpful but not top priority:

  • Living with the Land
  • Meet Disney Pals at the Epcot Character Spot
  • Illuminations (if you can’t get or don’t want Frozen Ever After)

Attractions that you usually don’t need FP+ for:

  • Disney and Pixar short film festival
  • Journey into Imagination with Figment
  • The Seas with Nemo and Friends
  • Turtle Talk with Crush

Hollywood Studios

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Hollywood Studios has a tier system, so you can only get one of the following: Rock n Roller Coaster, Toy Story Mania, Fantasmic, Beauty and the Beast live on stage

#1 priority: Rock n Roller Coaster

If this is a ride you definitely want to do, you’ll want to go after this one first.

Other rides you probably want FP+ for if possible:

  • Toy Story Mania (if you don’t want Rock n Roller Coaster)
  • Star Tours
  • Tower of Terror

Attractions where FP+ is helpful but not top priority:

  • Fantasmic
  • For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-along Celebration

Attractions that you usually don’t need FP+ for:

  • Beauty and the Beast live on stage
  • Disney Junior Live on Stage
  • Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular
  • MuppetVision 3D
  • Voyage of the Little Mermaid

Animal Kingdom

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Animal Kingdom has 2 new attractions in Pandora and you can only get a fastpass for one or the other: Flight of Passage or Navi River Journey.

#1 priority: Flight of Passage

If this is a ride you definitely want to do, you’ll want to go after this one first.

Other rides you probably want FP+ for if possible:

  • Na’vi River Journey (if you can’t get or don’t want Flight of Passage)
  • Expedition Everest
  • Kali River Rapids (during the summer)
  • Kilimanjaro Safaris
  • Rivers of Light

Attractions where FP+ is helpful but not top priority:

  • Dinosaur
  • Festival of the Lion King
  • Finding Nemo: The Musical
  • Meet Disney Pals at Adventurer’s Outpost

Attractions that you usually don’t need FP+ for:

  • It’s Tough to be a Bug
  • Primeval Whirl

Which rides do you always make a fastpass for?

Filed Under: Animal Kingdom, Disney World, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, Trip Planning Tagged With: Animal Kingdom, Disney World, Epcot, Fastpass, Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, trip planning

Comments

  1. Katherine @ The Weekend Fox says

    January 25, 2018 at 10:27 am

    These are perfect picks for Disney World! You chose all of my favorites for the top priority, but I do looooove Toy Story so I always choose that over Rock n Rollercoaster because we will go in the single rider line for that ride. 🙂 I also remember the first time I scored the Flight of Passage fast pass. It was amazing!

    Reply
    • Becky @ Disney in your Day says

      January 25, 2018 at 3:21 pm

      I will sometimes choose Toy Story over Rock n Roller Coaster too – it’s hard because I love them both! But ever since they added the third track to Toy Story Mania it seems like the wait times are a lot shorter than they’ve been.

      Reply
  2. Gabby Young says

    January 26, 2018 at 4:55 am

    This is a great list! As someone who has been 7 times, I can attest to this whole list!

    Reply
    • Becky @ Disney in your Day says

      January 26, 2018 at 4:56 pm

      Wonderful, I’m so glad to hear that you agree! Though I know it’s going to need an overhaul once Toy Story land opens this summer, and then the Star Wars stuff after that…

      Reply

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Hi, I'm Becky!

I'm a huge Disney fan in my early 30's and always trying to find a way to put a little bit of Disney into everyday life. I live in Pennsylvania but travel to the theme parks several times a year - I'm an annual passholder at Disney World! In addition to Disney I love traveling, running, and theater.

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