Hey everyone and welcome to a news blog. If you are a follower of Disney Parks news chances are that you know that there are some changes coming to the Fast Pass tier selections at Disney's Hollwood Studios. These changes go into effect on February 19th and to say that the changes are minor is a huge understatement. The biggest addition to the Fast Pass Plus selections for the park is Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run. This is the ride that opened along with Star Wars Galaxy's Edge back in the fall. Since it's opening the ride has not had a Fast Pass availability, but does offer a single rider line. In addition to this change the tiers are heavily changing for the better. As I mentioned in my Fast Pass Must Do blog, the current tiers at Hollywood Studios are as follows...
Tier 1
Slinky Dog Dash
Toy Story Mania
Alien Swirling Saucer
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Rock 'N' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
Tier 2
Star Tours the Adventure Continues
Beauty and the Beast - Live on Stage
For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-a-long Celebration
Fantasmic!
Muppet*vision 3D
Disney Junior Dance Party
Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
Voyage of the Little Mermaid
The problem has been with this parks Fast Pass tier selections is that literally all of the popular attractions are tier 1. With the exception of Star Tours, none of the tier 2 attractions really ever have much of a wait and even Star Tours can frequently be seen with waits of 20 minutes or less. With the following changes, the way that people book fast passes in this park will greatly change. As of February 19th, the tiers will look like this.(changes in bold)
Tier 1
Slinky Dog Dash
Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run
Tier 2
Star Tours the Adventure Continues
Beauty and the Beast - Live on Stage
For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-a-long Celebration
Fantasmic!
Muppet*vision 3D
Disney Junior Dance Party
Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
Voyage of the Little Mermaid
Alien Swirling Saucer
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Toy Story Mania
Rock 'N' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
I don't think much more needs to be said other than this changes everything. Previously guests could book one of the bolded tier 2 attractions when booking their fast passes. Now the possibility of booking Slinky Dog Dash, Tower of Terror and Rock 'N' Roller Coaster in one shot is a reality and for thrill seekers, that is a huge plus. My guess is that eventually Rise of the Resistance and Mickey's Runaway Railway will join the tier 1 selections at one point or another, but none the less, booking fast passes at Disney's Hollywood Studios is about to become a whole lot easier. I for one am super excited about this change and cant wait until I have the opportunity to book me some fast passes at this park. I love the Toy Story rides and Rock 'N' Roller Coaster so the past couple trips were incredibly frustrating in trying to get fast passes for all of them. I'd imagine it's going to be much easier to do now.
My only question is with both Slinky Dog and Smuggler's Run being the only tier 1 options... How busy are these fast pass lines going to be. You figure Slinky Dog was already wildly popular with fast passes, but Tower of Terror, Rock 'N' Roller Coaster, and Toy Story Mania specifically are also very popular rides. Then again... The Magic Kingdom has no fast pass tiers and everything seems to work out fine there. I guess time will tell, especially as the new rides in the park make their way to the fast pass system. As always, thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next blog coming soon!
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