More Hollywood Studios Fast Pass Updates

    I want to start this off by saying I was not expecting to be blogging about Hollywood Studios fast pass system this much when I did my must do blog. I figured news would eventually come on fast pass changes, but it's kind of like rapid fire right now. Anyway, Disney activated Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway fast passes today. This once again has shaken up the Hollywood Studios fast pass system, but in a much smaller fashion than the previous changes that saw several popular rides become tier 2 and Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run finally get a fast pass.

    Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway is the ride that is replacing The Great Movie Ride in the Chinese Theater at Disney's Hollywood Studios. For those of you who do not know anything about the ride, here are a few details. The ride is set to take place during a Mickey Mouse short. The animation is that of the more recent Mickey Mouse cartoons. So if you are a fan of that style animation, you're in luck. If you yearn for a Mickey Mouse ride with the classic animation style, keep on waiting. Anyway... The ride itself is going to feature new 2.5D features. This is essentially going to be glassesless 3D as the 2D environments are going to be given all new life. The ride plot is Mickey and Minnie come across Goofy who is conducting a train. The rest of the ride is said to be a crazy out of control adventure featuring Mickey and the gang. What exactly that will equate to we will find out when the ride opens.

    Now for the fast pass situation. Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway is debuting as a Tier 1 attraction. This means that the Tier 1 attractions will now include Slinky Dog Dash, Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run, and Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway. The rest of the Hollywood Studios attractions remain at Tier 2 and Rise of the Resistance currently does not offer fast passes. The addition of  this ride at Tier 1 should make is slightly easier to get fast passes for both Slinky Dog Dash and Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run as many people are going to be trying to get on this new ride as soon as possible.

    Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway is set to open March 4th and one would think that it is going to be another stand out Disney attraction. Will it become that most popular ride in the park? I doubt it personally. Will it be an improvement over what was there? My bias towards my former favorite ride says no, but I'm sure that is a highly debatable topic. Will it round out the attractions at Hollywood Studios? Yes. Yes I believe whether or not you love or hate the animation that have a dark ride for the whole family once again in this park is going to round out the attractions very nicely. With The Great Movie Ride gone, the park was really left without a true dark ride similar to those seen in the other parks, but now with this new ride, pretty much anyone should be able to find something to enjoy at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

    Thanks as always for reading! Stay tuned for the next blog coming real soon!