FastPass Tier Changes Made Due To Millenium Falcon Smuggler’s Run Addition

Posted on by Mathew Corn Disney Parks, Hollywood Studios

With the addition of Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run to the FastPass+ lineup at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the Tier-based system has shuffled around its other FastPass+ accessible attractions.

Starting February 19, here is how the new tiered system for FastPass+ will work at Disney’s Hollywood Studios:

Tier 1 will include: Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and Slinky Dog Dash. Guests will be able to pre-select one of these attractions as a FastPass+ reservation in advance of their visit to the park.

Tier 2 will include: Toy Story Mania!, Alien Swirling Saucers, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Disney Junior Dance Party!, For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration, Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, Muppet*Vision 3D, Fantasmic!, Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage. Guests will be able to pre-select two of these attractions as a FastPass+ reservation in advance of their visit to the park.

FastPass+ tiers at the park were last changed with the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. As always, Boarding Groups for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance work independently from the FastPass+ system, and having a group secured will not interfere with your FastPass+ selections. FastPass+ selections made prior to this changes will not be affected, and tiers will remain as they are currently through February 18. Starting February 19, if neither of the Tier 1 are available, guests may choose from any three options in Tier 2.

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Disney Adds FastPass For Millenium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run

Posted on by Mathew Corn Disney Parks, Hollywood Studios

Big news out of Disney World. Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run will join the FastPass line up at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This is major change for the attraction with is one of the signature rides in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the newest expansion of Hollywood Studios.

Here’s more information on FastPass availability for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run and how it fits into the FastPass tiers at Hollywood Studios from a cast member.

“Attention Star Wars fans! You can now reserve access to fly the “fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy” at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios!

FastPass+ reservations for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run just became available in the My Disney Experience app for those of you planning to visit on or after Feb. 19.

The famous “chess room” is one of several areas Disney guests will discover inside Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge before taking the controls in one of three unique and critical roles aboard the fastest ship in the galaxy. Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens in summer 2019 at Disneyland Resort in California and fall 2019 at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. (Joshua Sudock/Disney Parks)

When you make FastPass+ plans for Disney’s Hollywood Studios, you can select between either Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run or Slinky Dog Dash (pending availability). Then, you can add additional experiences to plans, including Toy Story Mania, Alien Swirling Saucers, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Fantasmic! and more.

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run combines immersive storytelling with interactive gameplay and makes you the protagonist of your own Star Wars adventure! When it’s time for the mission to begin, you’ll be assigned one of three critical roles: Pilots, Gunners and Flight Engineers. It’s up to you and your fellow passengers to smuggle goods while avoiding any unnecessary entanglements.

Also, please note that during this grand opening period of our popular new attraction, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, we will continue to operate the virtual queue system for entry. We may include this attraction in the FastPass+ service sometime in the future and will share more information at that time.”

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Extra Magic hours and 60 day FastPass Benefits for Disney Springs Resort Guests Good For Another Year

Posted on by Mathew Corn Disney Resorts

The seven Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels will continue to offer guests Extra Magic Hours and 60-day FastPass+ booking through December 31, 2020.

The offer was originally intended to end on December 31, 2019, but has been extended to give guests even more options for places to stay throughout next year. With the opening of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure at Epcot, 2020 is already shaping up to be another big year for Wal Disney World, so this is a nice additional option for guests planning their trip to come and experience all the latest offerings.

This isn’t the first time that these benefits have been extended for the seven Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels. The announcement that these hotels would begin offering 60-day FastPass+ booking and Extra Magic Hours was first made in 2017, as an exclusive benefit for 2018. However, 2018’s special promotion was extended in 2019, and now the deal has once again been extended through yet another year. It is possible that Disney might just make this “limited time” offering a permanent perk to staying at one of these hotels at some point.

Just so that there’s no mistake about which hotels count as one of the seven Disney Springs Area Hotels, they are:

  • B Resort & Spa 
  • Best Western Lake Buena Vista 
  • DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando 
  • Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace
  • Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista 
  • Holiday Inn Orlando
  • Wyndham Garden Lake Buena Vista 

Each of the seven hotels offer complimentary shuttle service every 30 minutes to all four Walt Disney World theme parks, both water parks, and Disney Springs at night.

Guests staying at these hotels will also receive a “Disney Springs Passport” booklet, which offers tons of coupons and specials for various restaurants and shop that can be used throughout Disney Springs.

Each hotel offers unique amenities, as well as shopping and dining experiences. 

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Hollywood Studios FastPass Tiers About to Change

Posted on by Mathew Corn Disney Parks, Disney Resorts, Hollywood Studios

At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Epcot, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney has attractions grouped into two different tier groups. Guests can only select one attraction from Tier 1 and two Tier 2 attractions. Unfortunately, at Hollywood Studios, Disney has now moved almost every ride into Tier 1. See the new groupings below.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios FastPass+ Tier 1

Rock ‘n Roller Coaster
Alien Swirling Saucers
Slinky Dog Dash
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Toy Story Mania

Disney’s Hollywood Studios FastPass+ Tier 2

Star Tours
Frozen Sing-Along
Disney Junior Dance Party!
Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
Muppet Vision 3D
Voyage of the Little Mermaid
FANTASMIC!

When Millenium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run opens with the opening of Galaxy’s Edge in late August, there will not be any Fastpasses available for this ride. It is hopeful that once Rise of the Resistance opens later this year, that Fastpasses will be made available for both Galaxy’s Edge rides.

The opening of Galaxy’s Edge is now within the 60 day window that resort guests get to make their Fastpass selections, hence the changes being made to the different tiers.

FastPasses for Slinky Dog Dash will likely continue to be the hardest one to get.

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