Wanna buy a Fastpass? It will cost ya $50

There are plenty of people who have to wait 5-6 years to go on ANY vacation.

There is a gap from 2001 to 2017 in my signature.

Life happened. Custody battles, health crisis, the death of my daughter-in-law.

During that time period, we attempted four trips but had to cancel.

But I never quit dreaming!
 
Can anyone confirm something for me? I read in another post that someone was told the extra fast passes can be booked 90 days from their check OUT day..... was anyone else told this? I was told to call back tomorrow and I can book everything but tomorrow is 90 days from my check in day
 
I somewhat understand why they have chosen to use the Club Level guests as the "test" case and yet I think this is the part that bothers me the most. We are traveling as 2 adults, 2 kids and a toddler. We initially considered booking a Club Level room at Contemporary. However, we have chosen to pay cash for a 2 bedroom villa at BLT (the laundry and the ability to warm bottles will make life much easier over a week with a messy toddler!). We are spending nearly double what we would have spent by staying club level and yet are not deemed "worthy" of this additional perk (which we likely would have considered). It just seems odd to me to alienate those spending significant money to stay in the villas (especially those paying cash).

I am super annoyed for this exact reason! We originally had a bounce back booked for 8 nights in April at CR concierge level, theme park view. The bounce back gave us a 30% discount, such that it was actually cheaper than a non concierge level room, for which no discounts have yet been offered.

Just LAST WEEK, we decided to bite the bullet and change to a BLT 1 bd villa, theme park view, specifically so we could have the kitchen and laundry for our toddler. We are paying cash, rack rate (I’ve never seen BLT offered at a discount). The cost difference is more than $300 per night, so we are paying lots more than we would have if we had stuck with concierge. The extra fast passes are something we would have considered, and I’m annoyed that villa guests aren’t included!
 
I agree that not all CL guests will use this, my opinion is that a lot of CL guests are getting that room for the status, to be able to tell their friends they are getting CL, and to possibly eat some meals in the lounge to make up for the cost. The fastpasses would just be an expensive add on that not everyone would use. I know if it was me with 4 people, I would rather stay another night than spend $600 for more fastpasses.
 


Can anyone confirm something for me? I read in another post that someone was told the extra fast passes can be booked 90 days from their check OUT day..... was anyone else told this? I was told to call back tomorrow and I can book everything but tomorrow is 90 days from my check in day
It is definitely counted from check out day which I have no idea how that makes sense.
 
Just to be 100% sure: you had to pick specific times for your FPs when you booked them over the phone, or just which day you want to use them?
You have to actually stay on the phone for about 20 to 30 minutes and book the fast passes with the person on the phone in addition you get nighttime preferred seating view for each day that you booked the additional fast passes
 


I agree that not all CL guests will use this, my opinion is that a lot of CL guests are getting that room for the status, to be able to tell their friends they are getting CL, and to possibly eat some meals in the lounge to make up for the cost. The fastpasses would just be an expensive add on that not everyone would use. I know if it was me with 4 people, I would rather stay another night than spend $600 for more fastpasses.
Do ppl really book CL for the status?? I’ve never heard of this. Anyone that I’ve known who has done it was for the amenities. We didn’t do it b/c we aren’t in the room to use it.
 
I went back to make sure I was indeed replying to the same/correct person. In this post you said it’s a question of “can’t,” not “won’t.” But your arguments since then have proven the opposite. You could choose the more expensive option, but you won’t, because it would mean you couldn’t travel as often.

Again, your choice! :-)

It was a reply to me, where I said something along the lines of there are some people who will choose to buy this and some who won't. At the time he said no, he "can't" but later went on to clarify that he's just choosing to take more cheaper trips vs fewer expensive trips. It's semantics. Obviously there's a choice and tradeoff involved.

I read in another post that someone was told the extra fast passes can be booked 90 days from their check OUT day..... was anyone else told this? I was told to call back tomorrow and I can book everything but tomorrow is 90 days from my check in day

Yes, check-OUT day. I would reverse-engineer this to mean that CMs can put these FPs in up to 90 days out, and so as to be able to enter them on 3 of your stay days, it would not make sense to begin this process on your check-in day because only 1 day would be eligible at that time. Don't worry about a thing of course... whether you do this tomorrow or in a week you'll get everything you want. The only reason to do it now is because you're anxious and it's fun. :)

 
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As per Spectrum News 13 (this is a Central Florida Cable News Channel)

Guests staying at some Walt Disney World resorts will soon have the option of buying additional FastPass+ reservations.

  • Guests will be able to buy additional Fastpasses
  • Available to guests staying in select resorts, in club-level rooms
  • Option will costs $50 per person, per day
A Disney spokesperson confirmed the information with Spectrum News 13 on Tuesday.

The FastPass+ deal will be offered separately to guests who book a stay in a club-level room at select resorts.

The additional Fastpasses will cost $50 per person, per day, according to Disney. So for one guest who wants to add the option for three days, the additional FastPass+ reservations would cost $150. In order to add the extra option, guests must get it for a minimum of three days, according to Disney.

Guests will have the chance to add the option after making their reservation.

The Fastpasses can be used at any park; however, guests will make selections at the time of booking.

Disney says it plans to roll out the program Friday, but stresses the option is just a pilot program.

The FastPass+ service, which enables guests to make advance reservations for select rides and shows, is free with theme park admission.

this is crazy but norm surprising, i wonder if Disney will be extending this to other resorts/ levels eventually!
 
I dont understand why WDW has not adopted the Maxpass system that DL has. Looks to be simpler.
It is simpler, but WDW isn't likely to adopt it anytime soon due to two words: sunk costs. They spent over a billion implementing MDE and MagicBands (including all the advance FP stuff), and aren't about to throw in the towel on a big part of that (at least not yet). Additionally, as others have pointed out in the past, DL and its Maxpass rely on a same-day, in-park FP system. As a predominantly locals park, that makes more sense in DL. At WDW (which has more guests traveling from distant locations), the advance FPs are a way for those guests to more easily plan their trips.
It is definitely counted from check out day which I have no idea how that makes sense.
Unlike other advance FPs for resort guests (60+10 days), they're not giving extra days to book based on the beginning of the stay (i.e., no one is getting 90+10 days). They work backwards to do them all at once - otherwise (as a PP noted), you'd have to call back every day starting at 90 days from check-in (side note: unlike the 60+10 day FPs, guests with shorter stays have an "advantage" over guests with longer stays checking in on the same dates - although it's such a small pool that it's probably negligible). The requirement to do all this on the telephone also suggests that the existing FP system via MDE hasn't been fully changed to handle these FPs, so everything must be done manually or with overrides (it reminds me of the anytime / any ride FPs that are assigned to MDE accounts when you have a FP for a ride that's closed during your FP window). Since this is a pilot program, I'm assuming they didn't want to make those changes to the system until there's something permanent.
 
Can anyone confirm something for me? I read in another post that someone was told the extra fast passes can be booked 90 days from their check OUT day..... was anyone else told this? I was told to call back tomorrow and I can book everything but tomorrow is 90 days from my check in day
That was my post and yes. After upgrading to CL I called signature services and was advised it’s 90 days from checkout so you can book your whole stay instead of having to log on every day. And another poster said they book them for you on the phone but I asked more than once if they are added to MDE and was assured they are added so I have time to plan out my vacation instead of making hasty decisions on the phone.
 
I went back to make sure I was indeed replying to the same/correct person. In this post you said it’s a question of “can’t,” not “won’t.” But your arguments since then have proven the opposite. You could choose the more expensive option, but you won’t, because it would mean you couldn’t travel as often.

Again, your choice! :-)

Vacationing only once or twice per decade, just to stay in far more expensive hotel rooms, would be an absurd choice. I like to do things that actually make sense.
 
I couldn't find a definitive number of CL rooms, but @GADisneyDad14 did a count and said ~700. So I used that.



Absolutely.



We don't know, because we don't know whether these new FPs come from the general pool. My speculation is no, but I only speculate that because according to reports you cannot modify them yourself and always need to call DSS to change them. Added to that, reports are these FPs are listed in a separate FP section of MDE. It's very possible that (just like anytime FPs), there is zero impact to the total number of FPs.

And to go a step farther, if these new FPs are created on demand (and not from the pool), it could actually make 60+ day availability BETTER (though probably not to a perceptible level). I say this because as you said, everyone (almost) doing this will have gotten FOP using this method (and sleep in at 60 days and not grab one from the general pool).

But again, the very worst case is 2% of 60 day capacity would be reduced. And <0.5% of total FP capacity. No one would notice this. And that is if ALL CL guests use this, which they won't. Check out the CL thread, most people (maybe 2:1) are saying they will NOT use this.



That would not be my strategy, no. There is no consensus on the "best" way to use the standard 3 FPs and I'm sure everyone who partakes will use these new FPs differently.

Where I think you may be in error is referencing how many CL guests will use this. What you've failed to factor in are how many will book CL because of this. We wouldn't book CL at Disney because, well frankly it isn't truly CL when compared to real world resorts and we would simply be let down. So no chance of doing so until...well now we'd book club just for this benefit. For our upcoming trip in April I already tried to change our ressie and couldn't.

This new program suits our touring style perfectly. Dh and I spend somewhere between 4-6 hours max in a park on a given day. We therefore miss many of the top tier attractions because we wont spend 2 or 3 hours waiting in lines. This would allow us to do what we want in the least amount of time possible.

I expect that although our travel style may not suit others , there will be a fair number of people who will find this suits there own travel requirements and who until now chose not to stay in club level but will be in the future.
 
I dont understand why WDW has not adopted the Maxpass system that DL has. Looks to be simpler.

It is simpler, but WDW isn't likely to adopt it anytime soon due to two words: sunk costs. They spent over a billion implementing MDE and MagicBands (including all the advance FP stuff), and aren't about to throw in the towel on a big part of that (at least not yet). Additionally, as others have pointed out in the past, DL and its Maxpass rely on a same-day, in-park FP system. As a predominantly locals park, that makes more sense in DL. At WDW (which has more guests traveling from distant locations), the advance FPs are a way for those guests to more easily plan their trips.

MaxPass is awesome! My guess is that even if WDW had MaxPass it wouldn't be as satisfying an experience. There is no system that will magically increase the ride capacity for a day at Magic Kingdom versus a day at Disneyland, for example. That's because MK enjoys higher attendance on average and has fewer queued attractions to serve those crowds.

FP, FP+, and MaxPass don't change the laws of capacity... they merely ration it in different ways. Technically, FP+ can do everything MaxPass does, plus pre-book 3 reservations. MaxPass only lets guests do more because the actual wait times at Disneyland are shorter on average, so that your 5th, 6th, 7th, etc. FP are easier to get and were easier to get even when both coasts were on regular FP systems. That's how it appears to me anyway. Would be curious to see if anyone has other thoughts.
 
That was my post and yes. After upgrading to CL I called signature services and was advised it’s 90 days from checkout so you can book your whole stay instead of having to log on every day. And another poster said they book them for you on the phone but I asked more than once if they are added to MDE and was assured they are added so I have time to plan out my vacation instead of making hasty decisions on the phone.

Ok thank you ... this is where all the uncertainty comes in because the CM at DSS that I talked to told me it was 90 days from check in and to call back today (Saturday) to book everything ... no worries, what’s an extra 10 days!!! Lol
 
I called and was told 90 from checkout and they are supposed to call me next week when I'm eligible to book.

We decided to book this because we are only staying 4 nights. I had booked EMM, a GG pre park opening breakfast, a BOG ppo breakfast, and a HEA dessert party and buying these extra FPs will now cost less than all that so I will be canceling those. And now we can sleep a bit later and take our time in the mornings in the lounge instead of being RDers like we usually are. My boys (16) are psyched but said they still may want to do that one morning.
 
We have to remember, this is new to everyone, including the CM’s. Until someone actually books this and reports back, there are still some gray areas of this promo we all are uncertain of.
 

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