I thought the ability to make FastPasses comes with all tickets, as they use the "old" FP system at Disneyland Paris of sticking your ticket into a machine to get a FP, instead of booking in advance. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. We're going next year and I want to be prepared.
That is no longer true (I think change happened very recently). Now only club level guests at Sequoia, New York, Newport Bay get hotel fast passes. VIP Fastpasses are still available for Disneyland Hotel guests at Castle Club level or in suites (http://www.disneylandparis.com/en-us/guest-services/fast-pass/). If you already had a package booked before the change happened you will get the hotel FPS, but if you haven’t booked yet, then you’re out of luck.
Like PP said, everyone has access to the paper FP system and club level guests also get the Hotel FP. Hotel FPS are one per person per day (you get certificates at check-in). It’s stamped with the date but I never had a CM check the days.
Yes, I don’t remember exactly when but I think about a month ago. If you are already booked before the change then you are fine, but otherwise you won’t get hotel FPS anymore.
That's a bummer as Disneyland Hotel is far more expensive than all the other hotels.
Yeah, I think then you are absolutely paying for the proximity. I stayed Sequoia in Golden Forest Level so I got the hotel FPS, but it wasn’t really necessary to be able to go on most rides. I would have easily been able to “pull” paper FPS for any rides I wanted to go on; the hotel FPS just helped make it more convenient and less scheduled. Though I did regret not paying out more for a DLH room-every time I walked by it knowing I had 15 minutes until my hotel, I was so jealous! I don’t have any future trips planned (probably not until they finish the Studios expansion), but I will probably stay there as long as I can get a good deal!
And the theming. I think it's very pretty. It's definitely the place I would have wanted to stay when I was a little girl.
I had an online chat with a CM while looking around the site this week and they said the Disneyland Hotel FP for all rooms is being offered until the end of September. He then said that they were hoping it would be renewed after that. There was no mention of it being discontinued for sure.
I have not but I can’t imagine they are extending them. They are now offering the pay extra fast passes- my huntch is that they want to charge for as many as possible.
I’ve already booked a package for July that includes the one hotel fastpass per day. I hope/assume that has to be honored.
I don't see why not.
