Summer FASTPASS bonus at Disneyland

[denlo]

It seems like Disney received a wake up call from Harry Potter.

First the Fantasyland expansion.

Now the first step towards Universal's Express ride pass for onsite guests.

But doesn't Universal charge extra for the express ride pass? I hope Disney doesn't go that route. And I like that you can use the passes on any ride you want.

[TimK]

Outstanding!

Assuming they will implement this soon at WDW. I wonder if it will begin with only Deluxe stays rate. Giving FP out to ALL resort guests may tilt the system out of whack a bit.

Management teams are different at DL and WDW so I wouldn't view this as signs of a policy shift. WDW has about 12 times as many hotel rooms. Can't really see them giving such a benefit to so many more people. They could limit it to just guests at certain hotels (like Deluxe, DVC, etc.) but that's introducing a class system which Disney has avoided with FP thus far.

DL is creating a temporary FP queue at Ariel's Undersea Adventure for this FP offering so that should draw some of the capacity. And it's already been announced as a limited time offer.

In many ways, I don't think it's any different than last summer when they let hotel guests get World of Color FASTPASSES 30-60 minutes before all other park guests.

But doesn't Universal charge extra for the express ride pass? I hope Disney doesn't go that route. And I like that you can use the passes on any ride you want.

Universal Express is free to guests at their three hotels. Other guests can pay a daily fee.

[imdizfan]

But doesn't Universal charge extra for the express ride pass? I hope Disney doesn't go that route. And I like that you can use the passes on any ride you want.

From universalorlando.com's onsite hotel perks...

"Universal Express SM ride access* to skip the regular lines in both theme parks - a FREE benefit worth up to $87 per person, per day^ (valid theme park admission required)"

If I'm understanding Universal's policy correctly, it's free to onsite hotels. Offsite guests can get it, but it costs $87 per person, per day.

If Disney did something like this, I know a few people who would move from offsite timeshare rentals to staying onsite.

[denlo]

Thanks for the correction imdizfan.

[Guzzi]

We will be there in July, and it would be cool if they roll it out at WDW too