Finally, the long awaited part 4 to my Disney Fastpass series. To get you up to speed we started with my Top 10 Disney Fastpass Tips. Then we moved on to making our Fastpass selections for the Magic Kingdom and for Epcot. There has been a 4 month gap in this series because we knew the Disney’s Hollywood Studios Fastpass tiers would be changing with the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Starting March 4, 2020 the Fastpass tiers are changing again!

The Current Fastpass+ Attractions at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• Alien Swirling Saucers
• Beauty and the Beast-Live on Stage
• Disney Jr Dance Party
• Fantasmic!
• For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-along Celebration
• Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
• Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
• Millenium Falcon: Smugglers Run
• Muppetvision 3-D
• Rock ‘n Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith-48″ height requirement
• Slinky Dog Dash
• Star Tours-The Adventure Continues-40″ height requirement
• The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror-40″ height requirement
• Toy Story Mania
• Voyage of the Little Mermaid

There are now 15 attractions available for Fastpass+ at Disney’s Hollywood Studios with the addition of Millenium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run and Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway . Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is still using boarding groups and is not yet a part of the Fastpass+ system.

Just like in Epcot, the Disney’s Hollywood Studios Fastpass system has 2 tiers. When you make your selections you get to choose one from tier 1 and two from tier 2. With the change starting March 4,2020, almost everything is in tier 2. Here is how it breaks down.

Tier 1

• Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
• Millenium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run
• Slinky Dog Dash

Tier 2

• Alien Swirling Saucers
• Disney Jr Dance Party
• Fantasmic!
• For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-along Celebration
• Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
• Muppetvision 3-D
• Rock ‘n Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage
• Star Tours-The Adventure Continues
• Toy Story Mania
• Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
• Voyage of the Little Mermaid

What to Fastpass at Hollywood Studios

The holy grails of Fastpasses at DHS are the three tier one rides: Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, Millenium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run and Slinky Dog Dash We aren’t big Star Wars fans and I can’t wait to ride Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway but Slinky is our first choice. I’m hoping under the new system we will actually have a chance at getting Fastpasses for it but I’m not holding my breath. I happily wait 90 minutes for this ride when I can’t get a Fastpass, I love it that much! Our third choice would be Toy Story Mania.

When it comes to tier 2 we usually get Rock ‘n Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith. Ron loves this ride and he gets to ride it twice, once using my Magic Band and once using his. Our third choice would be Toy Story Mania.

Depending what is available on tier 2 our other choices would be For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration, Fantasmic!, Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, or Muppetvision 3-D.

It has been many years since we have had little ones to take to the Disney Jr Dance Party but if you plan on going, get a Fastpass, waiting in that line can be brutal. Ron can’t ride simulators so we never ride Star Tours-The Adventure Continues, but I recommend it to Star Wars fans. I have never needed a Fastpass for Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage or Voyage of the Little Mermaid.

I hope this post helped you sort out your Disney’s Hollywood Studios Fastpass selections. Don’t forget, if you book your Disney Vacation Package through me, I do the planning with you…for FREE! Just Email Me and we will start planning!

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Choosing your Epcot Fastpass selections gets a bit tricky because at Epcot, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, there is a tiered Fastpass system in place. At each of these parks you can only choose one Tier One Fastpass and two Tier Two Fastpasses.

The 12 Fastpass Attractions at Epcot

• Disney/Pixar Short Film Festival
• Epcot Character Spot
• Frozen Ever After (Tier One)
• Illuminations: Reflections of Earth Viewing (Tier One)
• Journey Into Imagination with Figment
• Living with the Land
• Mission: Space-44″ height requirement
• Soarin’-40″ height requirement (Tier One)
• Spaceship Earth
• Test Track-40″ height requirement (Tier One)
• The Seas with Nemo and Friends
• Turtle Talk with Crush

The biggest decision is which of the four Tier One choices will you make? Frozen Ever After, Soarin’, Test Track, or Illuminations: Reflections of Earth viewing. The holy grail of Fastpasses at Epcot is Frozen Ever After. Almost 3 years after opening, this is still the hardest Fastpass to get in this park. If it is available when I am getting our Fastpasses, I always choose it. I have waited in line for almost 2 hours for this ride…once. If I can’t Fastpass it, we don’t ride it.

If your family isn’t into Frozen then you need to choose between Soarin’ and Test Track. Soarin’ wait times have decreased since they added the third concourse. Test Track has a single rider line so that may be an option there. The choice is yours. I wouldn’t use a Fastpass on Illuminations viewing. There is great viewing all over World Showcase. If having the perfect view is that important to you, think about attending an Illuminations Dessert Party.

So, now we are left with the 8 other attraction choices for our 2 Tier Two attractions. I’ve been checking wait times this week, during Spring Break and I have found that Living with the Land, Spaceship Earth, Epcot Character Spot and Mission: Space have consistently had 30+ minute wait times. The other Tier Two attractions have had shorter waits.

What Not to Fastpass at Epcot

I am often asked what not to Fastpass at each park. Of course, this varies by traveling group and personal preference. I wouldn’t ever use a Fastpass for Illuminations: Reflections of Earth viewing or Disney/ Pixar Short Film Festival. I seldom Fastpass Journey Into Imagination with Figment, The Seas with Nemo and Friends.

I hope this post helped you sort out your Epcot Fastpass selections. Don’t forget, if you book your Disney Vacation Package through me, I do the planning with you…for FREE! Just Email Me and we will start planning!

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