Many More Disney World Resorts to Be Added to Fastpass+ Test
By Dave Shute
DISNEY RESORTS TO BE ADDED TO FASTPASS+ TESTING
As predicted by the “Mysterious A” on this site almost a month ago, reported on disboards.com a couple of days ago and other sites since, and confirmed by Kerri, one of my twitter followers who got FastPass+ for Coronado Springs for an October 31 arrival date, the number of resorts in the current FastPass+ test will be hugely expanded over the next month or so.
Below are resorts already in the test, and after that the arrival dates on which others will be added.
No one knows for sure if the test will continue after the announced end date of October 31. Most expect it to do so; others think it will be on hold after 10/31 until after the Christmas/New Years holiday weeks.
Me? Well, on September 12, Jay Rasulo, Disney CFO, said this at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference:
“…By the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2014 we will have substantial [Fastpass+] coverage of our resort guests…” (p10)
Disney’s first fiscal quarter end is at the end of December 2014, so I find it hard to interpret Rasulo’s comments as supporting any other interpretation than that FastPass+ availability will continue after 10/31 at most or all of the resorts in, or entering, the test.
That is, I think FastPass+ will continue to be largely available to Walt Disney World resort hotel guests after October 31st.
And for everybody else? Well, here’s what Jay said about that, continuing the same answer quoted above: “and ultimately all guests who visit the property…” So everybody else is still in the “ultimately someday” category.
RESORTS ALREADY IN THE TEST
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge – Jambo House
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Villas – Jambo House
- Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
- Disney’s Beach Club Resort
- Disney’s Beach Club Villas
- Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Disney’s Polynesian Resort
- Disney’s Pop Century Resort
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
- Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
RESORTS TO BE ADDED, BY ARRIVAL DATE
September 30
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge – Kidani Village
- Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
- Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa
- Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
October 7
- Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
- Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
- Disney’s BoardWalk Villas
- Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
October 14
- Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
- Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
- Disney’s Old Key West Resort
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
October 21
- Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground
- Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa
October 23
- The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa
For more on Fastpass+, see this and this.
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37 comments
We arrive 12/2, our total payment is due 10/18 according to our travel agent. Can we expect to be offered magic bands and fast pass plus soon after? We are doing a split stay BC 12/2-12/8 then WL UNTIL12/13, but purchasing our tickets all with the the first part of the stay,10 days with hopper. Thanks! 56 days but who’s counting…..
Crystal–you may not be “offered: them at all, but rather find out on your own that you are eligible. See this: https://yourfirstvisit.net/2013/08/21/frequently-asked-questions-about-fastpass/
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