How much time do fast passes save you?

adeegg · 29 Jul 18, 08:27 PM

Looking at current wait times, If the wait time is 90 minutes (Aug) how much time does a FP (Dis) or express pass (UC) save you?
My experience last time was about 2/3rds is this still the case?

KymmieAKiss · 29 Jul 18, 08:59 PM

It reduces it by quite alot in my experience.
Normally around 3/4 or at least half.

rsvdaz · 29 Jul 18, 09:05 PM

Depends how many are in the fast pass queue - sometimes it can be a walk on sometimes you wait a little longer but considerably less than standby

keith1973 · 29 Jul 18, 09:25 PM

Normally it�s a walk on or 10 to 15 min line

cambsno · 30 Jul 18, 10:36 AM

Depends on the ride - you save loads of time on the bigger rides like Splash or SDMT and less of some of the lesser rides.

Pantaloons · 30 Jul 18, 11:09 AM

For FOP + 7DMT you can save anything between 60-180mins in peak traffic.
It will differ for the time of year you go.

We found last Sept that most rides were a walk on (due to the Hurricane) but it was nice just to have spots reserved via FP to keep things moving along at a nice pace

Yordaman · 30 Jul 18, 11:13 AM

As others have said, will depend on the day and ride.

As an example, last July, the Space Mountain stand-by queue was at 60 mins, and we walked on via FP in 5.

But a few days later, we'd FP'ed Soarin', and for some reason it took us about 20-30 mins to get on, even via FP (can't remember what stand-by was - at least 45 mins, I think).

Nimbus · 30 Jul 18, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by adeegg

Looking at current wait times, If the wait time is 90 minutes (Aug) how much time does a FP (Dis) or express pass (UC) save you?

In general, if the wait time is 90 minutes then a fastpass or express pass will probably save you a good 80 minutes. You'll probably be on the ride in 10 minutes or less, assuming there isn't some technical issue. Sometimes you can almost walk on - that is, no wait at all.

As a percentage, you'll save more the longer the standby wait time is. For example, if the standby wait time is 15 mins you'll may queue in the fastpass line for 1/2 that time, whereas if the standby wait time is 120 mins you might be in the fastpass line for only an 1/8th of that the time.

29 Jul 18, 08:27 PM	#1
	29 Jul 18, 08:27 PM adeegg Surfing at Typhoon Lagoon
adeegg Surfing at Typhoon Lagoon Join Date: Sep 08	How much time do fast passes save you? Looking at current wait times, If the wait time is 90 minutes (Aug) how much time does a FP (Dis) or express pass (UC) save you? My experience last time was about 2/3rds is this still the case?

30 Jul 18, 10:36 AM	#5
	30 Jul 18, 10:36 AM cambsno Serious Dibber
cambsno Serious Dibber Join Date: Oct 13	Depends on the ride - you save loads of time on the bigger rides like Splash or SDMT and less of some of the lesser rides.

30 Jul 18, 11:13 AM	#7
	30 Jul 18, 11:13 AM Yordaman Excited about Disney
Yordaman Excited about Disney Join Date: Oct 16	As others have said, will depend on the day and ride. As an example, last July, the Space Mountain stand-by queue was at 60 mins, and we walked on via FP in 5. But a few days later, we'd FP'ed Soarin', and for some reason it took us about 20-30 mins to get on, even via FP (can't remember what stand-by was - at least 45 mins, I think).