Epcot... FP Tier System

[Disney Bear]

Originally Posted by RickyRaccoon

Didn't know that Epcot had this system for FP, so good to know. Just wondering is it possible to pick up another fast pass throuh the app after you have used your first one, like in the MK once you have used your third FP for that day you can search to add another.
Is this possible in Epcot?

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yes you can although unlikely any of the tier ones will have availability - but you never know.

[Disney Bear]

Originally Posted by nick

Sorry for hijacking your post but what exactly does fastpassing Illuminations of bride arts give you?

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sorry no idea what "illuminations of bride arts" is.

[Disney Bear]

Originally Posted by Geojen75

DW needs to know answer to this question about Epcot

Say we only book 2 FP in the morning, we are thinking of Frozen and One other from tier 2. When can you select another tier one ride. Would it be striaight after we had joined queue for Frozen or would we have to wait until we had done second ride.

In other words can you only access a second tier one as a 4th fast pass or can you work around it to make it earlier in the day as a 3rd pass.

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Things may have changed since last summer but when I went in July you had to have all 3 before you could get a 2nd tier 1 ride. But you can book the 4th once you can scanner to go into the fast pass queue for the 3rd ride.

If you have your tier one early: say 9am to 10am, once you have scanned into the fast pass queue you can log on and book your tier 2 for asap - so maybe something at 9.20, and then you can do othe same again or the 2rd fast pass, that way you will be done your 3 very quickly and can see what is available again in tier 1.

[nick]

[sorry no idea what "illuminations of bride arts" is.

Sorry just had eye surgery so things a little blurry... meant illuminations of earth!

[Disney Bear]

ahh ok no worries , illuminations is the firework and music 'show' in Epcot. It all happens on the big lake in the middle. To be honest this one really does not need a fastpass, you can get a spot anywhere around the lake, just make sure there is not a tree blocking your view.

[nick]

We have been before but I have never known this to be on fast pass before so just wondered what extras it actually gave you such as a particular viewing spot.

[Disney Bear]

Originally Posted by nick

We have been before but I have never known this to be on fast pass before so just wondered what extras it actually gave you such as a particular viewing spot.

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we went last year and did he fast pass. It's a spot towards the front - so you can leave Epcot quicker than if you were towards the world showcase.

The area is on a bit of a slope so you can see even if some people are in front of you but when we went there were may tour groups there and they all just talked though out the show, waving their phones and ipad in the area too so we had a better view when we just stopped around the lake near France.

[Guest]

Originally Posted by Becky2585

The hot, cold and brake tests are all still in the ride. It's basically the same ride but with fancier lights!

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Dunno if they were broken when we went through then as they were definitely not on - even DS commented that a section of it was "boring" as nothing seemed to happen - the computer voice was going on about performance tests but didn't really feel as if there had been a test ... Could explain why people were complaining it was down most of the afternoon - after we rode it!

[adreamisawish]

Always FP Test Track for me.

Think it's one of the worst queues in the parks to be in for longer than 30 minutes. The design the car bit breaks time up a bit, but can take an absolute age to even get to that bit. Quite a hot and crammed in queue. Always the one I look to FP.

Time always goes by fairly quickly in the Soarin' queue. I've always queued under the time that was actually stated for Standby too. It's also quite spacious as a queue up to a point, which is nice.

I'd hit Frozen at rope drop. Again, not the worst queue in the world. I was in it for 75 mins but flew by.

[sha9]

We did TT single rider last year and found it better than FP and much shorter. The pre ride stuff still takes ages but if you enjoy that part then best to FP it or get there at rope drop. We have 2 Epcot days planned and one is morning EMH so will do Soarin' and TT during EMH and have FP'd Frozen. We're happy to do Frozen once and the next day we'll FP Soarin' and single rider TT.