A change to Epcot Fastpass+ Tier system

Posted on Published: July 20, 2016

A change to Epcot Fastpass+ Tier system

Epcot and Hollywood Studios are the only parks that offer “Tiers” where a guest must choose one Tier 1 and two Tier 2 attractions to complete their initial daily allotment of 3 Fastpass+. Disney made a change that affects Epcot.
Effective immediately Living with the Land will no longer be offered as a Tier 1 Fastpass+. It has been moved to Tier 2 status.
The ride offers a huge capacity and rarely faces a wait of more than 20 minutes. It was the only Tier 1 ride Fastpass that had no height limit (Illuminations is a fireworks show).

I don’t see this having a huge impact on the Fastpass system, but could increase the regular wait time at Living with the Land a little, if guests use it as a 4th or 5th FP+ in the afternoon or evening.

I would rank it as 6th in order of Tier 2 Fastpasses to acquire after these:

Mission: Space
Spaceship Earth
Epcot Character Spot
Journey into Imagination
Seas with Nemo and Friends

Overall the new Tier structure is

The Tier 1 attractions include: (Choose one)

Frozen Ever After
Test Track
Soarin’
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth

Tier 2 attractions include: (Choose two)

Epcot Character Spot
Disney & Pixar Short Film Festival
Journey Into Imagination with Figment
Living with the Land
Mission: SPACE
Spaceship Earth
The Seas with Nemo & Friends
Turtle Talk with Crush

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Carina Guzman

Friday 22nd of July 2016

Sorry if was asked before, but with all the changes with FP+, am I allowed to visit one park in the am without FP+, and then visit a different park in the evening with FP+ (which would be done from 60 day mark). TIA!

kennythepirate

Friday 22nd of July 2016

Misunderstood the question, sorry. Yes you can

Holly

Friday 22nd of July 2016

If you have the park hopper option on your ticket - yes you can go to a park in the morning (example Magic Kingdom to take in extra magic hours) with no FP+ and then hop to another park later in the day (for instance Animal Kingdom) with your initial up to 3 FP+ reserved at 60 day mark for Disney Resort Guests. Then once you have used those 3 FP+ then you can see if other FP+ are available via My Disney Experience on your phone (those are reservable one at a time).

kennythepirate

Friday 22nd of July 2016

You can't split FP by park when initially reserving. You can get 4th or subsequent in another park from what's left

J K Price

Thursday 21st of July 2016

I have been to Epcot 8 times since 2013, and never been there on a day when the "tier 2" attractions had any queue at all. (At Hollywood studios, the only tier2 attraction that ever needed fastpass was the Tower of Terror.) I've always felt the tiered fastpass system at Epcot and DHS was a bit of a scam. You're basically just limited to one fastpass in Epcot, because only Frozen Ever After, Soarin', & Test Track ever have a significant wait. (Actually the character spot isn't a bad use of a fastpass, I'll admit.) DHS is similar. Rock & Roller Coaster, Toy Story Midway Mania, and occasionally the Tower of Terror (with a tiny line at Star Tours) has ever been with fast passing.

kennythepirate

Thursday 21st of July 2016

I've been many days when Spaceship Earth, Journey into Imagination, Mission: Space, Tower of Terror have lines. Some days some exceed 60 to 90 minutes. Slow days equal low waits.

Shafiq

Thursday 21st of July 2016

Thanks for the update. Really appreciate the info you provide on your website. Never needed a FP for Living with the Land. At most we've waited 7 minutes without any FASTPASSes. We did Pixar shorts and Figment in May and it was a 10 and 8 minutes wait (respectively) - again without any FASTPASSes. Spaceship Earth and Mission Space (green) were both at least 15 minutes wait. We did these all in the AM (in fact we did Spaceship Earth and Mission Space before we did Pixar shorts and Figment). Personally I think Spaceship Earth and Mission Space should be higher up in the list.

kennythepirate

Thursday 21st of July 2016

Thanks for your input. List is built upon experiences across the year, including times when the park is much busier and Fastpass is actually necessary.

Drew

Wednesday 20th of July 2016

I wish they could find a way to get rid of the tiers at Epcot and HS. I would include more character meets like the Princesses in each country and Star Wars and Avengers more at HS. I feel like MK and AK are ran well while not having Tiers...