Put in your ticket or guest key (if staying on site).
Out comes your return time to ride the ride.
Why use Fastpass (FP) -
1. shorter lines
2. not having to stand forever in line!
Why you might not like Fastpass -
1. Sometimes return times can be much later than the current time (depends on the popularity of the ride and how many have been issued that day)
2. Disney is becoming more strict about returning within the time frame given
3. You can only have one pass at a time (once the time frame starts you can get another then)
4. Sometimes the Fastpass machines run out of passes. This means that the ride is very popular and there is only so many per day that they give out - rides where we tried to get passes, but were already out - Space Mountain, Tower of Terror, and Toy Story Mania
5. Must be flexible to come back later and be willing to go to other rides/attractions while you wait!
There is a separate entrance/line for the return Fastpass people -
We ate lunch at Tusker House, I went to get Fastpasses while we waited for our table and the return time was soon after we would be done eating lunch! Score! We had just enough time to get an autograph with King Louie and Baloo before heading to our ride!
Fastpass Tips -
At Epcot- Soarin is popular for FP and usually runs out! Get them as soon as you get to the park!
Magic Kingdom - Get a FP for Peter Pan if you aren't riding Space Mountain, the line is always really long!
Hollywood Studios - Toy Story Mania! It's new and there are lots of people wanting to ride this!
Animal Kingdom - If you aren't planning on riding Everest, the Safari is a great choice!
At any park- Send one person with all the tickets/cards to get FP while the rest of the group stands in line for something else or watches a parade. DON'T FORGET YOUR TICKETS/CARDS IN THE KIOSK! MAKE SURE YOU COUNT YOUR FP AND TICKETS BEFORE YOU LEAVE!
I can't tell you how many frantic people have come running back to see if their ticket is still in the machine! Sometimes when you get a FP you'll also score a bonus FP for another attraction - I got a FP for Peter Pan and then a another FP popped out for Philharmagic!
I did get a chance to try out the new FP system that they are testing and I must say that I liked it for the most part...Review of that coming soon! Stay Tuned!
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1. Mickey Mouse - It all started with him! He is an icon, a mouse whose smile is always perfect in every picture and a classic! I love anything Mickey Mouse!
We ate at 1900 Park Fare for dinner and had the pleasure of meeting her. I had read reviews that she is quite the character and she didn't disappoint! I chuckled to myself and out loud multiple times watching her make her rounds around the restaurant! I had prompted my daughter ahead of time to think of a question to ask her to help interact and she asked "Why did you rip Cinderella's dress?" Her response was too funny!
We have the original Duffy book from a few years ago and so we knew who he was. When we went up to meet him he hugged my daughter, then the PhotoPass guy says "I can still see her..." So Duffy hugs her a little lower, "I can still see her...", again and again - he goes all the way hugging her to her shoes and that's all I saw! We were so surprised and thought it was great! The photo above was after he was done hugging all of her!
I personally am not a big fan of Princess and the Frog - I know crazy mom! I have a hard time with the black magic of this film and so we don't watch it very often, when it comes on T.V. But meeting Tiana and Naveen in person changed the fact that I do like Tiana. She was so warm and loving towards my kids, which I know is maybe not the case every time, but we happened to show up at Electric Parade time and there was no line and they were gonna leave. She kissed my girls on the cheek, took the thumb from my thumb suckers mouth for the picture and was just so sweet with them. makes a momma's heart melt if ya know what I mean! It was magical to say the least!
We hadn't seen the movie yet, cause it wasn't out yet, but I knew who she was and where to find her. We stood in line to meet her and had no idea the three bears were her brothers, but she talked to my girls, compared hair color with my youngest and then did a few other things with them. My husband said that she was his favorite to meet. She talked with her accent and was so genuine with us and felt very "real".
Sweetest lady! She said some kind of rhyme to my little red and then kissed her on the head and was very gentle like a grandmother - Fairy Godmother to be exact. I think the CM that take the time to make a moment with you are the ones that leave the most positive impression on your trip memory.
Rosetta was well worth the 40 min wait that we waited to meet her and Tinkerbell. She was funny and kept making little jokes and saying sweet things to my girls. At one point my thumb sucker took her thumb out of her mouth to hold Rosetta's hand and her thumb was all wet! Ew! Rosetta said - " I think you just got snail's juice on my hand" She was so sweet to her even though she clearly knew why her hand was all wet! 
We loved talking with her and spent a few minutes with her since no one was in line behind us. She kept asking all kinds of questions to my daughter like "Do you keep your room neat and tidy?" in her British accent. She was quite lovely to meet!
The face in this pic says it all - She was in awe! She kept looking at us like "Do you see who this is??" She was too funny!
There is a separate entrance/line for the return Fastpass people - 
We ate lunch at Tusker House, I went to get Fastpasses while we waited for our table and the return time was soon after we would be done eating lunch! Score! We had just enough time to get an autograph with King Louie and Baloo before heading to our ride!
