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I just read that Epcot and HS have changed the tiers again for fastpass+. My question is what if you already booked your fastpasses and now they have changed the tiers and you have 2 tier 1's. For example, when I originally booked them I had Test Track(tier 1 at time), Living with Land(tier 2 at time) and Figment( tier 2 at the time), Now Living with the Land and Test Track are both Tier 1-do I still have the fastpasses--that is the way it looks on My Disney Experience. My trip is 16 days away and I am already nervous about this "new" way of things and now this.
If you already had the selections they will be honored. . . no need to change them. Just be excited that you snagged what would be now two tier 1 attractions.
We are in the same boat and I read on one of the sites that current selections will be honored.
Have a great trip!
I can't believe they have Living with the Land as Tier 1. I'll bet that was to push people not to get a FP for it, because it's got to be less attractive than the other Tier ! choices. When I was there at spring break, it was a walk on whenever I passed it.
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I can't believe they have Living with the Land as Tier 1. I'll bet that was to push people not to get a FP for it, because it's got to be less attractive than the other Tier ! choices. When I was there at spring break, it was a walk on whenever I passed it.
For some reason, this doesn't make sense to me. People probably weren't getting the FP for it to begin with so why would Disney change it to make people not want it? IMO, Disney made it Tier 1 to make it seem more desirable (you know if it's ranked up there with Soarin and Test Track, it's got to be a pretty decent ride kind of thinking.) One things for sure, it's a better ride than Maelstrom (which people probably weren't getting as a Tier 1).
IMHO, the whole "tier" system just stinks anyway. If they're going to make us choose our FPs several days before we're at the park, they need to just let us choose what's available. (FWIW, we're locals and hardly ever plan more than a few days in advance, so we just take whatever we can and hope to get to the park early enough to trot to anything really popular.) I'm not a fan of the FP+ system at all, but the tiers especially drive me
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I like Living with the Land. It's a nice calming ride...but I would never get a fp for it.
Me, too. But I do like Maelstrom (maybe because it's so cool in there when it's 90 degrees outside!) and it's one of my 16 year old DD's favorite rides. We're happy that its tier has been changed so we can at least get two favorite rides on a FP. We'll just have to run for Soarin'!
For some reason, this doesn't make sense to me. People probably weren't getting the FP for it to begin with so why would Disney change it to make people not want it? IMO, Disney made it Tier 1 to make it seem more desirable (you know if it's ranked up there with Soarin and Test Track, it's got to be a pretty decent ride kind of thinking.) One things for sure, it's a better ride than Maelstrom (which people probably weren't getting as a Tier 1).
I noticed that ALOT of this trip - things that never had standby or Fp lines all of a sudden did - nest ex I saw - Great Movie Ride - like huh????
Long Island - You are fortunate - so don't change them. happened to us last Nov as we got Soarin and Test track before they changed to Tiers!
happened to us last Nov as we got Soarin and Test track before they changed to Tiers!
It's funny you mentioned that...we were there in November last year, too, and went to Epcot on two of our days. The first day, we could choose both Soarin' and Test Track FPs...the second day, we couldn't. They switched them in the middle of our trip! That stunk!
And, have fun, sand115--you get a chance not many people do!
For my December trip, I had Soarin', Test Track and Character Spot FP+ reservations before they implemented the tier system. All three were switched to tier 1 selections but I got to keep them all.
For my December trip, I had Soarin', Test Track and Character Spot FP+ reservations before they implemented the tier system. All three were switched to tier 1 selections but I got to keep them all.
FYI sand115: I think the difference in my situation is that I was constantly changing my FPs during the trip (my DH is very spontaneous--sooo not me, the ultraplanner!) and I probably switched my second Epcot FPs at some time or other AFTER the tier change had been made. To be honest, I wasn't even aware of it until I couldn't make the FPs I wanted for that second day. C'est la vie!
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