Fast Pass Etiquette

[EeyoreFan]

My DH, DS 4y, and I will be at WDW in 22 days...not that I'm counting . We are formulating a touring plan now. We had planned on one of us going to get fast passes for an attraction while the other waits in line with DS for another attraction. How will the people in line with us feel when the one that went for fast passes "cuts in line?" Will they be angry or understanding? I don't want to tick anyone off.

Thanks for the advice!

[biodtl]

I think you'll see people on both sides of this one. I generally don't mind if it's only one person (I do get upset when it's a whole group), but there will be people who will see it as line cutting. Your best bet would be to try an pick up FPs for a ride that is on the way to another one whenever you can - that way you can stay together.

[dnickels]

I can't say I would be thrilled with it. I think the general consensus is that groups should wait until all members of their party are ready to enter a line before going in.

[Disney Doll]

Yeah, I don't think it would bother me for one person to do that, but it's certainly not widely accepted. Personally I think it's easier to stick together anyway. Usually we walk together to the attraction and then one of us hangs back with the kids and the other gets the passes so we don't have to deal with the congestion at the fast pass distribution area. It really only takes a minute so splitting up seems counter productive.

[ChipNDale79]

My DH, DS 4y, and I will be at WDW in 22 days...not that I'm counting . We are formulating a touring plan now. We had planned on one of us going to get fast passes for an attraction while the other waits in line with DS for another attraction. How will the people in line with us feel when the one that went for fast passes "cuts in line?" Will they be angry or understanding? I don't want to tick anyone off.

Thanks for the advice!

I'm not really a fan of one or two people holding a place in line for others, the only time I'm really ok with it is when a little has to go to the bathroom RIGHT NOW, and an adult has to get out of line to take the child. In cases like that, its totally understandable to let that person and child out of line while another adult stays in line and holds their spot.

My wife and I were inline to wait for Toy Story, there was an older gentleman in line in front of us, sure enough 30-45 mins after we had been waiting his entire family of 6 came and got in line with him. We were NOT happy about that.

[Not2Loud]

I'm ok with spouse or such, but hate when its one person waiting then the whole group. Rides where the late person isn't having to go through a ton of people is best.

Generally, I stop and get fast passes while DW and DD go onto the ride we are riding next. I am usually no more than a min or two behind them and can get to them without bother too many.

But most of the time, the three of us stick together.

[Ms. Mode]

We never line jump, even two or three people up from the end of the line...we just wait until we're all together and go in.

Our first trip to WDW my DH would run to other parts of the park to get FPs while DD and I sat and waited for him...he said it was quicker.

[Aurora]

I personally don't mind all that much, but think about it this way: What if there were 20 different parties in line in front of you, and each one had someone out getting FPs and then joining their party in line? After the fifth or sixth time letting someone through, it would get annoying.

My general rule of thumb is to be polite and considerate of others, and that usually means waiting 'til we're all together.

[LudwigVonDrake]

I wouldn't be happy and would consider it line cutting. Just being honest

[DizneyRox]

We get the next fast pass before entering the line. It's just easier that way. I know there are more times than not that I don't hear the person behind me saying excuse me to get through. They should have stuck together too I think...

[FaithTrustPixieDust]

We do a hybrid of these ideas. We send DH to get FP, while we make our way to the next ride (go potty, look at duckies, etc). However, we wait at the end and do not get in line until he arrives. It still saves time, without line breaking. It's amazing how much faster a single person can navigate a crowd without family in tow!

[goofy89]

Like others have said we usually send one person to grab a fast pass and then all meet up right outside the entrance and all get in line together.

[Gator]

I'll give it a thumbs down. Especially if you're doing this multiple times a day, everyday. If you do it that way, expect trouble. You can't roll the dice over and over and expect people to keep calm. Eventually it will cause some rude comments, yelling, and maybe even a confrontation. There's no telling what the Florida heat can do to a person's mood toward line jumpers.

[cfoshe]

It is not right. Say every 5 families in line do this at TT or TSM, and there is 50 families inline. That would be 10 people cutting inline, and that is if only one person cuts. At TSM that would be a total of 3 cars filled.

We have always went together, even to get the FP. I am at WDW to have a vacation and not get in a hurry.

[EeyoreFan]

Thanks for all of your replies! Great advice.

[texas211]

What we do, i send the fastest person (her) to run and get the fast pass, while I walk my slow self to the ride. She's generally fast enough to run and get the pass and meet me at the entrance of the next ride, and we wait together.

[Fastpasssteve]

Perhaps, to optimize your time, one adult could run for fastpasses while the other takes the kids to get a snack or do a round of bathroom breaks. Then all can proceed on to the next ride.

[Mendelson]

Ian made a good point once about people moving ahead of you to join part of their group - it's going to have a negligible impact on your wait time, since quite often it's a group-unit that is going to be sharing the same ride vehicle anyway. And even if that group gets spread out over, let's say, two ride vehicles, that may delay your getting on to the ride by, what....15 seconds to one minute, depending on the ride?

Even given that, I'm less enthused about people doing it as a planned strategy than on an as-needed basis. But you're very unlikely to be outed as a family that is doing this over and over.

[Mickey'sIrishPAl]

To be honest...I would not recommend it. I have seen some people get very verbal with others attempting this and it made it uncomfortable for us (who were not even involved). I think that your little 4 year old may get scared, embarrased, confused at someone who gets loud or verbal toward you for attempting this (even tho as many have mentioned, it would not bother me either way especially not knowing what the circumstances were that you were split up in the first place). I would be more concerned with my son or daughters fragile feelings than I would be about someone getting lippy, but I don't think I would wager my child's hurt feelings or being scared just to save a few minutes of waiting in line.

[MNDisney Dad]

Wait until FP fetcher returns, then get in line.