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[kdkhopper]

For those of you who have been to DLP and/or WDW, DLR - do fastpasses in DLP work the same? It was a little unclear on their website, stating something to the effect that you get a ticket with a "reservation" time on it. Sounds the same, but I thought I'd ask those in the know.

[conny]

As far as I know they work the same now.They had a system with multiple fastpasses,but are back to the standar system like WDW now.
Hope,that helps.
Conny

[Disneybine]

Yup, it's the exact same system. I think the time frame is shorter, though. Instead of an hour (like at WDW), I am fairly sure that it was only half an hour at DLP.

[kdkhopper]

Thanks! At least that's one thing that will be familiar to me on our trip! I'm lovin' the shorter time frame idea! We'll only have one full day and another day starting at around 1pm in the parks, so shorter waits means we can see more stuff! I think I also read it mentioned somewhere that wait times in general are shorter at DLP than at US Disney parks - true? We'll be there in May if that makes any difference.

[Disneybine]

kdkhopper, I think you misunderstood my post. I didn't mean that the wait time until you can use your fastpass is shorter but the time frame for which the fastpass is valid. Like, if you get a FP for Space Mountain, at WDW it might say "Come back sometime between 10am and 11am". At DLP, it would say "Come back sometime between 10am and 10:30am". Sorry

I don't think that wait times at DLP are any shorter than at the U.S. parks either, sorry again It largely depends on the time of year AND day of the week. Weekends are a lot busier (generally speaking - in the summer and during the holidays the parks are crowded anyways). In May there'll be a few national holidays in Europe so if you happen to go around one of those, you'll be surprised how crowded the parks are. So, if you have a choice, try to go Monday-Thursday, maybe Friday, but not Saturday or Sunday.

The good news (if you wanna call it that) is that the crowd patterns are very similar to the U.S. parks' one during the day (less people in the morning, for example). If you're staying at a Disney resort, you can take advantage of EMH (early entry at the DL park).

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions

[kdkhopper]

Thanks Disneybine! I was overcome with optimism and only saw the "shorter" part of your post. As luck would have it, we'll be there on a Friday and Saturday but not on a holiday weekend (so I've been told - I think I'll research that one just to be sure!) I want so badly to see everything there is, but I'm thinking I need to just relax and see what we can and enjoy being there. Besides, if I don't get to see everything, that will give me an excuse to try another visit someday!

[songbird]

Enjoy your visit!

[Disneybine]

kdkhopper, you might wanna try to hit the bigger attractions (like the new Crush's Coaster at the Studios) on Friday to avoid the HUGE lines on Saturday. Just a heads-up! Think WDW in July

Other than that, it's a good idea to not try to do it all because you simply can't. Maybe focus on a few things you really really want and consider the rest as a "bonus". That way you won't be disappointed if you don't get to see it.

Oh, one more thing: HAVE FUN!!! I'm sure you will!