Today In Disney History ~ July 21st

Today In Disney History ~ July 21st

Guests use their park ticket or Key to The World at Fastpass distribution centers, and receive a paper ticket with a one-hour return time printed on it.  Fastpass allows guests to avoid long lines at the attractions on which the system is installed, freeing them to enjoy other attractions during their wait. The original paper Fastpass was the world’s first theme-park attraction reservation system, which allowed guests to get a return time for select attractions, and return during that time and use a shorter Fastpass Queue to enter the attraction.
The service is available at no additional charge to all Disney park guests, unlike at many other amusement parks that charge an additional front of line fee. Originally all the Disney parks used a paper Fastpass option, but in 2013 Walt Disney World started moving their parks to the new digital FastPass+ system.
In December of 2014 Tom Staggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts confirmed to the Orlando Sentinel that the MyMagic+ technology that FastPass+ is connected to, should start appearing in Disneyland and other parks during the next couple of years.

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Michele Atwood Founder & Editor-in-Chief, The Main Street Mouse

Michele Atwood is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Main Street Mouse, one of Florida's leading Disney and theme park news sources since 2010. A credentialed Disney Partner and media professional, Michele serves as a theme park contributor and insider for Fox 35 Orlando and WDBO radio covering Disney and Central Florida attractions. Michele has also contributed to the Orlando Sentinel, WESH 2, and Spectrum News 13. Michele is the published author of four books — "Moving to Main Street U.S.A.," "How Many Sleeps Till Disney?," "How Many Sleeps Till Disneyland?" and "Daydream Believing: Confessions of a Grown Up Princess" and is co-owner of the House of Mouse Expo and Lost Princess Apparel. With over a decade of hands-on coverage of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and Central Florida theme parks, Michele brings firsthand expertise and media access to every story she covers.

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