DisneyDawgs

Tag: disneyshollywoodstudios

  • Mickey & Friends Motorcade Ending at Hollywood Studios

    The Mickey and Friends Motorcade that had replaced the normal Character Meet and Greets at Disney’s Hollywood Studios since the park reopened from the Covid-19 shutdown will be coming to an end.

    The multiple daily precession will be ending on Saturday, February 14, 2022.

    Don’t dispair, you will still be able to meet Mickey at his former Meet and Greet location in Red Carpet Dreams.

    Chip n Dale
    Property of DisneyDawgs

    Other characters, such as Chip n Dale, will be moved to socially distanced sightings throughout the park.

    Minnie Mouse will join her boy-toy in Red Carpet Dreams.

  • Rise of the Resistance Boarding Group Issues

    On Sunday, August 30, Guests of Disney’s Hollywood Studios reported that the My Disney Experience App unexpectedly “opened” before 9:30am although the app was not allowing anyone to join the queue.

    At 10am, when guest should have been able to sign in and join a queue, the app was still not allowing anyone to join.

    Disney is aware of the issue and it is reported that a Nationwide CenturyLink Outage was the cause of the issue for Rise of the Resistance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

    Rise of the Resistance boarding functionality was restored by noon.

    Unfortunately for guests, within 30 minutes of the ride becoming operational, there was an issue with the Kylo Ren encounter which caused guests to view an alternate final scene featuring “B-Mode”.

     

  • FastPass+ Teirs to Change at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

    FastPass+ Teirs to Change at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

    With the recent openings of two new major attractions and a third coming in March, Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be currently changing its FastPass+ tier structure.

    Currently, there are two tiers for FastPass+ at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.  When booking a FastPass there, you may only choose one attraction from Tier 1 and two from Tier 2.  The main complaint about this current structure is that the following rides are all located within Tier 1

    • The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™
    • Aerosmith’s Rock n Rollercoaster
    • Slinky Dog Dash Rollercoaster
    • Toy Story Mania!
    • Alien Swirling Saucers

    These are the major rides in which guests visit Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

    Alas, there is a change coming and it seems as though Disney may have listened to the thousands and thousands of complaints about the way the rides at Disney’s Hollywood Studios were structured.

    As of February 19, 2020, there will only be two rides listed as Tier 1 for FastPass+ and they are:

    • Slinky Dog Dash Rollercoaster
    • Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run (Yes, as of February 19th, FastPasses may be booked for this attraction.)

    This means that all other rides, Tower of Terror, Rock n Rollercoaster and even Toy Story Mania are now Tier 2 attractions.  This is a tremendous option now for those that are visiting Hollywood Studios.

    Don’t forget, you are not limited to just three FastPasses a day.  Once you have exhausted the three that you have chosen, you can search using the MyDisney App or one of the many kiosks for any available FastPasses.  This can be done in any of the four parks.  We have actually been able to reserve as many as 14 FastPasses in a single day.

    Now with Mickey’s Runaway Railroad slated to open in March, I think that it is a safe bet that it will be a Tier 1 FastPass and very difficult to get at first.

    So there you go, riding the attractions at Disney’s Hollywood Studios will be come much easier come February 19th and I think it is also safe to say that DHS is no longer a half-day park.

     

    Thanks for taking the time to read this article.  Please let us know how your feel about this new policy and if you think that there may be any changes to Epcot’s tiered FastPass+ structure in the near future with their additions of the Guardians of the Galaxy Rollercoaster, the Ratatouille ride and all of the new attractions coming to Epcot over the next five year.

  • 127 Days

    127 Days