Those who logged into My Disney Experience at 6:50am were able to find that the Fastpass+ were already added to the system and found that Animal Kingdom park hours were extended. Â
Fastpass+ Tiers
You’ll notice that beginning May 27, 2017, Animal Kingdom will separate its attractions by Tiers. Â Tier One will be Avatar Flight of Passage and Navi River Journey. Â Tier Two are all remaining attractions. Â You may only book 1 Tier One attraction PER DAY.
You then choose 2 Tier Two Fastpass+ per day. Â (If you don’t want a Tier One Pandora attraction, you may choose 3 of the Tier Two attractions). Â Once you’ve used all 3 Fastpass+, you can book ANY Fastpass+ that is available in the system.
I would book one Avatar Fastpass and then ride the other attraction at park opening or in the Late Extra Magic Hours. Â The Avatar Flight of Passage attraction is like Soarin’ with a 44″ height requirement and it will have FOUR theaters. Â Navi River Journey is a boat attraction like it’s a small world or Pirates of the Caribbean.
You’ll want to see Pandora after dark as well as everything will come to life in bright, vibrant light!
Animal Kingdom Park Hours Extended
In addition to seeing the new Tier System, I noticed that the park hours were extended from May 27 through July 4, 2017.  Rivers of Light is also offering an extra show nightly.  You’ll find all the updates on my Crowd Calendars.  Disney HAS officially added the Nightly Late Extra Magic Hours that you’ll find on my Crowd Calendars, but that announcement should be coming shortly!
Do you still need to go to the Kiosks after you’ve used 3 FP+? Or can you add additional ones on your MDE app via iphone. Last time i was there (feb 2016) we had to wait on a Kiosk line to get 4th, 5th, 6th FP+ etc.
Can you pick 3 from Tier Two?
Yes
Do you know how long each of the new rides lasts?
I’ll guess that Banshee is 6-8 minutes and River is 12. Typical for Rides of those types in Disney
I have to wait until March 29th to book my fastpasses for May 28. Totally blows that I have to wait for the 60 day mark when it seems like people have already booked fastpasses for the 27th already!!
It’s because you can book 60 days plus length of stay.
I’m pleasantly surprised it is just the two Pandora rides on Tier 1. Really hope they extend the nighttime hours into August. I’d love to experience this at night. We had planned on two AK visits anyway, so fingers crossed I can get both.
It will be open after dark through the entire summer. Hours are on my Crowd Calendars
Haha! Will be fixed by the summer, then :)
Any rumors/thoughts on if the extended hours will continue into the summer? We arrive on the fourth and stay the following week, would love to take advantage of late night hours in Pandora.
I’ll announce it if I hear of an extension.
Seems it’s possible to book both rides for the same day, but you can only book each one once each day…? Plenty of people seem to be getting both reserved for the same day, according to other WDW forums. Not that we can book them until July….!
iPhone glitch. I’ll bet that one gets canceled once they catch on too. It has happened before.
Which one of the two is better choice?
Don’t really know. Pick one and rope drop the other. I’d guess most will pick Flight of Passage
How are you getting to choose a FP for any date past 4/23/17?
Book a hotel stay that includes May 27
Always 30 days offsite and 60 days onsite (for length of stay)
Yes you can. You can choose 3 attractions in the “other” category eith the classic AK attractions. I did it this morning!
I’ll stand corrected. Thanks for the update!
I would think not. We don’t have that option at HS or EP
Answered. No
You said that you can only fast pass one of the pandora rides per day. Sorry if stupid question, so even after you use all your 3 fast passes for the day and you can get one more at at time, you still can. It fastlass the other avatar ride?
Yes, you can still get any 4th FP that is available.
Great! Thank you
“Once you’ve used all 3 Fastpass+, you can book ANY Fastpass+ that is available in the system.”
What about people who have no interest in Pandora (didn’t like the movie, think it doesn’t fit in AK, etc.), will those people have the option of selecting three tier two attractions? I hated to see Fastpass+ go to waste by forcing people to select one of the Avatar attractions to fulfill their initial three FP+ in one park requirement.
No