Get a Free Day at Disney by Volunteering: Fast Pass Special Exchange Info

[PCMomto4]

Just an FYI for those of you who earned Disney this year. If you volunteer 8 hours with a registered organziation you can earn a free day at Disney. However, if you have a multi day ticket or annual pass you can use that voucher to get Fast Pass Special Exchange card. Which from my understanding is a special ticket that allows you to go into any of the fast pass lines without a normal fast pass. If that makes sense! With a normal fastpass you go and put your ticket in along with everyone else in your parties ticket and then you get that many fast passes back, they will have a time printed on them for you to come back and go in the fast pass line. You may do this at 10 am and it will say come back between 1:45 and 2:30 for example. With the special fast pass you are able to just walk into the fast pass line whenever you want. Its a great feature especially on hot, busy days.

 

[MLinAZ]

Has anyone actually looked into this recently? I went to the Disney website and inquired about a couple of volunteer opportunities and was told that Disney had told them that they were probably going have given out ALL the passes by February 15th. I was told if I really wanted to do it that I should find a volunteer opportunity that was happening in January.

I was pretty bummed. I'm glad so many people have stepped up to volunteer but I think it stinks that a "year long" offer has run out just 6 weeks into the year.

*ETA I just found a press release that says 600,000 have volunteered or signed up. So yeah, if you want to do this act FAST!

 

[PCMomto4]

I just signed up last week and did my volunteer work over the weekend. I know for any fellow girl scout leaders, we were able to get a voucher for being a troop leader.

 

[PampChefJoy]

No way! Where did you see that? (Girl Scouts) - I didn't need to do my volunteer work?? LOL... oh well, we already completed our work (we made blankets for Binky Patrol).

 

[PCMomto4]

I think each individual council had to apply to Disney for it. I know I was like I put in enough hours for my entire family!!!!

 

[lakamper]

Joy - did you do fleece tie blankets or something else? I have the opportunity to make blankets where I live - each of us needs to make 2 - I was going to see if our local fabric store would donate or give me a good price because we provide the material too (obviously).

 

[PampChefJoy]

We did the fleece tied blankets. Our local Binky Patrol gave the choice of fleece tied, quilted, crocheted, or knitted. Minimum size was 4' x 5'. I bought the kits at Joann's on sale for $9.99 for the 4x5 and $14.99 for the 5x6. We also have the option to make 2 smaller ones that measure 3x3.

I did not ask for any donated materials. I figure it was already a bargain to get the free tix for my small investment.