***MyMagic+ & FastPass+ Official Information & FAQ Thread***

[TheRatPack]

I linked my MNSSHP tickets and it didn't give me more fastpasses for that day, only the days we have tickets for through our package.

ETA: went back and modified check in and then it let me choose more FPs.....although still no parades or events

 

[jsebsirois]

So confused about trying FP+ or not...

I don't want to lose the opportunity to do regular FP but then, if FP+ goes live in November (during our trip), I'd be happy to be ready for it...

Not sure what to do. We're not into planning a lot, we usually just go with the flow : we wake up and decide which park we visit. How easy will FP+ work for us?

Any advice?

 

[DisneyMarv]

i have MNSSHP linked also but the problem with this is that i will be arriving the same day as the party which is sept 13 and if i do fastpass+ for that day i will be in a rush so i might not just do the testing that day or can i miss the two first attraction and arrive for the last two ?

 

[cajaput]

So confused about trying FP+ or not...

I don't want to lose the opportunity to do regular FP but then, if FP+ goes live in November (during our trip), I'd be happy to be ready for it...

Not sure what to do. We're not into planning a lot, we usually just go with the flow : we wake up and decide which park we visit. How easy will FP+ work for us?

Any advice?

If you are a part of the testing, you get to do both! Even though you will have a MagicBand and FastPass+, you will still have the normal card as well. The FastPass+ and the original FastPass systems are totally separate. So, technically.........you can do both. I believe people are referring to this as "double dipping" LOL

 

[plutospalforever]

Has anybody been able to link there MNSSHP tickets that they printed out at home to their MDE? Help please if you have and thank you!

 

[cajaput]

i have MNSSHP linked also but the problem with this is that i will be arriving the same day as the party which is sept 13 and if i do fastpass+ for that day i will be in a rush so i might not just do the testing that day or can i miss the two first attraction and arrive for the last two ?

Either one would work. Just because you can book 3 FastPasses, doesn't mean you HAVE TO. You can just not book any that day. Or, do like you said and book 3, but only show up for the last one. Nothing will count against you, so if your first 2 fastpasses go unused.........it would be totally ok. No worries.

 

[Simba77]

So confused about trying FP+ or not...

I don't want to lose the opportunity to do regular FP but then, if FP+ goes live in November (during our trip), I'd be happy to be ready for it...

Not sure what to do. We're not into planning a lot, we usually just go with the flow : we wake up and decide which park we visit. How easy will FP+ work for us?

Any advice?

If you park hop, I'd suggest the following:

1) Find out which parks are recommended on which day during your stay.
2) Try to arrive at a recommended park in the early part of the day
3) Spend the evening in a "non" recommended park (which are usually open later and/or have EMH), where you'll have reserved your 3 (or 4) FP+ for your 3 or 4 favorite attractions. Try to schedule them from 4-7 PM or so. This will give you the opportunity to ride your 3 FP+ and then still have the rest of the night to enjoy the park.

If you don't plan to park hop, do the same as above, except reserve your FP+ for afternoon or evening at the same park (when the lines are the longest).

Chances are good that FP will still be available in November, meaning you'll have access to both FP+ and FP as well. If that's the case (if FP is still offered), you don't even need to worry about FP+ if you don't want to. You could just schedule 3 FP+ and if you can't make it to use them, it's not a big deal.

Remember that FP+ can be changed, so scheduling them doesn't set them in stone. There may come a point where the most popular attractions run out of FP+ slots, so you may not be able to move your time slot for such attractions, but that remains to be seen.

FP+ can actually be an advantage if you park hop. Spending the morning at a recommended (less crowded) park, you'll be able to get a lot done. Then spending the evening at a park that's open later (or has EMH), where you can then enjoy the park along with your FP+, you'll get the most out of your day.

 

[cajaput]

Has anybody been able to link there MNSSHP tickets that they printed out at home to their MDE? Help please if you have and thank you!

Yep. Go to your account on MDE (I used the full site, not the phone app). On the right side, choose "Link Existing Reservations or Tickets". Then, choose "Ticket or Pass". Then, choose "Will Call Order" and it will walk you thru step by step from there with pictures of your eTicket for guidance on where the number is that you need to enter. =0)

 

[jsebsirois]

If you park hop, I'd suggest the following:

1) Find out which parks are recommended on which day during your stay.
2) Try to arrive at a recommended park in the early part of the day
3) Spend the evening in a "non" recommended park (which are usually open later and/or have EMH), where you'll have reserved your 3 (or 4) FP+ for your 3 or 4 favorite attractions. Try to schedule them from 4-7 PM or so. This will give you the opportunity to ride your 3 FP+ and then still have the rest of the night to enjoy the park.

If you don't plan to park hop, do the same as above, except reserve your FP+ for afternoon or evening at the same park (when the lines are the longest).

Chances are good that FP will still be available in November, meaning you'll have access to both FP+ and FP as well. If that's the case (if FP is still offered), you don't even need to worry about FP+ if you don't want to. You could just schedule 3 FP+ and if you can't make it to use them, it's not a big deal.

Remember that FP+ can be changed, so scheduling them doesn't set them in stone. There may come a point where the most popular attractions run out of FP+ slots, so you may not be able to move your time slot for such attractions, but that remains to be seen.

FP+ can actually be an advantage if you park hop. Spending the morning at a recommended (less crowded) park, you'll be able to get a lot done. Then spending the evening at a park that's open later (or has EMH), where you can then enjoy the park along with your FP+, you'll get the most out of your day.

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks to Cajaput too!

I'm glad we get to test FP+ because, as I said on another thread, we'll have to get used to it anyway. Let's see this trip as a great way to see how we'll be able to take most of FP+ without overplanning!

What would we do without Disboards!!!!

 

[W.E.D.]

We're planning an April trip. Is everyone assuming FP+ will be up and fully operational by then? We'd been planning to go somewhere else so I hadn't been keeping up on all the FP+ threads. Now that we're going back to WDW, I think I need to brush up on all this.

 

[prettypatchesmsu]

If you park hop, I'd suggest the following:

1) Find out which parks are recommended on which day during your stay.
2) Try to arrive at a recommended park in the early part of the day
3) Spend the evening in a "non" recommended park (which are usually open later and/or have EMH), where you'll have reserved your 3 (or 4) FP+ for your 3 or 4 favorite attractions. Try to schedule them from 4-7 PM or so. This will give you the opportunity to ride your 3 FP+ and then still have the rest of the night to enjoy the park.

If you don't plan to park hop, do the same as above, except reserve your FP+ for afternoon or evening at the same park (when the lines are the longest).

Chances are good that FP will still be available in November, meaning you'll have access to both FP+ and FP as well. If that's the case (if FP is still offered), you don't even need to worry about FP+ if you don't want to. You could just schedule 3 FP+ and if you can't make it to use them, it's not a big deal.

Remember that FP+ can be changed, so scheduling them doesn't set them in stone. There may come a point where the most popular attractions run out of FP+ slots, so you may not be able to move your time slot for such attractions, but that remains to be seen.

FP+ can actually be an advantage if you park hop. Spending the morning at a recommended (less crowded) park, you'll be able to get a lot done. Then spending the evening at a park that's open later (or has EMH), where you can then enjoy the park along with your FP+, you'll get the most out of your day.

This is exactly what I did getting ready and waiting for my MB FP+ participation and selection to become active. I had already printed out a crowd calendar and started picking what park we would probably do each day (morning, afternoon, evening) that way when FP+ came up for me, I'd be ready. I figured out which park would be most beneficial FP+ wise.

Like on a recommended MK day, if I was going to rope drop there was no reason to use my FP+ there at the MK because I was going to park hop over to Hollywood Studios later that evening. HS would have longer waits in the afternoon, evening etc. You can do alot in the first few hours of MK opening without much wait time, so it'd be a waste. Plus I could just pull a couple paper FP- tickets. So for that day, I scheduled 3 FP+ at Hollywood Studies (Toy Story Mania, Tower of Terror, and if I'm brave Rock n Roll Rollercoaster)

And if I was spending all day at a park, like our last day we always only do MK all day...so I scheduled my favorites as our FP+ attractions.

Trust me, a little preplanning made trying to pick out the FP+ park and attractions much easier!

 

[Simba77]

We're planning an April trip. Is everyone assuming FP+ will be up and fully operational by then? We'd been planning to go somewhere else so I hadn't been keeping up on all the FP+ threads. Now that we're going back to WDW, I think I need to brush up on all this.

It will likely be in full swing by then. There's also a chance (probably a good chance) that regular FP will be gone at that time, too.

There's really not as much to FP+ as there might seem. The best recommendation I would give is to book your FP+ as soon as possible once your trip is confirmed. As of now, it seems like 60 days in advance is when you'll be able to reserve. You'll get 3 (sometimes 4) FP+ experiences per park per day.

So even if you aren't sure what parks you want to visit on what days, book your FP+ as soon as possible. I still suggest trying to snatch the late afternoon and early evening FP+ slots, picking the attractions or experiences you're most interested in (as I described a few posts above).

 

[Anjelica]

I have a unique situation for our upcoming October trip. We are staying a few days at AKL - JAMBO house (DVC Points) prior to our cruise and then staying an additional night at AKL - Kidani (DVC Points) after our cruise.

AKL - Jambo is within the current testing and therefore I was able to select customize Magic Bands and select Fastpass+. For the Kidani part of our stay I was NOT able to customize/grab Magic Bands BUT I was able to still book Fastpass+ rides.

I guess I am confused as to what the Fastpass+ are actually tied to - is it the actual tickets (we have AP vouchers I was able to link) or the magic bands? Basically, am I going to be able to use Fastpass+ for our AKL - Kidani trip and if so what do you I use to scan in for our fastpass time?

As a side note there was something screwy going on with my reservation for the first part of our trip. I actually have two rooms where my immediate family is split amongst the two rooms. For some reason though, when I click on View Reservation Details for the room I booked for my daughter, my friends and I it shows my son and husband as our "Travel Party". So when I click to customize the Magic Bands it shows for BOTH rooms my husband and sons image even though when I look at the DVC website the correct names are in the correct rooms.

 

[Simba77]

This is exactly what I did getting ready and waiting for my MB FP+ participation and selection to become active. I had already printed out a crowd calendar and started picking what park we would probably do each day (morning, afternoon, evening) that way when FP+ came up for me, I'd be ready. I figured out which park would be most beneficial FP+ wise.

Like on a recommended MK day, if I was going to rope drop there was no reason to use my FP+ there at the MK because I was going to park hop over to Hollywood Studios later that evening. HS would have longer waits in the afternoon, evening etc. You can do alot in the first few hours of MK opening without much wait time, so it'd be a waste. Plus I could just pull a couple paper FP- tickets. So for that day, I scheduled 3 FP+ at Hollywood Studies (Toy Story Mania, Tower of Terror, and if I'm brave Rock n Roll Rollercoaster)

And if I was spending all day at a park, like our last day we always only do MK all day...so I scheduled my favorites as our FP+ attractions.

Trust me, a little preplanning made trying to pick out the FP+ park and attractions much easier!

Yes I love it. I'm really looking forward to taking our afternoon break, then just strolling into our evening park to use our FP+ reservations.

Rope drop @ a recommended park, hit the e-tix, hit the secondary attractions (HM, PotC, etc), lunch, afternoon break, evening FP+, enjoying the atmosphere, and whatever else we decide to squeeze in.

That's not even taking into account potential FP usage as we go. I don't see us using it very much, unless FP are still available at our evening park when we use our FP+ (Like Rock'n'Roller or Splash at around 5PM, for example, with a return time of 8 or so).

I'm fully prepared to get the most out of FP+ after FP goes away (I think it will save a lot of walking), but these few months of double dipping are the glory days, my friends. Take advantage

 

[Simba77]

I guess I am confused as to what the Fastpass+ are actually tied to - is it the actual tickets (we have AP vouchers I was able to link) or the magic bands? Basically, am I going to be able to use Fastpass+ for our AKL - Kidani trip and if so what do you I use to scan in for our fastpass time?

FP+ is tied to your MDE account. As long as your Magicband and your FP+ reservations are tied to your MDE account, you'll be able to redeem those FP+ even though you're at a different resort (or even if you're no longer at any resort at all).

To redeem, you'll use the Magicband at the FP+ return. And theoretically, you'll never need your AP vouchers or card tickets - your Magicbands will likely continue to work as park entry and FP+ redemption, regardless of where you stay.

The more I read on Magicbands, the more I'm starting to believe that once you're flagged as a Magicband user (by booking any length of stay at a test resort) and you've customized your Magicbands, you're granted "permanent" access to MyMagic+ (including FP+). You won't lose your Magicband or its features once you have it. This would make sense with what some have said - that this latest round of testing isn't really testing so much as a slow roll-out.

 

[plutospalforever]

Yep. Go to your account on MDE (I used the full site, not the phone app). On the right side, choose "Link Existing Reservations or Tickets". Then, choose "Ticket or Pass". Then, choose "Will Call Order" and it will walk you thru step by step from there with pictures of your eTicket for guidance on where the number is that you need to enter. =0)

Thank you! Thank you! I will let you know how it turns out!

 

[Anjelica]

FP+ is tied to your MDE account. As long as your Magicband and your FP+ reservations are tied to your MDE account, you'll be able to redeem those FP+ even though you're at a different resort (or even if you're no longer at any resort at all).

To redeem, you'll use the Magicband at the FP+ return. And theoretically, you'll never need your AP vouchers or card tickets - your Magicbands will likely continue to work as park entry and FP+ redemption, regardless of where you stay.

The more I read on Magicbands, the more I'm starting to believe that once you're flagged as a Magicband user (by booking any length of stay at a test resort) and you've customized your Magicbands, you're granted "permanent" access to MyMagic+ (including FP+). You won't lose your Magicband or its features once you have it. This would make sense with what some have said - that this latest round of testing isn't really testing so much as a slow roll-out.

So the magic bands that I get for the first part of the stay "should" still be viable to use on the second portion of our stay?

 

[opal]

We are seasonal annual passholders and we participated in MagicBand/Fastpass+ while staying at Pop last week. We have another trip at the end of September planned for F&W. We are staying a the Dolphin which we did not book through the WDW website. I tried last week to see if I could book Fastpass+ and got the message that Fastpass+ was not available for my dates. I tried again today and was able to book FastPasses for both of our days there. So, it is starting to look like a slow roll out of the program. My dates are for after my pass expires and I have not renewed yet (but I will and it still allowed me to book Fastpasses. (I guess Disney knows they have me hooked!)

I did the survey on the Magicbands today. The asked a lot of questions but did not really give the opportunity to give an opinion. However, they did ask if we visited more than one park a day and if we felt 3 fastpasses per day were enough.

While 3 is probably enough for us in all the parks except for MK, if we are limited to just one park. However I would love to see them allow fastpass+ in more than one park a day and increase the number to reflect that.

 

[jkgpa]

Have they rolled out the Photo Pass plus part of MyMagic+ yet? Anyone know how that works/is going to work?

 

[wn01aa]

It did for me. I have 6 day passes and party tix and I picked 7 days of passes

On the party day, did you select 6 FP+ (3 from regular tickets, 3 from party) or does it still limit you to only 3 per day and that would mean you have to use those extra 3 on a different day.