Almost time to select my FP and no idea

[spc67carr]

close to our 60 days and there are some no brainers for certain attractions but others ...? I also have some questions regarding my plans. For Animal Kingdom there are no tiers right? We got an 8 am Breakfast before park opening at Tusker House so my plan was to go to the Safari right after and not get a FP for it. Then get EE, Dinosaur and Kali River Rapids. I would get 4 for EE and in case my son and I chicken out on that one we can just switch bands and let my DD and DH go again right or at least try to?

Then for Epcot I would go with Soarin', Mission Space Green and then what else since Test Track would be Tier1. Which is better Crush Turtle Talk or Journey into Imagination? Last year I had no clue and made FP the day we went. I ended up with Captain EO. They had no wait at all and we found it super boring. I didnt know what it was. So pretty much a wasted FP.

Hollywood Studios we have 2 days once during the week and the other on Friday (SWW) I would get RNRC for 2 and do a rider swap since my son is just 45 inches tall and Toy Story Mania for 2, which my DS and DH could do? I won't get on TOT and I don't know if my son will. What else is a good FP? Frozen Sing Along, maybe? Or the Stunt show. I want to use the Star Tours one for Friday since I think it's gonna be worse during weekend. I just don't want to waste a FP for something dumb just because I don't know what's busy or good.

I got Magic Kingdom covered I would need triple the fastpasses I have lol. I just get Fastpasses for 2 on the meet and greets since my daughter is 13 and my son 7 so I just send them two in that should work right? They want to see Anna & Elsa and Tinkerbell.

Also on MDE it just shows my husband to make FP selections. Is that normal until the window opens? I tried to link us since it said: "don't see everyone from your party lets link them." I always do but it's still only his Avatar I see. Our dinning reservations etc. has all of us. Everything else shows the whole Family as well except FP.

Oh and Magic Maker if they would scan my kids bands it would go to our Magic Maker right? And the way I understand it is that during a ride the bands get scanned somehow?

Totally unrelated question but we have a 8 am breakfast at HS Tuesday and my son wants to do JTA can he and my husband leave the restaurant to sign up and then come back? How early would they have to leave since I heard that they open the gates at around 8.30am?

So many questions lol but thank you very much for your answers. I appreciate it!

 

[mesaboy2]

See the green link in my signature for answers to common FP questions such as yours.

 

[Robo]

Have a great trip!

 

[mesaboy2]

Have a great trip!

Translation:

"I was about to post the same thing but that insufferable mesaboy beat me to it."

 

[spc67carr]

See the green link in my signature for answers to common FP questions such as yours.

Thanks! That answers pretty much 95% of it!

 

[Robo]

Translation**:

"I was about to post the same thing but that insufferable mesaboy beat me to it."

**From the old Czechoslovakian ballad: Musí psát rychleji.

 

[mesaboy2]

Great. Like I'm gonna be able to get that old Czechoslovakian ballad out of my head now.

 

[North of Mouse]

See the green link in my signature for answers to common FP questions such as yours.

We are just leaving Disney and have AP's. I asked GS how long before our next trip could we book our FP+'s and two of them said 30 days, because AP's are considered 'discount' tickets, and could not book at 60 days. So, which is true??

 

[mesaboy2]

We are just leaving Disney and have AP's. I asked GS how long before our next trip could we book our FP+'s and two of them said 30 days, because AP's are considered 'discount' tickets, and could not book at 60 days. So, which is true??

I'm not sure I understand. My info is that anyone with valid tickets of any kind can book at 60 days with an onsite stay.

 

[Robo]

I'm not sure I understand. My info is that anyone with valid tickets of any kind can book at 60 days with an onsite stay.

That is, of course, true.
A. An AP is simply NOT a "discount ticket."
B. Even "discount tickets" can book FP+ the same as any other ticket.

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However, WITHOUT a WDW Resort booked...
ALL tickets, including APs and full-price MagicYourWay ("regular") tickets
can only book FP+ up to 30 days in advance.

The line about, "APs are considered discount tickets..." is meaningless (and not true in the first place.)

 

[North of Mouse]

I'm not sure I understand. My info is that anyone with valid tickets of any kind can book at 60 days with an onsite stay.

That is, of course, true.
A. An AP is simply NOT a "discount ticket."
B. Even "discount tickets" can book FP+ the same as any other ticket.

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However, WITHOUT a WDW Resort booked...
ALL tickets, including APs and full-price MagicYourWay ("regular") tickets
can only book FP+ up to 30 days in advance.

The line about, "APs are considered discount tickets..." is meaningless (and not true in the first place.)

Well, I questioned the 'discount' part, but two of them 'agreed' that the 30 day FP option was true. They understood it was for a resort stay also - don't know why they gave me that answer - am glad it's not true. They said the AP was discounted from the regular tickets because you could basically use them a year - what a bunch of erroneous information. Wish they would all get their answers straight.