Availability
The vast majority of the 63 FP attractions at WDW have FPs available as late as day-of.
Guests participating in the FP+ Pilot Program, who have access to FPs at 90 days in advance, can assume wide availability for all attractions.
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Attractions listed here are the most difficult to get. Onsite guests can expect limited availability even at 60 days in advance, while offsite guests are unlikely to get much availability (if at all) at 30 days. Acquiring these attractions less than 7 days in advance may require frequent monitoring of FP availability via the MDX app or website. Same-day FPs are most unlikely, but possible with constant monitoring via MDX.
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (Magic Kingdom)
- Frozen Ever After (Epcot)
- Slinky Dog Dash (Hollywood Studios)
- Avatar Flight Of Passage (Animal Kingdom)
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Attractions listed here can be difficult to get. Onsite guests can expect good availability at 60 days in advance, while offsite guests can expect limited availability at 30 days. Acquiring these attractions less than 7 days in advance will likely require regular monitoring of FP availability via the MDX app or website. Same-day FPs are possible with constant monitoring via MDX.
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Magic Kingdom)
- Peter Pan's Flight (Magic Kingdom)
- Space Mountain (Magic Kingdom)
- Splash Mountain (Magic Kingdom)
- IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth (Epcot)
- Soarin' (Epcot)
- Test Track (Epcot)
- Toy Story Mania (Hollywood Studios)
- Rock 'n' Roller Coaster (Hollywood Studios)
- Navi River Journey (Animal Kingdom)
- Rivers of Light (Animal Kingdom)
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All other attractions are relatively easy to get. Onsite guests can expect wide availability at 60 days in advance, while offsite guests can expect good availability at 30 days. Acquiring these attractions less than 7 days is likely, but availability may be limited. Same-day FPs are likely, but may require frequent monitoring via MDX.
- Success at getting FPs depends primarily on two factors: the size of the group and how often one is willing to “refresh” the available FP list for that attraction.
Constant refreshing, patience, and persistence can result in getting even the most difficult FPs as late as day-of.
- The MDX system can be used to check availability at any park, even if FPs are selected for a different park that day. However,
guests are advised to be careful not to confirm any selections offered, or existing FPs will be affected. See the FP FAQ Addendum for more information.
- In general,
day-of FP availability for most headliners--particularly outside of Magic Kingdom—is typically low and approaches nonexistent as choices for 4th FPs since several hours must pass until guests are eligible for 4th FPs.
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There is little evidence that different “pools” of FPs are maintained for different booking windows. In other words, the full slate of FPs available for any particular attraction is released at one time, some 70+ days in advance, and none are saved for offsite guests or those who wait until they arrive in the park.
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If maximum choice and times of FPs is desired, then reserving them at the earliest opportunity is highly recommended.
