Anna & Elsa FPs in the morning hours?

[snuggly duckling]

Last month, when I did FP+ reservations for my 12/18-12/28 trip at midnight on day -60, the earliest FP I could get for the Frozen sisters was at 11:10 am, even on days 9, 10, and 11 of the trip (so 69, 70, and 71 days out.) It seemed odd because it was the exact same time - 11:10 am - each day, as though 11:10 was the earliest possible FP+ available.

Then in conversations with others in a trip planning group on Facebook, we realized that several of us had this same experience - nothing before 11 am. We polled the group and not a soul has a morning FP for the girls. If they truly exist, it would seem like someone would have one, right?

Is there anyone out there that has an Anna/Elsa for the morning hours?

We're wondering if WDW is holding them back for -30 reservations, or for day-of, or if they are trying to maximize standby throughput early in the day?

Curiouser and curiouser.

Thanks!!

 

[snuggly duckling]

Oh and if you do have a morning FP for A&E, can you share some info:

When is your check-in date?
When is your FP (date and time)?
When did you book FPs? (Right at 60 days? Or later?)

 

[Stephandy03]

Good question. I was wondering the same thing. I had an 11:20 FP and when hours for The park got moved from 9 am to 8 am, I figured they would have some FP opening up, but there was nothing.

 

[snuggly duckling]

Me too! I've been looking for one in the 8 am hour for 12/23, but I'm wondering if I'm wasting my time!

 

[snuggly duckling]

I am crazy so I just sifted through the December A&E drop/cancellation thread. I only saw one mention of any FP before 11 am. It was for a 10:15 am on 12/5. Looked a bit at the November thread too and there are definitely morning slots being offered there.

I'm dying to know what the deal is!

 

[ilovedisneymm]

We are coming down mid January. The slowest back to back two weeks in the year. I was online at the stoke of midnight on my 60 days out and started booking my fast passes from the last day. We are staying 17 days (ten day tickets) but I was booking at 12:01 at 77 days out and the first opening was at 11:30. So one can only assume that if they are offering them before 11:30, it can't be very many.

 

[alisigns]

We have an A&E FP+ for our family of 6 on 11/25 at 9:20 a.m. We check in on the 20th. I can't remember the exact day that I booked these, but I know that there was nothing available at 60 days. I think it was around 45 days when I saw the update on the boards here, logged in and they were available.

Hope it helps!

 

[snuggly duckling]

We are coming down mid January. The slowest back to back two weeks in the year. I was online at the stoke of midnight on my 60 days out and started booking my fast passes from the last day. We are staying 17 days (ten day tickets) but I was booking at 12:01 at 77 days out and the first opening was at 11:30. So one can only assume that if they are offering them before 11:30, it can't be very many.

Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. They have got to be holding back, or at least throttling, the morning ones.

 

[snuggly duckling]

We have an A&E FP+ for our family of 6 on 11/25 at 9:20 a.m. We check in on the 20th. I can't remember the exact day that I booked these, but I know that there was nothing available at 60 days. I think it was around 45 days when I saw the update on the boards here, logged in and they were available. Hope it helps!

That seems consistent with what we've seen. Mornings seem available at least through early December but no longer available somewhere in the middle of the month.

Thank you so much for sharing! Very helpful!

Would love more data points, so keep on sharing!!!

 

[DVCkidsMOM]

Me too! I've been looking for one in the 8 am hour for 12/23, but I'm wondering if I'm wasting my time!

As soon as I read that park openings had been moved earlier, I started looking for 8-9am FP+s. So far, I have found some and not others. I've been looking multiple times a day. The ones I have found showed up in the system on different days this week - it looks to me as if they are adding FP+s for earlier December openings a bit here and a bit there one ride at a time. I don't know this, but that's my personal experience. I'm still looking for an 8am FP+ for Buzz, but have found the following 8am FP+s during the week that includes Christmas: HM at MK, MS at Epcot, and KS at AK. So I think it's worth continuing to look.

 

[twinsmama]

As soon as I read that park openings had been moved earlier, I started looking for 8-9am FP+s. So far, I have found some and not others. I've been looking multiple times a day. The ones I have found showed up in the system on different days this week - it looks to me as if they are adding FP+s for earlier December openings a bit here and a bit there one ride at a time. I don't know this, but that's my personal experience. I'm still looking for an 8am FP+ for Buzz, but have found the following 8am FP+s during the week that includes Christmas: HM at MK, MS at Epcot, and KS at AK. So I think it's worth continuing to look.

Have you actually seen any for A&E that early though?

 

[LittleHunnipot]

Have you actually seen any for A&E that early though?

The earliest I've seen before finding my late evening set for my family on the 13th was 9:20 to 10:20 on December 16th; this was only one pass though. I havent seen any released for the 8-9 slots either.

 

[snuggly duckling]

The earliest I've seen before finding my late evening set for my family on the 13th was 9:20 to 10:20 on December 16th; this was only one pass though. I havent seen any released for the 8-9 slots either.

Very interesting....

I'm crazy so I'm going to keep checking. Gotta make the next 30 days pass somehow

I wonder if we will start seeing morning slots open up for later December soon...

 

[snuggly duckling]

Someone on the Facebook group has a 10:20 am on 12/13, so maybe morning slots are starting to appear?

 

[snuggly duckling]

Never mind...

Their time is 10:20 pm. LOL.

 

[LittleHunnipot]

Very interesting....

I'm crazy so I'm going to keep checking. Gotta make the next 30 days pass somehow

I wonder if we will start seeing morning slots open up for later December soon...

Yes, I was surprised it was only one for that morning frame; and seeing a lot of people are mentioning it started for them at 11am - I'm curious if we will start seeing more morning slots opening up as well.

My family is happy about our slots as we tend to hit the larger rides first in the morning, and prefer to meet the characters in the evening.

With the 7DMT releasing 8am hours after a few days of changing the times for the week of the 13th; I'd hope to see some morning A&E passes appear for that frame. Definitely keep checking.
I caught that morning slot probably around 5pm after stalking the various attractions for fast passes; tend to check 2-4 times an hour.
Good luck!

 

[snuggly duckling]

All these new A&E FPs available now and still no pre-11 am slots. Curiouser and curiouser.

I wonder if it's going to be standby-only from open until 11, and then FP-only after? Seems like they opened up a ton of additional FPs.

Regardless, I am happy with my 11 am slot for post-BBB princess pics, but will still keep trying to get an earlier one!

 

[amollen3]

We have a 9:30 FP+ for Anna and Elsa on the 25th. Guess we got lucky?

 

[DVCkidsMOM]

Have you actually seen any for A&E that early though?

I have not, but I'm afraid to look lest my other FP+s get messed up. I know glitches are rare, but I'm only looking for what I want to minimize my glitch risk. Sorry, I know that's not helpful to you; but wanted to honestly answer anyway.

 

[DVCkidsMOM]

Found a way to check using my parents' APs (they aren't maxed out on AP FP+s) and the only before 9 FP+ offered to "them" on Dec 27 in MK was Haunted Mansion... Will check again when I get a chance and if I find A&E I will post.