Any September guests received FP+ testing invite?

[TiggerificTigger]

Radiorox: Have you added you AP to MDE? DH and I are staying at Pop over Labor Day with APs, and we were eligible for MagicBands.

 

[MightyGitis]

Radiorox: Have you added you AP to MDE? DH and I are staying at Pop over Labor Day with APs, and we were eligible for MagicBands.

Yeah but you arrive in August technically right? If so you received the bands because you checked in in August at an August testing hotel. No September arrival dates have been given bands yet. Unfortunately.

 

[RedM94]

I am staying at Kidani in September and have AP's linked to my account. I just clicked FP+ and the date window for Aug 13 to 17 pops up. But before I can select my September dates, a box pops up "We're Sorry! The selected date must be within at least one party member's Fastpass+ selection window."

Maybe a good sing for me or maybe not?

 

[TRICKY_TINK]

Making Fastpass+ selections now!

 

[minniesbiggiestfan]

thats nice are you staying in the towers i was able to get a bay lake view...

We are in the towers. TPV it's my anniversary gift. We have kids in tow also.

 

[Patience]

Making Fastpass+ selections now!

When are you checking in and which resort?

 

[mcurran]

Normally when you book a package you receive tickets at the front desk when you check in. They do not mail them to you. You will receive a package with luggage tags and a fun booklet of info but the tickets stay at the desk. They don't want to risk them getting lost in the mail. If you do get a magic band the tickets are linked at check in.

Thanks MG!
I'm still confused to the whole process though - so if I don't get tickets in advance, and I don't get magic bands in advance (and I certainly can't link either together on the MDE website in advance of my trip) then how exactly do I get to make advanced FP+ reservations?

It's totally possible I've screwed all that up...

 

[10_Kyle_10]

When are you checking in and which resort?

Seems like everyone has been POP and checking in within the first 2 weeks of Sept...Im checking in the 7th and was able to make selections.

 

[Radiorox]

Radiorox: Have you added you AP to MDE? DH and I are staying at Pop over Labor Day with APs, and we were eligible for MagicBands.

Yup! I'll check again once I get to work on my laptop. On the Droid App, I don't see anything about me having an AP. Really, the geek in me just wants an orange MagicBand. ;-) I do RD so no biggie getting regular FP. Buuut, if FP+ works for me... woohoo!!!

 

[TRICKY_TINK]

I'm at POP on the 2nd. I made Fastpass selections but did not get a Magicbands prompt so about that part. I clicked on everything with Magicbands listed and was never told to customize my bands.

 

[EEPETEZ]

Staying at AKL Sept 4-14. Can make fastpass+ selections, but I can't customize magic bands.

 

[MightyGitis]

So what I'm seeing is still no one in September has been invited to test Magic Bands but if you are staying at a hotel in Sept that is already testing this month you can make FastPass+ selections right now. I can not. I am staying at Wilderness Lodge on Sept 4th and if I click the FP+ link it brings up the MagicBand info pop up and does not allow me to select anything. So I'm still waiting for that 17 day before date to see if my hotel gets added in Sept. I guess you all will find out 17 days before if you are getting a band. FP+ does work without bands but chances are you will get one if you are doing FP+.

 

[RedM94]

Staying at AKL Sept 4-14. Can make fastpass+ selections, but I can't customize magic bands.

Are you staying at Kidani or Jambo?

TIA

 

[Mariannekay]

As I'm reading all of the accounts of people participating in testing for Aug and now Sept my first reaction is disappointment at not being eligible as a CSR guest. But then I stop and think for a minute...so what! I'm still going to Disney in 22 days...staying in a beautiful resort for 8 glorious days! I have awesome adrs scheduled, am attending my first ever MNSSHP and will be going during one of the lowest attendance weeks of the year! Congrats to all of you guys who've been chosen for testing! I'm now letting go of my insane jealousy and declaring my pity party over LOL!!!

 

[mcurran]

So what I'm seeing is still no one in September has been invited to test Magic Bands but if you are staying at a hotel in Sept that is already testing this month you can make FastPass+ selections right now. I can not. I am staying at Wilderness Lodge on Sept 4th and if I click the FP+ link it brings up the MagicBand info pop up and does not allow me to select anything. So I'm still waiting for that 17 day before date to see if my hotel gets added in Sept. I guess you all will find out 17 days before if you are getting a band. FP+ does work without bands but chances are you will get one if you are doing FP+.

There might be more then that to it - maybe it has to do with your arrival date too. I'm in CBR (which has tested FP+) starting 9/8 and am unable to make FP+ selections currently. Maybe it's not close enough for me yet, but when I click on the "make fastpass selections" button I get the all-too-frustrating pop-up.

 

[mdlisenbery]

I am doing it on the website.

I didn't receive anything, just kept checking the site.
Can't do anything with magicbands yet.

When I signed in it did show the option to begin customizing the magicbands, but when I clicked on the link it went to the usual page and I wasn't able to do anything.

I getting that as well. And I did do Fp+ for my entire stay.

 

[EEPETEZ]

Are you staying at Kidani or Jambo?

TIA

We are staying at Jambo.

 

[MightyGitis]

There might be more then that to it - maybe it has to do with your arrival date too. I'm in CBR (which has tested FP+) starting 9/8 and am unable to make FP+ selections currently. Maybe it's not close enough for me yet, but when I click on the "make fastpass selections" button I get the all-too-frustrating pop-up.

You might have it there. There's a chance they opened FP+ for that week to accommodate people checking in in August but overlapping into the first week of September.

 

[EEPETEZ]

I made Fastpass+ selections this morning, but it seemed like the options were much more limited than they had been with previous testing. For example:

No Enchanted Tales with Belle
No parades or fireworks options

Also, did not get the "extra" Pirates Fastpass that people were getting on MK days.

Anyone else have these experiences?

 

[RedM94]

We are staying at Jambo.

I will be at Kidani.

Thanks!