Any September guests received FP+ testing invite?

[DT83097]

Just read online that if you touch the new MagicBands to the new Disney Infinity video game base ir will unlock a new "Dragon Gate" toy and once u place the Dragon Gate in the game "Dragon's Flight Sky" appears - a fire breathing dragon. So cool!

 

[DisneyFive]

Some of the MB users that have already gotten their MBs said they received a shipping notification AFTER their MBs arrived at their house LOL so I'm guessing that system is quite slow to update.

Our magic bands arrived today (10:00 am EST), but the shipping confirmation email came around the same time (5:00 am EST). No pre-notice really.

On the Disney Website, all it said was that they were customizing our bands and would be shipping them soon. It still said that last night. Then this morning the bands showed up.

Dan

 

[Marblies]

Just read online that if you touch the new MagicBands to the new Disney Infinity video game base ir will unlock a new "Dragon Gate" toy and once u place the Dragon Gate in the game "Dragon's Flight Sky" appears - a fire breathing dragon. So cool!

$$$$$$ Cross merchandising! Smart move.

 

[prettypatchesmsu]

You go to the Disney site>sign in>place your mouse on My Disney Experience>scroll down to FastPass+. Then you Select the date you want to modify and click NEXT. That will bring you to 4 different options (Replace, Change, Copy & Cancel). Choose CHANGE then click NEXT. Select the FastPass you want to change (just choose one if you are just searching to see if anything new has been added) and click NEXT. The next page gives you 2 options.....either Change the Experience or Change the Time. Choose CHANGE THE EXPERIENCE, and SELECT ALL to highlight all the guest in your party and click NEXT. The next page shows the choices available to you.....if the events or rides you wanted to book are not listed, just click cancel (at the bottom left) and it backs you out of the system and nothing will change on your already booked FP+ choices. Do NOT click on the cancel button on the center of the page, that will cancel your FP+ choices (although it does give you a warning first so you can back out of that as well if you accidentally click it).

Thank you so much, that is a great step by step and helps so much!

Still no bonus FP+ for Sept 26 onwards, and no fireworks or parades on those dates either. BOO! Come on IT, I check it every single day!

I'm Oct 19th- and I didn't get a bonus for any of my MK FP+ days, weekend and weekday... Tried the Fastpicks trick some had suggested and didn't work. Also no parades, Fantasmic or Wishes.

 

[Mkat35]

Ghost Reservation Update!!!

The plot thickens!! Being the tech geek that I am, I was puzzled as to how my FP+ access and reservations could vanish when I cancelled my RO ghost reservation and then all of my times and access re-appear when I re-booked my ghost reservation. If everything was deleted when I cancelled, how did it re-appear when I re-booked?

My curiosity got the best of me, so I once again cancelled my ghost reservation. And once again my access and FP+ reservations disappeared. When I logged into MDE clicked on my reservations nothing showed up. When I click on "FastPass+" I get the tired old "Are you ready for the magic" window.

Now here is where it gets interesting. Our Magic Bands are still linked to our account and AP's. Also when I click on "My Itinerary" and select a day from my reservation, all of my FP+ reservations are listed. When I click on any of them, the little window pops up showing all three of us still linked to the fast pass. I can click "Modify FastPass+" in the lower corner and I can still change experiences and times of the FP's if I want.

The only caveat is that Tuesday was our water park day so I did not have any FP+ reservations scheduled for that day. I have not found a way to schedule new experiences for that day, but I am still working on that. I am sure there is a way.

It looks like it just may work!!

Thanks so much for the update!

 

[Crazie4daMouse]

I just helped out a friend who is going Sept 15-21 and staying at POR. Got the MagicBands and set up her FP+ selections. One tip: She's spending 2 days at MK. It automatically loaded her a bonus selection for "Under the Sea" both days. That gave her 4 choices instead of 3. Went in and adjusted the second day of "Under the Sea" to another ride and it allowed the change. Now she has an extra selection of her own choosing.

We did the very same thing when making our selections! We got Wishes, the parades, and Fantasmic!

 

[mrsmomo]

Has anyone gotten a fp for illuminations on a Thursday....

 

[jpessa]

We did the very same thing when making our selections! We got Wishes, the parades, and Fantasmic!

Not yet available for last week of September. Boo.

 

[jpessa]

OMG here I was for the longest time wondering why I couldn't get bands for the second half of my stay at AoA at the end of September (already have bands for my POP portion), since I read so many reports of people on split stays getting 2 sets of bands. This whole time I thought it was because my second half check in date didn't fall within the testing window.

Today, out of nowhere, I realized that I had to modify my check in at POP to customize my bands (since I had checked in online before September testing was added to the system I didn't get to customize until I modified it), but I never modified my AoA ressie! So I did it now and poof! A second set of bands to customize! Yippee!

Now if only I could decide if I want another color or stick with the same for me and DD (red for me, pink for her) ... I wish they had purple.

 

[hamyfamily6]

I have not gotten illuminations for Thursday! We will be there on a Thursday eve, and I have tried everything I can think of for illuminations fp+ but am getting no where. I can get it for Friday, but we aren't going to epcot on Friday! Anyone else have any luck?

 

[Simba77]

I have not gotten illuminations for Thursday! We will be there on a Thursday eve, and I have tried everything I can think of for illuminations fp+ but am getting no where. I can get it for Friday, but we aren't going to epcot on Friday! Anyone else have any luck?

So far, all parades and shows have mostly been available on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I haven't heard of any being available Monday-Thursday.

 

[Yellowstonetim]

So far, all parades and shows have mostly been available on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I haven't heard of any being available Monday-Thursday.

Could it have to do with crowd issues? As we get to September and crowds drop they may have thought it was not worth reserving an area when there will be low crowds. On the weekends, however, the crowds always increase to some degree. Just guessing as a possible reason. Disney might think that when people go to watch a parade or fireworks show and the crowds are thin they would be mad they wasted a FP+. Not everyone would, but enough to make it not worth placing in the FP+ system.

I also know that some days have special events in the evening so FP+ is not available evenings on those days.

 

[mrsmomo]

I have not gotten illuminations for Thursday! We will be there on a Thursday eve, and I have tried everything I can think of for illuminations fp+ but am getting no where. I can get it for Friday, but we aren't going to epcot on Friday! Anyone else have any luck?

I have the same problem! We want to do Epcot on Thursday and its not showing up! I called and they said everything should be loaded by now for my dates but im hoping theyr wrong :-(

 

[delmar411]

You go to the Disney site>sign in>place your mouse on My Disney Experience>scroll down to FastPass+. Then you Select the date you want to modify and click NEXT. That will bring you to 4 different options (Replace, Change, Copy & Cancel). Choose CHANGE then click NEXT. Select the FastPass you want to change (just choose one if you are just searching to see if anything new has been added) and click NEXT. The next page gives you 2 options.....either Change the Experience or Change the Time. Choose CHANGE THE EXPERIENCE, and SELECT ALL to highlight all the guest in your party and click NEXT. The next page shows the choices available to you.....if the events or rides you wanted to book are not listed, just click cancel (at the bottom left) and it backs you out of the system and nothing will change on your already booked FP+ choices. Do NOT click on the cancel button on the center of the page, that will cancel your FP+ choices (although it does give you a warning first so you can back out of that as well if you accidentally click it).

Some of the MB users that have already gotten their MBs said they received a shipping notification AFTER their MBs arrived at their house LOL so I'm guessing that system is quite slow to update.

This is good only if the fireworks, parade or whatnot is during the same window as the previous ride selection. You have to move the time to the right block for those things to show up.

 

[jweber23]

So far, all parades and shows have mostly been available on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I haven't heard of any being available Monday-Thursday.

I was able to get Main Street electrical parade and wishes for the 23rd which is a Monday.

 

[Patience]

I was able to get Fantasmic on a Tuesday night and Wishes was available for me on a Monday night but we will be eating in the castle during fireworks.

 

[Simba77]

I was able to get Main Street electrical parade and wishes for the 23rd which is a Monday.

I was able to get Fantasmic on a Tuesday night and Wishes was available for me on a Monday night but we will be eating in the castle during fireworks.

Very interesting. So far, the only show available beyond September 24th is Illuminations, which (For now) is only available on Fri/Sat/Sun.

I hope the others open up during the week. I wouldn't mind using a FP+ on Wishes and Fantasmic just to save the waiting around.

 

[brockash]

Just wanted to add that we were able to get wishes, both paraded at MK, Fantastic! and Illuminations all for weekdays during the first week of Sept. If you're going later in the month, I'd keep checking.

 

[redheadedmermaid73]

I think I might have put the wrong address for our magic bands? Does anyone know of a phone number I can call and confirm? I'd hate for them to go to our old address and than spend 2 weeks being forwarded.

 

[Punzie]

This is good only if the fireworks, parade or whatnot is during the same window as the previous ride selection. You have to move the time to the right block for those things to show up.

No YOu can click to edit all your choices and it will show. Also it won't cancel them unless you confirm the changes.