Autumnslight
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Since I have Magic Bands from a past trip, and am able (sort of) to book FP+ for my trip 12/7-12/13, I was able to see something that might be related to why December FP+ & Magic Bands haven't been announced yet.
On Saturday 12/7, the FP+ options appear to be a full list of almost all the known FP+ options, including shows, rides, and character meets - Illuminations, Fantasmic!, Meet Ariel, Disney Junior Live on Stage, Festival of the Lion King, Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Tower of Terror, etc.
Beginning on Sunday 12/8, the FP+ options are extremely limited. No parades, fireworks, or shows, and only a couple of rides and character meets. Epcot, DHS, and AK have literally only four or five options available, while MK has just a few more than that.
I think what this might mean is simply that they haven't released the FP+ selections that will be available for the rest of December yet. They could be analyzing data and making decisions about how much of what will be available for FP+ for the rest of December. Having just 12/1-12/7 fully available would make sense, in order to accommodate most testers checking in up through the end of November.
With the FP+ selections not being available for most of December, it wouldn't make sense for them to let December check-ins customize their Magic Bands and try to make FP+ selections yet, as it would lead to a huge uproar over nothing being available. I'm guessing this is all just on a sort of rolling schedule, as many others have thought. I'd bet that by the end of October, we'll be able to customize our Magic Bands for December.
Of course, this is all just my guess, and I could be totally wrong. But hopefully not!
On Saturday 12/7, the FP+ options appear to be a full list of almost all the known FP+ options, including shows, rides, and character meets - Illuminations, Fantasmic!, Meet Ariel, Disney Junior Live on Stage, Festival of the Lion King, Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Tower of Terror, etc.
Beginning on Sunday 12/8, the FP+ options are extremely limited. No parades, fireworks, or shows, and only a couple of rides and character meets. Epcot, DHS, and AK have literally only four or five options available, while MK has just a few more than that.
I think what this might mean is simply that they haven't released the FP+ selections that will be available for the rest of December yet. They could be analyzing data and making decisions about how much of what will be available for FP+ for the rest of December. Having just 12/1-12/7 fully available would make sense, in order to accommodate most testers checking in up through the end of November.
With the FP+ selections not being available for most of December, it wouldn't make sense for them to let December check-ins customize their Magic Bands and try to make FP+ selections yet, as it would lead to a huge uproar over nothing being available. I'm guessing this is all just on a sort of rolling schedule, as many others have thought. I'd bet that by the end of October, we'll be able to customize our Magic Bands for December.
Of course, this is all just my guess, and I could be totally wrong. But hopefully not!