Can someone help me understand fastpasses for a split stay?

[JennysSeven]

Today is our 60-day mark for fastpass+. I was able to make selections for 6 of our 7 days. Can someone please help me understand how the 7th day will work? I haven't been able to get in touch with my TA.

Here's our trip: 12/11-12/13 at CBR with DDP, then 12/13-12/18 at CBR with DDP under the stay, play, and dine deal. We have 7 day park tickets, which I'm guessing (but cannot confirm) that maybe the TA booked with the second part of our stay. I'm planning on being in the parks the 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th with our 7-day tickets. When I went to select my fastpasses, all but the 12th were available to me, even though our 60 days appears to be counting from the 11th. What's up with that? Will the 12th end up being able to be booked 30 days out instead if the tickets are associated with the stay beginning on the 13th? And if that's the case, why am I able to book FP+ today instead of 2 days from now? Oh, and will I be able to use the park tickets before the 13th if they are booked with the stay beginning on the 13th?
Thanks in advance for any insight!! I'm totally new to the FP+ system.

 

[hiroMYhero]

You cannot pre-book for the 12th because your tickets are "packaged" in stay #2. Because they are inactive tickets, the MDE FP system does not allow you to book FPs for days prior to your package.

You'll have to wait until you arrive and "early activate" your tickets to book FPs for the 12th.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Here's more info from another recent thread:

Your FP booking window will open 60 days prior to your check-in day of Stay #1. BUT, if the tickets are included as a package with Stay #2, you can only book for check-in day through check-out day of Stay #2.

Packaged tickets with Stay #2 means your tickets are not active until your package actually begins. You will be blocked out of booking FPs for Stay #1.

With split stays, ideally the package should be attached to Stay #1 or the rooms should be booked as room-only and tickets should be purchased and linked separately. The way your vacation is set up, you won't be able to book FPs for Stay #1 until you arrive at WDW and "early activate" the tickets that are attached to Stay #2.

I think @mesaboy2 should add Split Stay info to his thread!

 

[JennysSeven]

Thank you!! That is very helpful info! Thankfully the day we can't book yet we are planning on being at AK on what is being predicted to be a lower crowd day, so hopefully we won't have too much trouble getting to everything without FP+.

 

[serene56]

ooo I have a split stay but both my stays are room only. I have tickets attached to my second stay-- NOT my first stay. which is only one night at Pop Century then moving to beach club
I was able to make all my FP choices from the date of the room only for Pop Century

 

[hiroMYhero]

ooo I have a split stay but both my stays are room only. I have tickets attached to my second stay-- NOT my first stay. which is only one night at Pop Century then moving to beach club
I was able to make all my FP choices from the date of the room only for Pop Century

That's because tickets separately liked in MDE are not attached to an onsite room reservation. Two room-only reservations + separately linked tickets allow FP booking for any of the onsite days.