Can anyone imagine the meltdown if people staying at disney cant get into a park and someone staying offsite does??
Resort guests will have a very short window next week where they have priority over non-resort guests. After that, guests can make Park reservations when they purchase their tickets or book their package. I think that for busy times, guests that are timely about purchasing park tickets may outmaneuver onsite guests.
I think back on our first Disney trip as a family in 2009. We booked about 3 weeks before arriving. Got the
DDP too, and made ADRs, and read up on paper FPs, and had a blast. Then, FP+ was introduced and made it so that you needed to book, ideally, more than 60 days in advance if your were staying onsite and at least 30 days if you were offsite.
And now, before you decide on last-minute trip, you will need to check to see if you can get into the parks.
I'm not complaining, I think this is the only way that Disney can control the capacity effectively. If they let people continue to purchase tickets, and then you cannot get into a park, then that would be a mess. So, I completely understand that you have to make reservations when you get your tickets.