Do I need to stay up until 1am tonight?

[ghtx]

Or will I be fine if I log on tomorrow morning (my 60-day window opens tomorrow) around 6am?

I am not trying to get an A&E FP. But, I would like a 7DMT FP, for the last day of our trip (June 12). The thing worrying me most is that we are a party of 9, and I'm worried they won't be available for such a large group.

 

[nilla]

Do you want to risk it?

Sorry, that doesn't really answer your question

Our window opens 24 hours after yours, and I intend to be on right at 1:00 am. Not taking any chances!

I plan to take a late night nap tomorrow night and wake up at 12:45. Of course, I'll probably be too excited to sleep!

 

[jomass]

I personally wouldn't chance it at all. Just set an alarm and get ti done in 5 minutes.

 

[Asc341]

You might be fine, but if you're the FP+ master for a group of 9, I would wake up and book. That's a lot of people's trips you've got in your hands.

 

[Fantabulously Cherry]

I wouldn't risk it since it's a pretty busy time of year.

 

[Bullseye]

I did mine at 1am last Friday. It only took me about 40 minutes to do 11 days worth. We have a party of six and for the same reason I didn't want to risk it. As long as you know which rides you want each day and a relative time of day....you can get through it pretty quickly.

 

[sweetpea29488]

I did mine at 1am last Friday. It only took me about 40 minutes to do 11 days worth. We have a party of six and for the same reason I didn't want to risk it. As long as you know which rides you want each day and a relative time of day....you can get through it pretty quickly.

My window opens at 1:00am in the morning. I have 3 people for 6 days. By your calculations, should I be done in 30 mins? I have all my fp+ and times written down.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

Stay up I got some EPIC fast passes for Epcot and now I got them so early I can use the kiosk for more

 

[dprincessmom]

I will go to the other side of the coin and say no. As long as you are flexible for the time of day you want them, you should be fine. I had no issues getting FP+ last year for A&E or 7DMT and I did it the evening of our first available day for May last year, including the 24 hour event.

 

[Tay N Evie's Mom]

We are a party of 9 and I am the coordinator for our 10 night trip. My 60 day window opened up this past Sunday. I was ready with my spreadsheet and had no problems making FP+ for all 9 at a time. I even got A&E for my 2 nieces for the first day of our trip!! I got all the rides we wanted at the exact times we wanted. I would not chance it and wait until the morning. Granted I was a zombie all day yesterday, but it was worth it and will be worth it to see the smiles on my nieces faces when they meet A&E.

 

[Bullseye]

We are a party of 9 and I am the coordinator for our 10 night trip. My 60 day window opened up this past Sunday. I was ready with my spreadsheet and had no problems making FP+ for all 9 at a time. I even got A&E for my 2 nieces for the first day of our trip!! I got all the rides we wanted at the exact times we wanted. I would not chance it and wait until the morning. Granted I was a zombie all day yesterday, but it was worth it and will be worth it to see the smiles on my nieces faces when they meet A&E.

See there you go...9 people for 10 days ! You were prepared, got in early, and got what you wanted . I was the same way the next day, but like you said it's worth it !

 

[zstyles]

Just completed all my FP+ selections for June 9th - 15th! Stayed up till 1am!

Took me about 20 minutes, had them all planned out...easy easy...

 

[ghtx]

Well, I went against everyone's advice (except @dprincessmom) and decided to risk it and sleep in. Glad I did! They still had everything I want available, at every time I wanted it! Thanks everyone (anyway) for the advice!

The only exception was the Frozen show at DHS, and it said that it was closed for refurbishment on that date (June 11). Oh well, not too upset if I miss that one.

 

[dprincessmom]

So glad you got what you wanted and some sleep too. Another 60 days and I get to make our FP+ reservations.

Have a great trip!

 

[Indio]

My sister got on at 12:30 am and booked all our FP+ for 11 people. We didn't want A&E, but did get 7DMT. The next morning around 9, I went in to "tweak" some of them and everything was still available (including A&E). So I think it's just basically if you want to do it in the middle of the night or not!

 

[ghtx]

My sister got on at 12:30 am and booked all our FP+ for 11 people. We didn't want A&E, but did get 7DMT. The next morning around 9, I went in to "tweak" some of them and everything was still available (including A&E). So I think it's just basically if you want to do it in the middle of the night or not!

LOL that's probably true. I think that waking up at 12am or 1am is more important if you just have a 30-day window. But if you have a 60-day window, it looks like there is not so much need to stay up late.

 

[jimim]

isn't the window open at 12 am? not 1 am?

 

[Itinkso]

isn't the window open at 12 am? not 1 am?

It's dependent upon when MK closes for their regular hours. During Spring Break, MK has a 1:00a closing - FP booking opens at that time.

 

[jtowntoflorida]

LOL that's probably true. I think that waking up at 12am or 1am is more important if you just have a 30-day window. But if you have a 60-day window, it looks like there is not so much need to stay up late.

ITA. I think that this really shows how relatively low onsite resort occupancy is in the summer vs. other seasons. We had trips in August 2014, December 2014, and have one planned for June 2015, for which I just made my FP+s this week. The highest demand FP+s were absolutely easier to get at 60 days for the two summer trips. I can still freely switch my 7DMT FP+s around, and could have A&E for any day of my trip if I wanted it. Experts say that park attendance in the summer is driven by offsite visitors and that onsite attendance at the resorts is lowest during the summer months, and I tend to believe them based on my experiences with FP+.

 

[seven dwarves mine]

My window opened Monday night. I waited until 5:15 Tuesday morning, and I got everything I wanted, even Anna and Elsa and 7DMT (4 times!) We're a party of four.