Even earlier start tomorrow?

[Shazzie B]

OK, it's Fastpass + day for me tomorrow (Tues 15th), did they change their clocks in America yesterday? So I need to book at 4 am right? I get so confused . Hoping Rivers of Light shows up too!

 

[Elise79]

Yes, the US have changed their clocks! From now until we change ours its a 4 hour difference!

FP is 4am at the moment!

 

[Shazzie B]

Thanks Elise, told DH you'd know, he spotted it on our Disney Calender yesterday, good job he did!

 

[Karenpowley]

Sorry to butt in... But can you explain what fast pass plus is (not been for 4 years) and also the Rivers of Light show. Thanks

 

[Shazzie B]

You don't get paper fast passes from machines in the park anymore, you can pre-book 3 per day on the web in Advance, if you're staying on Disney 60 days before your holiday, if you're off site 30 days before. It's our 60 day mark tomorrow so looks like I'm going to be up early. Did it for the 1st time last year and it only takes about 15 minutes if you know what you already want.

Rivers of light is a new evening show in Animal Kingdom, it launches in April. It's not fireworks because of the animals but a 'light' show on the water near Expedition Everest. Not too many details known yet, but when fast passes are released, they'll go like hot cakes I'd imagine.

Quite a lot has changed in 4 years so any other questions please ask, loads of info on here

 

[Karenpowley]

You don't get paper fast passes from machines in the park anymore, you can pre-book 3 per day on the web in Advance, if you're staying on Disney 60 days before your holiday, if you're off site 30 days before. It's our 60 day mark tomorrow so looks like I'm going to be up early. Did it for the 1st time last year and it only takes about 15 minutes if you know what you already want.

Rivers of light is a new evening show in Animal Kingdom, it launches in April. It's not fireworks because of the animals but a 'light' show on the water near Expedition Everest. Not too many details known yet, but when fast passes are released, they'll go like hot cakes I'd imagine.

Quite a lot has changed in 4 years so any other questions please ask, loads of info on here

Thank you so much for that - it helps a lot - really love planning - so will be another thing for me to incorporate - god luck with yours!

 

[Shazzie B]

All done, took me over 30 mins though so I was a bit optimistic there!

Got everything we wanted, not really sure of the need to get up at 4am but always think if I don't I'd regret it if I missed a FP+ we really wanted. Got mostly the exact times we wanted too, apart from our 1st morning, which is in HS, couldn't get ToT or R&R coaster very early (before 11am).

Now to tweak Touring Plans.

Then keep an eye out for Rivers of Light & we may squeeze Frozen Ever After if rumour of 27th May opening is true, our last day is the 28th. Then again may to choose to avoid as I expect Epcot will be a zoo

 

[Tash87]

Slightly off subject but when booking adr's do they open at 4/5am for us? Or is that just for fp?

 

[Elise79]

Slightly off subject but when booking adr's do they open at 4/5am for us? Or is that just for fp?

ADRs are 7am EST online, 8am by phone. I haven't done ADRs at opening in a while and still got everything we wanted. I don't book BoG or Ohana dinners though so not sure if they still need the immediate log on. I usually book when we get home at 5pm.

 

[Tash87]

ADRs are 7am EST online, 8am by phone. I haven't done ADRs at opening in a while and still got everything we wanted. I don't book BoG or Ohana dinners though so not sure if they still need the immediate log on. I usually book when we get home at 5pm.

So is that 12 pm for us?

 

[wilma-bride]

ADRs are 7am EST online, 8am by phone. I haven't done ADRs at opening in a while and still got everything we wanted. I don't book BoG or Ohana dinners though so not sure if they still need the immediate log on. I usually book when we get home at 5pm.

Actually they are 6am online and 7am by phone.

So is that 12 pm for us?

Normally 11am online and 12 noon by phone but since the clocks went forward, for the next 2 weeks (until 27th March), it is 10am online and 11am by phone.

 

[Tash87]

Ah yes, as I thought. Thanks guys

 

[Elise79]

Actually they are 6am online and 7am by phone.

Oops my mistake - and I knew that! I blame too much work and not enough Dis time!

 

[bex7583]

4am wow that's dedication. I thought rivers of light was to open next year as part of avatar land .

 

[RaginforDisneyRoy]

OK, it's Fastpass + day for me tomorrow (Tues 15th), did they change their clocks in America yesterday? So I need to book at 4 am right? I get so confused . Hoping Rivers of Light shows up too!

Clocks are now forward. Rivers of Light is not available on FP+ as of now and no dining events either.

 

[Shazzie B]

Thanks, but it was yesterday morning I was up early to book

 

[Tash87]

Clocks are now forward. Rivers of Light is not available on FP+ as of now and no dining events either.

Still no ROL!

 

[Disneynutinlondon]

I managed to snag an ADR at BOG for dinner in mid July just this evening so if that's what you want just keep looking

 

[Minniesgal]

LOL yes I discovered the time change yesterday. We leave Wednesday and I was looking at the last 10 days of flight arrival times to see if we might arrive early. I noticed a week ago every flight left an hour later and was in the middle of telling my husband the flight regularly left an hour late when the penny dropped.

 

[Shazzie B]

It'll all be sorted next Sunday

All our ADRs are sorted & FP+ booked but, still checking daily for Rivers of Light