FastPass+ Basic Info, Attraction List, and Suggested Priorities--Part I

[kmjc]

Really? What do you define as "no trouble"? The reason I ask is that I am staying on site and trying to find a 7DMT for Aug 4th anytime before 5pm and can't. I know I'll be on the DME around 5:30 and so can't get one earlier in the day.

I booked my FP+ a couple of weeks ago for my upcoming trip. I booked at 9 am 30 days out. I was able to book 7DMT, A&E, and STWB. When I first made the selections, it gave me very late times. I accepted them, then was able to change to the times that I wanted. My latest one is 7DMT at 2:40 pm. A&E is for 9:05 am. I was very happy with what I got for the one day (July 11) that we will be in MK.

I think that the system is set up to give you later times for popular attractions. However, the process to edit the times was fairly easy to use and gave me much more desirable times. Good luck.

 

[nkosiek]

Hae been trying to do it 3 or 4 times a day since I booked and still nothing before 5pm.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

So the strategy right now is to accept the late times, even if you don't want them, then go back in and switch them later? How long do you wait to start switching?

 

[yce22princess]

So the strategy right now is to accept the late times, even if you don't want them, then go back in and switch them later? How long do you wait to start switching?

You can go back and adjust it right away.

 

[pookadoo77]

Up to 3 thunderstorms per day can be pre-booked 60 days in advance (but only in one theme park).

haha

 

[kmjc]

So the strategy right now is to accept the late times, even if you don't want them, then go back in and switch them later? How long do you wait to start switching?

I adjusted my times immediately. It gives you a drop- down box with a selection of different times when you enter the edit feature. You don't get a choice of times initially.

 

[Dreamscome2ru]

It seems to me that the biggest problem with FP+ is the availability window open time of midnight/1am. People are staying up late to book and at that time, they are anxious, tired and stressed. The system works well, as designed, when your head is in a good place.

My suggestion to everyone approaching their window is to RELAX! Start refreshed the first morning your window is open. Go in, pick your three attractions for a day and take one of the recommended schedules. It will tell you it's complete and then you have the option to go right back in and change a FP attraction or time. If you choose to change a time, it will bring up all the time slots available. It's ridiculously easy to do. Just remember you can't overlap the one hour time slots so you need to move one attraction out of a time slot before you move another one into it. Take your time, no need to rush. It will work very well.

I'm checked my FPs today for my mid August trip. The only thing unavailable is A&E and now with the summer event at HS, I'm sure we'll have no problem seeing them somewhere. Crowds drop off in September so anyone booking then should be fine to. I'm sure Disney does not want anyone to miss out on meeting them so they'll work to increase availability to them.

 

[DJFan88]

It seems to me that the biggest problem with FP+ is the availability window open time of midnight/1am. People are staying up late to book and at that time, they are anxious, tired and stressed. The system works well, as designed, when your head is in a good place.

My suggestion to everyone approaching their window is to RELAX! Start refreshed the first morning your window is open. Go in, pick your three attractions for a day and take one of the recommended schedules. It will tell you it's complete and then you have the option to go right back in and change a FP attraction or time. If you choose to change a time, it will bring up all the time slots available. It's ridiculously easy to do. Just remember you can't overlap the one hour time slots so you need to move one attraction out of a time slot before you move another one into it. Take your time, no need to rush. It will work very well.

I'm checked my FPs today for my mid August trip. The only thing unavailable is A&E and now with the summer event at HS, I'm sure we'll have no problem seeing them somewhere. Crowds drop off in September so anyone booking then should be fine to. I'm sure Disney does not want anyone to miss out on meeting them so they'll work to increase availability to them.

EXCELLENT ADVICE!
I am only 30 something days away, and I can still go on and change things pretty much no problem. Sure there are a couple of things you may want to get right away, but I probably got those around like 50 something days out (like 7DMT, Wishes).

As far as people saying with the editing and accepting the late times. The editing does work very well. Also, when you do the initial acceptance thing, not sure if everyone realizes that there is actually 4 choices on a tab above and they tell you what they think is the "best match" which is usually the later times. (not sure why they would want you to think that, I'm sure there's some strategy behind it), but if you click on one of the other options "A" B, C one of them is usually all early morning stuff. If I'm going early morning I usually click that one and then edit from there. I usually like a more middle one, because the first hour or two you should be able to get on some rides easier.

 

[SRUAlmn]

As far as people saying with the editing and accepting the late times. The editing does work very well. Also, when you do the initial acceptance thing, not sure if everyone realizes that there is actually 4 choices on a tab above and they tell you what they think is the "best match" which is usually the later times. (not sure why they would want you to think that, I'm sure there's some strategy behind it), but if you click on one of the other options "A" B, C one of them is usually all early morning stuff. If I'm going early morning I usually click that one and then edit from there. I usually like a more middle one, because the first hour or two you should be able to get on some rides easier.

I actually did the opposite, and found it to work well. If I wanted them for the morning, I picked the afternoon because it made it much easier to go back and edit them! For example;
If it offered me my three FPs for
9:00-10:00
10:45-11:45
12:30-1:30
When you go in to edit you'll only be able to pick times after 1:30 because earlier times would overlap with your selections. If you started with all later times, the whole morning would be open for you to switch to. Does that make sense?

 

[DJFan88]

I actually did the opposite, and found it to work well. If I wanted them for the morning, I picked the afternoon because it made it much easier to go back and edit them! For example;
If it offered me my three FPs for
9:00-10:00
10:45-11:45
12:30-1:30
When you go in to edit you'll only be able to pick times after 1:30 because earlier times would overlap with your selections. If you started with all later times, the whole morning would be open for you to switch to. Does that make sense?

Probably, not sure, didn't analyze it that far. I just know I've had no problems at all. I still go in and keep changing things. I've not noticed anything about overlapping and have been able to change orders and things and get all my morning or whatever times as I wanted. I didn't notice if it didn't let me overlap, so that I don't know, but all of my FP's follow each other, if I wanted them to.

 

[Frozen2014]

I actually did the opposite, and found it to work well. If I wanted them for the morning, I picked the afternoon because it made it much easier to go back and edit them! For example;
If it offered me my three FPs for
9:00-10:00
10:45-11:45
12:30-1:30
When you go in to edit you'll only be able to pick times after 1:30 because earlier times would overlap with your selections. If you started with all later times, the whole morning would be open for you to switch to. Does that make sense?

This is really good to know. So basically if you want a morning time, and the time shown by the system is not good, then pick an afternoon time....then go in after so you can easily move it to an available morning time without conflict?

 

[SRUAlmn]

This is really good to know. So basically if you want a morning time, and the time shown by the system is not good, then pick an afternoon time....then go in after so you can easily move it to an available morning time without conflict?

Yes!!! I figured that out after I did my first couple and went in the edit and had to change them multiple times to work around the overlap. It was so much easier to just initially choose them for opposite times so you only had to edit each one once . I never had a situation in which the original ones offered all fell neatly in line back to back like I wanted them, so I had to edit them all.

 

[ckelly14]

If you are staying at Shades of Green...how does FP+ work? We don't get magic bands so is the park ticket what gets you in for your reserved ride time?

This would work just like an offsite stay, and will depend on when you get your tickets. I know that some SOG guests wait until they arrive to pick up their tickets. In that case, you won't be able to book FP+ until the tickets are linked in MDE. If the tickets are linked ahead of time, you will be able to make FP+ up to 30 days prior to use.

Yes, your ticket will work in exactly the same way as the MB, except you won't be able to wear it on your wrist !

 

[SPOERLX3]

We are going in September and my only concern is for 7DMT but with what I am reading, IF my 60 day window opens up on a Saturday, I shouldn't have any trouble waiting till Monday to book my FP+ and still be able to get a FP+ for 7DMT. Am I understanding that correctly?

 

[mggeary]

I actually did the opposite, and found it to work well. If I wanted them for the morning, I picked the afternoon because it made it much easier to go back and edit them! For example;
If it offered me my three FPs for
9:00-10:00
10:45-11:45
12:30-1:30
When you go in to edit you'll only be able to pick times after 1:30 because earlier times would overlap with your selections. If you started with all later times, the whole morning would be open for you to switch to. Does that make sense?

Just be aware that many report more difficulty overlaping ADRs and FP when they go back and edit times. We had this experience last trip, in which the original 3 could be overlapped with lunch ADRs (with a warning), but the eddited FPs could not overlap with ADRs, for a two house period.

For this reason, if we have a scheduled lunch ADR, I am going to try to get my FPs around lunch time pretty close with going back in and editing those.

Anyone else been able to reschedule FPs to overlap with table service lunch ADRs recently?

 

[jack'smom]

On our arrival day, we are headed to Animal Kingdom for the afternoon. Since it will be hot, I will be very pregnant, and my middle doesn't really care for the park , I was thinking of staying at the pool with the two youngest. Can my husband and oldest use our magic bands to use our fast passes if we did not go to the park?

 

[wendy3]

On our arrival day, we are headed to Animal Kingdom for the afternoon. Since it will be hot, I will be very pregnant, and my middle doesn't really care for the park , I was thinking of staying at the pool with the two youngest. Can my husband and oldest use our magic bands to use our fast passes if we did not go to the park?

I don't think so. My understanding is that the wrist bands work like the old park tickets in that you have to use them to enter the park before you can use them IN the park (if you know what I mean).

 

[knjbolen]

I am in the same boat. I just became 60 days out at midnight. I have been trying to select my fp+ with no luck at all. Keeps saying my tickets are not linked. They plainly show up on MDE but they are in a package & for some reason it will not recognize them. Ugh!!!!!

 

[knjbolen]

Just hit the 1:00 am window (I'm on CST) and still can't get it to recognize my tickets

 

[knjbolen]

Did you ever get yours to work? I'm just at 60 days out now & mine still won't work. It says same as yours!