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

[Mad Hattered]

I've also read on another site that construction walls will be up around Buzz Lightyear's FP- machines in order to take them out permanently. I say that qualifies this as being past the "test" stage.

 

[JosieMouse]

Thanks to OP for the list and to the vets for your post. This will help me out a lot. Could we get this as a sticky please?

 

[tmfranlk]

Just a head's up that for mid-March (spring break time) I'm getting Voyage of the Little Mermaid as an option.

 

[mesaboy2]

Just a head's up that for mid-March (spring break time) I'm getting Voyage of the Little Mermaid as an option.

Thanks! I've edited the OP.

 

[eeyoreland]

Okay, have a question and will admit I did not read all 19 pages. I'm sorry, but hopefully someone is willing to help. We have been to WDW many times. There are many rides we skip (no young children) and many rides we ride several times utilizing rope drop and FP. I'm at a loss as to where to start with my FP+ selections. Do I simply accept the fact that we will not be able to ride those rides several times? Schedule our top three in each park and wing it with the rest? We would still get there at RD, but do I use that time to ride the less popular rides or still rush to the popular rides, ride what we can, and then use FP+ later in the day to ride some again? Hopefully I'm making sense. For whatever it's worth it's DH and I, and we will be there the last week of February. If there is one, feel free to point me to the thread or post.

 

[steves1019]

Okay, have a question and will admit I did not read all 19 pages. I'm sorry, but hopefully someone is willing to help. We have been to WDW many times. There are many rides we skip (no young children) and many rides we ride several times utilizing rope drop and FP. I'm at a loss as to where to start with my FP+ selections. Do I simply accept the fact that we will not be able to ride those rides several times? Schedule our top three in each park and wing it with the rest? We would still get there at RD, but do I use that time to ride the less popular rides or still rush to the popular rides, ride what we can, and then use FP+ later in the day to ride some again? Hopefully I'm making sense. For whatever it's worth it's DH and I, and we will be there the last week of February. If there is one, feel free to point me to the thread or post.

Me and the wife just returned from a kid free trip. We did something similar though with doing the run we didn't do rope drop, I needed the sleep. We FP what we absolutely wanted to do, that was worth FP, ie no People mover, lol we set all our FP for the afternoon. Did what had the least waits in the AM. Then hit our FPs, then did what we could before we left. It actually worked out well and this was the most crowded it was for us since we started coming as adults in 2008. It was nice not spending all that extra energy traversing for more FPs. I wish we could get more than 3, but this system definitely saved me a lot of "extra" walking and energy. You should still have some sort of plan to start with I think but adjust based on wait times and proximity.

 

[Coach81]

Nice job!

 

[nan1217]

This list of FP+ kiosk locations at Animal Kingdom seems to vary. There are 5 listed by the OP (and on many websites) but sometimes there are 7, like in this hand out.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab118/Sheppardlisa1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps73ce882b.jpg

Any sense for what it will be on a permanent basis?

 

[mesaboy2]

This list of FP+ kiosk locations at Animal Kingdom seems to vary. There are 5 listed by the OP (and on many websites) but sometimes there are 7, like in this hand out.

http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab118/Sheppardlisa1/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps73ce882b.jpg

Any sense for what it will be on a permanent basis?

No, not from me anyway. I would expect the number of kiosk locations to increase over time as demand grows.

 

[AliceandAriel]

What dates may I ask? And also, did you happen to notice the waits at the Mountains at the same time you saw these long ones for the princess M&Gs?

October 27- November 1st. Unfortunately, I didn't catch the times on the Mountains- I think we saw a wait on Space Mountain that was a little up there, but it wasn't more than 40 minutes, either. I'm not 100% sure on it, though.

 

[bcrook]

Excellent additions on the first post!

 

[SRUAlmn]

What will be interesting to see is if the priorities change at all now that the old FP system is gone. For example, we planned on hitting Little Mermaid, Pooh, and Peter Pan in the early morning when the lines are short and then using our FP+s later in the day, however, now that the old FP system is gone, will those rides still have short lines in the morning, or will our assumptions about which SB lines aren't bad not hold true anymore? Another example, we LOVE spaceship earth and even when we go (during the busy summer months) it's almost always a walk on. Now, with it being offered as a FP+ option, will that change? Should we not rely on the assumption that we don't need to worry about getting a FP because it will be a walk on?

 

[mesaboy2]

What will be interesting to see is if the priorities change at all now that the old FP system is gone. For example, we planned on hitting Little Mermaid, Pooh, and Peter Pan in the early morning when the lines are short and then using our FP+s later in the day, however, now that the old FP system is gone, will those rides still have short lines in the morning, or will our assumptions about which SB lines aren't bad not hold true anymore? Another example, we LOVE spaceship earth and even when we go (during the busy summer months) it's almost always a walk on. Now, with it being offered as a FP+ option, will that change? Should we not rely on the assumption that we don't need to worry about getting a FP because it will be a walk on?

I think the biggest factors that determine a ride's average wait is demand and capacity. FP/FP+ can only affect demand, and I don't think--no matter how hard Disney tries--that offering FP+ for IaSW is going to increase demand for it. Sooooo, I don't think much will change. Time will tell!

 

[SRUAlmn]

I think the biggest factors that determine a ride's average wait is demand and capacity. FP/FP+ can only affect demand, and I don't think--no matter how hard Disney tries--that offering FP+ for IaSW is going to increase demand for it. Sooooo, I don't think much will change. Time will tell!

That's my thought/hope too! Luckily, we don't have to make our FP+ ressies until May, so there's plenty of time throughout the next few months with just the new system in effect to see how things go

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Thanks for this thread, Mesaboy! I have very happily been away from FP+ threads (and the DIS in general) for a while, and this thread helped me catch up on a couple of details that I wasn't aware of. Thanks!!

 

[bcrook]

What will be interesting to see is if the priorities change at all now that the old FP system is gone. For example, we planned on hitting Little Mermaid, Pooh, and Peter Pan in the early morning when the lines are short and then using our FP+s later in the day, however, now that the old FP system is gone, will those rides still have short lines in the morning, or will our assumptions about which SB lines aren't bad not hold true anymore? Another example, we LOVE spaceship earth and even when we go (during the busy summer months) it's almost always a walk on. Now, with it being offered as a FP+ option, will that change? Should we not rely on the assumption that we don't need to worry about getting a FP because it will be a walk on?

Time of day will still be a factor for things like Spaceship Earth and Little Mermaid. I really don't think those rides will ever book up all their FP slots. I often see Spaceship Earth with a 30 minute wait at 1:00, but then on the same day - walk on at 5:30.

BUT, will scheduled FP+ for rides like Peter Pan and Little Mermaid change the dynamics first thing in the morning? I am curious to see how that dynamic plays out.

 

[mesaboy2]

Bumping for awareness. Updated OP to remove references to legacy FP, various cosmetic changes and cleanup.

 

[bluecastle]

Thank you mesaboy for such a helpful thread and for keeping it updated. I apologize if this has already been answered, but I have a question about the 60 day window. Can you make your FP+ reservations for your entire stay on that date or do you have to reserve them for each day on its own 60 day date?
Hope that made sense. Thanks!

 

[mesaboy2]

Thank you mesaboy for such a helpful thread and for keeping it updated. I apologize if this has already been answered, but I have a question about the 60 day window. Can you make your FP+ reservations for your entire stay on that date or do you have to reserve them for each day on its own 60 day date? Hope that made sense. Thanks!

I believe you can make FP reservations for your entire trip, or maybe the first 7 days of it, as soon as the first day of your trip is 60 days out. Others know the answer to this better than me.

 

[supergoofy]

Let me see if I have this.

In MK I can book Space, Splash and BTMR for 1 day as there is no tiers. I could also do the same at AK.

Now at HS I could do Toy Story Mania, TOT and Mermaid?



Also I am offsite so I will need to do this in the parks. Can I pick my hours to do these rides? Or are they done based on relative time like say you have to pick one pre lunch, lunch and after lunch.