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

[kemith76]

I just booked my FP sections for our Oct 1-7th trip.
Two new questions I have after this experience...

If I want to change only one, it's (MDE app) only showing available attractions working that one hour time frame. Can I just cancel that one to get a full days worth of availability?

What is the best search method to look for available FP selections? I was expecting something similar to searching for available ADR reservations.

My goal was to get and A&E, wishes and Electric Parade the evening of arrival. At midnight booking, they were unavailable. I couldn't tell if they were full or just not happening.

The app has been messed up all weekend and it has me all confused. Showing random members of our party with a FP, and glitches every two seconds. Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

 

[theotherlostprincess]

Heyy I just jumped in here to ask a question....is carribean beach resort a hotel eligible for the 60 day fp reservations? I know some hotels arent and I can't seem to find the list of the ones that are disney but cant do fp....thanks

 

[SRUAlmn]

Heyy I just jumped in here to ask a question....is carribean beach resort a hotel eligible for the 60 day fp reservations? I know some hotels arent and I can't seem to find the list of the ones that are disney but cant do fp....thanks

All Disney owned resorts are eligible for the 60 day advance booking

 

[Cluelyss]

I just booked my FP sections for our Oct 1-7th trip. Two new questions I have after this experience... If I want to change only one, it's (MDE app) only showing available attractions working that one hour time frame. Can I just cancel that one to get a full days worth of availability? What is the best search method to look for available FP selections? I was expecting something similar to searching for available ADR reservations. My goal was to get and A&E, wishes and Electric Parade the evening of arrival. At midnight booking, they were unavailable. I couldn't tell if they were full or just not happening. The app has been messed up all weekend and it has me all confused. Showing random members of our party with a FP, and glitches every two seconds. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!

Unfortunately, you can't really search FP+ times the same way you can ADRs. If you want to see a whole day's worth of availability, you would need to cancel that day and start over. To see available times for an attraction you already have a FP+ for, you can edit that individual attraction and it will give you a list of other available times. If you want to trade one attraction for another, you can only select an attraction that is available during the same time slot your existing FP+ is scheduled for. If you want to change both attraction AND time, either change your existing selection to the correct time then change the attraction, or change the attraction then tweak the time. If you cancel only one of your selections (which I believe can only be done online), you cannot schedule a 3rd without canceling your entire day and starting over. Wish this system worked more like dining, much easier to make changes!

 

[kemith76]

Thank you, Cluelyss for confirming this.
A &E was only available 1 of the 3 days I will be at Magic Kingdom so it looks like I will be keeping it for sure. I am sure I will play around with other days since I enjoy the challenge of it all.

 

[elgerber]

I have read that you can't have overlapping times. I have a party of 4, and 2 of us have 9:35-10:35 for the Mine Train, and the other 2 have 9:40-10:40. But our next FP+ is 10:35-11:35 for all 4 of us. Will this be ok, or will they end up cancelling one of these on us?

Thank you!

 

[cgerdon02]

Unfortunately, you can't really search FP+ times the same way you can ADRs. If you want to see a whole day's worth of availability, you would need to cancel that day and start over. To see available times for an attraction you already have a FP+ for, you can edit that individual attraction and it will give you a list of other available times. If you want to trade one attraction for another, you can only select an attraction that is available during the same time slot your existing FP+ is scheduled for. If you want to change both attraction AND time, either change your existing selection to the correct time then change the attraction, or change the attraction then tweak the time. If you cancel only one of your selections (which I believe can only be done online), you cannot schedule a 3rd without canceling your entire day and starting over. Wish this system worked more like dining, much easier to make changes!

Wish I had read this BEFORE I just canceled my third fastpass trying to get one for MSEP I have SDMT scheduled for that day and I'm not willing to risk losing it to add in another fast pass. I wish they would fix this issue....

ETA: After playing around in MDE for a while, I think I've figured it out. Don't hold me to it, but in my case when I went to make new selections for that day, it seemed to have held my SDMT time slot for me since I hadn't "officially" let it go yet.

 

[Dallas_Lady]

How is this thread not a sticky?

 

[Cluelyss]

Wish I had read this BEFORE I just canceled my third fastpass trying to get one for MSEP I have SDMT scheduled for that day and I'm not willing to risk losing it to add in another fast pass. I wish they would fix this issue.... ETA: After playing around in MDE for a while, I think I've figured it out. Don't hold me to it, but in my case when I went to make new selections for that day, it seemed to have held my SDMT time slot for me since I hadn't "officially" let it go yet.

So glad to hear this! I was going to suggest giving it a try, as odds would definitely be in your favor for snagging your old 7DMT FP+ right back...but would hate to say that and have it not work!!

 

[momof1princess]

Okay, guys, I'm a WDW pro, but haven't been since May 2013, so I have NO experience with FP+. My question is: would it be better to get 3 FPs for morning, so we can get more FPs in the afternoon; or, since we're rope drop folks, should I schedule our first 3 FPs for the afternoon, when lines are longer, and just ride as much as possible in the mornings? If it helps, we'll be in WDW Nov. 22-26, and we're doing AK on the 22nd; DHS on the 23rd; EP on the 24th; and MK on the 25th, then checking out on Wednesday the 26th, the day before Thanksgiving.

I'm not sure which strategy to use! Help!

 

[bigAWL]

I'm very interested in reading responses to the above question. But I'd also like to clarify something about when you can reserve a 4th FP+. I think I've read that you can only do so after your third pre-arranged FP+ is used or expires. Does that translate to the minute that your third FP+ window opens, as it did with the old FP rule? Or do you have to wait until the end of the window for it to "expire?"

In other words, if my FP+ times are 9-10, 10-11, and 11-12, can I get a fourth FP+ at 11:01, before I actually use that 3rd FP+? Or do I have to wait until 12:01? Or is it available after I actually use the FP+, say at 11:30?

 

[Volkswagenphreak]

Curious when the 60 day window opens, is that for my whole trip or do I have to make reservations everyday exactly at the 60 day mark?

 

[spideymike]

Curious when the 60 day window opens, is that for my whole trip or do I have to make reservations everyday exactly at the 60 day mark?

It's for the whole trip.

 

[spideymike]

Hi Guys,

I have a quick question. My brother will be heading down to WDW next week with the family for a short trip. FP+ for Seven Dwarves Mine Train is gone online, but my brother was wondering do they still do the old FP in person there for the rides?

Thanks!
Mike

 

[Number Six]

No the first post says old fastpass is gone.

 

[Volkswagenphreak]

Thanks!

 

[patrickpiteo]

It's for the whole trip.

No its when your arrival day hits the 60 day mark.

 

[RadioFanatic]

Got fastpasses for oct trip and not excited by times so a couple of questions. First, if I go in the part of the app to modify my fast passes, will they keep what I have until i actively make a change or does it delete what I have when I go looking? I do not want to go in there until I'm positive it will change anything until probably do so. Second, when I go to a park on the day I am there, can I get a fast pass for something I already got an advance fast pass for? I want to see if I can get an earlier time on a ride such as the seven dwarves mine train. Thanks!

 

[patrickpiteo]

Got fastpasses for oct trip and not excited by times so a couple of questions. First, if I go in the part of the app to modify my fast passes, will they keep what I have until i actively make a change or does it delete what I have when I go looking? I do not want to go in there until I'm positive it will change anything until probably do so. Second, when I go to a park on the day I am there, can I get a fast pass for something I already got an advance fast pass for? I want to see if I can get an earlier time on a ride such as the seven dwarves mine train. Thanks!

You can see what's available and won't lose what you already have until you press the last ok button. I also got mine ride at a late time trying to find earlier one LOL ain't happening and I got mine at 12am on the 60th day out.

 

[Cluelyss]

Okay, guys, I'm a WDW pro, but haven't been since May 2013, so I have NO experience with FP+. My question is: would it be better to get 3 FPs for morning, so we can get more FPs in the afternoon; or, since we're rope drop folks, should I schedule our first 3 FPs for the afternoon, when lines are longer, and just ride as much as possible in the mornings? If it helps, we'll be in WDW Nov. 22-26, and we're doing AK on the 22nd; DHS on the 23rd; EP on the 24th; and MK on the 25th, then checking out on Wednesday the 26th, the day before Thanksgiving. I'm not sure which strategy to use! Help!

While I am not speaking from personal experience, as I will be taking my first WDW trip with FP+ this October, the research I've done implies that you can still get a lot done at rope drop. Therefore, it makes the most sense to schedule your FP+ for times the park is more crowded, such as late morning / early afternoon. While this may limit your 4th or 5th FP+ options, from what I've heard, outside MK there is very little day-of availability. So the strategy to schedule early in the hopes of getting additional FPs likely has little benefit. I'm sure everyone has a different approach to touring, so this may not work for everyone, but my plan is to hit the parks at rope drop, tour for a few hours on standby, and schedule my FPs for 11 and beyond or so. Bit would definitely be curious to hear from others what has worked for them.