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

[LaughinPlace289]

You didn't say when you are going so I will assume summer. I like the plan the way you have it and here's why: the 1st week of May that I was there....FP's at the kiosk were non-existent for top tier rides such as Soarin at epcot and toy sorry mania at HS when I used the kiosk in the afternoon at a park ( right now you have to go to a kiosk in a park to get the additional fp's and as of right now only one at a time).

Your current plan seems to let you do top tier rides at MK then hop over to epcot and not worry about top tier rides over there and then back to MK where yes, in the evenings the lines at least seemed shorter.

As many pp's have said before...things could change any day now meaning you might be able to get more than one additional pass at a time after the first three.

Bottom line...I would go with what you have unless disney changes fp's before you go!

Great! We are going the second week of June and I have not been in a few years so this new system is throwing me for a loop.

One other question... if I wait until I am a week or so out from the trip to reserve our FPs at Epcot, am I going to risk missing out on the top tier attractions? Soarin' is more than likely what we will go with... it is between that and Test Track but I figure we will have a better shot at a short wait time at the latter after we finish at World Showcase. If, in fact, they do add the option of a 4th FP, I don't want to miss out.

 

[famy27]

It seems like in post #1609 she was able to cancel hers...
Unless I'm reading it wrong.

I did indeed cancel two. All I have is Soarin. When FP+ first came out, it didn't make much sense to cancel FPs in advance, because you couldn't replace them. With the rolling 4th, it's a whole new ballgame.

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[DIS kid at heart]

Great! We are going the second week of June and I have not been in a few years so this new system is throwing me for a loop. One other question... if I wait until I am a week or so out from the trip to reserve our FPs at Epcot, am I going to risk missing out on the top tier attractions? Soarin' is more than likely what we will go with... it is between that and Test Track but I figure we will have a better shot at a short wait time at the latter after we finish at World Showcase. If, in fact, they do add the option of a 4th FP, I don't want to miss out.

You should be able to get one or the other with still a week before your trip. Idk your plan for the park, but we used our FP+ for Test Track and hit Soarin' at rope drop. This was on May 5th. 9am opening. Both rides were at least an hour wait for most of the day. We went back later to try and get Illuminations as our 4th FP+ and they weren't available. I believe neither was soarin or test track. We ended up with maelstrom. But this was around 5 after we came back for dinner. If you hit the kiosk earlier in the day, as long as you've used all 3 FP+, you might have better luck.

 

[bangzoom6877]

On Wednesday my FP+ window opens. The one attraction that's concerning me is Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Is it necessary to stay up until midnight to get it, or is it ok to wait until I normally get up at 5:00am?

 

[tabm01]

On Wednesday my FP+ window opens. The one attraction that's concerning me is Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Is it necessary to stay up until midnight to get it, or is it ok to wait until I normally get up at 5:00am?

I have FP for the first week of June and there are still more available, only thing not available is A&E

 

[glvsav37]

On Wednesday my FP+ window opens. The one attraction that's concerning me is Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Is it necessary to stay up until midnight to get it, or is it ok to wait until I normally get up at 5:00am?

We did ours at 12:01 Wednesday am when the window opened but I'm a night owl and a Diz nerd. So it was natural for me.

However, I was able to go in and modify a few times last night--7 DMT being one of them--and I had all time slots avail that day. So I doubt anything "sold out" in 24 hours.

 

[mom2travel]

On Wednesday my FP+ window opens. The one attraction that's concerning me is Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Is it necessary to stay up until midnight to get it, or is it ok to wait until I normally get up at 5:00am?

I booked mine at about 7:15 on my 60-day out day. For July 7 (day 4 of our trip). Had plenty of time choices

 

[MightyGitis]

On Wednesday my FP+ window opens. The one attraction that's concerning me is Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Is it necessary to stay up until midnight to get it, or is it ok to wait until I normally get up at 5:00am?

Believe it or not I'm still seeing FP+ available for SDMT just a week after it opens. I booked mine for my trip only 45 days out. So you probably don't need to stress. At 5 am it's likely to still be there waiting for you.

 

[Koh1977]

The only one that shows as standby only is A and E, although last night there was still some availability near the end of our 10 day trip. (July 8-11 timeframe)

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[Koh1977]

Anyone know anything about the viewing spot for Wishes being under refurbishment? It was available as a FP later in the week, but said "under refurbishment" for the 4th of July.

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[bangzoom6877]

I have FP for the first week of June and there are still more available, only thing not available is A&E

We did ours at 12:01 Wednesday am when the window opened but I'm a night owl and a Diz nerd. So it was natural for me. However, I was able to go in and modify a few times last night--7 DMT being one of them--and I had all time slots avail that day. So I doubt anything "sold out" in 24 hours.

I booked mine at about 7:15 on my 60-day out day. For July 7 (day 4 of our trip). Had plenty of time choices

Believe it or not I'm still seeing FP+ available for SDMT just a week after it opens. I booked mine for my trip only 45 days out. So you probably don't need to stress. At 5 am it's likely to still be there waiting for you.

The only one that shows as standby only is A and E, although last night there was still some availability near the end of our 10 day trip. (July 8-11 timeframe) Sent from my iPad using DISBoards

Hmm, so I guess I'll just do all of them at 5am. I'm trying to get an 11am FP+ on an EMH morning, the 4th day of our trip. We're staying at BWV so my window opens 60 days before check-in.

 

[ILMomTo3]

First, thank you for this original post. It answered virtually all of the questions I had regarding FP+ for our trip coming up in September. I have a couple clarifying questions, which I apologize if they have been answered in this 109 page thread already but hoping someone is gracious and willing to re-answer...

Two questions:
1. Rider Swap: It says it works like the old system, but honestly I don't exactly remember what that is...so let me ask a specific question: We are traveling with a party of 7. My youngest is 3 and very small and therefore unable to ride some of the larger attractions. For those attractions, if we use rider swap, does the person who is planning to use the 'rider swap', need a FP for it. I believe the answer is no but just want to verify as start planning this out. I am specifically thinking about Soarin', mountains, etc. Could I get a FP+ for my youngest and another member of our party, to something else, and then use the rider swap and take my two older kids again (b/c can't you take several people with you on the rider swap)?
Also, is there a listing somewhere of what rides do rider swap?

2. Swapping Tickets/Magic Bands: If I get FP+ for all 7 people for a particular ride, but only 4 decide to ride, can 3 of those people ride again, if I give them the tickets/magic bands that still have the 3 remaining FP+ on them? In other words, do they verify you have "YOUR" ticket, or just a ticket with a valid FP+ on it. Since we are traveling with grandparents and my little one, I could see those 3 going to do something else not requiring FP+ (like small world, nemo, etc). As for me, I am usually happy to forgo 2nd ride in lieu of people watching on a quiet bench with a coke.

 

[DAZY3BYZ]

In order to be able to book a 4th FP+, do I need to actually use all my original 3 FP+ or do the windows just need to expire. I'm thinking in Epcot we may not actually use all 3 FP+ that you are required to pick. Can we hop to another park and book an additional FP+ once the windows of our original bookings have passed or do we actually have to use them? Thanks!

 

[MightyGitis]

In order to be able to book a 4th FP+, do I need to actually use all my original 3 FP+ or do the windows just need to expire. I'm thinking in Epcot we may not actually use all 3 FP+ that you are required to pick. Can we hop to another park and book an additional FP+ once the windows of our original bookings have passed or do we actually have to use them? Thanks!

If you use your last pass you can book a new 4th immediately. If you aren't using it you can book a 4th when your 3rd expires.

 

[DAZY3BYZ]

If you use your last pass you can book a new 4th immediately. If you aren't using it you can book a 4th when your 3rd expires.

Thank you!!

 

[Gryhndmom]

Great! We are going the second week of June and I have not been in a few years so this new system is throwing me for a loop.

One other question... if I wait until I am a week or so out from the trip to reserve our FPs at Epcot, am I going to risk missing out on the top tier attractions? Soarin' is more than likely what we will go with... it is between that and Test Track but I figure we will have a better shot at a short wait time at the latter after we finish at World Showcase. If, in fact, they do add the option of a 4th FP, I don't want to miss out.

I think a week out you should be fine but that is just a guess since summer is crazy busy at WDW and almost everyone seems to be using FP+. If you want to take some stress out of the equation book Soarin early afternoon and maybe try to do single rider line at test track. The big monkey wrench in this whole new FP system is being able to only book one park for the three THEN booking the other one. When I park hopped last week from HS to epcot, the kiosk at international gateway at 1:30 did have test track available at 6:30. Guess it just depends on how much to park hop with your short time at WDW.

 

[bangzoom6877]

First, thank you for this original post. It answered virtually all of the questions I had regarding FP+ for our trip coming up in September. I have a couple clarifying questions, which I apologize if they have been answered in this 109 page thread already but hoping someone is gracious and willing to re-answer... Two questions: 1. Rider Swap: It says it works like the old system, but honestly I don't exactly remember what that is...so let me ask a specific question: We are traveling with a party of 7. My youngest is 3 and very small and therefore unable to ride some of the larger attractions. For those attractions, if we use rider swap, does the person who is planning to use the 'rider swap', need a FP for it. I believe the answer is no but just want to verify as start planning this out. I am specifically thinking about Soarin', mountains, etc. Could I get a FP+ for my youngest and another member of our party, to something else, and then use the rider swap and take my two older kids again (b/c can't you take several people with you on the rider swap)? Also, is there a listing somewhere of what rides do rider swap? 2. Swapping Tickets/Magic Bands: If I get FP+ for all 7 people for a particular ride, but only 4 decide to ride, can 3 of those people ride again, if I give them the tickets/magic bands that still have the 3 remaining FP+ on them? In other words, do they verify you have "YOUR" ticket, or just a ticket with a valid FP+ on it. Since we are traveling with grandparents and my little one, I could see those 3 going to do something else not requiring FP+ (like small world, nemo, etc). As for me, I am usually happy to forgo 2nd ride in lieu of people watching on a quiet bench with a coke.

I can answer question 2. The answer is yes! Planning to do this for DH and ds9 for space mountain since DS7 and I do not go on that.

 

[bhardy]

I have read on here, I think, that some people can view the fastpasses and see what is available prior to their window opening up. Anyone able to do that and if so how?

 

[Koh1977]

First, thank you for this original post. It answered virtually all of the questions I had regarding FP+ for our trip coming up in September. I have a couple clarifying questions, which I apologize if they have been answered in this 109 page thread already but hoping someone is gracious and willing to re-answer... Two questions: 1. Rider Swap: It says it works like the old system, but honestly I don't exactly remember what that is...so let me ask a specific question: We are traveling with a party of 7. My youngest is 3 and very small and therefore unable to ride some of the larger attractions. For those attractions, if we use rider swap, does the person who is planning to use the 'rider swap', need a FP for it. I believe the answer is no but just want to verify as start planning this out. I am specifically thinking about Soarin', mountains, etc. Could I get a FP+ for my youngest and another member of our party, to something else, and then use the rider swap and take my two older kids again (b/c can't you take several people with you on the rider swap)? Also, is there a listing somewhere of what rides do rider swap? 2. Swapping Tickets/Magic Bands: If I get FP+ for all 7 people for a particular ride, but only 4 decide to ride, can 3 of those people ride again, if I give them the tickets/magic bands that still have the 3 remaining FP+ on them? In other words, do they verify you have "YOUR" ticket, or just a ticket with a valid FP+ on it. Since we are traveling with grandparents and my little one, I could see those 3 going to do something else not requiring FP+ (like small world, nemo, etc). As for me, I am usually happy to forgo 2nd ride in lieu of people watching on a quiet bench with a coke.

As I have gathered, rider swap works as it always did, so the first riders need FP (or do standby) and the second rider(s) do NOT need a FP. I believe 3 people can ride the second time around on a rider swap ticket.

And yes, you can switch bands if you want as far as I know. I am planning on doing this at Epcot with Soarin and Test Track since my DD won't use any of the tier 1 rides really.

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[bangzoom6877]

I think I have finalized our FP+ selections that I have to make on Wednesday, but I would like to get some opinions. We are staying 10 nights, but going to the parks 7 days (have a couple of resort days, and one day at Legoland).

7/20 (arrival day, Epcot): Soarin' 3:45 pm; Living with the Land 4:45pm; Figment 6:45 pm (after dinner at Garden Grill)

7/21 (DHS): Star Tours 9:15 am (after signing up the boys for Jedi Training Academy at rope drop), TSMM 10:15am; Disney Junior Live 11:15 am

7/22 (Epcot, EMH morning): Turtle Talk 9am; Soarin' 10am; Illuminations 9pm (DH and the boys will ride TT at rope drop at 8am, then we will all meet at spaceship Earth)

7/24 (MK, EMH morning): Big Thunder 9am; Splash Mountain 10am (planning to ride HM in between); 7DMT 11am (touring fantasyland starting with Peter Pan at 8am EMH rope drop, then Frontierland and Liberty Square)

7/26 (DHS, EMH morning): TSMM 9am; Indiana Jones 12:30pm; Lights, Motors, Action 4:30 (DH and ds9 will ride RNRC at 8am EMH rope drop, then we will do Star Tours, then Muppet Vision 3D during the EMH hour)

7/28 (Epcot): Soarin' 9:30am; Spaceship Earth 10:30am; Turtle Talk 11:30 (TT upon rope drop; the FP+ selections are the boys' favorites at Epcot)

7/29 (MK): Space Mountain 10:15am; Peter Pan 11:15am; MSEP 9pm (8am breakfast at Crystal Palace that morning before the park opens; heading to Tomorrowland upon park opening to do Buzz, Laugh Floor and the speedway, along with the FP+ for Space mountain)

So, how does this all look?