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

[jimjenkids]

Same here! I was panicking about this before finding this thread!

glad to find this thread, I too was a bit confused over this and I admit, I still am. I only hope that by reading and studying, I just might figure this out before our Dec. trip. I have always been a bit of a planner but not when it comes to rides and days. I plan the meal but tend to wing it for everything else-guess I will have to plan a bit more and not relax as much.....

 

[gibsontrio]

Question for the fp pros: if I have a fp for the morning time , then not till 5pm, is there a reason I cannot change the time of the late fp to earlier ( are they all out?) I try to modify the time and it will only allow me to choose a later time, not an earlier time.

 

[bangzoom6877]

glad to find this thread, I too was a bit confused over this and I admit, I still am. I only hope that by reading and studying, I just might figure this out before our Dec. trip. I have always been a bit of a planner but not when it comes to rides and days. I plan the meal but tend to wing it for everything else-guess I will have to plan a bit more and not relax as much.....

Try to think of it this way...the more planning you do now, the more you will be able to relax during your WDW vacation. That's the way I see it...I have always done extensive research and itinerary planning for our trips, and by the time we get there I am worry-free as to what we should do when. It makes for a much more relaxing and less stressful vacation, a time when I am escaping reality and the stresses of everyday life. That's what makes the planning so worth it. Plus it is always exciting to look forward to it, and the planning just adds to the excitement!

 

[Frozen2014]

How much time do you allow after an ADR for a Fastpass res? We have a couple breakfast ADRs at places we've never been and I'm not sure how much time to safely allow for breakfast. Our first one is at 8:25 at CP and another at 9am at TH, and I thought I'd allow a good 2 hours before I booked a FP? Does that sound like enough time? We're relatively quick eaters, but we do like to take pictures with the characters! Plus, I know sometimes even with an ADR you sometimes still have to wait a bit for your table. So I figured a half hour to potentially wait, and an hour and a half for breakfast. Does that sound right?

This is a great question. Anyone know?

 

[MAGICFOR2]

How much time do you allow after an ADR for a Fastpass res? We have a couple breakfast ADRs at places we've never been and I'm not sure how much time to safely allow for breakfast. Our first one is at 8:25 at CP and another at 9am at TH, and I thought I'd allow a good 2 hours before I booked a FP? Does that sound like enough time? We're relatively quick eaters, but we do like to take pictures with the characters! Plus, I know sometimes even with an ADR you sometimes still have to wait a bit for your table. So I figured a half hour to potentially wait, and an hour and a half for breakfast. Does that sound right?

I think that would be a good estimate. It probably depends on where you are eating, how busy your time slot is, etc. I allowed an hour and 15 minutes for CM last July. We got there about 10 min early, waited about 10 min for our table, with pics - no line for pics. We were on the monorail and at the park right at an hour, but it took another 30 min to get through bag check and activate our tickets. With you being in the parks already, you will probably have ample time.

 

[hopex]

Sorry if this question has already been answered before! We're staying offsite and have 14 day tickets- when I reach 30 days prior to our first day am I able to book for the whole 14 day duration of our trip, or do I have to wait 30 days prior to each day we're there like you do with ADRs?

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

The midnight timing works great, but setting these up is time consuming.

 

[mesaboy2]

Sorry if this question has already been answered before! We're staying offsite and have 14 day tickets- when I reach 30 days prior to our first day am I able to book for the whole 14 day duration of our trip, or do I have to wait 30 days prior to each day we're there like you do with ADRs?

For offsite guests it is a day at a time. (Once each day of your trip becomes 30 days out, you can book FPs for that trip day.)

 

[hopex]

For offsite guests it is a day at a time. (Once each day of your trip becomes 30 days out, you can book FPs for that trip day.)

Thank you. I've been planning this trip for so long and for some reason it only just crossed my mind!

 

[mesaboy2]

Thank you. I've been planning this trip for so long and for some reason it only just crossed my mind!

It's not really spelled out in the OP. I need to fix that--thanks for pointing it out.

 

[loveysbydesign]

Question for the fp pros: if I have a fp for the morning time , then not till 5pm, is there a reason I cannot change the time of the late fp to earlier ( are they all out?) I try to modify the time and it will only allow me to choose a later time, not an earlier time.

We tried this too, usually it is hard to change to an earlier time as nothing is left

 

[BebopBaloo]

We'll be in Magic Kingdom during the busiest time of the year. How should we handle scheduling FP+ for the Mine Train, when we know that we are going to have to take turns waiting with an infant and also potentially a child that doesn't want to ride. There will be four that definitely need the FP, but we'll book five just in case.

If, for example, we book them all for 3:00pm, what happens if it takes over an hour even with the FP? Would the ones waiting to take the next 'turn' miss out on their time slot? Does rider swap work with the new system? If so, how exactly?

I realize I'm asking this way in advance, but after baby arrives this summer..there are other things that I'll be wanting to do besides plan out my FP+

 

[mggeary]

I know FOTLK FP is almost useless, but we will have one to burn, and were thinking of using it for the first (10am? show) after Safari. I was thinking KS at rope drop. Explore the new Harambe section a bit, and enter FOTLK priority access just before standby is let in to get great seats. Maybe bring some fruit from harambe fruit market to snack on while we wait. I figure if we are running late, I can just trade this FP+ for something else.

Is this FP+ still priority access and when do they start letting in FP+ (and standby).

Thanks in advance for advice.

 

[mesaboy2]

We'll be in Magic Kingdom during the busiest time of the year. How should we handle scheduling FP+ for the Mine Train, when we know that we are going to have to take turns waiting with an infant and also potentially a child that doesn't want to ride. There will be four that definitely need the FP, but we'll book five just in case.

If, for example, we book them all for 3:00pm, what happens if it takes over an hour even with the FP? Would the ones waiting to take the next 'turn' miss out on their time slot? Does rider swap work with the new system? If so, how exactly?

I realize I'm asking this way in advance, but after baby arrives this summer..there are other things that I'll be wanting to do besides plan out my FP+

It does and my information is that it works the same way Legacy FP did. (No personal experience, however.)

I know FOTLK FP is almost useless, but we will have one to burn, and were thinking of using it for the first (10am? show) after Safari. I was thinking KS at rope drop. Explore the new Harambe section a bit, and enter FOTLK priority access just before standby is let in to get great seats. Maybe bring some fruit from harambe fruit market to snack on while we wait. I figure if we are running late, I can just trade this FP+ for something else.

Is this FP+ still priority access and when do they start letting in FP+ (and standby).

Thanks in advance for advice.

Curious to know this as well since it reopened yesterday. Still no reserved seating area for FP?

 

[loveysbydesign]

We'll be in Magic Kingdom during the busiest time of the year. How should we handle scheduling FP+ for the Mine Train, when we know that we are going to have to take turns waiting with an infant and also potentially a child that doesn't want to ride. There will be four that definitely need the FP, but we'll book five just in case.

If, for example, we book them all for 3:00pm, what happens if it takes over an hour even with the FP? Would the ones waiting to take the next 'turn' miss out on their time slot? Does rider swap work with the new system? If so, how exactly?

I realize I'm asking this way in advance, but after baby arrives this summer..there are other things that I'll be wanting to do besides plan out my FP+

Last time we used rider swap there was no time on it and you could just use it in the FP line, not sure if that has changed or not.

 

[Koh1977]

I heard FOTLK FP was reserved seating now. Can someone confirm?

Also RE: hour wait in the FP line...if it is CRAZY busy then I can see it taking longer than the normal 5-10 minutes, but an hour in the FP line? I don't know that it would take that long, would it?

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[mesaboy2]

I heard FOTLK FP was reserved seating now. Can someone confirm?

Also RE: hour wait in the FP line...if it is CRAZY busy then I can see it taking longer than the normal 5-10 minutes, but an hour in the FP line? I don't know that it would take that long, would it?

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FPs rarely take more than 15-20 minutes tops. I've heard of the occasional 30 minutes. But I've never heard of hour-long FP waits outside of maybe a ride closure or something. And still those have to be extremely rare.

 

[AngiTN]

I heard FOTLK FP was reserved seating now. Can someone confirm?

Also RE: hour wait in the FP line...if it is CRAZY busy then I can see it taking longer than the normal 5-10 minutes, but an hour in the FP line? I don't know that it would take that long, would it?

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I'm going to say no, based on all reports thus far, even from haters, it won't take that long in the FP line

 

[BebopBaloo]

I was thinking it could potentially take an hour because we'll be there Dec. 30th and will have New Years, and post Christmas crowds to contend with. Otherwise, I would hope it wouldn't take that long...and well..I still hope it doesn't...but when you have the park closing to capacity..who knows?

 

[mesaboy2]

I was thinking it could potentially take an hour because we'll be there Dec. 30th and will have New Years, and post Christmas crowds to contend with. Otherwise, I would hope it wouldn't take that long...and well..I still hope it doesn't...but when you have the park closing to capacity..who knows?

FP+ is not fundamentally different than Legacy FP once you enter the FP/FP+ queue. Since I don't recall hearing of hour-long FP waits in the past (even on super-busy days), I expect nothing has changed much.