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

[mesaboy2]

Not sure if this should be a resort post or here, but does Shades of Green qualify for the wristbands for FP+? I know they get extra magic hours.

Not yet, unknown when they will.

 

[nan1217]

Not sure if this should be a resort post or here, but does Shades of Green qualify for the wristbands for FP+? I know they get extra magic hours.

I believe that people using the Military Salute tickets and staying at an on-site resort have no issues getting MagicBands and being able to book FP+ ahead of time but it seems Shades of Green is still being treated as an off-site resort.

Here's info on that topic from the Military Disney Tips site - http://www.militarydisneytips.com/blog/walt-disney-world/disney-fast-pass-plus-magic-bands-and-military-tickets/

 

[Disco Stu]

Will an offsite AP holder book be able to book advance FP+ for everyone in their Disney experience group if the others in the group are offsite 7 day guests?

 

[mesaboy2]

Will an offsite AP holder book be able to book advance FP+ for everyone in their Disney experience group if the others in the group are offsite 7 day guests?

I do not believe so, at least not at the moment.

 

[Disco Stu]

I do not believe so, at least not at the moment.

Ok, thanks. We'll be there the second week of March and feel like we have no idea what we're doing this time.

Well, actually that's probably just me... everyone else assumes I have it under control.

Is it safe to assume only one person has to be at the kiosk for FP+? And won't need everyone's tickets like we did with the old system?

 

[mesaboy2]

Ok, thanks. We'll be there the second week of March and feel like we have no idea what we're doing this time.

Well, actually that's probably just me... everyone else assumes I have it under control.

1. Is it safe to assume only one person has to be at the kiosk for FP+?

2. And won't need everyone's tickets like we did with the old system?

1. Yes.

2. I don't know. I don't think an offsite guest's MDE profile is much help at a kiosk, so you may still need everyone's tickets to schedule FP+. Hopefully someone will be along to answer this for you.

 

[BrittyRo]

Was Maelstrom always tiered with TT and Soarin?!

 

[steves1019]

Was Maelstrom always tiered with TT and Soarin?!

Since tie ring was started, yes

 

[BrittyRo]

Since tie ring was started, yes

Oh man that stinks! Thank you!! I was trying to book my FP+ and I was like WHAT?!

 

[rt2dz]

Originally Posted by 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!

At the 60 day point for my arrival day, I was able to make FP + reservations for each day of my trip. But my trip is only 5 days long. If I were staying for 2 weeks, for example, don't know if I could have made FP+ for all 2 weeks at the 60 day point for my arrival day.

Guests staying onsite will be able to make their FP+ reservations 60 +10 days in advance of check-in, but only for the amount of days on their ticket. For example, we were there 7 days, 6 at the parks, but we only had 5 day tickets we were upgrading. At 60 days at check-in, I was able to make any 5 days of FP+ reservations for my trip and the remaining days of our trip after I did the upgrade.

Those with APs for the "testing" going on now, are limited to 7 days of FP+ reservations at a time. I'm not sure about those that have bands from previous resort stays (haven't tried it), but I'm assuming it's also a 7 day limit. Not sure if it is extended if staying onsite.

 

[sdkuhn77]

I am going in April, so my Fastpass+ window begins next week. I have had three different answers from Disney on the phone this week. Does it start at midnight or 6:00 the next morning?

Thanks & sorry if this has already been addressed. I looked back and didn't see it.

I was able to log on last night at midnight to select mine. Of course I fell asleep at 11:30 and woke up at 2 am realizing I could go online. I had no problem getting whatever I wanted and when I wanted it. I am very pleased with my times and only had to change one dinner to a lunch to make the flow of walking through Epcot make sense with two small kids.

So if I was able to get my rides at 2 am, I am sure you can get them at midnight. Good Luck!

 

[kbuck]

I was able to log on last night at midnight to select mine. Of course I fell asleep at 11:30 and woke up at 2 am realizing I could go online. I had no problem getting whatever I wanted and when I wanted it. I am very pleased with my times and only had to change one dinner to a lunch to make the flow of walking through Epcot make sense with two small kids. So if I was able to get my rides at 2 am, I am sure you can get them at midnight. Good Luck!

How does fp times work around ADRs? Are you blocked from getting them so many hours prior to and following ADRs?

 

[sdkuhn77]

How does fp times work around ADRs? Are you blocked from getting them so many hours prior to and following ADRs?

You aren't blocked, it just says something along the lines of "time overlap". My suggested fast passes were an hour apart from each other leading up to my restaurant reservation. Then after the meal I had an hour and half before the first fp selection after a reservation time. Hope that helps! You pick the options they provide and then can individually change fast pass times. It was pretty straight forward and not as bad as I have read on previous posts.

 

[kbuck]

You aren't blocked, it just says something along the lines of "time overlap". My suggested fast passes were an hour apart from each other leading up to my restaurant reservation. Then after the meal I had an hour and half before the first fp selection after a reservation time. Hope that helps! You pick the options they provide and then can individually change fast pass times. It was pretty straight forward and not as bad as I have read on previous posts.

Thank you so much! In ten days I can make my selections.

 

[andyman8]

Looks like I've got some competition.

 

[bluecastle]

I just want to thank mesaboy and everyone who has contributed to this thread. Both the questions and the answers have been very helpful. Most of all, I really appreciate the lack of personal debating on the pros and cons of the new system that I have seen in other threads. It doesn't matter whether we like the change or not, what matters is learning how to plan in a new way based on peoples' experiences and knowledge. Mesaboy, I hope you will keep this thread going. It is the only one on this subject that I have subscribed to and I am looking forward to learning more as my FP+ time gets closer. I will happily share my experiences with all of this, once I have some!

 

[bluecastle]

Looks like I've got some competition.

Now I have 2 subscriptions on this topic. Thanks for posting here so I could find your thread. ( old and new) Since my ADR date is coming up soon, I am especially interested in the discussion about ADRs blocking out FP+ times. Thanks!

 

[mesaboy2]

Looks like I've got some competition.

Eh, I just realized I didn't put anything about the very basics of the system (3 FP max, one park, you know the rest) into a short list of bullets. Then I changed the title to reflect it. Like Ginger and Maryann, there's room for both in my world.

I just want to thank mesaboy and everyone who has contributed to this thread. Both the questions and the answers have been very helpful. Most of all, I really appreciate the lack of personal debating on the pros and cons of the new system that I have seen in other threads. It doesn't matter whether we like the change or not, what matters is learning how to plan in a new way based on peoples' experiences and knowledge. Mesaboy, I hope you will keep this thread going. It is the only one on this subject that I have subscribed to and I am looking forward to learning more as my FP+ time gets closer. I will happily share my experiences with all of this, once I have some!

You're welcome, i certainly intend to keep this up to date as the situation warrants.

 

[SRUAlmn]

So what are the current tiered groupings for DHS and EPCOT? I saw in the first post where it mentions tiering but I didn't see it listed which rides were in which tiers and how many FP+ you can select from each tier. Thanks!

 

[mesaboy2]

So what are the current tiered groupings for DHS and EPCOT? I saw in the first post where it mentions tiering but I didn't see it listed which rides were in which tiers and how many FP+ you can select from each tier. Thanks!

See the section on tiering in the first post. Hint, it has to do with bolding.