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

[Itinkso]

Thank you, I'm definitely going to plan on doing this. I can't remember where JTA sign up is...is it rightly Star Tours?

No, it's in the Sounds Dangerous/Sound Studio building - located between the American Idol screen and the JTA stage on your right-hand side. Unless you're going to SWW and the location for sign-ups takes place at Indiana Jones.

 

[bangzoom6877]

No, it's in the Sounds Dangerous/Sound Studio building - located between the American Idol screen and the JTA stage on your right-hand side. Unless you're going to SWW and the location for sign-ups takes place at Indiana Jones.

Ok thanks. We're going in July, so not during SWW.

 

[Fishbone]

Not sure I understand how Fastpass+ will work for someone like me . . . I'm a Florida resident who currently has a 4-day military ticket. We use these tickets one day at a time throughout the year. We do not stay onsite or offsite - we just go home at the end of the day. We plan on going to Disney on Friday - it will be our first time experiencing Fastpass+. Are we even eligible for Fastpass+? Do we get the new bands? Any insight is greatly appreciated.

 

[Itinkso]

Not sure I understand how Fastpass+ will work for someone like me . . . I'm a Florida resident who currently has a 4-day military ticket. We use these tickets one day at a time throughout the year. We do not stay onsite or offsite - we just go home at the end of the day. We plan on going to Disney on Friday - it will be our first time experiencing Fastpass+. Are we even eligible for Fastpass+? Do we get the new bands? Any insight is greatly appreciated.

You do need to set up a My Disney Experience account. There is also an app. Here is a thread that may be of help in linking your tickets to the account:

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3258221

 

[Fishbone]

Thanks so very much! Much appreciated! I will download the app, set up an account & attempt to link our tickets. Do you know what happens after that? Do we then have to pick up magic bands when we get there, or do we not get magic bands - do we get something else? Sorry, this is all somewhat overwhelming.

 

[Itinkso]

Thanks so very much! Much appreciated! I will download the app, set up an account & attempt to link our tickets. Do you know what happens after that? Do we then have to pick up magic bands when we get there, or do we not get magic bands - do we get something else? Sorry, this is all somewhat overwhelming.

No MagicBands; off-site guests just use their tickets at entrance and at the Fp+ tapstiles. You don't need MagicBands but they can be purchased in the parks for $13 each.

 

[bangzoom6877]

I'm getting very nervous about 7DMT. I mean, there is no definite projected official opening date, and my FP+ window opens May 21st. I really don't want to stay up until midnight to make a FP+ reservation for it but I'm getting really worried about how crazy it will be at RD. Even early in the day it might be worth it to have a FP+. I have read that for the A&E FP+, they're gone by 1am! Maybe I should just suck it up and stay up, reserve the 7DMT FP+, and then just go to sleep and finish the rest of the FP+ in the morning. I get up at 5am every day and being on the computer at midnight doing this the night before doesn't make me happy. One thing that's good though, is that it will be a Wednesday and Wednesdays are my easiest day at work (not all classes meet every day at my school, and I only teach 3 out of my 5 classes on Wednesdays). Sorry for the complaining, it's just that I have to wrap my mind around all of this.

Also what is making me crazy, is staying up until midnight and then not being able to get a 7DMT FP+ anyway, having wasted that time staying up waiting when I could have gone to sleep two hours earlier. What are everyone's thoughts on this?

 

[mesaboy2]

I'm getting very nervous about 7DMT. I mean, there is no definite projected official opening date, and my FP+ window opens May 21st. I really don't want to stay up until midnight to make a FP+ reservation for it but I'm getting really worried about how crazy it will be at RD. Even early in the day it might be worth it to have a FP+. I have read that for the A&E FP+, they're gone by 1am! Maybe I should just suck it up and stay up, reserve the 7DMT FP+, and then just go to sleep and finish the rest of the FP+ in the morning. I get up at 5am every day and being on the computer at midnight doing this the night before doesn't make me happy. One thing that's good though, is that it will be a Wednesday and Wednesdays are my easiest day at work (not all classes meet every day at my school, and I only teach 3 out of my 5 classes on Wednesdays). Sorry for the complaining, it's just that I have to wrap my mind around all of this.

Also what is making me crazy, is staying up until midnight and then not being able to get a 7DMT FP+ anyway, having wasted that time staying up waiting when I could have gone to sleep two hours earlier. What are everyone's thoughts on this?

I wouldn't put any extra thought about 7DMT until we know more about it. Then is the time to figure things out.

 

[bangzoom6877]

I wouldn't put any extra thought about 7DMT until we know more about it. Then is the time to figure things out.

Haha I always do worry too much in advance of knowing these things.

 

[mesaboy2]

Haha I always do worry too much in advance of knowing these things.

You and a couple hundred others on here.

 

[stacielee]

You and a couple hundred others on here.

Only a couple hundred??

 

[lkh]

I've tried searching but I'm not sure what words to use exactly so I apologize if this has been answered a million times before.

I'm planning a trip for October for the Tower of Terror 10 Mile race and I'm trying to figure out what to do ticket wise to make sure we can prebook fast passes. We're hoping for free dining in which case we would have to purchase tickets to get the deal and those tickets would then be linked to the MDE account and we could book FP+ 60 days out, is that correct? One complication is that I and one other in my travel party would then need to upgrade our tickets to an annual pass, the start date of the annual pass wouldn't be until the first day of our trip when I use the ticket to be upgraded but a third member already has an annual pass and would be saving the ticket to be used after her AP expires. Can the ticket still be removed from the Magic Band and given as a hard ticket if it was used to book FP+ or how do I make sure the FP+ for her are via her AP, not the tickets in the package? A fourth person is just using the tickets as usual so at least one is simple!

Now, if free dining isn't available for our travel dates (or anywhere close, we're willing to come a few days early if we'd get it), we would book a room only reservation either directly through Disney or through Run Disney's discounted rooms depending on if a room-only offer comes out. Person #3 is good for booking FP+ because she has a valid AP. I and person #2 will be buying APs the first day of the trip but still want to be able to book our FP+ 60 days out with #3, would the best option for this be the things that you buy as an annual pass but aren't activated until you exchange them for your AP? I'm not sure what exactly this is called but I've read you can buy them at Disney Store locations, is it possible to buy them online or on the phone through Disney (our closest Disney store is 2 hours away) without the start date starting then? Last issue, person #4 would purchase the discounted Run Disney tickets, if they are held at Will Call is there any way to book her FP+ in advance or is it better to have them shipped? Can discounted tickets like these still be added in advance? I know they can't be upgraded to APs so I didn't know if they had other limitations too.

 

[wendy3]

What are everyone's thoughts on this?

Our FP window opened a couple of weeks ago, so I booked 3 at MK and will try to change to 7DMT if and when the FP are available. If we can't snag a FP, we will try to ride at rope drop. If that doesn't work out for us, we can try later in the day, or skip it altogether. I am spending WAY too much $$$ on this trip to let 7DMT make or break our vacation. (And that goes double for Diagon Alley!)

 

[cel_disney]

I've tried searching but I'm not sure what words to use exactly so I apologize if this has been answered a million times before. I'm planning a trip for October for the Tower of Terror 10 Mile race and I'm trying to figure out what to do ticket wise to make sure we can prebook fast passes. We're hoping for free dining in which case we would have to purchase tickets to get the deal and those tickets would then be linked to the MDE account and we could book FP+ 60 days out, is that correct? One complication is that I and one other in my travel party would then need to upgrade our tickets to an annual pass, the start date of the annual pass wouldn't be until the first day of our trip when I use the ticket to be upgraded but a third member already has an annual pass and would be saving the ticket to be used after her AP expires. Can the ticket still be removed from the Magic Band and given as a hard ticket if it was used to book FP+ or how do I make sure the FP+ for her are via her AP, not the tickets in the package? A fourth person is just using the tickets as usual so at least one is simple! Now, if free dining isn't available for our travel dates (or anywhere close, we're willing to come a few days early if we'd get it), we would book a room only reservation either directly through Disney or through Run Disney's discounted rooms depending on if a room-only offer comes out. Person #3 is good for booking FP+ because she has a valid AP. I and person #2 will be buying APs the first day of the trip but still want to be able to book our FP+ 60 days out with #3, would the best option for this be the things that you buy as an annual pass but aren't activated until you exchange them for your AP? I'm not sure what exactly this is called but I've read you can buy them at Disney Store locations, is it possible to buy them online or on the phone through Disney (our closest Disney store is 2 hours away) without the start date starting then? Last issue, person #4 would purchase the discounted Run Disney tickets, if they are held at Will Call is there any way to book her FP+ in advance or is it better to have them shipped? Can discounted tickets like these still be added in advance? I know they can't be upgraded to APs so I didn't know if they had other limitations too.

I have read on the RD threads that if you buy a ticket only package from them, you will get it ahead of time but if its a package, tickets are held for will call. That might be a way to make sure person 4 can do FP+.

 

[eeyorethegreat]

The answer may be hidden somewhere in the thread or in others but i can't seem to find the answer. I have AP for my party of 7. We used them last summer and they expire a few days after the end of our upcoming trip in July. They are linked to MDE. I have a room only reservation. I got an email asking me to customize my MB for this trip which I did. WIll my AP now bw attached to those MB or will I have to use either separate bands for my APs or just use the AP passes as entry into the parks and the MB attached to the room only reservation as my FP+ . I would like my AP attached to the bands that I already customized that are associated to the room res. That way I only need to have one set of bands. Anyone have experience with this?

 

[ePink]

I assume that you can, but if I am doing day of reservations at the kiosks, does that include the parade FPs as well?

 

[Day-Day]

The answer may be hidden somewhere in the thread or in others but i can't seem to find the answer. I have AP for my party of 7. We used them last summer and they expire a few days after the end of our upcoming trip in July. They are linked to MDE. I have a room only reservation. I got an email asking me to customize my MB for this trip which I did. WIll my AP now bw attached to those MB or will I have to use either separate bands for my APs or just use the AP passes as entry into the parks and the MB attached to the room only reservation as my FP+ . I would like my AP attached to the bands that I already customized that are associated to the room res. That way I only need to have one set of bands. Anyone have experience with this?

Is your room reservation linked to MDE as well? If yes then all will be linked together (unless there is a glitch). The MB provides the WDW system with it's serial number (or ID) and all linked information in their system will be available when scanned ; your ticket information and resort information will be there. Maybe scan with the CM when checking in for your room to verify.

 

[eeyorethegreat]

Is your room reservation linked to MDE as well? If yes then all will be linked together (unless there is a glitch). The MB provides the WDW system with it's serial number (or ID) and all linked information in their system will be available when scanned ; your ticket information and resort information will be there. Maybe scan with the CM when checking in for your room to verify.

Yes my reservation is on MDE as well. Thanks

 

[Danielle1971]

I'll be arriving in August & already stressing out over this Fast Pass +! This is supposed to be an enjoyable vacation for our family now I have 2 wait until June to schedule our priority rides! Can anyone shed some light on this? Has anyone had any issues with this new system? How can I make this easier & less stressful! Thank you!

 

[mesaboy2]

I'll be arriving in August & already stressing out over this Fast Pass +! This is supposed to be an enjoyable vacation for our family now I have 2 wait until June to schedule our priority rides! Can anyone shed some light on this? Has anyone had any issues with this new system? How can I make this easier & less stressful! Thank you!

There are hundreds of threads since last Summer covering all your questions ad nauseum.