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

[RJstanis]

Here a couple of Fastpass tutorials

[*]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO5x2rWP9IU
[*]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivKqONUP5PM


Good luck! I get to choose mine Friday night/Saturday morning! Looks like our trip is the same time frame!! Can't wait

Thank you so much for the links, and it does look like we will be there same times with the dates! Do not take all the good FPs since you get to start the night before me

I really don't like the whole getting fast passes for first several days of your trip. Takes away my chances of getting A&E and preferable times. Guess I'm going to have to target it the end of our trip and hope its still there. We get to POFQ early afternoon Thurs and leave early evening Monday with at least a park/party planned every day.

 

[twopeasonepod]

I've gone with the theory of booking the FP's not first thing, but not in afternoon either -- maybe start one for the 10-11, or you'll have to see what's available. I figure maybe we can get to TSM and wait the 25 min. first wait and then have a FP I made so we can ride again later, around 11 or 1 or something.
I've also heard it stated here somewhere that at MK everyone ran for the new Fantasyland, so if you had later FP's there it might be better, and then head for other areas where the crowds are going (I'd think Adventureland, but you also have those that have no clue and automatically tour left to right).
This way I have FP's like 10:20 - 11:20 and 11:20-12:20 and 12:20-1:20. Plenty of time to get more (I hope). But there was a few that I had to work starting with a 9:20-10:20 (availability), but I would probably do RD and get there closer to the 10:20.

This is the strategy I used when I booked our FP+ at the 60-day mark (we are there 9/21-24 - just enough time to go to all four parks after the WBTA on DCL ). My hope is to get additional FP+ for headliners or at least something else fun. I don't expect the parks to be very crowded, but almost all of our booked FP+ are before 1:30. None too early, obviously.

 

[SPOERLX3]

Thank you so much for the links, and it does look like we will be there same times with the dates! Do not take all the good FPs since you get to start the night before me

I really don't like the whole getting fast passes for first several days of your trip. Takes away my chances of getting A&E and preferable times. Guess I'm going to have to target it the end of our trip and hope its still there. We get to POFQ early afternoon Thurs and leave early evening Monday with at least a park/party planned every day.

We get there late Wednesday so no park day.
Thur-Epcot
Fri- HS
Sat- AK
Sunday- MK + MNSSHP
Monday all my family leaves except me and DH and we are staying 2 more days alone to enjoy the F&W festival
No A&E for us, both my grandsons, even though they love Frozen, they both think girls have cooties. LOL Now if it was only Olaf, we would have to be trying for a FP.
Good luck and have a wonderful trip!

 

[maiapapaya]

Has anyone had much luck getting MESP for a 4th FP+?
Also, any more word on when the ability to book the 4th FP+ will be available on the app? I've tried searching a bit, but this thread is a bit overwhelming! Sorry if these have already been asked and answered!

 

[mesaboy2]

1. Has anyone had much luck getting MESP for a 4th FP+?
2. Also, any more word on when the ability to book the 4th FP+ will be available on the app?

I've tried searching a bit, but this thread is a bit overwhelming! Sorry if these have already been asked and answered!

1. I can't recall reading a single poster say they've successfully done this...but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

2. Nope. I have no doubt it's coming, just don't know when. That would be a pretty big improvement.

 

[maiapapaya]

1. I can't recall reading a single poster say they've successfully done this...but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

2. Nope. I have no doubt it's coming, just don't know when. That would be a pretty big improvement.

Darn, didn't think so, but thought I thought it was worth asking. Thanks for verifying. I wish they would just go ahead and allow splitting the 3 FP+s over more than one park! It's frustrating - when they sell park hoppers they might get that people want to do just that, especially with not a lot of choices at Epcot & DHS. We're planning on DHS during the day, but really only want the FP+ for TSMM and then would like to get the FP+ for MESP for MK for that night.

 

[jennab]

I'm sure this has been discussed but is there a way to not book 3 fast passes? I only want 1 because it's just a little trip from the resort to Epcot at night. It made me book 3 and I won't use the other 2 but couldn't figure out how to get around it?

 

[wdwrule]

I've gone with the theory of booking the FP's not first thing, but not in afternoon either -- maybe start one for the 10-11, or you'll have to see what's available. I figure maybe we can get to TSM and wait the 25 min. first wait and then have a FP I made so we can ride again later, around 11 or 1 or something.
I've also heard it stated here somewhere that at MK everyone ran for the new Fantasyland, so if you had later FP's there it might be better, and then head for other areas where the crowds are going (I'd think Adventureland, but you also have those that have no clue and automatically tour left to right).
This way I have FP's like 10:20 - 11:20 and 11:20-12:20 and 12:20-1:20. Plenty of time to get more (I hope). But there was a few that I had to work starting with a 9:20-10:20 (availability), but I would probably do RD and get there closer to the 10:20.

Ok thanks! This sounds reasonable and worth a try!

 

[WeLuvTink!]

My family has a set of unused 1-day MYW tickets from a previous WDW package. We plan to use them on our next trip and upgrade them to 10-day tickets at Guest Relations inside the Magic Kingdom.

But from what I'm reading, I can only book FP+ for the number of days (1) on our tickets, right?

Any way to upgrade over the phone or Internet so we can book our 10 days of FP+?

 

[blakefamily]

Deciding on weather or not to book a magic your way package thru Disney with room and tickets or to book my room and tickets separately as I can get a better rate on the room. One incentive for booking thru Disney is I can make payments. I know it has to be paid by 45 days before check in. Question ???? Am I able to make fast pass and dining reservations before the balance is paid in full ?

 

[SRUAlmn]

We used a Wishes FP tonight and even though its not listed as a high priority, we thought it was a super use of a FP! Granted, we had multiple MK days so it wasn't replacing a headliner. It was wide open, lots of space, not crowded, everyone sat/laid in the grass and it was great!!

 

[donp]

Deciding on weather or not to book a magic your way package thru Disney with room and tickets or to book my room and tickets separately as I can get a better rate on the room. One incentive for booking thru Disney is I can make payments. I know it has to be paid by 45 days before check in. Question ???? Am I able to make fast pass and dining reservations before the balance is paid in full ?

Yes!!

 

[mesaboy2]

We used a Wishes FP tonight and even though its not listed as a high priority, we thought it was a super use of a FP! Granted, we had multiple MK days so it wasn't replacing a headliner. It was wide open, lots of space, not crowded, everyone sat/laid in the grass and it was great!!

The reason it is not listed highly is because it doesn't save you time--it only gets you into an uncrowded space. But in any event, glad it worked out for you.

 

[donp]

We used a Wishes FP tonight and even though its not listed as a high priority, we thought it was a super use of a FP! Granted, we had multiple MK days so it wasn't replacing a headliner. It was wide open, lots of space, not crowded, everyone sat/laid in the grass and it was great!!

Did you book that way in advance? Would it be possible to get that as one of your later , same-day Add-on FPs, do you think?

 

[mesaboy2]

Did you book that way in advance? Would it be possible to get that as one of your later , same-day Add-on FPs, do you think?

I've yet to read of anyone reporting that they were able to get Wishes or MSEP as a 4th FP.

 

[jennymd430]

I'm starting to freak out. I'm in my 60 day window as of half an hour ago, and the site keeps telling me I need to select someone within the 60 day window. I've triple and quadruple checked to be sure my reservation is "linked" - and it is (I booked it on the site in the first place). Why is this so difficult? Argh!

 

[donp]

I'm starting to freak out. I'm in my 60 day window as of half an hour ago, and the site keeps telling me I need to select someone within the 60 day window. I've triple and quadruple checked to be sure my reservation is "linked" - and it is (I booked it on the site in the first place). Why is this so difficult? Argh!

"Select someone within the 60 day window"--what do you mean?

 

[jennymd430]

"Select someone within the 60 day window"--what do you mean?

I guess it means the people I'm selecting (me, dh, dd, and ds) aren't within the 60 day window of our trip, so we can't choose any fastpasses yet. But we are within 60 days now. This is so frustrating.

 

[donp]

I guess it means the people I'm selecting (me, dh, dd, and ds) aren't within the 60 day window of our trip, so we can't choose any fastpasses yet. But we are within 60 days now. This is so frustrating.

Yes. It opens at 1AM. Don't freak out

 

[jennymd430]

I guess it means the people I'm selecting (me, dh, dd, and ds) aren't within the 60 day window of our trip, so we can't choose any fastpasses yet. But we are within 60 days now. This is so frustrating.

I wonder if somehow having my sister's family linked up with mine is causing a problem. She already scheduled her fastpasses because she was eligible a few days ago (our trips overlap), and she didn't have any problems. She didn't schedule any for me though. Any way to completely unlink our records and see if that helps?