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

[JoeyEmmaMomma]

Subbing.

 

[mesaboy2]

At universal you take your entire party through the queue and baby swap happens at ride load... That's with the express pass lines also. Is Disney different somehow?
Do they take adult+child to baby room while the rest of our party waits in the FP line? That seems weird.

At Disney, everyone entering the queue must meet the height restriction, and there is no special waiting room.

 

[mistysue]

At universal you take your entire party through the queue and baby swap happens at ride load... That's with the express pass lines also. Is Disney different somehow?
Do they take adult+child to baby room while the rest of our party waits in the FP line? That seems weird.

At Disney, everyone entering the queue must meet the height restriction, and there is no special waiting room.

To add to this response- at Disney they give the non-riding parent a pass to come back through the FP line after the riding parent returns.

 

[Heidi K]

Heidi, I had that error for several hours today for Epcot when trying to make my selections. It finally started working for me.

I tried again a few hours later and it worked for me, too. Stressful!

 

[RJstanis]

I'm at planning stage. At 11p my 61 days went to 60 days but when I clicked on choose fast passes its only giving me the next 4 days in July and from august 25 blacked out

 

[dreamit]

I'm making my FP+ reservations right now. My dates are 9/25 through 10/4. Maelstrom was not available as an option for 9/29 or 10/2; however, I see it as an option on 9/25. When I say "option" I don't mean that it's not available, I mean it's not listed. Could this be when they're planning on making the Frozen changes?

 

[RJstanis]

Just finished my FP+ for my arrival 9/25. Not going to MK the 27th or 28th, but there was no FP for 7DMT on 9/25 or 9/26 when I got on at 12p. I was able to score one for Monday the 29th at least. Of course no A&E for the entire weekend or Monday but I expected that.

 

[RJstanis]

Just got 7DMT by happen chance in the time window before the party. Score! It was only time slot available

 

[dreamit]

This may have already been mentioned, but I figured out when making my FP reservations that not all available time-slots are necessarily shown in the drop-down list. On many of my selections I found times in the list that would work, but weren't exactly what I preferred. I went ahead and made a selection. When completed, I went back in to change, and the list contained times that weren't previously listed, including my preferred times.

 

[karensi]

Tink didn't fly that night due to distant lightning however, 'Cinderella's clothesline' goes right over that area, so if she flies on a night you're there she'll fly right over you!

Thanks SRUAlmn, Sounds good, I think this may be a FP+ choice for us.

Nope. You can only book for the number of days you have on your ticket. And since you'll be staying offsite in February, you won't be able to book FP until you're 30 days out.

Thanks siskaren, I guess I should have known that would have been too good to be true

 

[Cluelyss]

This may have already been mentioned, but I figured out when making my FP reservations that not all available time-slots are necessarily shown in the drop-down list. On many of my selections I found times in the list that would work, but weren't exactly what I preferred. I went ahead and made a selection. When completed, I went back in to change, and the list contained times that weren't previously listed, including my preferred times.

Maybe this is a stupid question, but are you talking about on your initial selections? I haven't "officially" made my FP+ reservations yet, but since I have a party ticket linked to my account, I've been able to "practice" with the system. And when making my choices, I've never seen a drop down list with times? I've only ever seen a list of times after I go in to change a selection. On my initial selections I only get the options A, B, C, but I haven't seen a spot to pick the times for each ride. What am I missing? Thanks!

 

[dreamit]

Maybe this is a stupid question, but are you talking about on your initial selections? I haven't "officially" made my FP+ reservations yet, but since I have a party ticket linked to my account, I've been able to "practice" with the system. And when making my choices, I've never seen a drop down list with times? I've only ever seen a list of times after I go in to change a selection. On my initial selections I only get the options A, B, C, but I haven't seen a spot to pick the times for each ride. What am I missing? Thanks!

I will never think someone's question is stupid--if you only knew the questions I've had during this process .

So, the answer I guess is no. When making my selections last night, instead of spending any time debating between the lists of A, B, C, I just agreed to the FPs in the first list. I believe it came up with "best matches, A, B, and C. Immediately after submitting this selection, I chose the option to change times. When doing this, it would bring up all three FPs for that day, and it would show a selection under each FP to change times. If you select this, it brings up a drop-down list of available times. What I noticed is that it didn't seem to show many, if any, overlapping times. For example, if ideally I wanted a time to begin at 11, it may have only given an option for 11:45. I went through the three FPs, and selected the most ideal times. For each day, I went through the process of first selecting list A, B, C, and then editing times to hope for at least something with a doable time. Then, after making all my FP selections, I went back in to the days where the times initially selected were not ideal. When I went to edit those specific FPs, frequently the drop-down list contained more available times, including, for example, the ideal 11 time that I initially wanted. One word of warning, if you go in to do that initial change, all members of your party should be selected (if desired)--be sure you're not unintentionally deselecting AND make sure they're all selected. The first day I worked on was the one I wanted A&E. I got an okay time, but when I went in to update to a more ideal time, I accidentally deselected my dd. I panicked as I was figuring out how to copy my selections to dd. Thankfully, it worked.

This may be more information than you need, but I would, of course, prioritize the day you want A&E, with 7DMT second. Then, do the remainder of your days in order.

 

[mommy2jays]

This is a great thread, thanks to all who are keeping it going! I haven't been to disney in two years, this fastpass thing is leaving me a bit unnerved.

I have what I hope is a simple question - what are the chances that availability will come up for A&E and 7DMT? Why would someone cancel their selections? Is it worth my time to keep checking for availability? I booked my trip 40 days out, well past the 60 day mark, so there has been zero availability for me... My trip is in 22 days, is it worth it for me to keep trying or am I wasting my time?

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[Frozen2014]

Question about priority selection:

At HS, I know that Toy Story Mania is a difficult one to get. But let's say in my ideal plan, I prefer to have it early afternoon with say Star Tours and Indiana Jones in the morning.

For A, B, C priority, would I select

1. Star Tours
2. Indiana Jones
3. Toy Story Mania

?

Or is it better to put Toy Story first as it's the hardest to get.

1. Toy Story Mania
2. Star Tours
3. Indiana Jones

?

(and likewise for 7DMT at MK)

 

[dreamit]

I have what I hope is a simple question - what are the chances that availability will come up for A&E and 7DMT? Why would someone cancel their selections? Is it worth my time to keep checking for availability? I booked my trip 40 days out, well past the 60 day mark, so there has been zero availability for me... My trip is in 22 days, is it worth it for me to keep trying or am I wasting my time?

I have read accounts on numerous threads of people checking many times daily for availability and ending up getting what they want, so I'd keep checking (a lot). Good luck!

Question about priority selection:

At HS, I know that Toy Story Mania is a difficult one to get. But let's say in my ideal plan, I prefer to have it early afternoon with say Star Tours and Indiana Jones in the morning.

For A, B, C priority, would I select

1. Star Tours
2. Indiana Jones
3. Toy Story Mania

?

Or is it better to put Toy Story first as it's the hardest to get.

1. Toy Story Mania
2. Star Tours
3. Indiana Jones

?

(and likewise for 7DMT at MK)

Honestly, I don't understand what happened behind-the-scenes with regards to how the site used the priority information. I was more concerned with speed, so I didn't do anything to change the given priorities, and I didn't really concern myself with debating between which list (Best Match, A, B, C) to select. I just selected a list, then went back in and adjusted times. I would worry more about prioritizing which days you schedule first. If you're looking for A&E and/or 7DMT, I'd schedule that day first (ideally a day later in your trip). Then I would go through dates in order. My vacation dates are 9/25 through 10/4. I did 10/1 first, as that was the day I was hoping to get A&E and 7DMT. It worked out fine, even adjusting the initial time given for A&E. I then moved on to 9/26, another MK day. 7DMT was not available for that day, but everything else was okay. 9/27 is my HS day (with AM EMH). I wanted TSM for 9-10, and was able to get it and saw that many times were available. Honestly, the only FPs I had trouble with and had to select times that didn't work with my itinerary were Star Tours (there were lots of times available, just not near the times for my tentative touring plan) and, oddly, Turtle Talk with Crush (again, lots of times available, just not near the times in my tentative touring plan). I went to schedule 9/25 last, as it's my arrival day with a tentative plan of visiting MK for a few hours in the evening. By the time I got to that day, 7DMT and a few other attractions were no longer available. The thing that really threw me off when scheduling was that I forgot that parades and nighttime entertainment would not necessarily be available at the 60-day mark. I couldn't use FPs on any of those, and I'm not sure how I'm supposed to figure out when they make these available.

If my explanation doesn't make sense, let me know and I'll try to rephrase.

 

[dreamit]

Question about priority selection:

At HS, I know that Toy Story Mania is a difficult one to get. But let's say in my ideal plan, I prefer to have it early afternoon with say Star Tours and Indiana Jones in the morning.

For A, B, C priority, would I select

1. Star Tours
2. Indiana Jones
3. Toy Story Mania

?

Or is it better to put Toy Story first as it's the hardest to get.

1. Toy Story Mania
2. Star Tours
3. Indiana Jones

?

(and likewise for 7DMT at MK)

This may explain it better. When you first go to your day, it gives you a list of available attractions. You go through and put a check-mark next to the three you want. Then you see a pop-up box that lists the three. There are arrows to the left asking you to prioritize the three. As these were already listed as available, I didn't worry about rearranging the priority. The next screen shows, I believe, four different lists to choose from--Best Match, A, B, and C. These lists show your three attractions with different FP times. I either didn't look and just selected Best Match or quickly scanned the lists for the best one and selected. I don't recall the next screen specifically, but it gives you the option to change times. This is where you will see the drop-down list, which if available, shows more times than you were originally given. BE SURE you're selecting all members of your party (if desired). I did this step before moving on to scheduling another day.

 

[mesaboy2]

Question about priority selection:

At HS, I know that Toy Story Mania is a difficult one to get. But let's say in my ideal plan, I prefer to have it early afternoon with say Star Tours and Indiana Jones in the morning.

For A, B, C priority, would I select

1. Star Tours
2. Indiana Jones
3. Toy Story Mania

?

Or is it better to put Toy Story first as it's the hardest to get.

1. Toy Story Mania
2. Star Tours
3. Indiana Jones

?

(and likewise for 7DMT at MK)

With the other poster talking about MDE's As, Bs, and Cs I think things are getting confused between that and my list of As, Bs, and Cs in the OP here. These are not the same thing at all. So I'm not sure exactly what you're asking above.

I would choose your three rides above in MDX, let it pick some times for you, then edit them to whatever order in the day you really want them.

 

[RadioFanatic]

Is there an easy explanation on how to sign up for fast pass for two famines so we have same time?

 

[siskaren]

With the other poster talking about MDE's As, Bs, and Cs I think things are getting confused between that and my list of As, Bs, and Cs in the OP here. These are not the same thing at all. So I'm not sure exactly what you're asking above.

I think Frozen2014 is thinking that FPs are booked one at a time like ADRs, so that you need to book the most popular rides first.

 

[Frozen2014]

With the other poster talking about MDE's As, Bs, and Cs I think things are getting confused between that and my list of As, Bs, and Cs in the OP here. These are not the same thing at all. So I'm not sure exactly what you're asking above.

I would choose your three rides above in MDX, let it pick some times for you, then edit them to whatever order in the day you really want them.

Ah right...didn't mean to confuse with your A, B and C priority.
By priority, I meant during the FP selection...as in dreamit's response when describing "There are arrows to the left asking you to prioritize the three". For the above example, Toy Story Mania is real priory (as in if we could only get one FP we'd want this one), but in the order of scheduling them, it's would be in the afternoon, with other two in the morning.

So I guess in the end...just select anything order, and then go back in and select the times that you want? But I imagine this won't always be easy moving one FP if there are conflicts with the other 2 FP

Thank you all for the responses. This site is so helpful.