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

[Cluelyss]

at what point can you make FPs for the remainder of your trip if you're going for more than 10 days?

Never been lucky enough to have a trip that long!! LOL! But I believe after 10 days you have to make them one day at a time, as the 60-day mark hits for each. That's the same system for ADRs, too, I believe.....but again, don't know from experience!!

 

[poohmickey]

at what point can you make FPs for the remainder of your trip if you're going for more than 10 days?

I am wondering this also. We are staying for 14 days with 10 day hoppers. We will be doing non park days in the middle of the trip and back to the parks the last 3 days.

 

[Cluelyss]

I am wondering this also. We are staying for 14 days with 10 day hoppers. We will be doing non park days in the middle of the trip and back to the parks the last 3 days.

I thought it was limited to 10 days of park tickets, not 10 actual days? Though pp said they were able to make 14 days of reservations at once.

 

[mesaboy2]

I was able to book all days of mine 14, at the 60 days.

I am wondering this also. We are staying for 14 days with 10 day hoppers. We will be doing non park days in the middle of the trip and back to the parks the last 3 days.

I thought it was limited to 10 days of park tickets, not 10 actual days? Though pp said they were able to make 14 days of reservations at once.

The 10-day limit was an early restriction and may or may not still be true. I haven't seen enough other examples of success for 14 days yet to make that part of the OP.

 

[mesaboy2]

OP ~

I saw all those pretty colors in your OP and my eyes went cross! So, I thought I may as well just ask directly; I apologize in advance if this has already been answered:

We've booked a package for the F&WF which includes a 2-day basic pass and Deluxe Dining. However, we also happen to have paper 3-day PH passes. Since we will only have 4 full days in Orlando [one day will be spent at 'the other theme park' ] we only need 3 days worth of park passes. So, we would [obviously] rather use the PH ones, since, a) they are 3 days and, b) we get to park hop. I called WDW and was told that I should not link the paper passes [on MyDisneyExperience] with our package because the 2-day passes would automatically be activated when we use our bands. If we use our paper ones, those will be used and the 2-day passes will not be activated as long as we don't use those to enter a park. (BTW, we could also transfer our paper passes onto another band if we so choose.) Here is where my dilemma comes up. How do I get FP+ for the 3-day ones? If I do reserve FP's [with the existing ones on MyDisneyExperience] will they be void if I try to use them on those days since they aren't associated with the other passes?

TIA!

My eyes went cross reading your situation. Sorry, but I don't understand your particulars enough to even hazard a guess. Even if I did understand them, I'm not sure I could answer them.

 

[Cluelyss]

OP ~ I saw all those pretty colors in your OP and my eyes went cross! So, I thought I may as well just ask directly; I apologize in advance if this has already been answered: We've booked a package for the F&WF which includes a 2-day basic pass and Deluxe Dining. However, we also happen to have paper 3-day PH passes. Since we will only have 4 full days in Orlando [one day will be spent at 'the other theme park' ] we only need 3 days worth of park passes. So, we would [obviously] rather use the PH ones, since, a) they are 3 days and, b) we get to park hop. I called WDW and was told that I should not link the paper passes [on MyDisneyExperience] with our package because the 2-day passes would automatically be activated when we use our bands. If we use our paper ones, those will be used and the 2-day passes will not be activated as long as we don't use those to enter a park. (BTW, we could also transfer our paper passes onto another band if we so choose.) Here is where my dilemma comes up. How do I get FP+ for the 3-day ones? If I do reserve FP's [with the existing ones on MyDisneyExperience] will they be void if I try to use them on those days since they aren't associated with the other passes? TIA!

Can you link just the 3-day passes in MDX, or are the 2-day passes automatically set up b/c of the package? If you can, see if you can have only the 3-day passes linked (transferring the 2-day pass to another band may solve this?), then you can schedule your FP+ for the 3-day period. You may have to call customer support if the 2-day passes are already linked? Not sure if this answers your question, as I'm not sure which set of tickets you are referring to as the "paper passes", but if you want to schedule the 3-day tickets instead of the 2-day tickets, those will need to be the ones attached to your MDX account.

 

[BigMommaMouse]

The 10-day limit was an early restriction and may or may not still be true. I haven't seen enough other examples of success for 14 days yet to make that part of the OP.

Thought I should give a little more information. I have a 14 day ticket.

 

[Steph5324]

I've researched but can't find anyone with information yet on the likelihood of the fourth FP+ being available for anything but things you don't need it for. Obviously we haven't gone through a fall season/F&W with the new system in place but does anyone have a sense as to whether a Soarin FP would be available as a fourth at noon in October? Touring Plans is saying the crowds will be a 6.

 

[Raya]

Submitted as data to anyone making a decision.

I didn't manage to stay up until midnight on my 60th day. Instead I got up at 6am. I got my 7DMT FP+ for each day, and my FoF parade FP+. However, I didn't get all the times I wanted. I was using a party ticket and my first assigned time was before I could enter the parks. When I went to switch the time (approximately 6:20) there were only 4 slots open, only one of which was when I could be in the park. I'm happy to have gotten it, even if it isn't the time I wanted.

That said I'll echo what my spouse said at 6:45. "So are we finally done with the Disney planning now?" I'm glad to be able to stop worrying about this.

 

[nogreenworld]

Submitted as data to anyone making a decision.

I didn't manage to stay up until midnight on my 60th day. Instead I got up at 6am. I got my 7DMT FP+ for each day, and my FoF parade FP+. However, I didn't get all the times I wanted. I was using a party ticket and my first assigned time was before I could enter the parks. When I went to switch the time (approximately 6:20) there were only 4 slots open, only one of which was when I could be in the park. I'm happy to have gotten it, even if it isn't the time I wanted.

That said I'll echo what my spouse said at 6:45. "So are we finally done with the Disney planning now?" I'm glad to be able to stop worrying about this.

if you're talking about a MNSSHP night, you are allowed to enter the parks beginning at 4pm, i believe, so you may be able to adjust your time back.

 

[vonnie87]

Hello, i am new here and have just booked a trip for next year. I love to plan, so i have been reading quite a bit on these boards. My question is...it APPEARS that fast passes, dinner reservations, etc are hard to get and everyone is scrambling at midnight to get things . Are they really that hard to get? I really don't want to be stressed over a vacation?

 

[Raya]

if you're talking about a MNSSHP night, you are allowed to enter the parks beginning at 4pm, i believe, so you may be able to adjust your time back.

It was MNSSHP night, and it gave me FP+ times of 12:15 to 1:15. When I attempted to change my options were 12:30, 1:10, 3:05 - 4:05 and 3:50 - 4:50. The 3:05 could've worked (barely) but I took the 3:50 to 4:50

 

[Sparkie]

Hello, i am new here and have just booked a trip for next year. I love to plan, so i have been reading quite a bit on these boards. My question is...it APPEARS that fast passes, dinner reservations, etc are hard to get and everyone is scrambling at midnight to get things . Are they really that hard to get? I really don't want to be stressed over a vacation?

It depends. If you are going at a busy time of year, summer, holidays, spring break and want character meals or certain meal times or have a large group, if you want fast passes for the more popular rides during those busy times or at a certain time of day, then yes, they can be hard to get. My advice is to schedule your must do meals and rides. You can always change your mind later. But it is much better and makes for a less stressful vacation later to have something in hand. You don't have to schedule every minute to have a good time but of all my friends who have gone to Disney at Fourth of July for example and did not plan ahead, they had a miserable time.

 

[Cluelyss]

Hello, i am new here and have just booked a trip for next year. I love to plan, so i have been reading quite a bit on these boards. My question is...it APPEARS that fast passes, dinner reservations, etc are hard to get and everyone is scrambling at midnight to get things . Are they really that hard to get? I really don't want to be stressed over a vacation?

I was shocked by this when planning my first trip was well....though was SO glad I knew to start making dining reservations 180 days out, for instance, as then I was able to get some of the harder to reserve restaurants that we wanted (Cinderella's Royal Table and Chef Mickey, for example). Had I waited, we would have had 2 very disappointed kids (and some crabby adults!!). The good news is, you still have plenty of time to plan. And as pp said, depending on where you want to dine, the time of year you are traveling, and the size of your party, you may have some flexibility on how soon you need to start scheduling. But I will advise if there are any MUST DO restaurants or attractions on your list, schedule them as soon as you are able. You can always make cancellations....but some things do fill up the moment they are released (Be Our Guest, Anna & Elsa meet & greet, for example). Good luck with your planning, and use these forums to ask as many questions as you need!!! We are all here to help each other!

 

[nogreenworld]

It was MNSSHP night, and it gave me FP+ times of 12:15 to 1:15. When I attempted to change my options were 12:30, 1:10, 3:05 - 4:05 and 3:50 - 4:50. The 3:05 could've worked (barely) but I took the 3:50 to 4:50

ah, so you knew about the 4pm entry. when you said "6:20" in your post, i thought you were saying that it gave you an FP time of 6:20, not that it was 6:20am at that point. sounds like you've got it covered.

 

[caperkathy]

So a friend of mine tells me I should stay up until 1 am tonight to book my fast passes. Normally I get up for work at 5:45, I was thinking about getting up at 4:45 to do it then. I may fall asleep at work if I try to do it at 1am, lol! Would it be safe to do this? I don't want Anna & Elsa. Worried about getting the rides I want like mine train. My head is absolutely spinning at this point from trying to plan fast passes today.

 

[Cluelyss]

Has anyone here scheduled a FP+ for the Frozen sing-along during September? Wondering how far in advance of the show your return window is? I've heard that they are considering extending it into October, and wanted to try and rearrange my existing HS FPs to allow me to add this to our schedule, just in case! Also, anyone know how long the show itself lasts, and if its a Tier 1 or Tier 2 attraction? Thanks!

 

[Cluelyss]

So a friend of mine tells me I should stay up until 1 am tonight to book my fast passes. Normally I get up for work at 5:45, I was thinking about getting up at 4:45 to do it then. I may fall asleep at work if I try to do it at 1am, lol! Would it be safe to do this? I don't want Anna & Elsa. Worried about getting the rides I want like mine train. My head is absolutely spinning at this point from trying to plan fast passes today.

If you don't need A&E, you shouldn't need to be up at midnight scheduling! SDMT goes fast, but not as quick as A&E. In fact, there were still A&E singles for day 6 of my trip at 7 am the morning after my window opened. If you are scheduling at 4:45 am, you should be fine, especially if you are looking to schedule later in your trip. Good luck!

 

[caperkathy]

If you don't need A&E, you shouldn't need to be up at midnight scheduling! SDMT goes fast, but not as quick as A&E. In fact, there were still A&E singles for day 6 of my trip at 7 am the morning after my window opened. If you are scheduling at 4:45 am, you should be fine, especially if you are looking to schedule later in your trip. Good luck!

Thanks so much, I don't think I could have stayed up and then went to work

 

[Frozen2014]

Thanks so much, I don't think I could have stayed up and then went to work

I went to bed at 10pm and set my alarm at 12:45pm. Got all choices except for A&E.