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

[shaybay]

Can anyone tell me how close to the day of the FP it can be changed to a new experience? Can you change them while you're in the park using the mobile app or do you have to go to a kiosk? I keep searching for Wishes, need three but only have one. :-(

 

[kimmar067]

You can see what's available before you commit and cancel your previous FP+ selections.

....was this question answered already? I mean, how does one see what's available?

 

[mbrittb00]

We are a party of 5 and my fast pass + window opens up next Friday Sept 5th.

While all members of the party should up in my disney experience when I go to the fast pass + section now it is only showing my name? am I going to have issues the day of? I went into my disney experience and all the members of my party are everywhere else on the site except for the fast pass + area is this because we are not at the 60 day mark yet? I am nervous

That's the way mine was.

Also, don't be sitting at that page refreshing. You want to be at the main My Disney Experinace page refreshing until it say 60 days to go. My wife and I were doing it side by side. She was on the main MED page, and I was on the Fast Pass+ page. We were both refreshing, and as soon as the main page rolled over to 60 days she was able to start making selections, I however still only had myself showing, and had to go back through the MDE main page to get started. It only took a few seconds, but if you are trying to get A&E it could make a huge difference.

 

[BecBennett]

Second and someone tell me how FP+ and Ride Swap are working? Does the child and the waiting adult need a FP for the ride? How many can get back on with the swap pass?? Does it have to be used right away or can you use it later in the day?

Was this answered? I've never had to use rider swap before this upcoming trip, so how does it work with fp+?

 

[kimmar067]

Okay. My window is nearing.

So I'm looking at the prioritized list but HS does tiering a d I don't see which are in either group.....

....wait, wait, wait - what is tiering?



[....I am stressing out WAAAAAAY too much over this! ]

 

[kimmar067]

We are a party of 5 and my fast pass + window opens up next Friday Sept 5th.....

....mine opens up tomorrow!

 

[kimmar067]

Tier 1 attractions are in red. Explained below the suggested priority list...

....thanks for explaining...

...The system forces you to select 3 from the get-go.

....talk about pressure....

 

[Cluelyss]

....wait, wait, wait - what is tiering? [....I am stressing out WAAAAAAY too much over this! ]

HS and EP have tier 1 and tier 2 attractions. You can only have 1 tier 1, 2 from tier 2. OP outlines which fall into which category.

 

[Liliesinthevalley]

Don't stress, it seems like a lot of information but is very easy.

On the very first page of this thread is a list of the parks with 'tiering' - Epcot and HS have this. What this means is, if an attraction is considered priority 1, you can only choose 1 from that category. Your remaining FP's for that day can be from any of the other selections.

Does that make sense?

....wait, wait, wait - what is tiering?



[....I am stressing out WAAAAAAY too much over this! ]

 

[Cluelyss]

....was this question answered already? I mean, how does one see what's available?

Yes. I am in the app so can't see the post #, but it was answered at 10:40 last night.

 

[Cluelyss]

Can anyone tell me how close to the day of the FP it can be changed to a new experience? Can you change them while you're in the park using the mobile app or do you have to go to a kiosk? I keep searching for Wishes, need three but only have one. :-(

They can be managed up to and during the day of. As of now, you can change existing selections from the app (or a kiosk) but can only use the kiosks to select FP4, 5, etc.

 

[kimmar067]

HS and EP have tier 1 and tier 2 attractions. You can only have 1 tier 1, 2 from tier 2. OP outlines which fall into which category.

....of COURSE! Let's just throw a monkey wrench into the mix.....

 

[Cluelyss]

....well that's not too bad I suppose.....so this is going to sound like a really dumb question, but with these 'pre-ordered' fastpasses, are there no more kiosks near each of the rides/attractions anymore, to get the 'old style' fastpasses?

Correct, "legacy FP" is now gone.

 

[Cluelyss]

Was this answered? I've never had to use rider swap before this upcoming trip, so how does it work with fp+?

Works the same way as it did with Legacy FP. Everyone riding needs to have a FP+ to enter the queue.

 

[labdogs42]

That's the way mine was.

Also, don't be sitting at that page refreshing. You want to be at the main My Disney Experinace page refreshing until it say 60 days to go. My wife and I were doing it side by side. She was on the main MED page, and I was on the Fast Pass+ page. We were both refreshing, and as soon as the main page rolled over to 60 days she was able to start making selections, I however still only had myself showing, and had to go back through the MDE main page to get started. It only took a few seconds, but if you are trying to get A&E it could make a huge difference.

So, if two people are friends in MDE and are on their computers at the same time, will they be able to see if the other person has booked fp+s for a certain day already pretty much in real time? I'm deciding on my strategy for getting A&E and SDMT this saturday night. Trying to decide if it is good or bad to have more than one person trying for the same group of people. Maybe for two different dates. Thoughts?

 

[kimmar067]

Yes. I am in the app so can't see the post #, but it was answered at 10:40 last night.

 

[kimmar067]

....wish me luck.....

 

[kimmar067]

.....hmmmm.....mine won't 'open'.....I can go on my brother's, who is linked up with mine, but he's arriving LATER than me....WTH?

 

[mbrittb00]

So, if two people are friends in MDE and are on their computers at the same time, will they be able to see if the other person has booked fp+s for a certain day already pretty much in real time? I'm deciding on my strategy for getting A&E and SDMT this saturday night. Trying to decide if it is good or bad to have more than one person trying for the same group of people. Maybe for two different dates. Thoughts?

I think that only one person can be booking selections for a particular date at one time, so trying on two separate dates would be better (that is what my wife and I did).

If I read your post correctly then your vacation is starting on Thursday October 30th (i.e. 60 days from Aug 31st, which is Saturday night for FP+ selection purposes). If that is the case then you will probably have a better chance getting A&E FP+ for after the start of the following week (i.e. Nov 2nd +). Reason is that many of those who started their vacation on Friday (10/24) or Saturday (10/25) of the previous week will have already had the opportunity to and have booked the FP+ reservatoins for A&E for the first few days of your trip. This is what happened to us. We are starting our vacation on a Sunday. When our FP+ selection window opened up, we were in the system ~30 sec after the start, and all the A&E FP+ selections were already gone. I am suspecting that those that started their vacations the days prior to ours (i.e. Friday and Sat) had already gobbled up all those options.

Having different people focusing on different dates wouldn't hurt.

 

[Xoxolyn]

My window opened up last night. I wanted Festival of Fantasy Parade, it was there but said no longer accepting reservations. So did that mean it was available but completely booked. Or should I check again at 30 days? I'll keep checking either way, but I want to know if I should be vigilant at 30 days. Also was time is the window? I don't want it overlapping with my other FP's. TIA!