FastPass+ Basic Info, Suggested Priorities, And Strategies--Part II

[jdmccon7]

also if we want to split up in the

It's very easy to do, just select the members of your party that want to go to AK on the first page, schedule their FPs, then repeat the process for the HS group. A bit time consuming, but not difficult.

Thank you. My information was out of date. That is great news.

 

[mcurrence]

Hi Everyone!
Thanks for all the useful information Planning to pick 7DM, Big Thunder Mtn. and Peter Pan for our FP in Sept. What happens if I set my first FP for 9-10 window and I get there and there is no line at all? Is that just a loss or can I switch my fast pass selection then to another time ? If that's possible at all, will that mess up my other selections? Thanks!

 

[MickeyReeds]

Thought of another question.

I'm wanting to test out the fastpass reservations ahead of time to play around and see how it all works since I've never used it before.
However, I don't want to lose any days on my tickets.

I have a 7-day ticket linked to MDE right now. If I book 3 FP+ for a day next month, for example, what will happen if I don't actually use them? I'm thinking I'll be fine as long as I remember to cancel, but I certainly don't want to sign in for my REAL fastpass reservation time and find out I now only have 6 days worth of tickets available to book FP+ for. Am I making sense?

I'm probably overthinking this, but I definitely don't want to do something stupid that's turns out to be irreversible for my upcoming trip.

Thanks!

I can not speak to the exact question you are asking, but I can tell you that I was nervous about the process and wished I could have practiced beforehand as well. However, since that wasn't possible, I read a lot on here, and watched a couple of youtube videos to see how it worked. Last Thursday, I woke up at 12:00 a.m. and started the process and it was very simple and straightforward--even though I was a little groggy! So, if it doesn't work out for you to be able to practice, I would not worry too much--I think you will be fine!!!

 

[Cluelyss]

Hi Everyone!
Thanks for all the useful information Planning to pick 7DM, Big Thunder Mtn. and Peter Pan for our FP in Sept. What happens if I set my first FP for 9-10 window and I get there and there is no line at all? Is that just a loss or can I switch my fast pass selection then to another time ? If that's possible at all, will that mess up my other selections? Thanks!

You can just ride standby and modify your FP picks to change your first FP to anything else that day with availability.

FWIW, you should not need to use a FP before 11 a.m. unless it's A&E or 7DMT. Everything else will have fairly manageable lines first thing in the morning. Ride PP at rope drop and you can save a FP there, too.

 

[mcurrence]

You can just ride standby and modify your FP picks to change your first FP to anything else that day with availability.

FWIW, you should not need to use a FP before 11 a.m. unless it's A&E or 7DMT. Everything else will have fairly manageable lines first thing in the morning. Ride PP at rope drop and you can save a FP there, too.

Thank you! Would I have to go to a kiosk for that or would I be able to do it from my phone on my MDE app? After I finish my 3 FP, then I have to use the Kiosks to choose a fourth, fifth, etc, right? If I understand correctly, we can't do those from our app, only the kiosks?
Thanks again!!!

 

[Cluelyss]

Thank you! Would I have to go to a kiosk for that or would I be able to do it from my phone on my MDE app? After I finish my 3 FP, then I have to use the Kiosks to choose a fourth, fifth, etc, right? If I understand correctly, we can't do those from our app, only the kiosks?
Thanks again!!!

You can continue to modify your original 3 via the app even day-of. But for any additional FPs you must use the kiosk currently.

 

[disneydee6]

We booked at nearly 30 day mark for our trip, I know, tardy to the party!! We did get nearly every FP+ we wanted though, decent times, so for those who don't book at 60 days at 1:00am, there is hope (granted we did not want A&E or Festival Parade FP). TSM had one 'normal' time left so if we had waited longer, FP+ would have been limited to evening.

We did miss out on one FP+, of course it was 7DMT. They were available, just late in the evening. We booked it anyways just to be safe. But for those who have done so, is there a likelihood of, if we check often, to snag a better time? Or would I be wasting my time? Thanks!

 

[MaryKatesMom]

The second MSEP is a complete waste.

They cut back the space in town square and The kids got a better space without the FP+

 

[Cluelyss]

We booked at nearly 30 day mark for our trip, I know, tardy to the party!! We did get nearly every FP+ we wanted though, decent times, so for those who don't book at 60 days at 1:00am, there is hope (granted we did not want A&E or Festival Parade FP). TSM had one 'normal' time left so if we had waited longer, FP+ would have been limited to evening.

We did miss out on one FP+, of course it was 7DMT. They were available, just late in the evening. We booked it anyways just to be safe. But for those who have done so, is there a likelihood of, if we check often, to snag a better time? Or would I be wasting my time? Thanks!

Definitely keep checking, people change their plans all the time. And if you haven't already, try searching for overlapping singles, you may be able to find an earlier time that way. Good luck!!

 

[disneydee6]

Definitely keep checking, people change their plans all the time. And if you haven't already, try searching for overlapping singles, you may be able to find an earlier time that way. Good luck!!

Sorry, but how do I search for singles? Do I have to cancel or modify the current FP+ time? Thanks!

 

[Cluelyss]

Sorry, but how do I search for singles? Do I have to cancel or modify the current FP+ time? Thanks!

No, don't cancel! Using the app, select the modify FP option, then select 7DMT, then select only one or two members of your party. You may find different times available when you search for a smaller party. This is how I was able to get A&E for my family in October. The goal is to end up with FP return windows that overlap somewhere (for example, 2 from 12:30-1:30 and 2 from 1-2, and everyone enters together at 1).

 

[klo1335]

Another question. When I go to book, it is easier to take whatever time offered and then modify the time? Or should I go for the times I want? We are a group of 4 and I will be going for late afternoon fast passes. Thanks

 

[marciemi]

Another question. When I go to book, it is easier to take whatever time offered and then modify the time? Or should I go for the times I want? We are a group of 4 and I will be going for late afternoon fast passes. Thanks

For most parks there are one or two FPP's that are the hard ones to get, particularly during the earlier time slots (7D, A&E, TSMM, Soarin', sometimes Safari). If you want one of those and will only be in the parks at a certain time (or want the ability to get additional FPP's during the day so don't want a late slot), as you book I would look quickly for the best time for those. Frequently for Soarin' for some reason it always offers the 8-9pm time slot for example but might also offer a 9:30-10:30am one if you glance quickly. So overall if I wanted one that "sells out" quickly, I'd at least try for the best option for that one (and not worry about the other two) then go in later and change the others. Late afternoon really shouldn't be a problem if you're booking at 30 days out (let alone 60) other than possibly for the ones I said above (really only the 2 MK ones) and maybe some parades/nighttime shows (I never book those so don't know).

 

[Cluelyss]

Another question. When I go to book, it is easier to take whatever time offered and then modify the time? Or should I go for the times I want? We are a group of 4 and I will be going for late afternoon fast passes. Thanks

It's only going to give you 4 time options initially (usually spread across the day), but you will have the option to modify the time once you are done scheduling that day.

 

[Mrs. Ciz]

We booked at nearly 30 day mark for our trip, I know, tardy to the party!! We did get nearly every FP+ we wanted though, decent times, so for those who don't book at 60 days at 1:00am, there is hope (granted we did not want A&E or Festival Parade FP). TSM had one 'normal' time left so if we had waited longer, FP+ would have been limited to evening.

We did miss out on one FP+, of course it was 7DMT. They were available, just late in the evening. We booked it anyways just to be safe. But for those who have done so, is there a likelihood of, if we check often, to snag a better time? Or would I be wasting my time? Thanks!

Definitely keep checking, people change their plans all the time. And if you haven't already, try searching for overlapping singles, you may be able to find an earlier time that way. Good luck!!

No, don't cancel! Using the app, select the modify FP option, then select 7DMT, then select only one or two members of your party. You may find different times available when you search for a smaller party. This is how I was able to get A&E for my family in October. The goal is to end up with FP return windows that overlap somewhere (for example, 2 from 12:30-1:30 and 2 from 1-2, and everyone enters together at 1).

I just did exactly this earlier this week. I scheduled my FP+ for just me very last minute - 3 days before our visit. When we got there my roommate decided she wanted to tour with me, so I spent about 30 minutes getting her FP+ for the same rides I had at overlapping times. This was 1 day before our first park day. I got her all the same rides I had. The only two I couldn't overlap were 7DMT and Mission Space. Her FP+ for those two were a couple hours later than mine. but she got to ride them! I checked MDE several times that day to get her the best times I could. Openings came and went for all different times throughout the day. Keep checking for those singles!

 

[Mrs. Ciz]

OK, thinking I am finally starting to understand this new FP system. Just linked my tickets (even though I'm not going until October) so that I can test out the booking process.

I do have a question though. I know you can book a 4th FP after using your initial 3, and if you want to make any changes to it, you can use the app. What if I booked my 4th FP at Epcot and then decide to hop to MK - am I able to change the location of the FP on the app or are the changes you can make limited to time and attraction only?

I'm not sure I know the answer, but I have a related question. I was just at WDW with some friends. One group had morning FP+ for AK. They used them all and went to an AK FP+ kiosk to try to book their 4th FP+ for MK because they were hopping to MK next. As I suspected, they were told they could only book AK FP+ at AK FP+ kiosks. So they hopped to MK, went to the MK FP+ kiosk. Since they had already used all their FP+ in AK that day, the MK CM scheduled 3 more MK FP+ for them. I asked if they had to schedule the 4th, use it, then schedule the 5th use it, then schedule the 6th. My friend said no - the lady made all 3 MK FP+ at once for them. I didn't know this was possible. Was it a fluke or normal procedure?

 

[aprincesswannabe]

I booked our FP+ last night at 12 am CT. There seemed to be plenty of availability and I got all rides/times I wanted for our party of 6.
It was quite possibly one of the easiest things I've done on one of Disney's websites!

I'd still like to see the ability to book in advance across property rather than being limited to one park (yes, I understand that I can add FP on site after the first 3 are used) and while I understand the reasoning behind the Tiering system I'm not a fan of it.

I hope everyone else making reservations soon has good luck as I did.

 

[mesaboy2]

I'm not sure I know the answer, but I have a related question. I was just at WDW with some friends. One group had morning FP+ for AK. They used them all and went to an AK FP+ kiosk to try to book their 4th FP+ for MK because they were hopping to MK next. As I suspected, they were told they could only book AK FP+ at AK FP+ kiosks. So they hopped to MK, went to the MK FP+ kiosk. Since they had already used all their FP+ in AK that day, the MK CM scheduled 3 more MK FP+ for them. I asked if they had to schedule the 4th, use it, then schedule the 5th use it, then schedule the 6th. My friend said no - the lady made all 3 MK FP+ at once for them. I didn't know this was possible. Was it a fluke or normal procedure?

Highly unusual at least, and the first time I have heard a report of this.

 

[Mrs. Ciz]

Highly unusual at least, and the first time I have heard a report of this.

One other interesting FP+ thing happened this week. I couldn't get 7DMT FP+ for overlapping times for my roommate. Mine started at 8:45 AM, hers started at 11.55 AM. I rode while she waited for me. We did a bunch of other rides then I walked her back to 7DMT and got her checked in. The CM asked if I was riding with her. I said no, we couldn't get overlapping times, so I had already ridden it with my FP+. He said we should have mentioned it to the CM when I rode. He said if there are only two of us, our FP+ are only a couple of hours apart, and we are nice, they would have let us ride together! We never got to test his advice, but from what he told us, it can't hurt to ask nicely.

 

[Cluelyss]

I'm not sure I know the answer, but I have a related question. I was just at WDW with some friends. One group had morning FP+ for AK. They used them all and went to an AK FP+ kiosk to try to book their 4th FP+ for MK because they were hopping to MK next. As I suspected, they were told they could only book AK FP+ at AK FP+ kiosks. So they hopped to MK, went to the MK FP+ kiosk. Since they had already used all their FP+ in AK that day, the MK CM scheduled 3 more MK FP+ for them. I asked if they had to schedule the 4th, use it, then schedule the 5th use it, then schedule the 6th. My friend said no - the lady made all 3 MK FP+ at once for them. I didn't know this was possible. Was it a fluke or normal procedure?

This is the first report I've heard of this happening. Normal procedure is one at a time after the first 3. If anyone else has had this experience and can report back, please let us know! Even if this is only happening when park hopping it would be a huge change for the good!!