I had this same issue and we chose to get the FP for Splash and ride standby for Big Thunder. As they are both "A" attractions, my decision was based solely on the fact that my kids are more excited to ride Splash, so wanted to make sure that I've was "scheduled." Wait times will likely be about the same for both, unless it's a cooler day, then you may have less of a wait for Splash. Flip a coin
The latest FP+ I was able to schedule on my party ticket was 5:30-6:30, I suspect so that they can clear the queues by 7. Those time slots may just be gone now on your date? See if you can move your earlier ones back by 15 minutes or so each and you may be able to squeeze in that 3rd.The good: I got 4FP+ for 7DMT 2 separate days (day 5 and 6 of trip) I got the exact times I wanted at Epcot, AK, and HS for my FP+! The bad: NO AE. Wasn't even available as something to check off any of the days I was booking for. ETWB was gone for 11/16I couldn't get 3 FP+ in before my party. Not sure why...I have a 3:30 - 4:30 4:30 - 5:30 Put I can't get a single pass for 5:30-6:30 so I suspect it is because of party night or something? But why when party doesn't start until 7pm?
You absolutely do not have to participate in the FP+ system, but this is the only way to do fast passes now - the day old the old paper FP is gone. You can still opt to schedule day-of, at the in-park kiosks, but that will be subject to availability and still must be scheduled in advance. If you do opt for this "on the fly" scheduling (which certainly works better for some families!) just realize that what's left day-of may not be much and will likely include few headliners. Like you, I create rough schedules for our trips, but still like to be able to indulge the kids in that unscheduled, 75th ride on small world if they want it.Sorry if this has been answered before (I tried reading through pages and pages of answers but there are too many), if I do not want to make any fastpass+ bookings can we just get fast passes on the go like we used to (assuming there is availability)? I'm hoping to get a response from someone who has recently been there and done this as I am not only curious if it's possible but also if popular attractions get so booked up with FP+ bookings that there won't be any left for people like me who want to book on the fly. I don't see any point to the FP+ system, mostly because I didn't see any problem with the old system. I feel like it's just adding confusion and also giving us one more thing that we have to obsessively plan and stay up until midnight each night to get the optimum bookings. I already go crazy waking up at 5:00am MST 180 days before our vacation to try and book online reservations for all of the must-try restaurants and call in and wait on hold for 45 minutes to get tickets to the Food and Wine Festival events as soon as they become available. Do I really need to start doing this just to get fast passes for the rides we want to go on? I do create rough schedules for our Disney trips and we always try to stick to them, but other than our meal reservations we mostly just go with the flow so if we're going to be stuck planning every single moment of our trip to make sure that we can do the things we want to do, the fun and magic is slowly being sucked out of our annual trip. Ok rant over, I'm still a huge Disney fan and I don't mean to sound like a bummer, just trying to understand the point of all of this and would love some feedback from someone who has been there and done it (with or without FP+). We will be there Oct 11th (yay!!!) Thanks for the help
However, it is nice to know that our "must dos" are already scheduled, and at times that are convenient for us. No more running around the park to collect FPs, which may or may not have a favorable return time. We'll see how I actually feel about it once I'm there, but I think this has actually helped with my planning. Good luck, whichever course you take!
Sorry if this has been answered before (I tried reading through pages and pages of answers but there are too many), if I do not want to make any fastpass+ bookings can we just get fast passes on the go like we used to (assuming there is availability)? I'm hoping to get a response from someone who has recently been there and done this as I am not only curious if it's possible but also if popular attractions get so booked up with FP+ bookings that there won't be any left for people like me who want to book on the fly.
I don't see any point to the FP+ system, mostly because I didn't see any problem with the old system. I feel like it's just adding confusion and also giving us one more thing that we have to obsessively plan and stay up until midnight each night to get the optimum bookings. I already go crazy waking up at 5:00am MST 180 days before our vacation to try and book online reservations for all of the must-try restaurants and call in and wait on hold for 45 minutes to get tickets to the Food and Wine Festival events as soon as they become available. Do I really need to start doing this just to get fast passes for the rides we want to go on?
I do create rough schedules for our Disney trips and we always try to stick to them, but other than our meal reservations we mostly just go with the flow so if we're going to be stuck planning every single moment of our trip to make sure that we can do the things we want to do, the fun and magic is slowly being sucked out of our annual trip.
Ok rant over, I'm still a huge Disney fan and I don't mean to sound like a bummer, just trying to understand the point of all of this and would love some feedback from someone who has been there and done it (with or without FP+). We will be there Oct 11th (yay!!!)
Thanks for the help
Sorry if this has been answered before (I tried reading through pages and pages of answers but there are too many), if I do not want to make any fastpass+ bookings can we just get fast passes on the go like we used to (assuming there is availability)? I'm hoping to get a response from someone who has recently been there and done this as I am not only curious if it's possible but also if popular attractions get so booked up with FP+ bookings that there won't be any left for people like me who want to book on the fly.
I don't see any point to the FP+ system, mostly because I didn't see any problem with the old system. I feel like it's just adding confusion and also giving us one more thing that we have to obsessively plan and stay up until midnight each night to get the optimum bookings. I already go crazy waking up at 5:00am MST 180 days before our vacation to try and book online reservations for all of the must-try restaurants and call in and wait on hold for 45 minutes to get tickets to the Food and Wine Festival events as soon as they become available. Do I really need to start doing this just to get fast passes for the rides we want to go on?
I do create rough schedules for our Disney trips and we always try to stick to them, but other than our meal reservations we mostly just go with the flow so if we're going to be stuck planning every single moment of our trip to make sure that we can do the things we want to do, the fun and magic is slowly being sucked out of our annual trip.
Ok rant over, I'm still a huge Disney fan and I don't mean to sound like a bummer, just trying to understand the point of all of this and would love some feedback from someone who has been there and done it (with or without FP+). We will be there Oct 11th (yay!!!)
Thanks for the help
I had this same issue and we chose to get the FP for Splash and ride standby for Big Thunder. As they are both "A" attractions, my decision was based solely on the fact that my kids are more excited to ride Splash, so wanted to make sure that I've was "scheduled." Wait times will likely be about the same for both, unless it's a cooler day, then you may have less of a wait for Splash. Flip a coin
That's correct!
Cluelyss said:I had this same issue and we chose to get the FP for Splash and ride standby for Big Thunder. As they are both "A" attractions, my decision was based solely on the fact that my kids are more excited to ride Splash, so wanted to make sure that I've was "scheduled." Wait times will likely be about the same for both, unless it's a cooler day, then you may have less of a wait for Splash. Flip a coin
No, the system will search from all available attractions on that date. If you are doing if from the app, it will automatically put you into a time that is close to your existing time, if available. On the website, once you choose the new attraction, it will give you a drop down list of all available times that day to then select from. But both methods will search everything, regardless of the timing of your original FP+.
See my response to the post right above your question for how to check availability on days you are already scheduled in MK. Don't know if there's a way to check another park from where you are scheduled, however.
Also, you may have better luck searching for A&E one at a time; that's how I was able to get mine.
