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

[hiroMYhero]

I'm 99% certain that I am stuck with only getting 5-days to pre-book FP+ until we go to a park and use our ticket then upgrade to take advantage of the cost savings.

That's correct.

You'll need to enter a park and then upgrade your ticket by one day. If you are planning on AK, leave that day FP-free until you add on the extra day. Then immediately choose FPs for your AK day.

 

[chloelovesdisney]

You can't get both Toy Story and Fantasmic in your first three, as they are both Tier 1 fast passes. So as Robo suggests, just wait until after you use your three to get Fantasmic as the fourth. It has always been available later afternoon or early evening when I have tried.

For your third, if you REALLY don't want to try Tower of Terror (c'mon, you can do it!), just do one of the shows (other than Beauty and the Beast, which is also Tier 1). They don't really require a FP, but at more crowded times they can be nice to have.

Seldom a need to pre-book a FP+ for Fantasmic!

Especially in August, it is very likely that you will be able to pick up a Fantasmic! FP+ (as your 4th or 5th FP+ of the day) on your way to the theater to see the show.

Thank you both, I totally forgot about the tiers in DHS. Toy Story Mania is definitely our priority so we will forget about the Fantasmic FP.

We did ToT once, that was enough for all of us for our lifetimes, lol.

 

[subtchr]

Toy Story Mania is definitely our priority so we will forget about the Fantasmic FP.

As Robo and I mentioned, there is no reason to forget the Fantasmic FP. You can get it as a fourth or subsequent FP at a kiosk.

Have fun!!

 

[mom2rose&john]

We plan on going to Epcot during the day and then hopping over to HS. If I get my three FP's for Epcot can I get a fourth at HS?

 

[doconeill]

We plan on going to Epcot during the day and then hopping over to HS. If I get my three FP's for Epcot can I get a fourth at HS?

Yes. See "Additional/Same-Day FP+" in the first post in this thread.

 

[hiroMYhero]

@Going_2_WDW to the boards! The OP is still around. I know he replies to PMs but you aren't able to PM Mesa because you only have 1 post.

 

[NYHeel]

Is there anyway to move an already linked ticket card or band from one person to another? My friend and his family are going at around the same time as me except he's using a combination of e-tickets and old comp paper tickets. Since he doesn't have bands, at some point he's going to have to get the RFID ticket card.

I was wondering if there was a way to give him a few of my ticket cards that I don't need since we have bands. This way he could avoid the hassle of going to guest services before entering the park.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Is there anyway to move an already linked ticket card or band from one person to another? My friend and his family are going at around the same time as me except he's using a combination of e-tickets and old comp paper tickets. Since he doesn't have bands, at some point he's going to have to get the RFID ticket card.

I was wondering if there was a way to give him a few of my ticket cards that I don't need since we have bands. This way he could avoid the hassle of going to guest services before entering the park.

Comp paper tickets can be exchanged at the park entrance tapstile, but, because he has 4, changing all 4 out at Guest Relations would be easier.

You can't give him a ticket card because that remains permanently linked to the specific MDE profile. If he used one of your ticket cards, he would automatically take a park entitlement from your MDE if he enters the park before you do and his biometric gets linked to that ticket.

The easiest thing for him to do is convert at Guest Relations or buy a MB to link to that specific MDE Profile.

 

[CarrieR]

I discovered something new - hadn't seen it discussed, though I don't follow the thread regularly. I did read the first few posts and the last eight or so pages.

The rule (insofar as I was aware) is no overlapping FPs. However, I discovered a small loophole of limited usefulness. Once you have redeemed a FP+, you can move your next reservation into that time slot.

Example: we had an 8:30A Everest, 9:30A Dino, and 10:30A Primeval Whirl. We did Safari at rope drop, hit Everest around 9 and made it to Dino about 9:25. Waited for that window to open, and then as soon as we tapped our bands at the checkpoint, I went to the app and was able to move PW to 9:55.

It was around 9:40 at this time, so we were able to go to PW immediately upon finishing, and were leaving the park by 10:20 (instead of standing around waiting for our window to open.)

Obviously this will only work with lower-level FPs that are likely to have immediate availability, but it saved us a good 45m of waiting around. (We also looked at making a similar change at DHS one night so it's a repeatable phenomenon.)

Is this a known feature?

 

[hiroMYhero]

I discovered something new - hadn't seen it discussed, though I don't follow the thread regularly. I did read the first few posts and the last eight or so pages.

The rule (insofar as I was aware) is no overlapping FPs. However, I discovered a small loophole of limited usefulness. Once you have redeemed a FP+, you can move your next reservation into that time slot.

Example: we had an 8:30A Everest, 9:30A Dino, and 10:30A Primeval Whirl. We did Safari at rope drop, hit Everest around 9 and made it to Dino about 9:25. Waited for that window to open, and then as soon as we tapped our bands at the checkpoint, I went to the app and was able to move PW to 9:55.

It was around 9:40 at this time, so we were able to go to PW immediately upon finishing, and were leaving the park by 10:20 (instead of standing around waiting for our window to open.)

Obviously this will only work with lower-level FPs that are likely to have immediate availability, but it saved us a good 45m of waiting around. (We also looked at making a similar change at DHS one night so it's a repeatable phenomenon.)

Is this a known feature?

Yes, it is. It's a perk of digital FPs and can be surprising to those who are still thinking of the original FP system.

 

[NYHeel]

Comp paper tickets can be exchanged at the park entrance tapstile, but, because he has 4, changing all 4 out at Guest Relations would be easier.

You can't give him a ticket card because that remains permanently linked to the specific MDE profile. If he used one of your ticket cards, he would automatically take a park entitlement from your MDE if he enters the park before you do and his biometric gets linked to that ticket.

The easiest thing for him to do is convert at Guest Relations or buy a MB to link to that specific MDE Profile.

That's what I figured but I wasn't sure if there was a way to "un-link" a band or card from a profile. Now I realize that you can't. I wonder if a local Disney store would give him blank ticket cards so that he could link them to his profiles on MDE. Sort of like buying MBs but with cards.

 

[BellaBaby]

DH and I are going for a short trip (offsite) in Feb. Then again in June with the kids. We are thinking of getting an AP to save on parking when we are offsite. In June we are booked at the Contemporary for the first 4 nights, then move offsite. So as far as the AP goes, I understand I can book Fps for the June trip for 7 days even though our onsite stay is 5 days/4nights. Do the 7 days of Fps need to be booked consecutively? We will be taking breaks as we will be in Fl for 2 weeks. Also the kids will get the rolling 60 days when we move offsite correct?

TIA!!

 

[doconeill]

DH and I are going for a short trip (offsite) in Feb. Then again in June with the kids. We are thinking of getting an AP to save on parking when we are offsite. In June we are booked at the Contemporary for the first 4 nights, then move offsite. So as far as the AP goes, I understand I can book Fps for the June trip for 7 days even though our onsite stay is 5 days/4nights. Do the 7 days of Fps need to be booked consecutively? We will be taking breaks as we will be in Fl for 2 weeks. Also the kids will get the rolling 60 days when we move offsite correct?

TIA!!

No, they do not need to be consecutive, but any 7 days within the booking window you have available at the time.

Everyone on the reservation should still have the rolling 60 day window until your actual check-in day.

 

[wed100105]

We are headed back to WDW this summer (June 10) with four days military tickets. When we went last time (Spring Break 2014) FP+ was just being rolled out and we had military tickets, so I had to make all of our FP reservations in the park.

This year we are taking DH, myself, my cousin (22-first time guest!), DD8, DS4, and a newborn. We wil have four days of park hopper tickets. I love Dis planning, but I am a tangled mess of nerves with trying to decide what to book for FP and how to work out dining reservations. If anyone has tips, especially on how to be utilize rider swap, I would really appreciate it.

Here is what I have planned for park days based on recommended park calendars and our dining reservations. My husband and cousin both picked an Epcot restaurant for their picks of the week.

We are rope drop people, and usually head back for a few hours around 12-4. Then we stay out until the parks close. We will be driving and we are staying at SSR.

Sunday, June 12- Animal Kingdom opening, Epcot dinner at Teppen Edo at 5.
Monday- HS morning, Epcot Beirgarten reservation 5:15
Tuesday, June 14- MK day - before park opening breakfast CRT at 8:20, lunch at BOG
Thursday, June 16- MK day, reservations at Ohana at 5 pm

 

[ougrad86]

Thanks! I'm going to try for A/E - should be the only really tough one I have. Counting down the days!

If you get the coveted A/E booking - or 7 Dwarves - don't do a copy. If there are no FP's left, you could lose all of it. You can try to book one at a time overlapping for those.

 

[ougrad86]

I was thinking of picking up a FP for Fantasmic as our 4th FP. We plan to leave the park after doing so and come back later. When do we have to be in line and are there any seating advantages? I seem to remember reading before that you can sit anywhere with a FP once you get in.

 

[Robo]

I was thinking of picking up a FP for Fantasmic as our 4th FP. We plan to leave the park after doing so and come back later. When do we have to be in line and are there any seating advantages? I seem to remember reading before that you can sit anywhere with a FP once you get in.

What a FP+ for F! offers is more CHOICE in seating.

If you DO get a F! FP+, you can choose to sit in either the FP section (virtually the entire left half of the theater) or the Standby section (virtually the entire right half of the theater.)

So, whatever section has the better seating at the time you arrive, you can go there.
Without a FP, you can only choose a seat in the Standby section.

There is a very good chance that you can get a FP+ for F! as a 4th or 5th FP of the day because they issue SO MANY of them (enough to cover nearly the entire left half of the seating.) On many nights, it is possible that you can gat a FP+ for F! as you are walking to the theater.

As to when to arrive at the theater, I'd get to there 45-60 minutes before the show-time.
Even with a FP or Dining Pkg. reservation, don't wait too late.

On busy nights, the CMs can stop holding the reserved sections within 20-30 minutes before show-time, and turn over any available seats to waiting walk-in guests.

There is sometimes a "pre-show" (such as it is) that can help pass the last 30 minutes before show time.
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Map Below-
Arrows indicate the center of the seating.
Shaded areas:
(First or Only F! performance of the evening)
Cyan= Standby (walk-in) seating
Red= Dining Package Reserved
Blue= FP+ Reserved
Purple= Can be either FP+ or Dining Plan Reserved, depending on needs.

(Second or Third F! performance of the evening)
Cyan= Standby (walk-in) seating
Red, Purple, Blue= FP+ Reserved
(Although much of the outer Blue will likely be used for Standby.)

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[TXStormtrooper]

Do you recommend using the app or website to book FP+ when your window opens?

 

[Robo]

Do you recommend using the app or website to book FP+ when your window opens?

website

 

[TheSpooph]

If you get the coveted A/E booking - or 7 Dwarves - don't do a copy. If there are no FP's left, you could lose all of it. You can try to book one at a time overlapping for those.

Wow, I had no idea a copy could cause you to lose your reservation. Sounds like I need to keep reading the FP+ thread to learn all of these rules. Thanks for the tip!!