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

[Racemom17]

There is no tiering currently at MK or AK...just Epcot and HS...correct?

 

[Zhaan]

Correct

 

[Partridge4ever]

My daughter is going with her school chorus, staying offsite, using the multiday tickets that are sold to them by whoever is planning the trip. Can she book FP+ by going to the kiosk in the park each day?

 

[Cluelyss]

My daughter is going with her school chorus, staying offsite, using the multiday tickets that are sold to them by whoever is planning the trip. Can she book FP+ by going to the kiosk in the park each day?

Yes. Though if she has the tickets prior to leaving for the trip, they can be linked in MDX and scheduled in advance.

 

[DoodlesMom]

Panic moment! Between my dh and I, one of us either deleted our SDMT FP for later this month or screwed up in the confirmation process. I'm devastated. Are we doomed to wait in line all day or is there any possibility of FP+ becoming available that day? The only other chance I can hope for is shorter lines during MVMCP So far, I'm not excited about this system. We've always been spontaneous people and it feels like this takes all of that out of our hands if you definitely have certain things you want to ride. We didn't book our trip until rather last minute so everyone else had months planning ahead of us.

 

[Angel Ariel]

Panic moment! Between my dh and I, one of us either deleted our SDMT FP for later this month or screwed up in the confirmation process. I'm devastated. Are we doomed to wait in line all day or is there any possibility of FP+ becoming available that day? The only other chance I can hope for is shorter lines during MVMCP So far, I'm not excited about this system. We've always been spontaneous people and it feels like this takes all of that out of our hands if you definitely have certain things you want to ride. We didn't book our trip until rather last minute so everyone else had months planning ahead of us.

We were here today, and never saw availability for sdmt open. Your best bet is likely the Christmas party.

I'll post a full review of our trip after we get back..I have been skeptical about the system for many of the reasons you are, but we have had a great trip,.including spontaneous moments!

 

[SPOERLX3]

Panic moment! Between my dh and I, one of us either deleted our SDMT FP for later this month or screwed up in the confirmation process. I'm devastated. Are we doomed to wait in line all day or is there any possibility of FP+ becoming available that day? The only other chance I can hope for is shorter lines during MVMCP So far, I'm not excited about this system. We've always been spontaneous people and it feels like this takes all of that out of our hands if you definitely have certain things you want to ride. We didn't book our trip until rather last minute so everyone else had months planning ahead of us.

We were at WDW in September during a slow week and on a day with MNSSHP.
The TP crowd predictor was a 1. There were not any FP's during the day for SDMT and the line was never less than 60 minutes long throughout the day. I'm not sure about during the party since our MNSSHP got rained out at 10:30 and we hadn't made it back to SDMT by then.

Good luck!!

 

[Partridge4ever]

Panic moment! Between my dh and I, one of us either deleted our SDMT FP for later this month or screwed up in the confirmation process. I'm devastated. Are we doomed to wait in line all day or is there any possibility of FP+ becoming available that day? The only other chance I can hope for is shorter lines during MVMCP So far, I'm not excited about this system. We've always been spontaneous people and it feels like this takes all of that out of our hands if you definitely have certain things you want to ride. We didn't book our trip until rather last minute so everyone else had months planning ahead of us.

We got in line on an evening EMH night about 15 minutes before closing and waited only about 30 min, if that, even though the sign said 80 min. This was in July, and I think the park closed at 11, so it must've been about 12:45 am.

 

[cel_disney]

We got in line on an evening EMH night about 15 minutes before closing and waited only about 30 min, if that, even though the sign said 80 min. This was in July, and I think the park closed at 11, so it must've been about 12:45 am.

I think you should either try for the rope drop dash (but only stick around if you win a short wait) or target the end of the party night. Good Luck!

 

[dreamseeker9]

Just wanted to give some hope for finding a FP+ for SDMT. I planned a rather last-minute trip and wasn't able to get a FP+, but I've been looking almost every day to see if I can change a FP+ for SDMT. Today around noon, I succeeded! I'll be there in one week, and I was able to get a time on a day that works out great for my schedule. So don't give up, they are opening up!

 

[bama belle]

Panic moment! Between my dh and I, one of us either deleted our SDMT FP for later this month or screwed up in the confirmation process. I'm devastated. Are we doomed to wait in line all day or is there any possibility of FP+ becoming available that day? The only other chance I can hope for is shorter lines during MVMCP So far, I'm not excited about this system. We've always been spontaneous people and it feels like this takes all of that out of our hands if you definitely have certain things you want to ride. We didn't book our trip until rather last minute so everyone else had months planning ahead of us.

If you still have one of them, will it allow you to copy it to the other person?

 

[disneyxo]

If you have a hard ticket for the party, I would recommend using that to enter the event prior to 7 pm just to make sure they don't accidentally take a day off your regular ticket. We went to MBSSHP the first day of our trip and were worried about this, but used our hard ticket for entrance and everything worked fine on our tickets the rest of the week.

If we use the hard ticket to enter, do we scan that for the fast pass rides I schedule or does our magic band work even though we didn't use it to enter the park?

 

[Cluelyss]

If we use the hard ticket to enter, do we scan that for the fast pass rides I schedule or does our magic band work even though we didn't use it to enter the park?

Yes, you can still use your MB for FP+ reservations, but I believe the card will work as well.

 

[Lalalyn]

What is the first Fastpass window at AK? Can I even get a 9-10am window for it? Am hoping to ride the safari first thing and make the 10am FOTLK. With little kids and only spending half a day there I don't need FP for the other headliners.

 

[doconeill]

If we use the hard ticket to enter, do we scan that for the fast pass rides I schedule or does our magic band work even though we didn't use it to enter the park?

If they are both linked to your profile, they will both work to enter the park, get/redeem FP+, etc. The only thing I am aware of so far that the bands will only do is the automatic ride picture/video features at some attractions.

 

[kcpinwdw]

What is the first Fastpass window at AK? Can I even get a 9-10am window for it? Am hoping to ride the safari first thing and make the 10am FOTLK. With little kids and only spending half a day there I don't need FP for the other headliners.

I have a safari FP starting at 915. Not sure if that's the earliest but I can't change it to earlier so it may be.

 

[Cluelyss]

What is the first Fastpass window at AK? Can I even get a 9-10am window for it? Am hoping to ride the safari first thing and make the 10am FOTLK. With little kids and only spending half a day there I don't need FP for the other headliners.

I believe all FP+ windows start at 9 am, however if you want a FP for the 10 am FOTLK, your return window will be 9:30-9:50, so you will not be able to schedule another FP prior. However, if you head right to the safari at park open, you should be able to ride standby and still catch the 10:00 show.

 

[jsf1975]

I have a safari FP starting at 915. Not sure if that's the earliest but I can't change it to earlier so it may be.

I have a FP for 9:00-10:00 return time. I would think that the earliest FP would coincide with the park opening. Not sure if EMH would mean earlier FP, but then again you wouldn't need it with EMH.

 

[Lalalyn]

I believe all FP+ windows start at 9 am, however if you want a FP for the 10 am FOTLK, your return window will be 9:30-9:50, so you will not be able to schedule another FP prior. However, if you head right to the safari at park open, you should be able to ride standby and still catch the 10:00 show.

Which FP would be more helpful -- 9ish Safari or 10 FOTLK? I was thinking the 10 FOTLK wouldn't be very crowded so we could get there tenish minutes early and be fine.

 

[Cluelyss]

Which FP would be more helpful -- 9ish Safari or 10 FOTLK? I was thinking the 10 FOTLK wouldn't be very crowded so we could get there tenish minutes early and be fine.

If you don't mind sitting in the back / at the top for the show, you are probably better off using your FP for the safari. When we were there in October we missed the return window due to our breakfast ADR but still got in arriving a little before 10 (though were way up there!). Then I had a FP scheduled for the safari from 10-11 so we were able to head right there afterwards. So if you don't mind doing the safari after FOTLK, you could actually FP both if you wanted. That may be your best bet if you are looking to save the most time?