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

[mesaboy2]

I never had to make fast pass plus arrangements outside he magic kingdom it seems outside of Anna and Elsa there's nothing really unobtainable huh??

I'm assuming Hollywood Studios Toy Story might be a hassle and Soarin for Epcot

I address availability in general terms near the bottom of the OP. In short, the hardest attractions to get FP for--potentially even at 60 days away--are A&E, Wishes, MSEP, and FoF. All others, except for 7DMT (which I've found all over the availability map) and maybe TSM are usually available even just a few days before.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

I address availability in general terms near the bottom of the OP. In short, the hardest attractions to get FP for--potentially even at 60 days away--are A&E, Wishes, MSEP, and FoF. All others, except for 7DMT (which I've found all over the availability map) and maybe TSM are usually available even just a few days before.

Thanks and congrats on the thread of the year you totally deserve it

 

[mesaboy2]

Bumping. Getting a lot of questions today.

 

[mieuxmew]

Just asking a question - not sure if it was asked/answered before.

We are annual pass members staying on site.

One day of our trip husband has business meeting to attend and may or may not be able to come to the park with us. Our fast passes are already booked.

Will his fast passes be available for someone else in our party to use (assuming we have his magic band) or are his fast passes only unlocked/available if he enters the admission turnstile first?

I would think Disney fast pass system would not allow any fast passes to be used unless a ticket media has been scanned, correct?

Thanks

 

[hiroMYhero]

Just asking a question - not sure if it was asked/answered before.

We are annual pass members staying on site.

One day of our trip husband has business meeting to attend and may or may not be able to come to the park with us. Our fast passes are already booked.

Will his fast passes be available for someone else in our party to use (assuming we have his magic band) or are his fast passes only unlocked/available if he enters the admission turnstile first?

I would think Disney fast pass system would not allow any fast passes to be used unless a ticket media has been scanned, correct?

Thanks

Using his FPs is allowed. It's the way the FP system is set up. The FP tapstile accesses the FP data and doesn't check ticket entrance data. There's a complete thread on Same Day FPs with old MagicBands linked to a different MDE... those MagicBands aren't even linked to tickets.

 

[Cedarmom]

I have a question about the best use of FP.

Our arrival afternoon is all about our daughter, age 5, who doesn't remember our last trip at all. We have two FP+ set for the 7DMT and Enchanted Tales. I'm trying to decide on our best use of the 3rd.

Arriving mid-afternoon. FP time will be from 3-4 pm, Fri afternoon end of Jan. The choices are Ariel meet, Cindy/Rapunzel meet, and Under the Sea. Under the Sea will be closed by our next MK day, but after following standby times for a while, it seems to have the lowest wait times. Will that change as it gets closer to refurb dates?

Which of those would be the most efficient use of FP? We will standby the other two.

TIA!

 

[hiroMYhero]

I have a question about the best use of FP.

Our arrival afternoon is all about our daughter, age 5, who doesn't remember our last trip at all. We have two FP+ set for the 7DMT and Enchanted Tales. I'm trying to decide on our best use of the 3rd.

Arriving mid-afternoon. FP time will be from 3-4 pm, Fri afternoon end of Jan. The choices are Ariel meet, Cindy/Rapunzel meet, and Under the Sea. Under the Sea will be closed by our next MK day, but after following standby times for a while, it seems to have the lowest wait times. Will that change as it gets closer to refurb dates?

Which of those would be the most efficient use of FP? We will standby the other two.

TIA!

Cindy and Rapunzel would be the best choice. You can check Disneywaittimes.com to see what the listed waits are for the two meet and greets.

 

[creamypuffs]

Do I need to have an empty FP+ slot in order to stalk the popular ride that I couldn't get? Or can I just keep following the Change Experience to stalk for the one I want?

 

[siskaren]

Do I need to have an empty FP+ slot in order to stalk the popular ride that I couldn't get? Or can I just keep following the Change Experience to stalk for the one I want?

I'm pretty sure you have to have 3 FPs, I don't think the system will let you book only 2.

 

[Cluelyss]

Do I need to have an empty FP+ slot in order to stalk the popular ride that I couldn't get? Or can I just keep following the Change Experience to stalk for the one I want?

No, just book something else and search via "change experience" as you mentioned. And if you are looking for a parade/fireworks/show FP, be aware that the return windows for those start up to 30 minutes before the start time of the event, so just make sure you don't have any other FPs overlapping that window, or it will never show up for you. Good luck!!

 

[maburke]

Bumping. Getting a lot of questions today.

Congrats on thread of the year, you so deserve it! And thanks also to all the other contributors who answer so many questions!

 

[maburke]

IIRC, what ends up happening is this (although it could have changed):

- You won't lose anything
- You won't be able to make FP+ selections via the app for the day you enter the park, since your ticket already has the max number of days outstanding (until you upgrade - not sure if there is lag time between upgrading and enabling more days), unless you cancel a day already booked.
- You MIGHT be able to do "same day" FP+ one at a time - really not sure on this.
- Your last day becomes "locked", so you can't make changes to the selections (but you may be able to delete) until you upgrade.

In general, I have not heard of anyone "losing" days of FP+ for things like this.

But as we don't get a lot of reports on this in general (save the one above ), and with people willing to "test" like this, we're not sure of the limits.

Sorry I didn't follow up earlier. I cannot confirm any of this except the first one. We did not lose any of our FP+ days when we entered a day early, because we were intending to upgrade for APs. We did not check to see if we could make selections on the app or same day FP+, because I didn't realize there could be a difference. When I realized a few weeks out that we'd be there that day, I couldn't add a 6th day to our FP+, because we only had 5 day tix, and I didn't want to change anything existing. I didn't not notice whether our last day became locked during the time between that day early and the day we upgraded.

 

[doconeill]

I don't think I've ever congratulated my former "Agent P", mesaboy2, on the Thread Of The Year!!! You are strong in the ways of the Force...

 

[disbound09]

I'm pretty sure you have to have 3 FPs, I don't think the system will let you book only 2.

Good info for my future planning.

 

[mesaboy2]

I don't think I've ever congratulated my former "Agent P", mesaboy2, on the Thread Of The Year!!! You are strong in the ways of the Force...

Thanks...I continue to learn from the best around here.

 

[Itinkso]

Do I need to have an empty FP+ slot in order to stalk the popular ride that I couldn't get? Or can I just keep following the Change Experience to stalk for the one I want?

Definitely don't cancel one of your three; only use Change Experience. If you accidentally Cancel one, the FP system won't allow you to add one back. It will make you either cancel the other two or place a phone call to IT.

 

[soniam]

I couldn't find anything in the FAQ about what happens with same day FP+ (in park ones), when have less than 3 prebooked FP+. Can I still get FP+in the park? Do I have to use the prebooked ones first? The first time I get some in the park, how many would I be able to get for myself?

My situation is that I canceled my SM FP+. DH and DS will ride, while I shop. So I only have 2 prebooked FP+, which I'm fine with. I hope that once they finish their 3 and I finish my 2, I can still get another one in the park. Thanks

 

[doconeill]

I couldn't find anything in the FAQ about what happens with same day FP+ (in park ones), when have less than 3 prebooked FP+. Can I still get FP+in the park? Do I have to use the prebooked ones first? The first time I get some in the park, how many would I be able to get for myself?

My situation is that I canceled my SM FP+. DH and DS will ride, while I shop. So I only have 2 prebooked FP+, which I'm fine with. I hope that once they finish their 3 and I finish my 2, I can still get another one in the park. Thanks

Addressed under "Additional/Day-of FP+" for the most part.

You can only get more after you've used your three pre-booked FP+. After that, you can get ONE more at the kiosk at a time. Once used, you can get another, etc.

If you only have two pre-booked, I believe it still works but the first "additional" one technically becomes your third. Shouldn't really matter in the end.

 

[mom2rtk]

Just popping in to add my congratulations for the TOTY! I hope they gave you a great big Mickey statue!

 

[soniam]

Addressed under "Additional/Day-of FP+" for the most part. You can only get more after you've used your three pre-booked FP+. After that, you can get ONE more at the kiosk at a time. Once used, you can get another, etc. If you only have two pre-booked, I believe it still works but the first "additional" one technically becomes your third. Shouldn't really matter in the end.

Great! Thanks! That's what I was hoping, but you never know what kind of wackiness they will build into the system.

Thanks to everyone, especially mesaboy, for working so hard to keep everyone informed.