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

[BStew]

Wondering if anyone knows about the FP for Illuminations? I currently have one but am wondering if I should switch it. The reason I grabbed it was to avoid having to stand around to get a good spot since I have two kids who will grow impatient quickly.

 

[geaux_half]

I apologize if this was asked somewhere already & I missed it. We have a MK day with 3 FP+ scheduled, and are considering switching to Epcot depending on what is available there. Is it possible to check availability at another park without giving up the 3 we have? Thank you!

Also, is there a way to look at what other days have for availability? Like if I wanted to switch my MK day with another park if that day had the A&E? Is there a way to check and see?

This is very interesting, and something I hadn't thought about.

I have an unused ticket which I just linked up in MDE, and I checked to see what FP+ are available at MK tomorrow. I could get both Meet Anna & Elsa and the 7 Dwarfs Mine Train tomorrow evening.

But if I were at WDW right now (and had no extra unused ticket like I do here now) and if I had FP+ reserved tomorrow for a different park, I would have no way to find out that MK has these hard-to-get FP+ available?? (If I could find this out, I might welll want to switch my park day, especially if we had no ADRs scheduled.)

Doesn't that seem like a major flaw?

But maybe not from Disney's standpoint, though, since a major goal of FP+ is apparently to "lock guests in" to a particular park. Hmmm...

I think you can use the "make new FP" option to do this. Pick your party, select the new park, and search away. Your existing FP selections should not be lost until you finalize the new selections. Hoping someone can confirm this theory??

You can look for availability in another park without losing your existing FP+ reservations. Post 14 of the thread referenced in the OP under "Using the MDX System to Schedule FastPass+ Attractions" discusses this:

Great question. I just played around with this a little... and it does work a little differently than before.

You did it correctly, you go in as if you are making brand new selections. When you pick the date it will give you warnings that you already have FP+ reserved for that date. You can continue to the next screen without losing them. (But the warning is scary!) I found that I could get all the way to the screen where you have 4 options, and if I hit Cancel from there it didn't actually save anything or lose my old ones. Just make sure you don't hit Done on this screen with the 4 options, that is when they will actually get overwritten, even though their messages make it look like they are overwritten a screen or two earlier.

 

[mesaboy2]

Wondering if anyone knows about the FP for Illuminations? I currently have one but am wondering if I should switch it. The reason I grabbed it was to avoid having to stand around to get a good spot since I have two kids who will grow impatient quickly.

Illuminations can be viewed from great spots all over World Showcase, and these spots can be had often 20-30 minutes beforehand.

 

[magicbob]

Great question. I just played around with this a little... and it does work a little differently than before.

You did it correctly, you go in as if you are making brand new selections. When you pick the date it will give you warnings that you already have FP+ reserved for that date. You can continue to the next screen without losing them. (But the warning is scary!) I found that I could get all the way to the screen where you have 4 options, and if I hit Cancel from there it didn't actually save anything or lose my old ones. Just make sure you don't hit Done on this screen with the 4 options, that is when they will actually get overwritten, even though their messages make it look like they are overwritten a screen or two earlier.

Thanks for clarifying. I think those warnings are intended to be "scary" thus deterring you from fooling around with what you already have "locked in." Good to know that you don't have to commit to cancelling until after you've seen whether or not there's something worth cancelling for. Unless a glitch strikes, of course!

 

[SPOERLX3]

Also, is there a way to look at what other days have for availability? Like if I wanted to switch my MK day with another park if that day had the A&E? Is there a way to check and see?

Safari23. I just sent you a private message

 

[SPOERLX3]

Thanks for clarifying. I think those warnings are intended to be "scary" thus deterring you from fooling around with what you already have "locked in." Good to know that you don't have to commit to cancelling until after you've seen whether or not there's something worth cancelling for. Unless a glitch strikes, of course!

Yes geaux_half, thank you for clarifying. This was why I answered the way that I did and it is great to know that you can check dates
I have referred so many people to the amazing first post of this thread (thank you mesaboy2) and now I realized that I missed a very important part of it even though I do HATE to mess with my existing dates/FP's cause this 54 yr old brain and fingers don't always work in sync

To address the other post above....I am not able to check any dates prior to when my trip starts on 9/24 (so I could not check tomorrow or any other date prior to next Wednesday) but I can check as far out as I want as long as long as the date is open even though my trip ends on 10/1 and I have an available ticket that is not already booked with a FP

 

[geaux_half]

Thanks for clarifying. I think those warnings are intended to be "scary" thus deterring you from fooling around with what you already have "locked in." Good to know that you don't have to commit to cancelling until after you've seen whether or not there's something worth cancelling for. Unless a glitch strikes, of course!

I agree about the "scary" warning. My 60 day window hasn't opened but I have non package tickets linked to my profile so I have tested this and it works. I'd be more cautious if I already had something hard to get that I could potentially lose and was playing for keeps.

 

[diskids2]

Can someone tell me when you use the Kiosk for a same day FP can you select from any available times or is it more like the old FP system where you get what they give you?

 

[mesaboy2]

Can someone tell me when you use the Kiosk for a same day FP can you select from any available times or is it more like the old FP system where you get what they give you?

You can select from available times.

 

[foxor]

When you go to the kiosks in park to select 4th fast passes and beyond, does your entire party need to be at the kiosk or can just 1 person go and do it?

 

[mesaboy2]

When you go to the kiosks in park to select 4th fast passes and beyond, does your entire party need to be at the kiosk or can just 1 person go and do it?

One person is enough. This and other FP FAQs are addressed in the first post.

 

[BStew]

Illuminations can be viewed from great spots all over World Showcase, and these spots can be had often 20-30 minutes beforehand.

Ok thanks, I just switched that to Soar'n

 

[mesaboy2]

Ok thanks, I just switched that to Soar'n

Yeah, that's a pretty good choice.

The other thing with Illuminations is weather, specifically wind. You don't want to be downwind of the lagoon during Illuminations, and there's no way to know what that will be until moment-of. The FP viewing location may be pretty poor on some nights due to this.

 

[Safari23]

Thanks for all the info! I'll try it a bit later and see what happens. In hindsight I probably should have chosen our very last day as our MK day. But even though we don't leave till late it seemed a bit of a waste. Oh well. I'll just keep checking and hope something comes up or we find a short line.

 

[Momma2PrinceNPrinces]

Hey all! I'm hoping someone can help me!

My FP window opened tonight around 11 pm CST. However, I am only able to see 10/19 and before...no days after. Everything else is greyed out. We have 5 day passes so I don't understand why I can't schedule for after 10/19. Any ideas??? TIA!!

 

[BigMommaMouse]

Hey all! I'm hoping someone can help me!

My FP window opened tonight around 11 pm CST. However, I am only able to see 10/19 and before...no days after. Everything else is greyed out. We have 5 day passes so I don't understand why I can't schedule for after 10/19. Any ideas??? TIA!!

I am not expert, but are the tickets linked? Also if your off site I think you have to do day by day, that only on site is length of stay. I will go check the OP and report back.


From OP 7.All other guests can prebook FP+ attractions no more than 30 days in advance, for the number of days on their linked ticket in MDX, and can use either the MDX website or app to do so. Unlike onsite guests, it is not possible to book beyond the 30-day mark.

 

[mesaboy2]

Hey all! I'm hoping someone can help me!

My FP window opened tonight around 11 pm CST. However, I am only able to see 10/19 and before...no days after. Everything else is greyed out. We have 5 day passes so I don't understand why I can't schedule for after 10/19. Any ideas??? TIA!!

Are you onsite or off? Either way, I suspect the first post has your answer. Look under "Booking Windows".

 

[etoiles]

Please Mesaboy or anyone else that has knowledge of the FP+ ratings A,B,C I would greatly appreciate some input!

I have read information about fp+ but had a question about Epcot. I notice that several of the attractions that I have experienced with high wait times have a rating of C while rides I have experienced with a low wait time have a rating of B. If I were booking them without doing any research I would book the C ones for FP+ based on past experience but question why the ratings are different.

For example, I see that that Spaceship Earth and Turtle Talk have a rating of B while the character spot and nemo and friends have a rating of C.

Why is the character spot below SE? Is it really less crowded now? Or, is FP+ give no advantage really to the character spot and nemo and friends so it's not good to use there?

 

[mesaboy2]

Please Mesaboy or anyone else that has knowledge of the FP+ ratings A,B,C I would greatly appreciate some input!

I have read information about fp+ but had a question about Epcot. I notice that several of the attractions that I have experienced with high wait times have a rating of C while rides I have experienced with a low wait time have a rating of B. If I were booking them without doing any research I would book the C ones for FP+ based on past experience but question why the ratings are different.

For example, I see that that Spaceship Earth and Turtle Talk have a rating of B while the character spot and nemo and friends have a rating of C.

Why is the character spot below SE? Is it really less crowded now? Or, is FP+ give no advantage really to the character spot and nemo and friends so it's not good to use there?

When was your last trip?

 

[mandis77]

The tiering at Epcot is difficult when you have a little one. Me and DD1 will be riding Test Track but the only thing available for DD2 to do is Living With the Land. While I like that ride, I don't think any of us plan on doing it more than once. So, can I schedule this for DH and DD2 just as a "throwaway" and they can do something else? After the time of all three FP's have expired they will be able to try for the 4th FP right?