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

[5olearys]

I have five day park hoppers for my stay. They are linked in MDX. We are staying on site for our first two nights, and I was able to book my FPs for those days only at my 60 day window tonight. So sorry if I missed it somewhere, but did the policy change? Can you no longer book at 60 days if part of your stay (the latter part) is off site? TIA.

 

[ckelly14]

I have five day park hoppers for my stay. They are linked in MDX. We are staying on site for our first two nights, and I was able to book my FPs for those days only at my 60 day window tonight. So sorry if I missed it somewhere, but did the policy change? Can you no longer book at 60 days if part of your stay (the latter part) is off site? TIA.

This is a common issue. You will be able to book at 60 days, but not "60+" as you were able to do last night for days 1-3. I expect you will be able to book day 4 at midnight 3 days from now, day 5 4 days from now. Get it?

 

[5olearys]

This is a common issue. You will be able to book at 60 days, but not "60+" as you were able to do last night for days 1-3. I expect you will be able to book day 4 at midnight 3 days from now, day 5 4 days from now. Get it?

Got it. Thanks for making me feel a little less crazy. I broke the "never believe a CM on the phone" rule because they told me what I wanted to hear.

 

[krissydotnet]

Has anybody had success trading FP with other users to get the times you need for A&E. I feel like I'm playing poker. I've got two hands. One is 3 of a kind and the other one is two pair, but what I really want is four of a kind. If Disney is going to make it this hard for families to get fastpasses for the popular rides they need to set up a secure way to safely trade FP with other people. Right now you can't even trade FP with members of your own party without risking losing a FP. I want to get a job at Disney just so I can fix MDE. As a programmer I find it very frustrating.

 

[ghtx]

Has anybody had success trading FP with other users to get the times you need for A&E. I feel like I'm playing poker. I've got two hands. One is 3 of a kind and the other one is two pair, but what I really want is four of a kind. If Disney is going to make it this hard for families to get fastpasses for the popular rides they need to set up a secure way to safely trade FP with other people. Right now you can't even trade FP with members of your own party without risking losing a FP. I want to get a job at Disney just so I can fix MDE. As a programmer I find it very frustrating.

You can do this pretty easily by temporarily swapping out Magic Bands.

 

[nkereina]

Forgive me if this has already been asked and answered, but currently when are FPs for Wishes and Fantasmic becoming available? About how many days out from arrival? Thanks!

 

[WuvEeyore]

I believe they are available at 60 days for on site and 30 for offsite. They do go fast though.

 

[Cluelyss]

Forgive me if this has already been asked and answered, but currently when are FPs for Wishes and Fantasmic becoming available? About how many days out from arrival? Thanks!

They were available for me right at 60 days when I booked in August. But very limited availability left.

 

[*MomTo2Princesses*]

I can make my FP+ selections tonight (11pm central, right?) and am starting to panic a little. I feel like I have no clue what I'm doing. I don't understand what it means to copy a FP, or if it's better to copy one or just book one for every person in my party. We have 7 of us. Any tips for us? My girls are really hoping to meet A&E and we would love to ride the mine train!

 

[Cluelyss]

I can make my FP+ selections tonight (11pm central, right?) and am starting to panic a little. I feel like I have no clue what I'm doing. I don't understand what it means to copy a FP, or if it's better to copy one or just book one for every person in my party. We have 7 of us. Any tips for us? My girls are really hoping to meet A&E and we would love to ride the mine train!

Stay away from the copy feature! Book your party together, if you can - you may have to split up the group for A&E and 7DMT, but everything else you should have no problem booking as a group of 7.

For A&E, start with your last MK day first for the best chance of availability. Mine Train should be priority #2, though easier to get than the princesses. I had 7DMT available on all 6 days of my trip when I booked, but A&E was only available on day 6.

And definitely be on at midnight (11 PM central) if you want A&E. They do go as fast as everyone says. If you can't get them tonight , keep checking and subscribe to the cancellation board here for your month.

Finally, don't stress about getting perfect times for everything right away. Have a plan as to what parks/rides you want each day and just get them scheduled quickly. You can always tweak your times once all of your days are booked. Outside A&E and 7DMT, pretty much everything else should have unlimited availability when the window opens. Parades and fireworks are the only other things you should give priority to booking if you want them.

Good luck!!!

 

[csmith1004]

Preparing for midnight tonight and I have another question. When the system asks me to rank my 3 choices do I rank based on importance or time? For example, A&E are a priority but time wise I prefer it to be my 3rd FP (assuming all my preferred times are available) so do I list it first or last? Thanks so much! I will be so relieved going to sleep tonight knowing this step is finished!!

 

[Cluelyss]

Preparing for midnight tonight and I have another question. When the system asks me to rank my 3 choices do I rank based on importance or time? For example, A&E are a priority but time wise I prefer it to be my 3rd FP (assuming all my preferred times are available) so do I list it first or last? Thanks so much! I will be so relieved going to sleep tonight knowing this step is finished!!

I'm not sure it really matters? The system will always give you 3 options to choose from, with varying times for your 3 selections throughout the day, when you are making your initial selections. And you can always further tweak your times from there. I think the only benefit that the rankings will get you is that your #1 selection will be included in all 3 options. At times, the system will sub in a different attraction into one of the options if it only has morning availability, for example, and option 3 includes all evening return times.

Another tip would be that if none of the 3 options fit your schedule the way you want, choose the option that is the WORST so that you have the most flexibility switching your times. (As you won't be able to swap into a time where you already have a FP scheduled).

Good luck!!

 

[tyniknate]

Just wanted to thank Mesaboy2 and all the others who contributed info to this thread. Made my reservations on Sunday night and was able to get 7 of 8 days' reservations how I wanted. Without the info provided here I'm not sure what would have happened.....and I'm glad I didn't have to find out.

 

[nogreenworld]

ok, so we are headed to wdw in january, and we are going with another family. we'll be staying on site and already have our reservations and our ADR's made, and are waiting for our 60 day window to open.

the other family is staying at the swan/dolphin, and has admission passes that look like credit cards that someone bought for them.

my thought is that they can link those passes to the MDE account (which has their swan reservation in it), and then they should be able to make their FP+ reservations 60 days in advance.

is that correct?

even further, if our accounts are linked on the MDE (i can see their family in my profile), i should be able to make their FP+ reservations, right?

thanks,

 

[ghtx]

ok, so we are headed to wdw in january, and we are going with another family. we'll be staying on site and already have our reservations and our ADR's made, and are waiting for our 60 day window to open.

the other family is staying at the swan/dolphin, and has admission passes that look like credit cards that someone bought for them.

my thought is that they can link those passes to the MDE account (which has their swan reservation in it), and then they should be able to make their FP+ reservations 60 days in advance.

is that correct?

even further, if our accounts are linked on the MDE (i can see their family in my profile), i should be able to make their FP+ reservations, right?

thanks,

Yes and yes

 

[Cluelyss]

ok, so we are headed to wdw in january, and we are going with another family. we'll be staying on site and already have our reservations and our ADR's made, and are waiting for our 60 day window to open. the other family is staying at the swan/dolphin, and has admission passes that look like credit cards that someone bought for them. my thought is that they can link those passes to the MDE account (which has their swan reservation in it), and then they should be able to make their FP+ reservations 60 days in advance. is that correct? even further, if our accounts are linked on the MDE (i can see their family in my profile), i should be able to make their FP+ reservations, right? thanks,

Yes, and yes!

 

[mbrittb00]

ok, so we are headed to wdw in january, and we are going with another family. we'll be staying on site and already have our reservations and our ADR's made, and are waiting for our 60 day window to open.

the other family is staying at the swan/dolphin, and has admission passes that look like credit cards that someone bought for them.

my thought is that they can link those passes to the MDE account (which has their swan reservation in it), and then they should be able to make their FP+ reservations 60 days in advance.

is that correct?

even further, if our accounts are linked on the MDE (i can see their family in my profile), i should be able to make their FP+ reservations, right?

thanks,

The Swan and Dolphin are NOT WDW resort hotels. I presume they would be limited to 30 days out just like those staying at Shades of Green.

 

[ghtx]

The Swan and Dolphin are NOT WDW resort hotels. I presume they would be limited to 30 days out just like those staying at Shades of Green.

Wrong, Swan and Dolphin guests get to book at 60 days out too (see first post).

 

[slzer0]

(As you won't be able to swap into a time where you already have a FP scheduled).

If I have a FP scheduled during parade or wishes time, is this may be why they're not coming up.?

Can anyone confirm wishes and parade FP times?

 

[Cluelyss]

If I have a FP scheduled during parade or wishes time, is this may be why they're not coming up.? Can anyone confirm wishes and parade FP times?

Yes, that's correct. The return windows for parades/fireworks are about 20 mins prior to the event.