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

[delgrec]

Booked fast passes last night at midnight (so 10/28). Got everything we wanted. Checked again this morning to make a change and saw that A&E was still available for after 6:00. We weren't interested in them but was surprised to see they were still available. MK is the second (and last) day of our short trip (12/29).

 

[mudman]

Do you have access to the App? Its much easier to change individual people using the app. You will be able to 'modify' and then select individual people to modify.
Also - I recommend watching a you tube video about it if you need some assistance.

BEST advice yet! Thank you soooooo much. Worked like a charm.

 

[ozliz]

I have read the first few pages of the thread but not all 1200 posts - sorry not that much time nor fast enough internet.

What I want to know is with the 60 day window, does MDE then only let you book FP+ for the number of ticket days or nights booked after that?

I have 2 nights booked pre cruise when I will not be using my park tickets (I assume that they will automatically be linked to the MB but that the 14 day expiry will not start if I don't enter a park). After the 7 night cruise there is an 8 night park stay (which is why I cannot use the tickets before the cruise without them expiring before the end of the stay- AP and no expiration not worth extra $). Can I start booking FP+ for my days after the cruise based on the 60 day window for the pre-cruise stay or will the split in my stay prevent this?

 

[doconeill]

I have read the first few pages of the thread but not all 1200 posts - sorry not that much time nor fast enough internet.

What I want to know is with the 60 day window, does MDE then only let you book FP+ for the number of ticket days or nights booked after that?

I have 2 nights booked pre cruise when I will not be using my park tickets (I assume that they will automatically be linked to the MB but that the 14 day expiry will not start if I don't enter a park). After the 7 night cruise there is an 8 night park stay (which is why I cannot use the tickets before the cruise without them expiring before the end of the stay- AP and no expiration not worth extra $). Can I start booking FP+ for my days after the cruise based on the 60 day window for the pre-cruise stay or will the split in my stay prevent this?

At 60 days from check-in your pre-cruise stay, you would only be able to book the three days of that stay. Thereafter, you can book 60 days out of any day in question (until you reach your actual check-in date). That does you no good while you are on the cruise though.

When you reach 60 days from check-in of your post-cruise stay, you would then be able to book for the length of THAT stay.

Each reservation is separate.

 

[kerplop]

This is probably a really dumb and "duh" question, but if you're staying off-site can you only book one day at a time? Like today I could book 30 days out and I have to wait until tomorrow to book the next day's FP?

 

[ozliz]

At 60 days from check-in your pre-cruise stay, you would only be able to book the three days of that stay. Thereafter, you can book 60 days out of any day in question (until you reach your actual check-in date). That does you no good while you are on the cruise though. When you reach 60 days from check-in of your post-cruise stay, you would then be able to book for the length of THAT stay. Each reservation is separate.

Thanks. I assumed that would be the case but did see some references to being allowed to book FP for a certain number of days after check in and talk of throwaway rooms etc so just got a bit jumbled and figured it was worth checking with the people who know the real tricks.

 

[mesaboy2]

This is probably a really dumb and "duh" question, but if you're staying off-site can you only book one day at a time? Like today I could book 30 days out and I have to wait until tomorrow to book the next day's FP?

One day at a time, as noted in the first post.

 

[disneyhorselover]

So last time I had to book I miscounted my 60 day window so can someone confirm this for me? If I am checking in on January 7th, I can make FP reservations starting at midnight on November 8th, right?
And it doesn't matter that we are not going to a park until Jan 8th?

Thanks for any help!

 

[doconeill]

So last time I had to book I miscounted my 60 day window so can someone confirm this for me? If I am checking in on January 7th, I can make FP reservations starting at midnight on November 8th, right?
And it doesn't matter that we are not going to a park until Jan 8th?

Thanks for any help!

Yes, your 60+X day window opens on November 8th.

 

[acwsmom]

I've read the beginning of the thread and skimmed over some of the other questions/answers, but haven't had any luck finding an answer to my problem yet. My DD is going in March during Spring Break for a school band trip. We're going to go at the same time, but staying separately from them. She'll be with the band until Wednesday, when they leave to return home. At that point, we're going to pick her up at her resort and she'll spend the rest of the week with us.

So I know how to do the FP+ for DH, DS and I until Wednesday. But how do we add DD as of Thursday? Since her tickets for the band trip aren't upgradeable, we have to buy 3-day passes for her to finish out the week for us. She will have a MB from the band trip. So how do I need to set it up where her new tickets are linked to her MB from the band trip and then fix it so that she can get FP+ with us for the last three days?

TIA!!

 

[PixieDustPrincessXO]

Question- I have an 8 day park hopper ticket. I am staying off site the first 2 days of my vacation (Jan 3 and 4) then checking in to Pop Century on Jan 5-Jan 11. We will not go to the parks on the 11th. So that makes 2 days of tickets when staying offsite and 6 days of tickets staying on site.

What will happen for me with my two days of tickets to use offsite in regards to FP+? My window for 60 days of my stay is November 5 to preselect. Can I preselect FP for the two other days? When would that become available?

 

[kcpinwdw]

Question- I have an 8 day park hopper ticket. I am staying off site the first 2 days of my vacation (Jan 3 and 4) then checking in to Pop Century on Jan 5-Jan 11. We will not go to the parks on the 11th. So that makes 2 days of tickets when staying offsite and 6 days of tickets staying on site. What will happen for me with my two days of tickets to use offsite in regards to FP+? My window for 60 days of my stay is November 5 to preselect. Can I preselect FP for the two other days? When would that become available?

When I did this a couple weeks ago I could book any earlier day when the 60 day window opened... So for my night of dec 7th I booked FPs for the 6th,7th, and 8th. I think you will get to book the earlier days 60 days before your check in day.

 

[PEC]

I have always and still belive this is the best thread on this forum. I do believe though that the Parades at MK, Wishes, and Illuminations deserve at least an asterisks. Looking in the future, their distribution goes as fast if not faster than anything else. I brlieve I am like you and would not get a FP for them, but clearly their is a decent amount of visitors that would. I would not want somebody to think they are low priority and would be easy to get as a 4th or 5th FP and find out they needed to get one well in advance. The asterisks could just explain this fact.

 

[mesaboy2]

I have always and still belive this is the best thread on this forum. I do believe though that the Parades at MK, Wishes, and Illuminations deserve at least an asterisks. Looking in the future, their distribution goes as fast if not faster than anything else. I brlieve I am like you and would not get a FP for them, but clearly their is a decent amount of visitors that would. I would not want somebody to think they are low priority and would be easy to get as a 4th or 5th FP and find out they needed to get one well in advance. The asterisks could just explain this fact.

I address their relative lack of availability in the first post. Based on the criteria I explained in it (which is not how fast they disappear but how much time is saved), they remain mid- to low-priorities in my opinion.

I do appreciate your feedback though!

 

[PEC]

I address their relative lack of availability in the first post. Based on the criteria I explained in it (how much time is saved), they remain mid- to low-priorities in my opinion.

Got it. Yep from a time saving perspective they don't really save much if any at all. I was even surprised to see how quick distribution goes, but I also don't like to tell people how to vacation so to each their own.

 

[mesaboy2]

Got it. Yep from a time saving perspective they don't really save much if any at all. I was even surprised to see how quick distribution goes, but I also don't like to tell people how to vacation so to each their own.

I try to stress in the post that I mean the list to be as objective as possible and that it can't possibly address everyone's particular goals. I based it on saving time since, you know, "fast" is in the name.

 

[Mommyof2Boos]

I've read the beginning of the thread and skimmed over some of the other questions/answers, but haven't had any luck finding an answer to my problem yet. My DD is going in March during Spring Break for a school band trip. We're going to go at the same time, but staying separately from them. She'll be with the band until Wednesday, when they leave to return home. At that point, we're going to pick her up at her resort and she'll spend the rest of the week with us.

So I know how to do the FP+ for DH, DS and I until Wednesday. But how do we add DD as of Thursday? Since her tickets for the band trip aren't upgradeable, we have to buy 3-day passes for her to finish out the week for us. She will have a MB from the band trip. So how do I need to set it up where her new tickets are linked to her MB from the band trip and then fix it so that she can get FP+ with us for the last three days?

TIA!!

Is it possible to ask her band teacher for her ticket number so you can link both to the MDX site/app? That way her 60 window will open at the same time as yours, and her MB will have both tickets on it.

Then when doing FP+ just make sure you do not include her in the first few days you will be there. After that make sure you do include her. It may be easier to do this in the app from what I have seen/read on here.

 

[acwsmom]

Is it possible to ask her band teacher for her ticket number so you can link both to the MDX site/app? That way her 60 window will open at the same time as yours, and her MB will have both tickets on it.

Then when doing FP+ just make sure you do not include her in the first few days you will be there. After that make sure you do include her. It may be easier to do this in the app from what I have seen/read on here.

I can ask but I'm guessing they won't know the numbers. They have over 100 kids going (one reason I'm staying at different resort from them ) so I'm not sure how they'll have all that sorted out. But it's worth asking if that will work! Honestly, we hadn't planned on buying her 3-day pass until we got down there but if it will help us figure out the FP+ mess, then it would be worth purchasing now.

 

[Mommyof2Boos]

I can ask but I'm guessing they won't know the numbers. They have over 100 kids going (one reason I'm staying at different resort from them ) so I'm not sure how they'll have all that sorted out. But it's worth asking if that will work! Honestly, we hadn't planned on buying her 3-day pass until we got down there but if it will help us figure out the FP+ mess, then it would be worth purchasing now.

My mom was in the same situation and goes to WDW quite often she said (I talked to her after I posted my original suggestion):

If she is staying at a resort with you she should get a MB as well for the hotel stay, then you can buy her 3 day pass and link it to her MDE profile that will be linked to her MB that is for the resort you are staying at with her. That would be the least headache.

She asked the band teacher for ticket info and they did not have it, plus she figured because it was a large group trip she couldn't link the ticket to MDE anyway. She just bought the extra days beforehand and linked them. Then my brother's window for FP+ opened at the same time as hers and they had no issues... He just had two MB's so he is going to leave his Band Trip one with his teacher so he doesn't mix them up when my mom goes to retrieve him.

 

[acwsmom]

My mom was in the same situation and goes to WDW quite often she said (I talked to her after I posted my original suggestion):

If she is staying at a resort with you she should get a MB as well for the hotel stay, then you can buy her 3 day pass and link it to her MDE profile that will be linked to her MB that is for the resort you are staying at with her. That would be the least headache.

She asked the band teacher for ticket info and they did not have it, plus she figured because it was a large group trip she couldn't link the ticket to MDE anyway. She just bought the extra days beforehand and linked them. Then my brother's window for FP+ opened at the same time as hers and they had no issues... He just had two MB's so he is going to leave his Band Trip one with his teacher so he doesn't mix them up when my mom goes to retrieve him.

That makes sense and actually sounds like a great plan. We'll give it a shot. Thanks for your help!