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

[hotveggy]

Yes, opened right at 1am.... Got everything I wanted including Anna and Elsa!!

 

[Toad_Passenger]

Opened right up for me at 1, also. Working back to front got everything locked in, and just went in to update times.

All systems go for the end of January!

 

[Teacup53]

I got access at 1 a.m. EST. I'm all booked for the week!

ETA - And I was checking at least every 5 minutes from 12 a.m. EST until I finally got access at exactly 1 a.m. EST

I was able to get in at exactly 1am EST too. Booked all week with A&E plus 7DMT. So excited despite being up at a ridiculous hour and I have to wake up for the day before 5 - ugh :good vibes

Hope everyone else was as successful.
Enjoy your trips.

 

[mggeary]

Woohoo! All booked. Got 7DMT and A&E for all our MK days. MSEP and FoF not yet loaded.

Curious that Splash was still not available on 1/31, despite supposedly back up from refurb on that day.

Also slightly annoying that system occasionally forces a 20min buffer between FP windows for no apparent reason.

 

[mesaboy2]

For those of you who experienced the 1:00a open tonight, I apologize--I'm just the messenger though!

Thanks for reporting your experience, there definitely appears to be a correlation between this and the very late MK close this early morning. More scheduled next month--see the updated info (including dates) in the OP.

 

[Gabriel&Nana]

Curious that Splash was still not available on 1/31, despite supposedly back up from refurb on that day.

Reaaly ? Still no Splash on 1/31 ? Do anybody see Splash on 2/1 ?

 

[marciemi]

I gave up and went to bed and just did it this morning since I was trying for Christmas Day only (30 days out) and not a whole vacation of stuff like you guys! No issues getting what I wanted since I knew that of course nothing major would be available (ie 7DMT/A&E/Parades/FW). But just adding to the general knowledge pool that the 30 days out wasn't opening either at midnight (in addition to the 60+ days).

Mesaboy - would you mind if I pm'd you a question? I did in fact read the whole first post and the entire 94 pages of this thread and don't see it addressed anywhere and think it might be a "gaming the system" question, which I've had my wrist slapped for asking on the DIS before so would rather not ask it publicly, but figure if anyone would know it would be you! Thanks!

 

[mesaboy2]

I gave up and went to bed and just did it this morning since I was trying for Christmas Day only (30 days out) and not a whole vacation of stuff like you guys! No issues getting what I wanted since I knew that of course nothing major would be available (ie 7DMT/A&E/Parades/FW). But just adding to the general knowledge pool that the 30 days out wasn't opening either at midnight (in addition to the 60+ days).

Mesaboy - would you mind if I pm'd you a question? I did in fact read the whole first post and the entire 94 pages of this thread and don't see it addressed anywhere and think it might be a "gaming the system" question, which I've had my wrist slapped for asking on the DIS before so would rather not ask it publicly, but figure if anyone would know it would be you! Thanks!

That's fine, but I'm not very confident I'll know the answer. It's all I can do to understand and relay how I think it's supposed to work.

 

[nogreenworld]

Woohoo! All booked. Got 7DMT and A&E for all our MK days. MSEP and FoF not yet loaded.

Curious that Splash was still not available on 1/31, despite supposedly back up from refurb on that day.

Also slightly annoying that system occasionally forces a 20min buffer between FP windows for no apparent reason.

i got in right at 1am also. i did get 7dmt and A&E. i could have had them for all three days that we were in MK, but i really didn't like the available times for them. for our MK days, the times were really inconvenient and put a damper on getting where we would be in the park for ADR's and whatnot.

i know it's good i got A&E since so many people want it and can't get it at all, but i'm a little disappointed that i had to re-work some of the other FP+ options to make way for A&E. i was really hoping that given the low volume time we were going, we'd have a little more flexibility in the hours. but beggars and choosers, right?

the rest of the stuff seemed to snap into place pretty well.

thanks, mesaboy, for all your work on this thread. it really was invaluable.

 

[nogreenworld]

also, for those following along coordinating multiple parties, everything worked out for mine.

if you recall, we have three of us at WL with the PSD package, and three at the swan. we linked accounts, and i was able to make the FP+ for all six of us at 1am on the 60 day mark.

at midnight, it was just me showing up (not the rest of my party). at 1am, everyone was there.

the only caution i will give is that a CM told me to talk to the IT help desk about the swan reservation tickets. the half the group staying at the swan had bought physical tickets and linked them to their stay, but the IT people said they had to do something with some "fastpass card" or something on their account because of the way the swan reservations work with tickets added the way they were. they say it normally takes a day or two, but they got it done for me asap and everything worked like a charm.

 

[PoohsFan1]

My 60 day mark was yesterday and I was planning on making FP+ selections at 11pm (CDT) on 11/23, but things happened and I was unable to do so. So when I got up yesterday morning (7am) I logged on and was able to get everything that I wanted (I was sure that I was going to miss out on the big ones). To my surprise, I was able to get 7DMT for each of our MK days and then was able to tweak the times to better fit our schedule. I originally wasn't going to get A&E FP+ because the girls didn't seem too interested since we already saw them in May, however late yesterday my DD11 said to me that she would like to see them again . I wished she would of came to me when I was first making my selections because A&E was wide open for each of our MK days. The day that I wanted to get it was booked, but fortunately our last MK day, it was wide open and I was able to book it for all of us.

 

[gatechfan99]

Woohoo! All booked. Got 7DMT and A&E for all our MK days. MSEP and FoF not yet loaded.

Curious that Splash was still not available on 1/31, despite supposedly back up from refurb on that day.

Also slightly annoying that system occasionally forces a 20min buffer between FP windows for no apparent reason.

Do you know when to expect the FoF parade to be loaded? I was wanting to get that last night when I booked for the week, but saw it wasn't available any day I was there.

 

[Cluelyss]

Do you know when to expect the FoF parade to be loaded? I was wanting to get that last night when I booked for the week, but saw it wasn't available any day I was there.

Was it not listed as an option, or was it there and either grayed out or with the note "standby only"? If the latter, then all the FPs have been distributed for the day. The parades and fireworks have been released pretty consistently right at the 60-day mark lately, so it's possible they are already gone on the date you are looking for. If so, just keep checking, and try for singles. For my trip I was able to collect singles for Wishes one at a time over the course of a few weeks until I had all 4. Good luck!

 

[gatechfan99]

Was it not listed as an option, or was it there and either grayed out or with the note "standby only"? If the latter, then all the FPs have been distributed for the day. The parades and fireworks have been released pretty consistently right at the 60-day mark lately, so it's possible they are already gone on the date you are looking for. If so, just keep checking, and try for singles. For my trip I was able to collect singles for Wishes one at a time over the course of a few weeks until I had all 4. Good luck!

You're right, it just says Standby Only. I guess they were already gone which surprised me since it was Day 4 of our trip with the 60 day FP booking window opening right then. Anna and Elsa were even available but both parades were gone every day. Oh well.

 

[marciemi]

That's fine, but I'm not very confident I'll know the answer. It's all I can do to understand and relay how I think it's supposed to work.

PM sent - thanks so much!

 

[mggeary]

Anyone see Splash Mtn open to book FP on 1/31 or early Feb? Was really hoping to ride it on 1/31, last day of our trip.

 

[WDW88]

Anyone see Splash Mtn open to book FP on 1/31 or early Feb? Was really hoping to ride it on 1/31, last day of our trip.

Us, too. Wasn't going to spend our last day at MK, but Splash is my son's absolute favorite. Interested to know when FP+ availability does open up for it. Now planning our day there in the hopes it opens up. Fingers crossed!

 

[peca]

I'm scheduling my fast passes and have a question. When I modify an experience to look for a different fast pass will the attractions listed be the only ones available and do those update as fast passes become available. I am looking like everyone else for an A&E fast pass for the last week of January and I'm hoping that they release more but wasn't sure if it shows up when you modify or if you have to cancel all of them and re-request all 3 for it to show up.

 

[Cluelyss]

I'm scheduling my fast passes and have a question. When I modify an experience to look for a different fast pass will the attractions listed be the only ones available and do those update as fast passes become available. I am looking like everyone else for an A&E fast pass for the last week of January and I'm hoping that they release more but wasn't sure if it shows up when you modify or if you have to cancel all of them and re-request all 3 for it to show up.

Yes, it will show up if you are searching via the "modify" option. And even though the app will say it's only searching during your existing FP return window, it's actually searching the entire day. HOWEVER, if you have other FPs scheduled that day, you will NOT see any times that overlap your other FP return windows. So the only way to truly check for availability during the entire day would be the "make new selections" option. Also, you may have better luck splitting up your party and searching for singles. Even if you can't get return windows that overlap initially, it's easier to modify your return time than to find the original FP. Finally, make sure you subscribe to the January A&E cancellation board. Generally Disney will not "release more" into inventory unless park hours are extended, but people do change their plans constantly, freeing up some spots. Good luck!

 

[peca]

Cluelyss - Thank you so much. I'll try doing that