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

[Cluelyss]

Haha, no. My window opens Jan 28th. Luckily I'm taking a day off on Jan 27th so I'll need to nap a lot during the day to stay up that night.......... Any telling when it opens a midnight vs. 1am?

It doesn't open till 1 am on nights that MK is open until 1. All other nights "should" be midnight EST.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Going through all my reservations to type up an itinerary to send to everyone and on my HS day I noticed that I have 4 FPs booked.

ToT 9-10
TSM 10:45-11:45
Frozen 12:10-12:25
ToT 3:05-4:05

What gives??? I know I only booked it once but I can't really remember which one I booked.

Score! It's probably a glitch - don't change anything !

 

[mesaboy2]

Score! It's probably a glitch - don't change anything !

Flag on the play! It's probably a ghost FP! (Still, don't change anything.)

 

[NYEmomma]

Score! It's probably a glitch - don't change anything !

Flag on the play! It's probably a ghost FP! (Still, don't change anything.)

Will we be able to use both? I'm fine with not touching anything and more than likely won't use them BOTH but I just don't want to show up for the first one to be turned away because the 2nd one is the REAL one (or vice versa).

 

[mesaboy2]

Will we be able to use both? I'm fine with not touching anything and more than likely won't use them BOTH but I just don't want to show up for the first one to be turned away because the 2nd one is the REAL one (or vice versa).

Unlikely. If this is indeed a ghost FP--which were very common months ago though I haven't heard much of them lately--then only 3 of your 4 listed are valid. I don't remember how to tell which was the real FP, sorry.

 

[annabug]

Mesa thank you for creating this info thread, its golden to me.

Haven't been in quite some time, and feeling clueless. Will be taking some time to read through this massive thread.

Im feeling pressured for the big rides, my little guy will be heartbroken if we can't ride Toy Story Mania, and my girl if I can't get Elsa and Anna.

Im gonna have to make Small World and Carousel of Progress sound REALLY GREAT!!!!!

Thanks again!!

 

[WDW88]

I currently have a five day base ticket with fastpasses scheduled for each of the five days. I am planning on bridging the tickets and purchasing annual passes once I enter the park. If I enter the parks a day before my fastpasses are currently scheduled, will I lose my fastpasses for the last day?
TIA

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Flag on the play! It's probably a ghost FP! (Still, don't change anything.)

I knew I shouldn't answer! I just got excited for her.

 

[Robo]

I currently have a five day base ticket with fastpasses scheduled for each of the five days. I am planning on bridging the tickets and purchasing annual passes once I enter the park.


If I enter the parks a day before my fastpasses are currently scheduled, will I lose my fastpasses for the last day?

Maybe.

From where (and when) did you purchase your current 5-day tickets?

 

[Robo]

Going through all my reservations to type up an itinerary to send to everyone and on my HS day I noticed that I have 4 FPs booked.

ToT 9-10
TSM 10:45-11:45
Frozen 12:10-12:25
ToT 3:05-4:05

What gives??? I know I only booked it once but I can't really remember which one I booked.

What date?

I can tell you that (unless it's an AM EMH day at DHS) the FP+ that you least likely "need" is the 9-10 ToT.
(Especially if you arrive before Rope Drop.)

 

[WDW88]

Purchased from UT.
ETA: purchased about three months ago

 

[Robo]

Purchased from UT.

One safe thing to try is to go to a Guest Relations or ticket booth BEFORE you enter that first park and just ASK the CM what it will cost for the AP upgrade.

There are plenty of examples of the CM doing the price-bridge without the prior park entry.
(Just don't accept the upgrade until after you are told the cost.**)

That may solve your issue.

**You can try to ask at more than one venue, as each CM can have her/his own set of "rules."

 

[mreid1974]

Thanks for all the great info

 

[maburke]

I currently have a five day base ticket with fastpasses scheduled for each of the five days. I am planning on bridging the tickets and purchasing annual passes once I enter the park. If I enter the parks a day before my fastpasses are currently scheduled, will I lose my fastpasses for the last day? TIA

No, you will be fine. I did exactly this at Thanksgiving (5 day UT hopper tickets, scheduled 5 days FP with family, but entered the park a day early) and had no trouble at all. I don't think I upgraded until the second day (first FP day). I hadn't even thought about the possibility of losing any!

 

[TJDisneymama]

Sorry, I know of no such site. My guess would be that what I have as A attractions in the OP would be the first to go. How fast/soon is tough to predict and would depend on crowd levels as you have already realized.

Darn, I thought for sure somebody would have come up with a formula/list, lol.
I just checked for today for the rides in question (ToT and RnRC) and both have no availability for the day. Although I think today is a bit more crowded than when I will be going (mid-late april) so I shall see what it's like on less crowded days.

 

[hsmamato2]

No, you will be fine. I did exactly this at Thanksgiving (5 day UT hopper tickets, scheduled 5 days FP with family, but entered the park a day early) and had no trouble at all. I don't think I upgraded until the second day (first FP day). I hadn't even thought about the possibility of losing any!

Really??? we have the same issue, and I was concerned my bro would lose his last days fp+ with us b/c he wanted to go in a day early with a friend,and extend his days....

 

[doconeill]

I currently have a five day base ticket with fastpasses scheduled for each of the five days. I am planning on bridging the tickets and purchasing annual passes once I enter the park. If I enter the parks a day before my fastpasses are currently scheduled, will I lose my fastpasses for the last day?
TIA

No, you will be fine. I did exactly this at Thanksgiving (5 day UT hopper tickets, scheduled 5 days FP with family, but entered the park a day early) and had no trouble at all. I don't think I upgraded until the second day (first FP day). I hadn't even thought about the possibility of losing any!

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.

 

[KimWDW]

When my day opens up for FP+ booking (60 days out), do I have to go on at like 6:00 AM or am I safe to wait until later to get my fastpasses? I don't need Anna and Elsa. Just Space Mountain, Soarin, Everest, the big thrill rides. I don't know if this is something that I need to do as soon as the time opens up or I'll be stuck with dinnertime FPs.

Thanks!

 

[hiroMYhero]

When my day opens up for FP+ booking (60 days out), do I have to go on at like 6:00 AM or am I safe to wait until later to get my fastpasses? I don't need Anna and Elsa. Just Space Mountain, Soarin, Everest, the big thrill rides. I don't know if this is something that I need to do as soon as the time opens up or I'll be stuck with dinnertime FPs.

Thanks!

FP booking actually begins at midnight (when MK's regular hours end - so, could possibly be 1:00 a.m.), but if you don't need A&E and 7DMT, you should be okay. If you are going during Spring Break season or Christmas, then the earlier, the better for FP booking.

 

[mesaboy2]

When my day opens up for FP+ booking (60 days out), do I have to go on at like 6:00 AM or am I safe to wait until later to get my fastpasses? I don't need Anna and Elsa. Just Space Mountain, Soarin, Everest, the big thrill rides. I don't know if this is something that I need to do as soon as the time opens up or I'll be stuck with dinnertime FPs.

Thanks!

This is covered under "Availability" in the first post, but for the attractions you list I would be very surprised if any were gone the first day they were available to you.