If it were me, I'd go to your last day first, book the FP for all 4 of you, then move them to something else after you've finished making all of your selections. I only say this because the first thing you do is pick your FP party, then date, then park, then attractions. If you select only 2 members of your party, you'll have to start completely over to schedule the other 2 that day, then start completely over to do all 4 of you the other days. Follow the dibb (link below) going into your scheduling so you know you are picking a day that has availability for 4. (And if you check right before scheduling and there's nothing for the duration of your trip, only then would I recommend you start with just the 2 of you)Thanks so much for the reply. I plan to start looking right at midnight because I have a 5 year old DD who is obsessed with A&E!Do I have to book fast passes for our whole family or could I just book for DD and myself? My DS8 and DS2 would hate to wait to meet A&E and so I thought they could do something else without a fast pass with DH.
True. But now OP has FPs scheduled that they cannot use?
Just schedule your "throw away" FPs prior to your arrival. I always try to select something less popular, out of fairness to other guests, but unfortunately the system forces you to book 3.
Thank you! This helps! I hope I don't run into any glitches!!!
So here are the obvious newbie questions: 
yess you can book fp for you party ticket only dayI'm a WDW newbie and tried to read the first post and last few pages of this. The more I read, the more confused I got.
1. Can I book FP+ on the day that I only have a party ticket? We're going to hang out at the resort during the day and just go to the MVMCP at ~4pm. Can I still book my FP+ from 4-7pm?
2. Did I read that you should book the opposite of what you want or did I misread that? As in if I want an 11am FP+, get one for later afternoon and change it later? What's the reasoning for booking and changing rather than just trying to get what I originally want (or closer to it)?
TIA!
Pretty sure this is what I was looking for. Booking FP+ for me and DH, 2 DD AND BIL and his travel companion, PLUS the MIL and her husband who arrive 4 days later. I'm a little nervous
So I can just select myself and 2 daughters initially to search for A&E, then go back to do DH later so he can have a different FP+ right? And if he decides he wants to see girls meet A&E, I can try to copy him to our A&E FP+, assuming we get one. Right???
This is my biggest gripe with the new system - you have to decide 60 days out which park you want to visit on which day.
Yes, you can absolutely do this, but I would be very cautious on using the copy function. People have lost their original FP by trying to copy when there is no additional availability for an attraction (for example, A&E is fully booked, so you both get ETWB or something). Better to try and find DH a single that overlaps your existing window if he decides he wants to tag along.Pretty sure this is what I was looking for. Booking FP+ for me and DH, 2 DD AND BIL and his travel companion, PLUS the MIL and her husband who arrive 4 days later. I'm a little nervous
Curious, since we arrive Nov 19th, and MIL and her husband don't arrive until Nov 23rd, will I have to log back in 4 nights after grabbing our FP+ to book hers?? We are all linked together in MDX, but their package is Nov 23-27...ours is 19-27.
I also planned out my entire trip well in advance...subject to change depending on crowds, etc. But in my opinion, the old FP system worked for those who really knew how to work the system. For many others, unfortunately, it was always a crap-shoot. Not saying the new system is perfect, but I feel it's a more level playing field for everyone.
