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[marciemi]

Thanks and I wish
Unfortunately neither could even confirm when I can renew - i.e. midnight Thursday, 6am Friday or any time before the FP+ opens or sometime after - oh well.

Wish I could help. I ran into a similar situation a couple years ago when I went to book the FPP's right at midnight for my inlaws' visit and got the message that my DH and my AP's weren't valid. Had to quickly renew both (I just hadn't considered the timing as it was our first ever renewal). So I know then I could do it shortly after midnight but that was also back when you could book FPP at midnight. Sorry to not be much help and hope it all works out! Sounds like worst case you use the Change Party if necessary as a placeholder for a day or whatever.

 

[tjmw2727]

I've never renewed an AP, but can't you do that online?


We were given FP by the front desk for everyone in our party including the baby. We didn't try to use his FP, in fact we ended up wasting FP, the heat just drained us. But we also have a FP for our next trip including a baby. Curious if someone else can use it? I wonder if these special anytime type FP work different? I wonder why Disney would add a FP to a 2 yr old account.

Yes you can renew an AP online but only 60 days prior, my issue is that it also my T60 window for FP+ booking.

Under 2 doesn't get/need a traditional FP+, they can just accompany the rest of the party via the FP+ line providing they meet the height restrictions. For the guest recovery/anytime FP I think the default is to give them to everyone, not sure if someone else could have done a ride solo with the 2yo band or not since there is no ticket attached.

 

[Cluelyss]

Seriously? Is that usual? Or is it possibly because the Disney FP ToS changes went into effect today?

All of the times I saw for my date were late evening. I know initially the Pandora FPs were not being offered all the way to park close, assumably to clear the standby line before EMH. I'm assuming the NRJ FPs were extended as its line hasn't been quite as long as FOP. All speculation on my part though. Other dates may have seen different results.

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

Can someone help me figure out how to do fastpasses in the following situation involving two tickets?

We have two old no expire tickets linked to our profiles which have been partially used but have no hopping. They cannot be transferred. Six days left on each.

We are planning a visit with five park visits, staying onsite. We want to hop one of our park days. Probably day 4. Since our old tickets cannot be upgraded but don't expire, we were planning to just buy one day hoppers to use on day 4. How should we book fast passes? Book all five days using the tickets already in our profiles? But then how do we make sure that on day 4 we use our hoppers instead of our no expire tickets? Will we lose our fastpasses that we're booked on day 4 during our 60+5 window?

In order to keep them straight, and save 2 trips to GS - first to make certain the non-expiring are prioritized first and then again on day 4 to get the hopper prioritized - I'd actually set up a profiles just for the 1 day park hoppers. Book the FP's you want for the days you are using the non expiring tickets and book the FP's on the new profiles you set up for the single day hoppers and just use the tickets themselves on that day.

 

[mrsap]

Got my answer - thanks!

 

[Amsmith8174]

So if I am booked for a DVC reservation for the first part of my trip at Disney Resort A, then staying offsite for a couple of days, then have another DVC reservation for the last part of the trip at Disney Resort B, when my 60 day window opens up for my reservation at Disney Resort A, I will only be able to make Fastpass+ reservations through the end of my reservation at Disney Resort A, correct? If I make a reservation at a Disney hotel for the same dates as I had been planning to stay offsite---so now I have Disney Resort A, Disney Resort Z and Disney Resort B back-to-back-to-back, then at my 60 day window for Resort A I can make Fastpass+ reservations for my entire trip?

I asked this same question as I have two back to back DVC resorts on my next trip. 5 at Poly and then 5 at BCV. Someone answered me and said that I would be able to book the entire 10 days at 60 days out from my first resort stay. I hope so. I know when I booked my dining I had to book the first 5 days and then wait for the 180 day mark for my second resort stay.....I wasn't able to book the entire 10 days of dining at the 180 day mark of my first resort. I was hoping it wouldn't be the same for FP.

 

[hiroMYhero]

so now I have Disney Resort A, Disney Resort Z and Disney Resort B back-to-back-to-back, then at my 60 day window for Resort A I can make Fastpass+ reservations for my entire trip?

Yes.

 

[lark]

In order to keep them straight, and save 2 trips to GS - first to make certain the non-expiring are prioritized first and then again on day 4 to get the hopper prioritized - I'd actually set up a profiles just for the 1 day park hoppers. Book the FP's you want for the days you are using the non expiring tickets and book the FP's on the new profiles you set up for the single day hoppers and just use the tickets themselves on that day.

That sounds like a good idea. So the tickets do everything the magic bands do? I just keep the bands in my pocket for the day? The only downsides I guess are that I don't get the advantage of 60+4 on the park hopping day (I have to wait for day 30) and also need to use a credit card that day instead of room charge on magic band.

Edit: Wait -- can I just book all five days at 60+5 on the main profiles and then before our first day just transfer the day 4 ones to the profiles that have the hoppers? Or are you not allowed to transfer a fastpass from a profile that had a reservation and made a 60 day fastpass to one that doesn't have a reservation?

 

[KAT4DISNEY]

That sounds like a good idea. So the tickets do everything the magic bands do? I just keep the bands in my pocket for the day? The only downsides I guess are that I don't get the advantage of 60+4 on the park hopping day (I have to wait for day 30) and also need to use a credit card that day instead of room charge on magic band.

Edit: Wait -- can I just book all five days at 60+5 on the main profiles and then before our first day just transfer the day 4 ones to the profiles that have the hoppers? Or are you not allowed to transfer a fastpass from a profile that had a reservation and made a 60 day fastpass to one that doesn't have a reservation?

No idea where that would technically fall on things to book all 5 on the non-expiring.

The tickets themselves are RFID so you tap them at the turnstiles and for FP entry. Assuming your staying onsite you would just use your MB's for charging and room access - but don't mix up and use them for entry on the day you use the hopper!

 

[mesaboy2]

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[mesaboy2]

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[hodad]

So if I have to make FP reservations for 10 people, what's my best strategy for everyone riding a popular ride at the same time? Should I get them in pairs? Groups of 4? All 10 at once?

 

[mesaboy2]

So if I have to make FP reservations for 10 people, what's my best strategy for everyone riding a popular ride at the same time? Should I get them in pairs? Groups of 4? All 10 at once?

I would book as early as possible for the entire group. If that does not work, then try overlapping times with smaller groups.

 

[hodad]

I would book as early as possible for the entire group. If that does not work, then try overlapping times with smaller groups.

Thanks! How much smaller? Does it make more sense to look for 4+4+2 than 5+5?

 

[doconeill]

Thanks! How much smaller? Does it make more sense to look for 4+4+2 than 5+5?

Too difficult to predict. I think if you can't get 5, the odds of 4 would only be slightly better.

 

[Wood Nymph]

So if I have to make FP reservations for 10 people, what's my best strategy for everyone riding a popular ride at the same time? Should I get them in pairs? Groups of 4? All 10 at once?

If you are able to book 60 days out then you shouldn't have any problem getting the reservations for the popular rides. I would just start out with the most popular rides first and then go on to the least popular. So first would be Flight of Passage and Na'vi, then the Seven Dwarfs and the Frozen at Epcot and then go on from there.

 

[mesaboy2]

I have simplified Post #5 and grouped all FP attractions into three broad availability categories (most difficult, difficult, and everything else).

 

[preemiemama]

If you are able to book 60 days out then you shouldn't have any problem getting the reservations for the popular rides. I would just start out with the most popular rides first and then go on to the least popular. So first would be Flight of Passage and Na'vi, then the Seven Dwarfs and the Frozen at Epcot and then go on from there.

I did not have any issue at 60 days (or even at 55 days) getting FP for 21 of us for Na'vi or Dwarfs, or 15 of us for Frozen. I would agree with the PP to try all 10 at once, then if you don't have success split into smaller groups (5+5, 4+4+2, etc...)

 

[Ladyfish77]

2) Each person has 3 FPs available to them with that park entrance. (Must be booked in advance in MDE.)

OK, this is confusing to me. Can you only book 3 FP in advance? If I purchase a ticket on the day of entry, can't I go to a kiosk and book 3 FP as the first three passes of the day for that entry ticket? This is a possibility for my trip if one of my DS can come at the last minute. We'd buy a military salute ticket when he arrived. Since those tickets expire in December and our trip is in November we wouldn't buy the ticket until we knew he'd be able to come (and being military it will be a last minute thing if he can come at all).

 

[mesaboy2]

OK, this is confusing to me. Can you only book 3 FP in advance? If I purchase a ticket on the day of entry, can't I go to a kiosk and book 3 FP as the first three passes of the day for that entry ticket? This is a possibility for my trip if one of my DS can come at the last minute. We'd buy a military salute ticket when he arrived. Since those tickets expire in December and our trip is in November we wouldn't buy the ticket until we knew he'd be able to come (and being military it will be a last minute thing if he can come at all).

You can book 3 FPs at a kiosk with a ticket purchased that day.