FastPass+ FAQ — SERVICE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

[Cluelyss]

Thank you so much, and for your patience! Thanks to everyone for their help!

Just want to add that it will only act as an "additional ticket" if you will NOT be attending another park on your party day. You can't book on both a regular ticket and party ticket on the same day from one MDX account.

 

[Mambo Junkie]

Is there any benefit to not using all 3 fast passes? I was hard pressed to find 3 attractions at both Epcot and AK that I felt I needed fast passes for. I picked 3, but I am tempted to cancel 1 or 2 of them. Unfortunately, I got FEA too late in the afternoon for there to be many fps left for other tier 1 attractions, but I just don't see the need to decide which fp to get for an attraction I feel I could walk on.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Is there any benefit to not using all 3 fast passes? I was hard pressed to find 3 attractions at both Epcot and AK that I felt I needed fast passes for. I picked 3, but I am tempted to cancel 1 or 2 of them. Unfortunately, I got FEA too late in the afternoon for there to be many fps left for other tier 1 attractions, but I just don't see the need to decide which fp to get for an attraction I feel I could walk on.

Mambo, you don't have to book 3. If you do keep them, you can wait and see what the Standby lines look like. Then Cancel, change, or allow to expire. If you allow them to expire, the Standby line moves a little more quickly for others.

The only time it is an advantage to have 1 or 2 is if you'll be hopping and want to book "day of" for Park #2.

 

[Mambo Junkie]

Thank you! Last 2 times I was there, I let a few expire because I just didn't need them.

 

[hayesdvc]

I have made FP+ reservations based on a ticket associated for my son on MDE.

If he is unable to go on the trip, can I use the "card" I already have associated with his account on MDE to use the FP+ myself without "activating" the ticket ?

 

[hiroMYhero]

I have made FP+ reservations based on a ticket associated for my son on MDE.

If he is unable to go on the trip, can I use the "card" I already have associated with his account on MDE to use the FP+ myself without "activating" the ticket ?

Yes; the FPs will be active and you can use them with no worries.

 

[hayesdvc]

For example, if I have a FP+ for 10 AM, how soon to 10 AM and how far past 10 AM is the FP+ usable ?

 

[hiroMYhero]

Window: 9:55 though 11:10/11:15.

 

[GaryDis]

For example, if I have a FP+ for 10 AM, how soon to 10 AM and how far past 10 AM is the FP+ usable ?

Officially, it's good to 11. The FP+ in MDE will show the range. In practice, 9:55 to 11:15 (5 minutes before to 15 minutes after).

The range for shows will be different, obviously, as will the range shown in MDE for those booked with less than an hour before closing.

 

[Linleedo]

When I book my Fastpasses, what are the time slots? Are they on the hour? Half hour? Are the slots available for the entire time the park is open? I don't know what to expect. We were there during the trial of on-line Fastpasses and there may have been three time slot options for a ride on that given day. Are they different now? I read the guidelines , but I don't see anything listed about the time options. Thanks for your help.

 

[MegaSilver]

When I book my Fastpasses, what are the time slots? Are they on the hour? Half hour? Are the slots available for the entire time the park is open?

If you see a fastpass offered for an attraction at 5:15, it means you can arrive at the Fastpass gate anytime from 5:15-6:15. The only exception is Fastpasses for shows. They tend to be a 20 minute arrival window opening 30 minutes before the show

 

[GaryDis]

When I book my Fastpasses, what are the time slots? Are they on the hour? Half hour? Are the slots available for the entire time the park is open? I don't know what to expect. We were there during the trial of on-line Fastpasses and there may have been three time slot options for a ride on that given day. Are they different now? I read the guidelines , but I don't see anything listed about the time options. Thanks for your help.

They're at five minute intervals. I just checked a couple of rides for during my stay, and the latest FP I'm seeing is a half hour before closing.

If you have tickets linked to your MDE account, you can do some trial runs.

 

[Linleedo]

They're at five minute intervals. I just checked a couple of rides for during my stay, and the latest FP I'm seeing is a half hour before closing.

If you have tickets linked to your MDE account, you can do some trial runs.

Thanks for the info. I have a Magic your way package with tickets. But, I can't seem to be able to do some trial runs. I have a couple more days until my 60 day mark. Is that normal?

 

[Linleedo]

If you see a fastpass offered for an attraction at 5:15, it means you can arrive at the Fastpass gate anytime from 5:15-6:15. The only exception is Fastpasses for shows. They tend to be a 20 minute arrival window opening 30 minutes before the show

Thanks for your help.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Thanks for the info. I have a Magic your way package with tickets. But, I can't seem to be able to do some trial runs. I have a couple more days until my 60 day mark. Is that normal?

You can't practice if you have a package, unfortunately.

 

[Linleedo]

You can't practice if you have a package, unfortunately.

Thanks for your advice. I appreciate you clarifying.

 

[Cluelyss]

When I book my Fastpasses, what are the time slots? Are they on the hour? Half hour? Are the slots available for the entire time the park is open? I don't know what to expect. We were there during the trial of on-line Fastpasses and there may have been three time slot options for a ride on that given day. Are they different now? I read the guidelines , but I don't see anything listed about the time options. Thanks for your help.

Still 3 per day, and they all must be in the same park. You select them one at a time now as well, unlike the old system where you selected the 3 attractions you wanted at the beginning, then chose from various time configurations. Now you pick one attraction, select your time, move on to the next. As mentioned, the return times are in 5 minute intervals, all day, and are generally 1 hour in length. Your windows cannot overlap, so if you have one scheduled from 9:15-10:15, the earliest your next can begin is 10:15.

 

[ArielSRL]

I know I've read this but I can't remember for sure. You can book 1 ahead of time for say, Epcot. Then day of you can book the other two for another park right? Or am I remembering incorrectly?

If you can, do you have to use your first before booking the other two?

 

[hiroMYhero]

I know I've read this but I can't remember for sure. You can book 1 ahead of time for say, Epcot. Then day of you can book the other two for another park right? Or am I remembering incorrectly?

If you can, do you have to use your first before booking the other two?

Renée, here's a thread with answers and a link:
http://www.disboards.com/threads/epcot-canceling-to-hop.3529601/

 

[SBWB48]

So as I understand the current fastpass situation - if I have a Tier 1 at HS early (say Toy Story Mania) in the morning and a Tier 2 later in the day (say Tower of Terror), as soon as I scan Tier 1 fastpass I can select a Tier 1 at Epcot with whatever is available at that time.

But if I schedule 3 fastpasses for HS before I arrive (say Toy Story, ToT, and Star Tours), can I cancel one of the the Tier 2 fastpasses that day and pick up Tier 1 in Epcot? In other words, does it matter if I cancel one of my fastpasses to pick up the Tier 1 for Epcot to get down to two original fastpasses, or do I need to not schedule them in the first place? This way, if none of the available Epcot Tier 1 fastpasses are to my liking I can just keep the third one at HS.

You can Cancel a Tier 2 in DHS to try for a Tier 1 in Epcot. You must have less than your alotted total of 3 for this scenario to work.

If you keep 3 total for DHS, then you can't book for Epcot until you use or allow all 3 to expire.

I was planning on using this strategy (i.e. Prebook 3 in DHS at 60 days, then view availability for Epcot the day of before deciding if I want to cancel 1 of my 3 pre booked FP at DHS to get a potential tier 1 at Epcot) as described above by familyman123. My question utilizing this strategy would be, do we have to then still tap our first prebooked FP even if we cancel one of the two remaining FP for DHS? Or does cancelling one of the 3 prebooked FPs as soon as we enter the park that day suffice? It seems we would have to still tap our first FP, check availability for Epcot, then decide if we want to cancel one of the remaining two pre-booked FPs?