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[Cluelyss]

I love this thread, it's so helpful. Planning FP's stresses me out, especially this year since I'm booking for 8 people. I'm making my FP's on 7/15 and I have a crazy idea but I'm throwing it out to the boards to see if this is just too risky or absolutely brilliant. We have a 8:00am Akershus ADR on our first day (9/14). The idea is to finish our breakfast around 9am then get onto Frozen Ever After, allowing us to save our Tier 1 FP's for Soarin'. I'm also wondering if it will even be possible to get a FEE FP on our first day, so my idea might be our only option.

Too risky or brilliant?

We successfully did this today

As posted above, ask for your check immediately and leave the restaurant by 8:45. Also, be aware you may not see all the princesses at breakfast (we only saw 3).

 

[SgtTibbs]

Split stay question:
We are going to WDW for a 7-day stay at AK.
My daughter an her friend have book two extra days Room-only days at a different on property Disney resort using her friends MDE account.
They will be using the 8-day passes tied to my MDE for these two extra days.

Is there anyway I can link our existing magic bands to that account? So they can get FP+'s ahead of time?

 

[hiroMYhero]

Split stay question:
We are going to WDW for a 7-day stay at AK.
My daughter an her friend have book two extra days Room-only days at a different on property Disney resort using her friends MDE account.
They will be using the 8-day passes tied to my MDE for these two extra days.

Is there anyway I can link our existing magic bands to that account? So they can get FP+'s ahead of time?

Are the 8-day tickets linked separately? If so, you can pre-book FPs for those two days from your MDE account. FPs are booked based on where the tickets are linked - the FPs are linked to the MDE Profile.

If the 8-day tickets are part of a package, you won't be able to pre-book for those 2 park days before your package check-in date.

 

[SgtTibbs]

Are the 8-day tickets linked separately? If so, you can pre-book FPs for those two days from your MDE account. FPs are booked based on where the tickets are linked - the FPs are linked to the MDE Profile.

If the 8-day tickets are part of a package, you won't be able to pre-book for those 2 park days before your package check-in date.

The 8-day tickets are linked to my MDE. Oddly it just allowed me to book one extra day of FP+'s but not two. I was able to book for the Saturday after we leave but not the Friday. I also tried it the other way with the same result. Interesting. I expect it has something to do with the fact that while she is taking two days out for Universal, I have booked FP+'s for one of those days for my wife and I to use.

 

[SgtTibbs]

I've done a little more digging....

What I think I'm seeing is this:
We have a 7-day trip booked to a Disney resort with linked passes
The passes are for 8-days
We are taking off two days for Universal leaving us extra days on our passes.
The system is allowing me to make FP+ reservations extending from the start of our trip until 21 days after it ends but only for a total of 8-days
So I can make FP+ reservations for any days I like in that range but only for 8 separate days.

 

[hiroMYhero]

I've done a little more digging....

What I think I'm seeing is this:
We have a 7-day trip booked to a Disney resort with linked passes
The passes are for 8-days
We are taking off two days for Universal leaving us extra days on our passes.
The system is allowing me to make FP+ reservations extending from the start of our trip until 21 days after it ends but only for a total of 8-days
So I can make FP+ reservations for any days I like in that range but only for 8 separate days.

Correct - only for a total of 8 days because that's the # of entitlements that you have.

 

[marciemi]

I think we knew this but I tested it out Sunday just to make sure. Since you can book FPP's for another park once you use your first (and keep one in between them), I was wondering if I had a FPP for one park, if I physically went to a different park first if I could make my remaining FPP's there in the meantime (while still keeping the later one). So I booked Kali at AK for evening while we were heading to MK earlier. I checked at the kiosk to see if it would allow me (since I was now in the park) to book a FPP at MK. When I scanned it did tell me that I was eligible for additional FPP's but when I tried to click on it, under my name it showed "FastPass+ Plans at another park". So my only option was to cancel Kali if I wanted to make some for MK.

If I had wanted, I probably could have cancelled Kali, made two FPP's for MK and gone and scanned at the first one and then rebooked Kali (not that you need a FPP there at 10pm anyway). But I couldn't book for the existing park with one at a different park later. Again, we probably guessed this but not sure if anyone had actually tried. So just one more data point to add to the knowledge banks.

Incidentally, one of the kiosks in Guest Services (Main St.) was covered on Sunday. I had tried to use that one on Thursday when we were there and was unable to get it to accept my clicks most of the time (ie the touch screen simply wasn't working even though I know all the tricks like using a knuckle or fingernail). I had finally given up and used the other one. My guess is that they won't bother fixing the one that doesn't work but will report if I make it back to MK but for now there is only one there.

 

[ontheuptick]

For those booking FP+ reservations at your 60 day window recently: Have you been able to get Frozen Ever After?

I'm planning an 8 day trip, and with my young family would like to get a FP+ for a couple different days to Frozen Ever After. Is that fairly easy to do or do they book up at 60 days +10 immediately?

 

[marciemi]

For those booking FP+ reservations at your 60 day window recently: Have you been able to get Frozen Ever After?

I'm planning an 8 day trip, and with my young family would like to get a FP+ for a couple different days to Frozen Ever After. Is that fairly easy to do or do they book up at 60 days +10 immediately?

I'm local with an AP and haven't had trouble getting them at 30 days, but by 28 or 29 they seem to be gone. So 60 days really shouldn't be a problem. From what I've read though, they don't do FPP's from 9-11am and it seems hard to get ones in the 11-2 range unless you're right at 60 days (+). If you're okay with later afternoon or evening, they're relatively easy to get.

 

[CJK]

I'm local with an AP and haven't had trouble getting them at 30 days, but by 28 or 29 they seem to be gone. So 60 days really shouldn't be a problem. From what I've read though, they don't do FPP's from 9-11am and it seems hard to get ones in the 11-2 range unless you're right at 60 days (+). If you're okay with later afternoon or evening, they're relatively easy to get.

What times have you been able to get a fast pass for FEA at the 30 day mark?

 

[marciemi]

What times have you been able to get a fast pass for FEA at the 30 day mark?

I've been watching it off and on but usually if I check in the morning there are a handful of times from about 430 on.

 

[CJK]

I've been watching it off and on but usually if I check in the morning there are a handful of times from about 430 on.

Thank you!

 

[js]

I am going to Disney between Christmas and New Years.
On NYE, we are going to Epcot during the day and plan to go back for NYE countdown.

We are eating an 8 pm dinner at Yachtsman and then walking over to Epcot.

Do you think it would be a good use of a Tier 1 FP for the IllumiNations reserved area in World Showcase?

We are a family of four and my kids are 18 and 22. This will mean when we arrive at Epcot, we will do so about 45 minutes prior to RD, do Soarin, do TT, single ride and then not sure and then Spaceship Earth. I would like to see FEA but it's not high on our list.

If so, I will try to get this as my first FP for that week. What do you all think?

Thank you very much!

 

[Wsmagee]

Rider Swap...just to make sure I understand this correctly. Two adults one child...do we need 3 FP+ or 2 (one for child and one parent). Also, can you do rider swap with a child under 3 who doesn't have a FP+? We have a 2 yr old and 5 yr old and trying to figure out a good strategy.

 

[ArielSRL]

Rider Swap...just to make sure I understand this correctly. Two adults one child...do we need 3 FP+ or 2 (one for child and one parent). Also, can you do rider swap with a child under 3 who doesn't have a FP+? We have a 2 yr old and 5 yr old and trying to figure out a good strategy.

Only 1 adult needs a FP. But you do have to have a child that is too short for the ride. You'll (most likely) have to show the CM the child that is too short.

 

[marciemi]

Thank you!

I checked it again this morning just recently (9am FL time) and looking 30 days out I was able to get FEA starting at 3:40 for a party of 2 or 4:30 for a party of 4. If I look 29 days out, even for a party of 1, I can't get anything. So either they're releasing extras right at 30 days or not filling until that point, but then going quickly once available for everyone to book at 30.

 

[kaybee1476]

I checked it again this morning just recently (9am FL time) and looking 30 days out I was able to get FEA starting at 3:40 for a party of 2 or 4:30 for a party of 4. If I look 29 days out, even for a party of 1, I can't get anything. So either they're releasing extras right at 30 days or not filling until that point, but then going quickly once available for everyone to book at 30.

Before our last trip, which was June 2014, it was really hard to get FP+ for the Anna and Elsa M&G, which my girls really wanted to do and I was determined not to wait in line for hours. I read (I think it was on these forums) that they release more fastpasses at 30 days out, then some more at 1 week out, and then more on the day of. Does anyone know if that's still the case?

ETA: We were staying offsite so I couldn't book FP+ til 30 days out. I didn't get A&E then but I was able to get them at 7 days out, so I think it may have been true back then. Not sure about now though.

 

[marciemi]

Before our last trip, which was June 2014, it was really hard to get FP+ for the Anna and Elsa M&G, which my girls really wanted to do and I was determined not to wait in line for hours. I read (I think it was on these forums) that they release more fastpasses at 30 days out, then some more at 1 week out, and then more on the day of. Does anyone know if that's still the case?

ETA: We were staying offsite so I couldn't book FP+ til 30 days out. I didn't get A&E then but I was able to get them at 7 days out, so I think it may have been true back then. Not sure about now though.

I've always read/heard insistently that they don't do this but can't confirm. I have never seen large numbers of things like 7D or A&E suddenly available at 30 days or day of though. It's possible that they are staggering the FEA FPP's a little bit though, just due to its popularity & newness, but since I don't have a resort reservation I can't check 31 days to see if there's a change between then and 30.

 

[Cluelyss]

I am going to Disney between Christmas and New Years.
On NYE, we are going to Epcot during the day and plan to go back for NYE countdown.

We are eating an 8 pm dinner at Yachtsman and then walking over to Epcot.

Do you think it would be a good use of a Tier 1 FP for the IllumiNations reserved area in World Showcase?

We are a family of four and my kids are 18 and 22. This will mean when we arrive at Epcot, we will do so about 45 minutes prior to RD, do Soarin, do TT, single ride and then not sure and then Spaceship Earth. I would like to see FEA but it's not high on our list.

If so, I will try to get this as my first FP for that week. What do you all think?

Thank you very much!

We did the Illuminations FP on the 4th of July and could not have been happier with that choice! We had dinner outside the park, arrived basically as the FP area was opening, walked in and found an excellent spot without having to wait for hours. I'd imagine you'd get the same benefit on NYE. With so many tier 1 options, and so many places to watch Illuminations around WS, I wouldn't recommend it for a non-holiday. But we found definite value not being crushed and shoulder-to-shoulder in the crowds on the 4th.

 

[Wsmagee]

Only 1 adult needs a FP. But you do have to have a child that is too short for the ride. You'll (most likely) have to show the CM the child that is too short.

Yes, I have a feeling our 2 yr old will be too short for many. The 5 yr old will also have to have a FP+ correct? And then we would use parent #2's FP+ to ride a different ride with our 2 yr old, but our 5 yr old and parent #1 wouldn't be able to ride this one because they used they're FP+s on the first ride...am I on the right track? We wouldn't be able to rider swap on the second ride because 5 yr old would not be too short...right?