FastPass+ FAQ — SERVICE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

[penguin29]

What to do?????

We have a split reservation, our 6 day park hoppers are tied to our second reservation in order to qualify for free dining. Our first reservation is a room only. Our travel agent said that we would not be able to make FP reservations for our first reservation (3 days in the parks) until we check in as check in will activate our tickets. It seems unfair as we are staying on site and will only have 24 hours to make our FP reservations? Does anyone know if this is accurate information/what I should do to remedy it? TIA!

 

[hiroMYhero]

What to do?????

We have a split reservation, our 6 day park hoppers are tied to our second reservation in order to qualify for free dining. Our first reservation is a room only. Our travel agent said that we would not be able to make FP reservations for our first reservation (3 days in the parks) until we check in as check in will activate our tickets. It seems unfair as we are staying on site and will only have 24 hours to make our FP reservations? Does anyone know if this is accurate information/what I should do to remedy it? TIA!

Actually, you have to ask for the ticket portion of Stay #2 to be activated when you arrive for Stay #1.

As soon as the tickets are activated, you can book FPs for your first 3 park days.

That's the drawback of booking a package. Your tickets are not active before the check-in date of Stay #2 for FP booking ahead of time.

 

[penguin29]

I just re-read the split stays info and it appears as though this info is accurate. Ugh, such a bummer.

 

[penguin29]

Actually, you have to ask for the ticket portion of Stay #2 to be activated when you arrive for Stay #1.

As soon as the tickets are activated, you can book FPs for your first 3 park days.

That's the drawback of booking a package. Your tickets are not active before the check-in date of Stay #2 for FP booking ahead of time.

I wish our travel agent had known this when we split our stays way back when! Thank you for your help. Two days in MK and one in HS, should be interesting with no fast passes!

 

[hiroMYhero]

I wish our travel agent had known this when we split our stays way back when! Thank you for your help. Two days in MK and one in HS, should be interesting with no fast passes!

If you know you will take another trip in the future, you can buy separate tickets now, link them and book FPs with them when your window opens for Stay #1.

Then you'll need to reassign them to Ticket Saver person you add to your MDE account... after you activate your package tickets.

 

[jaz0308]

Yep, at 30days, and IIRC from last year, it was having to get up each morning to do it!

30 days is correct if you are staying offsite. You will have to make your FP's one day at a time. How many days are you visiting the parks? You can only hold 7 days worth of FP's out of 30 if you are staying offsite.

Boooo!!! LOL! Yes, that's what I thought! Thanks for the info. We will only be there 5 park days so we're ok for FPs

 

[twoolle]

Lets say I have a FP+ booked for Buzz from 5-6. But at 5:30 I realize I'm not going to make it in time (by 6:15 with the grace period). Can I then go into the app and modify my time until later (assuming something is available) or is it too late for that? TIA!

 

[hiroMYhero]

Lets say I have a FP+ booked for Buzz from 5-6. But at 5:30 I realize I'm not going to make it in time (by 6:15 with the grace period). Can I then go into the app and modify my time until later (assuming something is available) or is it too late for that? TIA!

Yes. You can Modify a FP even if it is fully expired. The system will always allow 3 initial FPs no matter when you book them.

 

[penguin29]

If you know you will take another trip in the future, you can buy separate tickets now, link them and book FPs with them when your window opens for Stay #1.

Then you'll need to reassign them to Ticket Saver person you add to your MDE account... after you activate your package tickets.

thank you so much for the advice, would you mind explaining it a bit more? I am a newbie and have been studying all things Disney for 6 months, but I am so confused as to what you mean, haha. Would we have to use the extra tickets within a certain time frame? what is Ticket Saver? thank you again - and thanks for deleting that old post, I am still learning how to navigate the boards and it shows!

 

[hiroMYhero]

thank you so much for the advice, would you mind explaining it a bit more? I am a newbie and have been studying all things Disney for 6 months, but I am so confused as to what you mean, haha. Would we have to use the extra tickets within a certain time frame? what is Ticket Saver? thank you again - and thanks for deleting that old post, I am still learning how to navigate the boards and it shows!

To open up FP booking for your 1st 3 days:
~Purchase at least 3-day tickets and link them to each person. These tickets never expire.
~ When your FP booking window opens, book for every park day you have planned.

~ Before you leave home, add a person named Ticket Saver to your MDE account. *This is important.

~ When you reach WDW, activate your "package" tickets at a Guest Relations window or a Ticket Booth. *This is extremely important.
~ Before you enter the 1st park, reassign/move all the 3-day tickets to Ticket Saver.
~ Enter the park and a ticket entitlement from your package tickets is used.

~ The extra tickets you purchased sit safely with Ticket Saver until you reassign them before your next trip to WDW.

 

[penguin29]

Wow, that is fascinating! I don't think I'm savy enough to pull it off and not mess it up, but it was so interesting to read about a way around such a major problem for us (in the realm of Disney, not in the grand scheme!)

 

[penguin29]

Could you please direct me to where (which forum) I might find the answer to this question: Is there any app or service I can subscribe to in order to receive notifications about ADRs opening up, for instance - if someone cancels their dining reservation (that I want), I get a notification and can log in and book in time to snag that cancelation?

 

[hiroMYhero]

Could you please direct me to where (which forum) I might find the answer to this question: Is there any app or service I can subscribe to in order to receive notifications about ADRs opening up, for instance - if someone cancels their dining reservation (that I want), I get a notification and can log in and book in time to snag that cancelation?

The Cancellation Threads can be found here:
http://www.disboards.com/forums/disney-dining-reservations.180/

And, I think Touring Plans may have a reservation finder type of service.

 

[Cluelyss]

The Cancellation Threads can be found here:
http://www.disboards.com/forums/disney-dining-reservations.180/

And, I think Touring Plans may have a reservation finder type of service.

Yes, Touring Plans is the only company that offers this service any more. The cancellations boards are very helpful as you can arrange a preset time to coordinate the drop and grab with other members.

 

[cinderelly828]

Hi there! My husband and I have been going to Disneyland for the past few years, but this is our first trip to WDW and we're having a little trouble wrapping our heads around the FP+ booking windows as we're doing a split stay. We have 7 day park hoppers that we got from a third party retailer. These are on our MDE page. We arrive 11/17 (were thinking of doing HS on the 18th) and are staying with family for most of the 2 week trip. However, we are doing 2 nights at Port Orleans Riverside on 11/28-11/30. If i read the split stay explanation correctly, does this mean we will have 30 days (and go in 30 days before each day prior to 11/28 that we need FP+ for) and then will have 60 days for the 3 days at POR and then go in 60 days before each day for the rest of the trip? Also, being on the West Coast, do I need to be up at 4 am making FP+ reservation on the 60 (and/or 30) day mark? Sorry if this doesn't make any sense. My brain is in knots... lol.

 

[hiroMYhero]

However, we are doing 2 nights at Port Orleans Riverside on 11/28-11/30.

60 days before you check-in to POR, your complete 60-day + all POR days FP booking window opens.

The window includes all of your offsite park days prior to your POR stay. You can book all FPs for all parks when this window opens exactly 60 days before your POR arrival.

It is 4:00a PT, but you don't have to wake up that early.

 

[cinderelly828]

60 days before you check-in to POR, your complete 60-day + all POR days FP booking window opens.

The window includes all of your offsite park days prior to your POR stay. You can book all FPs for all parks when this window opens exactly 60 days before your POR arrival.

It is 4:00a PT, but you don't have to wake up that early.

Thank you!

 

[CheriePenguin]

I heard reports of someone getting notified about earning some kind of bonus for having prebooked and then used their fast passes. Is this something anyone has heard of or experienced? Is it true, and is it like a bonus fast pass, or %-off at a gift shop, or ??? Or is it not likely to be true?

 

[koko2315]

Availability - is there no way to check on available FP's once i have already booked? Am I missing something here? Have a FP+ for illuminations next wed, but want to keep checking if I can swap for FEA. Is there any way to do that without cancelling my existing FP+?

 

[hiroMYhero]

Availability - is there no way to check on available FP's once i have already booked? Am I missing something here? Have a FP+ for illuminations next wed, but want to keep checking if I can swap for FEA. Is there any way to do that without cancelling my existing FP+?

Yes. See the FP FAQ Addendum - Sticky at the top of this forum.