FastPass+ FAQ — SERVICE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

[jtowntoflorida]

After a nearly 2 year hiatus, we're going back to Disney Friday. I've been logging in occasionally to try to get up to speed on the current state of affairs, but it's hard to know what now is and isn't offsides when you haven't been logged in and posts are being deleted without comment about what is still OK. I can figure out the big change that happened today, but can someone give me a yes or no on whether CPFP was still working today? I don't need a full answer or explanation, a yes or no will due. If no, I will know this is also a prohibited discussion point and won't mention it again, but it would be nice have at least a post or two mentioning what is now no longer allowed due to a change in Disney's TOS, since these issues have been topics of discussions for years now. Even just a sticky post for a couple of days would be helpful, especially for people in the parks currently who might be looking for some news on the topic.

 

[BigMommaMouse]

After a nearly 2 year hiatus, we're going back to Disney Friday. I've been logging in occasionally to try to get up to speed on the current state of affairs, but it's hard to know what now is and isn't offsides when you haven't been logged in and posts are being deleted without comment about what is still OK. I can figure out the big change that happened today, but can someone give me a yes or no on whether CPFP was still working today? I don't need a full answer or explanation, a yes or no will due. If no, I will know this is also a prohibited discussion point and won't mention it again, but it would be nice have at least a post or two mentioning what is now no longer allowed due to a change in Disney's TOS, since these issues have been topics of discussions for years now. Even just a sticky post for a couple of days would be helpful, especially for people in the parks currently who might be looking for some news on the topic.

This might help
http://wdwnt.com/blog/2017/06/updat...ttempt-cheat-fastpass-system-beginning-today/

 

[DerEchte]

Anything that could be considered a loophole is no longer allowed to be discussed jtowntoflorida. I also highly advise against trying to use anything like that.

 

[jtowntoflorida]

Thanks!

 

[DisneyMom93]

During the Great FP Wars circa 2011-2012.

You realize those posts have all been deleted and your FP post is now the "place to be."

 

[hiroMYhero]

Yep, I'm trying to figure it out.

I just had a post deleted because I quote a deleted post (which was one of yours.....)

Will we now go poof again?

Pretty much, yes.

Posts that mention "loopholes" are not only off-topic for this thread, every imaginable FP loophole is now considered a TOS violation based on updates for FP kiosk usage and circumventing the Change Party function. That determination was made today and posts are being removed to return the FAQ to its original, loophole-free, status.

 

[lark]

OP respectfully requests this thread remain on topic.

From Post #1:

I picked the wrong day to ask an actual FP question (now several pages back)!

 

[hodad]

Can we change parties before the day of use? Is it only day-of that violates TOS?

I'm going to ask this again, since nobody answered it, or all the answers were deleted. I'll use a very likely hypothetical.

Let's say that I have an upcoming trip with my 6yo daughter, who just mustered enough courage to ride Splash Mountain, and I book fast passes for her for BTMRR and Space Mountain. But at the last second, she rediscovers her pre-school fear of thrill rides. At this point, her uncle will happily take her fast passes and give her the ones he had for Dumbo and it's a small world.

Is it a violation of the TOS for them to switch fast passes? Does it only become a violation at a certain point? If so, what is that point? Is it always a violation?

(And yes, I know it's impossible to switch fast passes. Let's presume that I replace her with him in MDE and she finds new Fast Passes for Dumbo (which she insists is called Jumbo because she is pure of heart) and iaswaa.)

 

[Mrs. Ciz]

After a nearly 2 year hiatus, we're going back to Disney Friday. I've been logging in occasionally to try to get up to speed on the current state of affairs, but it's hard to know what now is and isn't offsides when you haven't been logged in and posts are being deleted without comment about what is still OK. I can figure out the big change that happened today, but can someone give me a yes or no on whether CPFP was still working today? I don't need a full answer or explanation, a yes or no will due. If no, I will know this is also a prohibited discussion point and won't mention it again, but it would be nice have at least a post or two mentioning what is now no longer allowed due to a change in Disney's TOS, since these issues have been topics of discussions for years now. Even just a sticky post for a couple of days would be helpful, especially for people in the parks currently who might be looking for some news on the topic.

I agree! I logged on this morning to find out about the changes, saw that some things had in fact changed, but the thread was gone later in the afternoon. So now there is no way to know the extent of the changes - what is allowed and what is not allowed. I don't want to break any rules!

 

[Marionnette]

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?

On Day #4, you would need to visit GS and ask the CM to prioritize your 1-day hopper in your account. Otherwise, you're correct that another day would be taken from your no-expiry passes. You do not lose FP+ reservations if you change the order of priority for tickets as long as you have a sufficient number of days remaining on all of your tickets associated with your profile.

 

[PrincessArlena'sDad]

Three of us have two 5 day salute tickets (it is cheaper than a 10 day). Each profile has 2 tickets attached to it. We each booked 10 days of FP, but i booked them in order of hard to get, not day by day.

So, say my third park day I have a fp that was 6th on my list of booking fps. I guess technically I'll be using a fp from the 2nd ticket while using the first for entry. Will I run into any problems?

 

[SUSIEQ]

After June 6th, if you attempt to use his FPs when he has not entered the park, you risk having his MDE Profile locked and you won't be able to use his account at all - and neither will he.

If he has booked FPs, has not entered the park, and others have already completed using their initial 3 FPs, his FP can be moved to others by using the Change Party function.

So, this is no longer allowed to be done?

 

[jo-jo]

Just be sure to check the date when redeeming a voucher. Last trip we had upgraded hopper tickets to AP and they were dated 6 months prior (the date the tickets were purchased). On a previous trip DD's AP voucher was purchased ahead of time and back dated when redeemed. Both times they got fixed but took extra trips to guest services.

 

[lark]

On Day #4, you would need to visit GS and ask the CM to prioritize your 1-day hopper in your account. Otherwise, you're correct that another day would be taken from your no-expiry passes. You do not lose FP+ reservations if you change the order of priority for tickets as long as you have a sufficient number of days remaining on all of your tickets associated with your profile.

Oh, jeez -- what a pain. Can I ask some follow ups?

Do I need to have the hoppers when I book my FPs or is it ok if I use the existing ticket? Should I link the hopper to MDE or just bring it to GS the morning I go to the parks? I take it this must happen at the park before I go in and isn't something I can do the night before at the parks or the hotel?

Thanks so much.

 

[hiroMYhero]

So, this is no longer allowed to be done?

It appears Disney can track this.

So, this is no longer allowed to be done?

At the time that was posted, that was the info we had.

 

[scard192]

I'm going to ask this again, since nobody answered it, or all the answers were deleted. I'll use a very likely hypothetical.

Let's say that I have an upcoming trip with my 6yo daughter, who just mustered enough courage to ride Splash Mountain, and I book fast passes for her for BTMRR and Space Mountain. But at the last second, she rediscovers her pre-school fear of thrill rides. At this point, her uncle will happily take her fast passes and give her the ones he had for Dumbo and it's a small world.

Is it a violation of the TOS for them to switch fast passes? Does it only become a violation at a certain point? If so, what is that point? Is it always a violation?

(And yes, I know it's impossible to switch fast passes. Let's presume that I replace her with him in MDE and she finds new Fast Passes for Dumbo (which she insists is called Jumbo because she is pure of heart) and iaswaa.)

looks like a lot of people are trying to discuss things that are not allowed to be anymore, rather than help others.

Last November we had a similar situation and 2 people in our group swapped MBs. We were not sure if it was allowed and were prepared to be be turned away but were not. The CM could see that a man was using "Mary's" FP but did not say anything.

 

[Amsmith8174]

Can we umbrella book fast passes for MVMCP tickets? @ScrapYap do you know?

There are no fast passes available during the Halloween and Christmas parties.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Is it a violation of the TOS for them to switch fast passes?

No because both parties are in the park.

 

[Amsmith8174]

looks like a lot of people are trying to discuss things that are not allowed to be anymore, rather than help others.

Last November we had a similar situation and 2 people in our group swapped MBs. We were not sure if it was allowed and were prepared to be be turned away but were not. The CM could see that a man was using "Mary's" FP but did not say anything.

I booked fast passes for rides that I know I would not ride. I let a friend use my magic band to get through the fast pass line. We were never questioned. I don't see why it would ever be an issue as long as it is a valid fast pass. Just have them switch Magic Bands for the time.

 

[Gillbob316]

There are no fast passes available during the Halloween and Christmas parties.

That's not completely accurate. There are no fast passes DURING the parties, that's true, but the party tickets can still be used to book fast passes for the date they're valid because party tickets allow park admission for 3 hours before the party begins. And during that 3 hour window, passes can both be booked and used by someone who only has a party ticket (did it for both parties personally last year).

It's a narrow window, but it exists.