FastPass+ FAQ — SERVICE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

[mesaboy2]

@mesaboy2 , my curiosity has gotten the best of me.

Hypothetically, if @Lady Hiss has a room-only that began before her In-laws package stay, would she then be able to include them in her FP booking party for only the days that fall within her In-laws package stay?

Would the same rules of a room-only followed by a package stay apply? Only, she has the room-only and her In-laws have the package stay. (I hope I’m making sense.). Thanks.

I’m not sure what kind of stay the PP has, not sure it makes a difference in this scenario. The bottom line is that package tickets can’t be booked until 60 days before the stay (you can’t even practice), and they are not considered valid tickets before the check-in date. This becomes a scheduling headache for any offsite-then-onsite stay.

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

Thank you @mesaboy2 and @hiroMYhero !

 

[lark]

So, it's possible I did this wrong or missed prior posts on this but I was recently unable to book 60 day fastpasses for a friend on my MDX account who was not a registered guest on our stay. I was trying to make fastpasses reservations just for her (the registered guests don't have tickets yet). The calendar only showed 30 days. I don't know what would have happened if at least one registered guest had a ticket. As an experiment, I added the friend to our reservation (there are only two in the room) and was able to see 60+ on the calendar for the friend.

 

[hiroMYhero]

So, it's possible I did this wrong or missed prior posts on this but I was recently unable to book 60 day fastpasses for a friend on my MDX account who was not a registered guest on our stay. I was trying to make fastpasses reservations just for her (the registered guests don't have tickets yet). The calendar only showed 30 days. I don't know what would have happened if at least one registered guest had a ticket. As an experiment, I added the friend to our reservation (there are only two in the room) and was able to see 60+ on the calendar for the friend.

The offsite guest has to be grouped with an onsite guest at the time of selecting FPs. Initially, no onsite guests were booking so she, as an offsite guest, didn’t have the 60-day window.

By adding her on to your onsite reservation, she became an onsite guest with all the booking benefits. Adding on another adult to a reservation can add additional costs to the reservation.

 

[lark]

The offsite guest has to be grouped with an onsite guest at the time of selecting FPs. Initially, no onsite guests were booking so she, as an offsite guest, didn’t have the 60-day window.

By adding her on to your onsite reservation, she became an onsite guest with all the booking benefits. Adding on another adult to a reservation can add additional costs to the reservation.

Thanks. I'll change the reservation back and just book for all of us together when we get our tickets.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Thanks. I'll change the reservation back and just book for all of us together when we get our tickets.

Your friend’s FPs will remain even when taken off your onsite reservation. You’ll just have to book for all the others and look for the same or overlapping FP window.

 

[lark]

Your friend’s FPs will remain even when taken off your onsite reservation. You’ll just have to book for all the others and look for the same or overlapping FP window.

Oh, very cool. The tickets are sitting at home in my mailbox but we are out of town! We are pretty flexible, but I did grab one for mine train that we may not be able to overlap. Doesn't matter, though -- either way we will be at WDW! Thanks for all your help here.

 

[myersea2]

I have a question I didn't see in the FAQs, hoping someone can help. I went to pre-book my FastPass+ selections 60 days prior to our trip (staying at a Disney resort), and there were a few cases where I only wanted to book two of the FastPass options. For example, at our day in Hollywood Studios we booked Rock n Rollercoaster and Star Tours, but weren't interested in any of the other options.

Once we've used the two pre-picked Fastpasses, will we be able to get new Fastpasses at the kiosks? Or am I getting myself into trouble since I didn't arrange for 3 ahead of time?

 

[hiroMYhero]

Once we've used the two pre-picked Fastpasses, will we be able to get new Fastpasses at the kiosks?

Yes, you can book FP#3 at a kiosk and it can’t be a repeat of FP#1 or #2.

It’s easier to use the MDX app on your phone rather than search for a kiosk.

 

[PDXmouse]

I have a question I didn't see in the FAQs, hoping someone can help. I went to pre-book my FastPass+ selections 60 days prior to our trip (staying at a Disney resort), and there were a few cases where I only wanted to book two of the FastPass options. For example, at our day in Hollywood Studios we booked Rock n Rollercoaster and Star Tours, but weren't interested in any of the other options.

Once we've used the two pre-picked Fastpasses, will we be able to get new Fastpasses at the kiosks? Or am I getting myself into trouble since I didn't arrange for 3 ahead of time?

Are you doing RD that day? If not, you might consider booking a "throwaway" fast pass for before your RnR and ST fast pass. This way you can look for a fourth FP once you've entered the queue for ST.

We did this our first day when we won't arrive in the parks until about 5:30 pm. I booked a "throwaway" FP for 4:00 for a ride that is not a hard to get FP (don't want to hoard a FP someone else might actually want to use.). Then I booked out two must have FP's. I'm hoping we might get lucky enough for a 4th FP on another tier 1. If you add a third FP day of you still can't chose a tier 1.

 

[Delilah1310]

Hi all. Sorry if this is clear somewhere, but perhaps my search terms were off because I wasn't able to find this info.

What is the best strategy when the ride goes down during your FP time?
Its been a couple years since we have been and I recall that TT was down during our FP window, so they gave us "anytime" passes? Is that still the practice?
If so, are those "anytime" FP still just for that ride or could they be used for ANY ride (I'm sure there would be exceptions)?
And how does that impact the fourth FP option? If I had already used two and my third gets changed because of the ride closure, can I immediately pick a fourth? Even another tier 1 (if not in MK)?

thanks in advance for any insight on this.

 

[hiroMYhero]

Hi all. Sorry if this is clear somewhere, but perhaps my search terms were off because I wasn't able to find this info.

What is the best strategy when the ride goes down during your FP time?
Its been a couple years since we have been and I recall that TT was down during our FP window, so they gave us "anytime" passes? Is that still the practice?
If so, are those "anytime" FP still just for that ride or could they be used for ANY ride (I'm sure there would be exceptions)?
And how does that impact the fourth FP option? If I had already used two and my third gets changed because of the ride closure, can I immediately pick a fourth? Even another tier 1 (if not in MK)?

thanks in advance for any insight on this.

You’ll receive an Anytime FP that will have exclusions but will be good for the downed ride and many others.

You can change the FP that you have for the downed ride and it’s 1 of your initial 3. You still have to use your initial 3 FPs prior to booking a repeated Tier 1.

 

[Ready2Gomom]

I’m going to be booking my FPs soon for my family at 60 days out (so staying onsite). Some local AP holder friends are joining us. One day we were thinking of splitting up - so my DH and his friend (AP holder) going to 1 park and myself and DS going to another. In this case, can I book my DH and his friend FPs in 1 park and myself and DS in another?? We are linked in MDX. Thanks!

 

[hiroMYhero]

I’m going to be booking my FPs soon for my family at 60 days out (so staying onsite). Some local AP holder friends are joining us. One day we were thinking of splitting up - so my DH and his friend (AP holder) going to 1 park and myself and DS going to another. In this case, can I book my DH and his friend FPs in 1 park and myself and DS in another?? We are linked in MDX. Thanks!

Yes. When booking your FPs, you can pick and choose guests and parks.

 

[Ready2Gomom]

Yes. When booking your FPs, you can pick and choose guests and parks.

Great thank you!

 

[Delilah1310]

You’ll receive an Anytime FP that will have exclusions but will be good for the downed ride and many others.

You can change the FP that you have for the downed ride and it’s 1 of your initial 3. You still have to use your initial 3 FPs prior to booking a repeated Tier 1.

thanks.
Just want to make sure I am understanding -
so let's say I have TT, Spaceship Earth and Crush.
I have used Spaceship Earth and Crush, but when I head over to Test Track, I discover it's down.
my app now says I have an available Anytime FP and the TT fast is gone?
And I will need to use this Anytime FP before I can get a fourth?
thanks again!

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

thanks.
Just want to make sure I am understanding -
so let's say I have TT, Spaceship Earth and Crush.
I have used Spaceship Earth and Crush, but when I head over to Test Track, I discover it's down.
my app now says I have an available Anytime FP and the TT fast is gone?

Not the person you quoted, but:

Correct. The TT would be replaced with an Anytime FP.

And I will need to use this Anytime FP before I can get a fourth?

No. You would be able to book another FP even though the Anytime FP was now there in place of the TT FP. Except, the newly-booked FP would technically still be your third FP (not your fourth) because your original third FP (the TT FP) never happened.

Also, when it comes to the tiered parks, think of an Anytime FP as a “nothing FP”. It wouldn’t count as one of your original three prebooked FPs. It’s nether a tier one nor a tier two. So tiering rules would still apply when trying to book a second tier one FP.

 

[Delilah1310]

Not the person you quoted, but:

Correct. The TT would be replaced with an Anytime FP.



No. You would be able to book another FP even though the Anytime FP was now there in place of the TT FP. Except, the newly-booked FP would technically still be your third FP (not your fourth) because your original third FP (the TT FP) never happened.

Also, when it comes to the tiered parks, think of an Anytime FP as a “nothing FP”. It wouldn’t count as one of your original three prebooked FPs. It’s nether a tier one nor a tier two. So tiering rules would still apply when trying to book a second tier one FP.

ahh ... gotcha. sort of just like a bonus one.
thanks all, this helps!

 

[corrieaw]

I'm planning our first Disney trip and am so thankful for all the information here.
We are staying 6 nights onsite/6 nights offsite/2 nights onsite and have the UK Ultimate tickets that are valid for 14 consecutive days.
Might I be able to book FP for all 14 days once my 60-day window opens with these tickets?

 

[hiroMYhero]

We are staying 6 nights onsite/6 nights offsite/2 nights onsite and have the UK Ultimate tickets that are valid for 14 consecutive days.

When your FP Booking window opens for Stay#1, you’ll be able to book for Stay#1’s Length of Stay - this includes the first day of Stay#2 (offsite).

For the rest of the offsite Stay#2, you’ll be able to book 60 days out from each park day.

For the last day of Stay#2, you’ll also be able to book for the onsite Stay#3’s Length of Stay.

You don’t have to book daily for Stay#2; you can just wait until you are 61 days out from Stay#3 and complete all the FP Booking for the offsite days + the last 2 onsite days.
And,

to DIS!!