Fastpassing Morning with rope drop vs. Fastpassing Afternoon

[DWeav]

I'm going to Disney in late August/early Sept, free dining yay!, and was wondering if my plan is appropriate or not.

I figured that we'll be rope dropping most days, we're an ambitious bunch, like to get up early, etc. I originally planned to fastpass in the first three hours of the day (not using the first fastpass until the end of the first hour) in hopes of scoring additional fastpasses throughout the afternoon/evening. I understand it makes no sense to fastpass a ride upon park opening, but perhaps at the end of the first hour, using a fastpass on a ride that will have a line (Dwarfs/Frozen Ever After/Toy story Mania/Everest/etc). Then go back to standby lines until the end of the next hour, repeat until all 3 fastpasses are gone.

Then in the afternoon, do shows while the lines are high, and doing whatever fastpasses come our way the rest of the day.

OR, does it make more sense to do only standby in the morning, fastpass all afternoon? Maybe different approaches would work well at different parks?

 

[hiroMYhero]

If you do your original plan, as soon as you use your 1st FP at the end of your 1st hour go directly to FP #2. As soon as you scan for FP #2, go into MDE and attempt to move up #3. You'll get to your 4th and so on, much more quickly and can bypass Standby lines.

 

[ChasingLeslie]

I made all my FPs between 9:50am and 2:30pm. I wanted to be able to try for 4th+ FPs and didn't want to be waiting around for FPs to kick in. I also have young kids who aren't going to be park warriors that can hang all day long.

That's my personal preference.

 

[StirlingSilver83]

I would make your ADRs for 11AM and later, also make them 1 after the other...that way you are done with your FPs by 2 and can make more if need be...plus that gives you 2 hours at RD time to do what ever rides you want with shorter lines.

 

[Jimminy Cricket 123]

Thanks hiro!

 

[gatorskin76]

If you do your original plan, as soon as you use your 1st FP at the end of your 1st hour go directly to FP #2. As soon as you scan for FP #2, go into MDE and attempt to move up #3. You'll get to your 4th and so on, much more quickly and can bypass Standby lines.

In theory this should work, but you would have issues with more popular rides having availability within the hour.