FP+ Strategy for Magic Kingdom

[magicwdw]

There seems to be two main strategies for FP+ at MK.
1. Schedule initial 3 fast passes early in the day and try to get as many as possible for the rest of the day after using initial 3.
2. Schedule initial 3 fast passes for headliner rides after first 2 or 3 hours when lines start to build (maybe 11am or 12pm if 9am park opening).
I have tried it both ways and have been lucky most of the time. Probably depends on the time of year and projected crowd levels. What strategy works best for you and why? Thanks for the input.

 

[ErinsMommy]

We book our FP in the afternoon. We typically stay at parks until they close, so we get up a bit later, have a big breakfast and take our time getting to the park.

 

[ArielSRL]

We go with strategy 2....but we do a midday break, so we will schedule 1 -sometimes 2 - before the break and usually 2 after.

 

[adrock1212]

Ask a question and you get 20 opinions . In our experience, option 1 provides you with the ultimate in flexibility to see the most in one day. One caveat; to get the most, you need to always choose the next FP with the nearest window. Usually, we do all of the headliners before lunch either with FP or standby and use one right after lunch before leaving the park and schedule the next for early evening. We will then get maybe one more for a total of 6 FP and the rest via standby.

 

[cassie58]

I think it depends if you are RD/early EMH people. If so, option 2 is best since you can take advantage of early hrs for short lines and getting a couple headliners done, then start FP for other main rides, and try to get more later for things you missed or want to ride again. We like to do this with late brft at CP. This also works if you are late morning people. If you may not make RD, but will get there soon after, then Option 1 is good.