Guest Test of Magic Bands (Official Notice)

[ParrotBill]

they'll give you a surprise Pooh

You can get that at the monkey display at Animal Kingdom, too.


But seriously, it's great to see the MagicBand thing in action finally. Thanks to those of you who are sharing this experience for the rest of us!

 

[doconeill]

No Big Thunder Mtn?

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Notably absent are:
Stitch's Great Escape
Enchanted Tiki Room
Tea Cups (Mad Tea Party)
Astro Orbitor
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
it's a small world

And, not too surprisingly missing:
Carousel of Progress
TTA PeopleMover
WDW Railroad
Lib. Square Riverboat
Swiss Family Treehouse
Tom Sawyer Island

Hmmm...I actually thought CoP would be part of it...it's been a "Surprise" choice for a while.

With the exception of Stitch and maybe Astro Orbiter, I'm not sure any of the others could really accommodate FP+ without reworking things. And of course on some make completely no sense, even for Disney's "expansion" of the program.

 

[mesaboy2]

Morning everybody...first of all THANK YOU for all of your valuable advice and input. It's been such a help!

I don't know if posting screen caps of the FP+ selection process would be allowed or appropriate but I can give you an example of the options I have when selecting FP+ for Magic Kingdom. So here goes...

Go to the My Disney Experience page

Click on Make FastPass+ selections

Select Day

Select Park

I am now at the Add Attractions and Entertainment Page. On this page I am given the following options:


[*]Small World
[*]Buzz Lightyear
[*]Celebrate a Dream Parade
[*]Dumbo
[*]Enchanted Tales with Belle
[*]Hanuted Mansion
[*]Jungle Cruise
[*]MSEP
[*]Meet Mickey at Town Square Theater
[*]Meet the Disney Princesses at Town Square Theater
[*]Mickey's PhilharMagic
[*]Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor
[*]Peter Pan
[*]Pirates
[*]Space Mtn
[*]Splash Mtn
[*]Barnstormer
[*]Magic Carpets of Aladdin
[*]The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
[*]Tomorrowland Speedway
[*]Journey of The Little Mermaid
[*]Wishes


I am allowed to make any three selections from this list.

Once I make my selections they group my three selections into time periods. One option is first thing in the AM, one in the afternoon and one at night. I have to select one of the groupings but then I can go in afterwards and individually adjust the times as needed.

Hope this provides some more insight to folks!

Thank you for taking the time to report back!

That you are able to select any three from this list is, as I implied before, a significant departure than what was offered in prior tests.

No Big Thunder Mtn?

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Notably absent are:
Stitch's Great Escape
Enchanted Tiki Room
Tea Cups (Mad Tea Party)
Astro Orbitor
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
it's a small world

And, not too surprisingly missing:
Carousel of Progress
TTA PeopleMover
WDW Railroad
Lib. Square Riverboat
Swiss Family Treehouse
Tom Sawyer Island

Might just be an accidental omission. Same poster indicated they had selected BTMRR for FP in a prior post.

 

[whatsarahsaid]

No Big Thunder Mtn?

Big Thunder Mtn WAS an option the other day as I was able to grab one. But I don't see it as an option today. Small World IS on there...top of list!

 

[OurDogCisco]

No Big Thunder Mtn?

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Notably absent are:
Stitch's Great Escape
Enchanted Tiki Room
Tea Cups (Mad Tea Party)
Astro Orbitor
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
it's a small world

And, not too surprisingly missing:
Carousel of Progress
TTA PeopleMover
WDW Railroad
Lib. Square Riverboat
Swiss Family Treehouse
Tom Sawyer Island

It's a Small World is the 1st one her list.

 

[OurDogCisco]

Big Thunder Mtn WAS an option the other day as I was able to grab one. But I don't see it as an option today. Small World IS on there...top of list!

So does that mean they reach the limit on FP+ tickets for BTMR? Maybe there are no more left. I still believe when they sell out of particular FP+ they will be out.

 

[whatsarahsaid]

So does that mean they reach the limit on FP+ tickets for BTMR? Maybe there are no more left. I still believe when they sell out of particular FP+ they will be out.

Hmmm...could be the case? I wonder???

 

[OurDogCisco]

Hmmm...could be the case? I wonder???

Too bad they didn't put sold out like the dining reservation page where they put no reservations available for the following locations for the time you picked.

 

[darnheather]

I have wondered about the table service issue as well. It seems awkward. It's not like the server can hover over you while you work out the math, yet it may need more instruction to make it work, which means he/she will be standing there. Awkward.

My prediction is that after a few dozen of these get spilled on and need to be replaced, a fix will be coming.

Considering they can be worn in the water park I don't think a spill would bother them.

 

[doconeill]

Hmmm...could be the case? I wonder???

Was it a BTM FP+ you selected to change to get the list? Just wondering if the one you are changing out is eliminated from the list.

 

[whatsarahsaid]

Was it a BTM FP+ you selected to change to get the list? Just wondering if the one you are changing out is eliminated from the list.

Nope...once I got that FP+ I didn't go in and try to change it. Let me see if BTM is available on a different day.

 

[PrincessArlena'sDad]

No Big Thunder Mtn?

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Notably absent are:
Stitch's Great Escape
Enchanted Tiki Room
Tea Cups (Mad Tea Party)
Astro Orbitor
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
it's a small world

And, not too surprisingly missing:
Carousel of Progress
TTA PeopleMover
WDW Railroad
Lib. Square Riverboat
Swiss Family Treehouse
Tom Sawyer Island

Country bears is also missing.

I would list this in the "not too suprising" category

 

[Nixie]

Thanks for taking the time out to post all of this for us!

 

[whatsarahsaid]

OK...so I was given BTM as a choice on Tuesday, June 25 only but not for any of the other days of my trip (Friday-Tuesday)....very odd!

 

[whatsarahsaid]

Thanks for taking the time out to post all of this for us!

My pleasure! I've gotten SO much great info on here and I want to return the favor if I can!

 

[g-dad66]

OK...so I was given BTM as a choice on Tuesday, June 25 only but not for any of the other days of my trip (Friday-Tuesday)....very odd!

As someone else said, maybe it is already booked up for the other days. Anyone else who has been selected for this test better make their FP+ reservations pronto!

Will be interesting to see if other choices also disappear in the next couple of weeks as time gets closer to your trip.

Thanks again for feeding us this information, as some of us have been starving for it since the last testing period which was in December.

 

[cfw213]

Can you share what options are available at the other parks?

 

[whatsarahsaid]

Can you share what options are available at the other parks?

I probably won't be able to get to this today since I am at work and my internet at home is out of commission for the moment. I MAY be able to provide a list sometime tomorrow afternoon though.

If I get some downtime at work today I will definitely come back on and post options for other parks though!

 

[mom2aandj]

Thanks for all the info whatsarahsaid!
Seeing 3 choices available, not sorted into tiers, cheers me up about FP+ a lot! BTMRR only being available one day seems not good, but I am not going to dwell on the negative right now!

 

[darnheather]

Yes thank you thank you thank you! I'm so hoping the system will be in place for my trip.