Sorry I've been somewhat absent from the boards for the past week. It has been crazy busy.
Congrats on getting your FP+. I'm sorry it was such a hassle. I'm not looking forward to doing it for next years trip and I will just be making plans for 1. I can't imagine doing it for a large family.
Jill in CO
Thanks. It isn't the worst thing ever, but they could definitely make it more user friendly in a few regards. I think you'll find it very easy to get what you want planning for just one though.
I'm going to be very nice today since you are over the edge. Perhaps I'll hold off until tomorrow doing an update so you don't rant on my TR.
I'm glad, despite the headache, you got the FP+.
Thanks. Got most of them anyway.
Not sure how bust it is going to be when you go, but we found we could adjust times on the fly for every FP we had except 7 dwarfs and TSM.
Yeah, that seems to be the consensus with most of them. Even after I booked them I've come back and changed times on a few with ease. The exceptions being 7DMT and A&E.
Hey, at least you got them. Keep checking, maybe something will open up. Don't forget to check just before your 45 day mark when people start canceling.
I've been checking daily. I haven't had any luck at all, but I keep checking.
That would make everything go faster. Not sure why it doesn't let you do that.
I know. Just one of my many frustrations with the Disney website. It has never been all that user friendly in a lot of regards. And as much as they want their paying guests to rely on it, I can't understand why it isn't?
Go have a drink. You deserve it.
Sounds like a good idea to me!
Yay!
Ugh!
Ooh!
Okay. Done with the one word comments, now.
So you would prefer sixty one days out.
Check.
Something like that...
Ya know. I never even thought of that.
"No thanks, I don't want to meet them.
Just my underage child who must be accompanied.
Whaddya mean I need a FP too????"
I had that happen with legacy FP one time. We grabbed an FP for DS to meet Mickey. Didn't even think about getting individual FP's for all of us.
D'oh! Gee, that... well... sucks!
It does, indeed.
That is ridiculous.
Really it is.
Pretty much. It really is just a crap shoot as to whether you can get one or not. I did everything I could to book the minute it was available to me.
I think we'll give you a pass on this one.
You've earned a rant, I think.
Thanks!
You know how I had told you that I had booked us @ DLH for next year? Well, after we got back from WDW last Saturday, I ended up calling & changing us to GCH! Too funny that that is where you booked as well. I had the same thought as you.....the $370 more for all 5 of our nights was well worth it! Will you do a TR for DL? I sure hope so!
Great minds...
I probably will. We'll just have to see. Here lately I've not had much time to even log in and keep up with TR's I follow so I just don't know. With Disney World and
Disneyland back to back in just a month's time, I'd love to do a big TR...
Glad you were able to get your FP's made. After our week there @ the beginning of October, I will say that I didn't completely hate the new system but I do prefer the old one. We rode pretty much everything we wanted to but mainly only once. Whereas in the past, we would ride our favorites multiple times. It didn't break our vacation. In fact, it was one of best trips yet. But, I definitely prefer the old FP system. I will say though that we absolutely LOVED the magic bands. They make everything so convenient & easy!
Yeah, I can see it being that way for me too. What you're saying makes a lot of sense. I always used to use FP to get multiple rides on some favorites. And with the new system, I can see it playing out much, much differently. On the bright side, it should make for less running around grabbing FP's for me... but definitely not as many rides on some of our favorites.
Okay, so i'm a little confused. It seems as if you and Phil had the same issue on getting everyone in your party the same times to meet A&E. I guess I don't understand why your entire party (booked under one reservation) can't select all the same times for every single attraction. Does this only happen for the M&G's or ride attractions as well?
Here is what happened. There are 6 of us... 5 of which are of the age that they have park tickets and need FP+. So when I originally booked FP+, I was searching for FP's for a group of 5. It showed nothing available.
I saw a tip elsewhere to try booking the FP for just one person in your party if there's nothing available for the whole group. When I did that, I found some FP+ available for A&E. I was able to find an FP+ for all of us, but there was only a 20 minute window where 3 of those FP+ windows overlapped.
Here's what I ended up with:
- Me: 11:20 - 12:20
- DS: 2:20 - 3:20
- DW: 2:50 - 3:50
- MIL: 3:00 - 4:00
- FIL: 3:20 - 4:20
DS, DW and MIL have a common window from 3:00 - 3:20. FIL could probably get in with them on his 5 minute window at like 3:15, but as it stands now, I'm standing outside watching the stroller while they go to the M&G. I highly doubt I'll be going to meet them by myself.
Sorry if this doesn't make sense, but i'm trying to grasp the way the website is now setup as it sounds different from when I did it over a year ago...
It does make sense. I didn't even think about trying that until I was frantically searching for information after I failed to be able to book it! I don't think they changed anything, this is just a work around if you can't get what you want.
I feel your pain on the big group bookings or just the ability to pick times in general, very frustrating. Yes it works but it takes 3 or more steps to get what you really want when it should be able to be done in one.
Yeah, that really seems to me like it is a Disney problem. Their website has never been the most seamless, user friendly experience. I was hoping the whole
MDE push would improve that. Maybe it will eventually.
