How fast does a FP+ get you on and off a ride?

[Katholicchik]

For example, thunder mountain, if I have a fastpass at 10, would it be realistic to make a reservation at 10:30 nearby?
I am sure it's cutting it close, but I'm just curious how fast the FP+ generally gets you through the ride.

TIA!

 

[IrishNYC]

We rode BTMR three times with FP+ and twice there was a line to get to the FP line. I wouldn't cut it that close, because I don't want to be running for the next thing I need to be at.

 

[kmb584]

For BTMRR we've always been on and off within 20 minutes of entering the FP+ queue so your scenario is plausible, but I'd be comfortable with a longer cushion (10:45 opposed to 10:30).

 

[ELSA711]

I didn't think you could overlap. Unless your 10:30am res isn't FP related

 

[Lucius Best]

Depends on how busy the park is that day. On a light day at 10am, BTMRR might be less than 15 minute wait standby. On a heavier day at 10am, there could be a backup just to get into the FP queue. Note that with FP you are allowed in 5 minutes early. Also like previous poster said, you can't book FP with overlapping times, if that's what you're trying to do.

 

[Katholicchik]

I didn't think you could overlap. Unless your 10:30am res isn't FP related

Just a hypothetical. Nothing very specific yet. I'm actually working on a plan coordinating FP+ with my daughter's DAS and / or lunch reservations to see how much we could really fit in the morning. Wondering if I could try 2 rides per hour or if that would be excessive.

Goal is to make a battle plan then modify from that.

 

[itchin2go]

I didn't think you could overlap. Unless your 10:30am res isn't FP related

Even with ADRs, won't the system stop you from overlapping? Maybe I'm wrong about that ....

 

[itchin2go]

Just a hypothetical. Nothing very specific yet. I'm actually working on a plan coordinating FP+ with my daughter's DAS and / or lunch reservations to see how much we could really fit in the morning. Wondering if I could try 2 rides per hour or if that would be excessive.

Goal is to make a battle plan then modify from that.

I think we rode more than 2 per hour average, but we rope drop and ride when lines are the shortest.

 

[Lucius Best]

Even with ADRs, won't the system stop you from overlapping? Maybe I'm wrong about that ....

I don't think the ADR and FP systems talk to each other. On last trip, we snagged a BOG lunch ADR after we had booked FP+, there was overlap, but no problem. I then moved my FP reservations earlier, and there was still overlap with the ADR, again no problem.

 

[ELSA711]

I think it depends on the time of year if you can get on and off in 30 minutes with FP+, we did most of our trip. We rode everything in Fantasyland last October by 12:30pm, except PP and we snagged our 4th FP with PP after our lunch at BOG. It was a good first day in MK!!

 

[Katholicchik]

We're going end of sept mid week. Crowd levels are low, so fingers crossed!

 

[Dis703]

We were just there and went through the FP line several times for BTMRR. It rarely took more than 15 minutes for line and ride. We actually had a one hour period where we had a FP for Splash, BTMRR and 7DMT and did all in under an hour right before our lunch ADR. The FP were under different bands with 2-3 people from our party riding each one.

 

[Dis703]

We were just there and went through the FP line several times for BTMRR. It rarely took more than 15 minutes for line and ride. We actually had a one hour period where we had a FP for Splash, BTMRR and 7DMT and did all in under an hour right before our lunch ADR. The FP were under different bands with 2-3 people from our party riding each one.

 

[Katholicchik]

We were just there and went through the FP line several times for BTMRR. It rarely took more than 15 minutes for line and ride. We actually had a one hour period where we had a FP for Splash, BTMRR and 7DMT and did all in under an hour right before our lunch ADR. The FP were under different bands with 2-3 people from our party riding each one.

What do you mean by the FP were under different bands?

 

[CAS239]

Even with ADRs, won't the system stop you from overlapping? Maybe I'm wrong about that ....

There's no reason why a dining reservation couldn't overlap any FP's. It has nothing to do with FP's or the rides, so you can have a reservation that laps into a FP

 

[knkmom]

We were at MK this past Wednesday and didn't have FP+ for BTMRR but went through standby and waited maybe 5 minutes! The park had been opened about an hour at that point, we were shocked that there wasn't a longer wait!

 

[BrianL]

With low crowds you likely wouldn't need an FP at BTTMR at 10 AM, but there is no real way to know for sure. Sometimes FP+ queue gets backed up from the first readers too, so I wouldn't cut it too close. I'd jsut plan to stand-by it and see if you can get to it a bit earlier than 10. Or push your reservation back to a bit later.

 

[jtowntoflorida]

Even with ADRs, won't the system stop you from overlapping? Maybe I'm wrong about that ....

When FP+ was in testing, there was a FP+ blackout around ADRs...I think it was an hour before an ADR and 2 hours after? It was totally ridiculous. That went away. Now MDE just tells you there's an overlap in your schedule if you put a FP+ "too close" (by Disney's standards) to an ADR. For example, for our upcoming June trip, MDE is giving me a warning that my 7DMT FP+ (10:30-11:30) overlaps with my BOG lunch FP+ (11:25).

 

[itchin2go]

When FP+ was in testing, there was a FP+ blackout around ADRs...I think it was an hour before an ADR and 2 hours after? It was totally ridiculous. That went away. Now MDE just tells you there's an overlap in your schedule if you put a FP+ "too close" (by Disney's standards) to an ADR. For example, for our upcoming June trip, MDE is giving me a warning that my 7DMT FP+ (10:30-11:30) overlaps with my BOG lunch FP+ (11:25).

That's what I'm remembering. Thanks for this - now I know I'm not crazy (at least in that way )

 

[bigherosix]

We did Space Mountain with FP yesterday. Took maybe 10 minutes at most to get on the ride. If you gave yourself a half hour cushion, I don't think you would have any problem.