I got FOP FP!!! 50 days out!

[mjonis]

Stupid question, but:
Since we probably won't be able to get a FP for FOP (I did a throwaway room, so it's the rolling 60-day window, so by the time my "next" day comes out, I'm still about 4 days behind anyone else with a 5-night stay):

How are you all managing to snag a FP at an earlier time? (meaning like some people get it at like day 50 or something)? I know you can constantly check the app/website (but I have a job so I can't be doing that), but what I'm really trying to get at is:

Do you just avoid scheduling any "Tier 1" FP at all for your entire stay so that if something shows up for FOP you can snag it? Otherwise, it seems (unless I'm doing something wrong), that when you do see something available, the MDE makes you cancel your Tier 1 and then schedule FOP or any other Tier 1, and with my luck, by the time I cancel and get back over to the FOP, it'll be gone, and then I'll try to get back the Tier 1 I just cancelled and it'll be gone too (so I get doubly screwed).

I'm probably not explaining myself correctly.

 

[LongTimeLurker]

Stupid question

Not stupid at all, I'm also wondering that. My 60-day window isn't until October, but I'd like to know too.
I assumed it may work just like the dining reservations, where if you find an opening at a time when you already have another restaurant booked, it offers you the option of keeping the previous one, or the new one, but it doesn't cancel the old one until the new one is confirmed. I don't know if this makes any sense...

 

[Kellykins1218]

We are going 9/3-9/10. I had no problem getting them for our 3 AK days. I didn't realize it was supposed to still be so difficult.

 

[chiburple]

Stupid question, but:
Since we probably won't be able to get a FP for FOP (I did a throwaway room, so it's the rolling 60-day window, so by the time my "next" day comes out, I'm still about 4 days behind anyone else with a 5-night stay):

How are you all managing to snag a FP at an earlier time? (meaning like some people get it at like day 50 or something)? I know you can constantly check the app/website (but I have a job so I can't be doing that), but what I'm really trying to get at is:

Do you just avoid scheduling any "Tier 1" FP at all for your entire stay so that if something shows up for FOP you can snag it? Otherwise, it seems (unless I'm doing something wrong), that when you do see something available, the MDE makes you cancel your Tier 1 and then schedule FOP or any other Tier 1, and with my luck, by the time I cancel and get back over to the FOP, it'll be gone, and then I'll try to get back the Tier 1 I just cancelled and it'll be gone too (so I get doubly screwed).

I'm probably not explaining myself correctly.

I'm wondering the same thing to.

 

[tjmw2727]

Stupid question, but:
Since we probably won't be able to get a FP for FOP (I did a throwaway room, so it's the rolling 60-day window, so by the time my "next" day comes out, I'm still about 4 days behind anyone else with a 5-night stay):

How are you all managing to snag a FP at an earlier time? (meaning like some people get it at like day 50 or something)? I know you can constantly check the app/website (but I have a job so I can't be doing that), but what I'm really trying to get at is:

Do you just avoid scheduling any "Tier 1" FP at all for your entire stay so that if something shows up for FOP you can snag it? Otherwise, it seems (unless I'm doing something wrong), that when you do see something available, the MDE makes you cancel your Tier 1 and then schedule FOP or any other Tier 1, and with my luck, by the time I cancel and get back over to the FOP, it'll be gone, and then I'll try to get back the Tier 1 I just cancelled and it'll be gone too (so I get doubly screwed).

I'm probably not explaining myself correctly.

Just choose modify an existing FP+ (the one your willing to give up), if something opens for FOP it will be first on the page as its "avatar" and a tier one. Choose it and it will auto replace the one your are modifying, no need to cancel anything.

Unless you already have a Navi River FP+ and it isn't the one your replacing then it doesn't matter at AK because they are the only 2 tier one choices. To refresh just click alternate times.

dd was able to get a FOP fp+ for labor day weekend, 2 guests 12 days out by modifying an existing dinosaur fp+

 

[RMaas1]

Just last week I was able to get two different sets of FP+ for FOP on next Friday 9/1. One set was at night and the other in the morning, for a party of 2. It can be done.

 

[mjonis]

Just choose modify an existing FP+ (the one your willing to give up), if something opens for FOP it will be first on the page as its "avatar" and a tier one. Choose it and it will auto replace the one your are modifying, no need to cancel anything.

Unless you already have a Navi River FP+ and it isn't the one your replacing then it doesn't matter at AK because they are the only 2 tier one choices. To refresh just click alternate times.

dd was able to get a FOP fp+ for labor day weekend, 2 guests 12 days out by modifying an existing dinosaur fp+

Thank you, now I see how to do that on the website.

Unfortunately for me and the others it appears that October is a major issue (60 days out will be in October), due to two things:
1) high volume (probably due to MNSSHP)
and
2) reduced AK park hours.

Well, I guess I'll check once in the morning, once at lunch, once before I go home, and hope something happens/becomes available.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

It's a FP miracle!!! Congrats, OP!

 

[tjmw2727]

Thank you, now I see how to do that on the website.

Unfortunately for me and the others it appears that October is a major issue (60 days out will be in October), due to two things:
1) high volume (probably due to MNSSHP)
and
2) reduced AK park hours.

Well, I guess I'll check once in the morning, once at lunch, once before I go home, and hope something happens/becomes available.

FWIW I have more luck on the app, and in my experience you have to refresh several times in order to have any success. Between my dd and I we would log on 2 or 3x a day and refresh for 10/15 minutes or so. In my case its usually while I am waiting for a report to run or a pot to boil lol.

 

[StephanieCL]

Has anyone utilized rider swap on FOP? Can I just get a FP for one of us and then use Rider Swap for the one who has to sit out with our tod? Or would it be safer bet to just get FP for both of us?

 

[KyleAfterAWhile]

I was able to get NINE of them this evening 43 days out, all within the same hour.

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

Can I just get a FP for one of us and then use Rider Swap for the one who has to sit out with our tod?

Yes you sure can. (Assuming "tod" is short for toddler and not your uncle tod that you affectionately refer to as "our tod" )

 

[poetz]

I was just able to move the two I got yesterday with the hour extension from 6:35 pm to 10:00 am. Today is my 50 day mark too. It must be a lucky number for this.

 

[Legendteri]

Thank you, now I see how to do that on the website.

Unfortunately for me and the others it appears that October is a major issue (60 days out will be in October), due to two things:
1) high volume (probably due to MNSSHP)
and
2) reduced AK park hours.

Well, I guess I'll check once in the morning, once at lunch, once before I go home, and hope something happens/becomes available.

Having the app helped me. When they extended the hours for October, my sister texted me to get my FOP fast pass around 645 am CST on Friday ( our 60 day was the 17th and there weren't any FOP available then ), so I modified our river journey FP, replaced it with FOP and went back to bed. So if you have the app, just check for availability when you feel like it.

 

[mathgeek]

Just wanted to chime in and wish you all luck and share my story. I had booked my NRJ and FOP fast passes at the 60 day mark, then when I was there during the first week of August I decided to try to change up my evening plans and switch my AK and Epcot nights. I went on the app to look for a ROL fast pass and came across a FOP for that night! I grabbed it and decided to take my chances doing ROL stand by. It can be done! Just keep checking!

 

[StephanieCL]

Yes you sure can. (Assuming "tod" is short for toddler and not your uncle tod that you affectionately refer to as "our tod" )

lol yes definitely our toddler! Thanks!

 

[nj disney family]

I was able to pick at as my 6th fp last wed 8/30. We were at epcot, did our 1st 3, got soarin' as our 4th, spaceship earth as 5th(could've had soarin' or test track but the kids wanted to ride the ball). waiting for the bus, we decided to go to AK for dinner, so I checked what was available and was surprised when a FOP fp for 6-7 popped up. So you never know, people change their plans all the time, just keep checking.

 

[Babsy]

yay! So happy for you!

(wish that we were able to get ours - 44 days and counting)

 

[hsmamato2]

so the trick is to keep refreshing the app or page till something pops up? I'm gonna keep this in mind....

 

[CrimsonCurls]

The trick is definitely to keep refreshing the app (in my experience with the Android version, you have to go back and forth over and over) or refreshing the web interface (refresh the page or just click any time slot) and do it again and again AND AGAIN. I just managed to get two FoP FPs for a week from today by doing this. At sixty days, there were literally none available for any day of our upcoming five day (plus one MNSSHP) trip, so I've been going at this for a few weeks in short sessions.