Magic Kingdom Fastpass help!!

[Soupermom]

So, after I use FP #3, I can reserve #4, but I cant reserve #5 until I use #4? Is that correct? So at that point you only have one FP in your possession at a time?

 

[JETSDAD]

So, after I use FP #3, I can reserve #4, but I cant reserve #5 until I use #4? Is that correct? So at that point you only have one FP in your possession at a time?

Correct.

 

[Soupermom]

Closest time I got with that crowd level was a 30 minute wait - more popular rides were about 1-2 hours before I could get a FP window.

What do you mean about the 30 minute wait? You could book your #4 FP for 30 minutes out from finishing #3?
Sorry for all the questions! I'm a major planner and this is really throwing me.

 

[Klayfish]

What do you mean about the 30 minute wait? You could book your #4 FP for 30 minutes out from finishing #3?
Sorry for all the questions! I'm a major planner and this is really throwing me.

I think what they're saying is that they could book FP+ #4 for 30 minutes from "now". For example, if they tap into FP+ #3 at 2:00pm, the next available FP+ they could find was 2:30pm-3:30pm...or later. That is often the case, but if you don't mind doing a lot of refreshing on MDE, you can very often make that only 10-20 minutes...or even less.

Like I mentioned before, on a "good" day, we can go through our first 3 FP+ in about an hour or so. For example, say we have FP+ 9-10, 10-11 and 11-12. We show up at 9:40am and go right to FP+ #1. By time we get off, it's nearly 10am anyway, so we go right to FP+ #2. As soon as I tap in, I'll jump on MDE and move FP+ #3 from the originally scheduled 11-12 to something like 10:15-11:15. That way, as soon as we get off ride #2, it's time for FP+ #3. When I tap into FP+ #3, I start looking for #4...and with some playing around I can usually get it for a short amount of time away. Rinse and repeat...

The best example I give people in these threads is last Xmas. Busiest week of the year. We were in MK. As a 4th, 5th, whatever (I wasn't counting) FP+ I found our kids Space Mountain for something like 15 minutes from "now". I also got Pooh for DW and I (I love Space, but DW won't ride it, so I wanted to stay with her). We got done before they did, so we were hanging out in the Space gift shop. I was playing on MDE and wound up finding another Space FP+ for 5 minutes from "now". So as soon as our kids got off Space, they turned around and went right back on. No guarantees at all that you will be able to do that, some of that was luck for sure, but the point is that you can often grab FP+ pretty quick.

 

[Soupermom]

I think what they're saying is that they could book FP+ #4 for 30 minutes from "now". For example, if they tap into FP+ #3 at 2:00pm, the next available FP+ they could find was 2:30pm-3:30pm...or later. That is often the case, but if you don't mind doing a lot of refreshing on MDE, you can very often make that only 10-20 minutes...or even less.

Like I mentioned before, on a "good" day, we can go through our first 3 FP+ in about an hour or so. For example, say we have FP+ 9-10, 10-11 and 11-12. We show up at 9:40am and go right to FP+ #1. By time we get off, it's nearly 10am anyway, so we go right to FP+ #2. As soon as I tap in, I'll jump on MDE and move FP+ #3 from the originally scheduled 11-12 to something like 10:15-11:15. That way, as soon as we get off ride #2, it's time for FP+ #3. When I tap into FP+ #3, I start looking for #4...and with some playing around I can usually get it for a short amount of time away. Rinse and repeat...

The best example I give people in these threads is last Xmas. Busiest week of the year. We were in MK. As a 4th, 5th, whatever (I wasn't counting) FP+ I found our kids Space Mountain for something like 15 minutes from "now". I also got Pooh for DW and I (I love Space, but DW won't ride it, so I wanted to stay with her). We got done before they did, so we were hanging out in the Space gift shop. I was playing on MDE and wound up finding another Space FP+ for 5 minutes from "now". So as soon as our kids got off Space, they turned around and went right back on. No guarantees at all that you will be able to do that, some of that was luck for sure, but the point is that you can often grab FP+ pretty quick.

Thanks so very much! Very helpful!!!

 

[Soupermom]

Will it be possible for me to get a FP for Soarin' (#6ish) mid-after afternoon for a mid-evening time period?

 

[Klayfish]

Will it be possible for me to get a FP for Soarin' (#6ish) mid-after afternoon for a mid-evening time period?

I would say likely, but not a guarantee. We've done it, but you may or may not get it. If you're going to be in the park late and not going to Illuminations, it often has next to no line at all around 8:30-8:45pm.

 

[JETSDAD]

Will it be possible for me to get a FP for Soarin' (#6ish) mid-after afternoon for a mid-evening time period?

It will depend on the number of people you have but that shouldn't be a problem. I just looked now for 4 people for tonight and there was plenty of availability...with modifying I could get pretty much anytime this evening.

 

[Soupermom]

I haven't linked our tickets yet, but I have made an account on the app. How do I get to see what you are seeing? I can see the current wait times, but haven't found this area yet. Thanks for all of your help!

 

[JETSDAD]

I haven't linked our tickets yet, but I have made an account on the app. How do I get to see what you are seeing? I can see the current wait times, but haven't found this area yet. Thanks for all of your help!

You will need tickets linked to see what FP's are available.

 

[Soupermom]

Ok, thats what I figured, thanks.

 

[Soupermom]

I was able to reserve our FPs on Saturday for Monday June 4th and this is the best I could do. Question... What are the chances of me being able to move up the times for FPs #2 and #3 once I've scanned for #1/#2? I will keep trying to move FP #2 and #3 to earlier times before we go.

Ropedrop
Space Mountain or 7DMT
Buzz (FP #1 beginning at 9:15)
POC
HM
IASW
MPhil
Lunch at Pinocchio's (ordered thru the App?)
Splash Mtn (FP #2 at 11:35)
BTMRR (FP 3# at 12:35) (Get FP#4 for Soarin'--I can try to get this after I SCAN for #3, correct?))
WDWRR to...
TTA
COP
Monorail to Epcot

Thanks for any comments/suggestions.