MagicBands, FP+, MDE and staying ofsite - do I have this correct?

[Wendybird55]

Hi,

I know about MagicBands, FP+, MDE, etc. as it all pertains to staying onsite, We used MagicBands and FP+ during our stay this past Sept. and am linking and controlling my reservations from MDE for my trip this Aug.

What I'm not familiar with is how all this works if you're staying offsite. I know some folks who will be in WDW during Easter break and they are staying at one of the non-Disney hotels in the DTD area (Hyatt or Sheridan or something like that). I know it is not an on-site resort as they have to pay for shuttle service to the theme parks.

So..from what I've been reading on the boards are the following correct for those staying offsite?

They don't get Magic Bands. Instead they get the plastic park tickets.

They only get plastic park tickets if bought directly through Disney. If they get their tickets at UCT or AAA they will have to convert them to the plastic ones at one of the ticket booths.

They can use FP+, but can only make their FP+ choices while in the parks at a Kiosk and not before. Do they get a print out as reminder of when their FP time is?

MDE? I am assuming they can download this app to get wait times, etc. If not staying onsite can they still link their park tickets and dining reservations?
Can they keep track of the FP+ they schedule at the Kiosks on MDE?

I've always stayed onsite so am not too familiar with how all the changes work with staying offsite and don't want to give any mis-information to these folks.
Any advice and/or information is appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Wendybird55]

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[ML_LovesDisney]

Hi,

I know about MagicBands, FP+, MDE, etc. as it all pertains to staying onsite, We used MagicBands and FP+ during our stay this past Sept. and am linking and controlling my reservations from MDE for my trip this Aug.

What I'm not familiar with is how all this works if you're staying offsite. I know some folks who will be in WDW during Easter break and they are staying at one of the non-Disney hotels in the DTD area (Hyatt or Sheridan or something like that). I know it is not an on-site resort as they have to pay for shuttle service to the theme parks.

So..from what I've been reading on the boards are the following correct for those staying offsite?

They don't get Magic Bands. Instead they get the plastic park tickets.

They only get plastic park tickets if bought directly through Disney. If they get their tickets at UCT or AAA they will have to convert them to the plastic ones at one of the ticket booths.

They can use FP+, but can only make their FP+ choices while in the parks at a Kiosk and not before. Do they get a print out as reminder of when their FP time is?

MDE? I am assuming they can download this app to get wait times, etc. If not staying onsite can they still link their park tickets and dining reservations?
Can they keep track of the FP+ they schedule at the Kiosks on MDE?

I've always stayed onsite so am not too familiar with how all the changes work with staying offsite and don't want to give any mis-information to these folks.
Any advice and/or information is appreciated.

Thanks

Correct to the question about getting the RFID plastic cards and not MagicBands. I don't know about UCT tickets, but on their website it now says they are also RFID-enabled now. My sister bought them directly at Disney and stayed offsite and they were RFID cards. Then, when she got to the park, she had to go to the FastPass+ kiosk and book her times. I don't know if you can use MDE as an offsite guest to keep track of FastPass+. She booked exact same FastPass+ times as our family staying on-site so I kept track of the times by taking a screenshot on my phone of our times and texting them to her. She definitely did not get a printout, so hopefully someone else can come along and answer what I am not sure about

 

[Wendybird55]

Thanks for the info...

 

[Shaylasmommy]

I am an offsite guest. I got my tickets through UCT for our trip in June. They are the plastic RFID cards, and I was able to link them with my group through MDE. I am not making any ADRs, so I had to just put in my park plans for the system to recognize when I'll be there. I was able to pick certain attractions or shows for our itinerary on days that I'll be in the parks. MDE displays that it's 90 days until my vacation, but the FP+ option is still locked for now. So unless they unlock it for offsite guests, like I've read on here may happen sometime in April, we'll just set up FP+ from the park kiosks. Other than that, I had no problems linking my tickets and park plans for my family. Hope this info helps.