MaxPass / Digital Fastpass - Discussion Thread

[onlyoneash]

Did anyone end up scanning in their LMT eticket and have it actually work once in the park for maxpass? I know the etickets scan in the app fine, but I don't know if the "hard ticket" they give you at the turnstile has the same number or not as the eticket you give them?


If the hard ticket has a completely different number/identification, then it's pointless to scan in your eticket unless it automatically converts in the app or something, right?

 

[10SE]

Did anyone end up scanning in their LMT eticket and have it actually work once in the park for maxpass? I know the etickets scan in the app fine, but I don't know if the "hard ticket" they give you at the turnstile has the same number or not as the eticket you give them?


If the hard ticket has a completely different number/identification, then it's pointless to scan in your eticket unless it automatically converts in the app or something, right?

Yes, it's the same number. You can scan the tickets ahead and add MaxPass once you enter the park.

 

[PHXscuba]

Question about EMH/EE and MaxPass return times ....

I know a couple of rides in each park are issuing MaxPasses during the EMH hour. Are the return times for those EMH passes during the EMH/EE hour, or does the window begin after regular park open?

For example, if I enter DL at an 8:00 EE and get a MaxPass for Matterhorn right away, will the return time be 8:00-9:00, or 9:00-10:00?

Thanks,
PHXscuba

 

[Stefne]

When we were there a couple of weeks ago we were able to schedule a FP during our 7AM EMH, but the return time was not until the 8:00 hour.

 

[CateinPhoenix]

Yes, I would love to read about your strategy since you said the magic words "decided not to get PH's". We would save so much money getting one park per day.

We did this as well. Only my DH and DS#1 have AP's so my older DS#2 and myself purchased 4 day 1 Park per day, INSTEAD of ParkHoppers. We used the savings for Max Pass. We didn't miss ParkHopping at all. We loved MaxPass!

Went back to hotel between 1-3/4 pm each day...Was able to book 3 FP for the evening when we returned.....all from the pool at our hotel (Homewood Suites Convention Center). At 1:00pm booked a Space Mountain for 8:40-9:40, at 2:30 booked StarTours for 8:45-9:45, at 4:00 booked BTRR for 8:15-9:15. Just be mindful SM, ST, GOTG, RSR and sometimes IJ will tie up your FP's for 90 minutes during the morning hours, so we would ride those at RD and FP them after doing everything else walk-on.

 

[DLRExpert]

Question about EMH/EE and MaxPass return times ....

I know a couple of rides in each park are issuing MaxPasses during the EMH hour. Are the return times for those EMH passes during the EMH/EE hour, or does the window begin after regular park open?

For example, if I enter DL at an 8:00 EE and get a MaxPass for Matterhorn right away, will the return time be 8:00-9:00, or 9:00-10:00?

Thanks,
PHXscuba

FP returns are for official park opening time only.

 

[PHXscuba]

I know I have seen a list somewhere of rides that are issuing FP/MP during EMH/EE times -- somewhere in the past 70 pages

Would some kind soul who wrote it down remind me which they are?

PHXscuba

 

[NMMickeymom]

Just returned from our Sat Aug 5 trip. Rope drop till they kicked us out still trying to shop. We really loved Max Pass. We are a family of 4 with parents and 2 teenage daughters. We were able to ride everything we wanted multiple times. Space, BTMRR, Indy and Matterhorn 3X! (Splash only 2X, I was soaked!) It saved my runner (DH) as we managed to log 13 miles anyway. We have been to DL multiple times and we know what we like to do and don't fuss with some of the other things but we had plenty of time. The longest line we stood in was for the Railroad at 30 minutes since it recently reopened. We liked having the photo pass option as we find the on-ride photos amusing. I just took pictures of the photo number and entered them later in the app. It was funny trying to get information from some of the cast members as we kept trying to relate the function of the Max Pass to the magic bands and very few knew how the bands worked. (We also kept thinking BTMRR was on the other side of the Rivers of America!) The photo part is much the same except you have to physically put the number in the app and not just scan the band. We never used the paper tickets they gave us at the gate as my husband would walk to the fastpass scanner and would just flip through our 4 tickets on his phone and they scanned right away. Easy Peasy! We saw a lot of people scanning their phones in the fastpass line when we were there so maybe this is catching on. We made it a point to always have a pass in hand. Yay Disney! That was Fun!

 

[Mousequake]

FP returns are for official park opening time only.

I'm not sure if this has changed in the past couple of months, but I received a GotG FP during EMH for 8:40 AM, before park opening.

 

[CateinPhoenix]

The longest line we stood in was for the Railroad at 30 minutes since it recently reopened.

Curious, did you board at the Main Street Station? I saw people waiting there in VERY long lines, we boarded at Tomorrowland and had no wait. I didn't see much of a line at ToonTown station either.

 

[Winnowill]

I know I have seen a list somewhere of rides that are issuing FP/MP during EMH/EE times -- somewhere in the past 70 pages

Would some kind soul who wrote it down remind me which they are?

PHXscuba

If they haven't changed, they are:
At DL: Space and Matterhorn
At DCA: GotG, RSR, and TSMM

 

[Nonsuch]

... We saw a lot of people scanning their phones in the fastpass line when we were there so maybe this is catching on...

I used my Apple Watch at the scanners
While it was fun to try out (I received many comments from CMs and other guests), it was just a "proof of concept" experiment -- considering the reaction from CMs, I must be one of the first (or the first) guest to use an Apple Watch. The Apple Watch is better suited for barcodes that change (boarding passes, concert tickets...), rather than the static AP code.

Small printed cards (like the keychain cards for store rewards) might be a better approach, I'll try next visit.

 

[TexasErin]

I used my Apple Watch at the scanners
While it was fun to try out (I received many comments from CMs and other guests), it was just a "proof of concept" experiment -- considering the reaction from CMs, I must be one of the first (or the first) guest to use an Apple Watch. The Apple Watch is better suited for barcodes that change (boarding passes, concert tickets...), rather than the static AP code.

Small printed cards (like the keychain cards for store rewards) might be a better approach, I'll try next visit.

Using the Apple Watch is a great idea. Did you just have a picture of your AP loaded into your Photos?

 

[Nonsuch]

Using the Apple Watch is a great idea. Did you just have a picture of your AP loaded into your Photos?

My AP is loaded into Wallet on my iPhone, which then appears on the Wallet app on the Apple Watch. The Disneyland App does not directly support the Wallet, so a minor "workaround" is needed.

How to add your ticket to an Apple Watch:
(there are likely many other ways, this is how I did it)

• The physical AP has a 1D barcode (only lines of various widths and spacing)
• The Disneyland App will read the 1D barcode and display a 2D barcode (small blocks, in a long rectangular format)
• Use the iPhone App "Pass2U Wallet" to read the 2D barcode, and transfer to the Wallet on the iPhone
• The 2D barcode then appears in the Wallet on the Apple Watch

Note: 1D barcodes stored in the iPhone Wallet are automatically converted to QR codes on the Apple Watch, but Fastpass scanners don't support QR codes.

 

[TexasErin]

My AP is loaded into Wallet on my iPhone, which then appears on the Wallet app on the Apple Watch. The Disneyland App does not directly support the Wallet, so a minor "workaround" is needed.

How to add your ticket to an Apple Watch:
(there are likely many other ways, this is how I did it)

• The physical AP has a 1D barcode (only lines of various widths and spacing)
• The Disneyland App will read the 1D barcode and display a 2D barcode (small blocks, in a long rectangular format)
• Use the iPhone App "Pass2U Wallet" to read the 2D barcode, and transfer to the Wallet on the iPhone
• The 2D barcode then appears in the Wallet on the Apple Watch

Note: 1D barcodes stored in the iPhone Wallet are automatically converted to QR codes on the Apple Watch, but Fastpass scanners don't support QR codes.

Sweet! Thanks!!

 

[Disneylinzi]

This may have already been answered in the 70 plus pages lol but three of us are going in September. Wondering if only I just get the MP on my ticket to use solely for the photos if I am able to still get traditional fastpasses at the kiosk so I can have the same return times as my group who will not have MP. Thanks

 

[IntoDeNile]

This may have already been answered in the 70 plus pages lol but three of us are going in September. Wondering if only I just get the MP on my ticket to use solely for the photos if I am able to still get traditional fastpasses at the kiosk so I can have the same return times as my group who will not have MP. Thanks

You can still pull fastpasses the traditional way via kiosks along with everyone else in your group even if you purchased MP..

 

[dina444444]

This may have already been answered in the 70 plus pages lol but three of us are going in September. Wondering if only I just get the MP on my ticket to use solely for the photos if I am able to still get traditional fastpasses at the kiosk so I can have the same return times as my group who will not have MP. Thanks

Yes. Just be aware that with Maxpass the wait between fastpass that are hours out is 90 minutes even if you pull the FP at the machine where as those without it it's 2 hours.

 

[onlyoneash]

I have heard rumors maxpass price may be going up by the end of the year??? I really hope they would improve their wifi before that happened.

 

[Disneylinzi]

You can still pull fastpasses the traditional way via kiosks along with everyone else in your group even if you purchased MP..

Thank you!