MaxPass / Digital Fastpass - Discussion Thread

[disneychrista]

Only for the same ride. So if you have a RSR FP you haven't used you can't pull another for RSR until you use the first one.

I could be confusing posts now, but I'm thinking those were about pulling again for the same ride.

You may be right about that. Too hard to keep up with all the changes that are going on. Glad I don't have a trip planned for over a year. By the time I go again, hopefully everything will be worked out and "normalized."

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

This is what we did last Saturday. The FP return time for BTMRR was one minute, so we pulled one FP. Then after a minute, we pulled a second. Waited one more minute and pulled a third. Then rode 3 times in a row. Basically walked on each time, while the stand by line was about 35 minutes long.

You pulled all 3 for BTMRR without riding in between? I thought you couldn't pull for the same ride before using your current FP for it?

 

[theluckyrabbit]

I wondered about that, too. We pulled the second FP just to see if it would work. When it did (surprise!), we tried for a third. After that, we didn't want to push our luck. It might have been a glitch, but we weren't going to question it (!).

 

[DLRExpert]

You pulled all 3 for BTMRR without riding in between? I thought you couldn't pull for the same ride before using your current FP for it?

You can pull a FP for the same attraction as long as the FP you have has started to expire.

Doesn't matter if you have ridden it or not.

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

I wondered about that, too. We pulled the second FP just to see if it would work. When it did (surprise!), we tried for a third. After that, we didn't want to push our luck. It might have been a glitch, but we weren't going to question it (!).

Awesome! And good to know

 

[DLgal]

So far, it seems that both standby AND FP wait times are down since they implemented this change. What I have noticed over the last 2 weeks (I've made numerous park visits) is that the posted standby times are highly exaggerated. And they aren't updating them very often.

From our visit on 4th of July (yesterday):

At 2pm, Radiator Springs Racers was a WALK ON in the standby line for a good 45 min. Literally, the FP and Single Rider lines were longer than standby. The stand by line didn't even extend into any of the switchbacks...it went right up to the merge point. However, the posted standby wait time listed 60 min. They knew it wasn't 60 min but they never updated the wait time. I've never seen anything like this.

Also, we rode Autopia with a posted 30 min wait. More like 5 min actual.

Big Thunder posted 25 min wait (we used instant FP) but the actual standby line was nonexistent...maybe a 3 min actual standby.

Small World showed 20 min. Was zero.

Gadgets Go Coaster posted 30 min. Walk on.

Goofys Sky School posted 30 min (used instant FP)...actual standby was more like 5min based on what I could see.

Soarin posted 55 min but the standby line didn't even extend outside so there is no way that was correct.

So, if you are going soon, take the standby wait times with a grain of salt.

 

[Rabb it]

So far, it seems that both standby AND FP wait times are down since they implemented this change. What I have noticed over the last 2 weeks (I've made numerous park visits) is that the posted standby times are highly exaggerated. And they aren't updating them very often.

From our visit on 4th of July (yesterday):

At 2pm, Radiator Springs Racers was a WALK ON in the standby line for a good 45 min. Literally, the FP and Single Rider lines were longer than standby. The stand by line didn't even extend into any of the switchbacks...it went right up to the merge point. However, the posted standby wait time listed 60 min. They knew it wasn't 60 min but they never updated the wait time. I've never seen anything like this.

Also, we rode Autopia with a posted 30 min wait. More like 5 min actual.

Big Thunder posted 25 min wait (we used instant FP) but the actual standby line was nonexistent...maybe a 3 min actual standby.

Small World showed 20 min. Was zero.

Gadgets Go Coaster posted 30 min. Walk on.

Goofys Sky School posted 30 min (used instant FP)...actual standby was more like 5min based on what I could see.

Soarin posted 55 min but the standby line didn't even extend outside so there is no way that was correct.

So, if you are going soon, take the standby wait times with a grain of salt.

Wow, seems like the parks were dead!

 

[DLgal]

Wow, seems like the parks were dead!

I wouldn't say dead. There were a lot of people there. But attraction lines were very manageable. Also food lines weren't bad at all either. I'm going to say the crowd was well managed and spread out.

I'm also going to say this... Disneyland should eliminate the So Cal and So Cal Select AP. The massive difference in how enjoyable the parks are when these levels are blocked out can not be understated. I hope they are soon a relic of the past. I have a feeling they will be eliminated before Star Wars land opens up.

 

[wowsmom]

I'm also going to say this... Disneyland should eliminated the So Cal and So Cal Select AP. The massive difference in how enjoyable the parks are when these levels are blocked out can not be understated. I hope they are soon a relic of the past. I have a feeling they will be eliminated before Star Wars land opens up.

I have to agree with you here. We were in both parks last Friday and it was much less crowded and much more enjoyable than when all the passes are unblocked. I think there are just too many of the lower passes.

 

[Ryan120420]

Just a heads up for anyone who is a Fastpass runner for thier families.

In the past you only had to have your admission ticket scanned into one park to pull FastPasses for both parks.

Starting yesterday, this is no longer the case. Each ticket has to be scanned into the park that you are trying to pull a Fastpass for.

Each time you parkhop the ticketing system will remove your ticket from the park you were previously at Fastpass system. You will not be able to pull FP for that park, however you can still redeem them.

 

[HydroGuy]

Just a heads up for anyone who is a Fastpass runner for thier families.

In the past you only had to have your admission ticket scanned into one park to pull FastPasses for both parks.

Starting yesterday, this is no longer the case. Each ticket has to be scanned into the park that you are trying to pull a Fastpass for.

Each time you parkhop the ticketing system will remove your ticket from the park you were previously at Fastpass system. You will not be able to pull FP for that park, however you can still redeem them.

Thank you for that update! Things are changing quickly!

 

[apple9117]

Great info!

 

[Skyegirl1999]

Just a heads up for anyone who is a Fastpass runner for thier families.

In the past you only had to have your admission ticket scanned into one park to pull FastPasses for both parks.

Starting yesterday, this is no longer the case. Each ticket has to be scanned into the park that you are trying to pull a Fastpass for.

Each time you parkhop the ticketing system will remove your ticket from the park you were previously at Fastpass system. You will not be able to pull FP for that park, however you can still redeem them.

This is both helpful to know and also a bummer. I am curious if Maxpass users will be able to grab passes from one park while in the other.

I actually noticed them making announcements about your whole party's tickets being scanned yesterday, but I didn't catch that they meant park-specific, so thanks for the heads-up.

 

[Winnowill]

Each time you parkhop the ticketing system will remove your ticket from the park you were previously at Fastpass system. You will not be able to pull FP for that park, however you can still redeem them.

How do you redeem a Fastpass when you're not in the park that contains the attraction the FP is for?

 

[PaintsWithAllTheColors]

Just a heads up for anyone who is a Fastpass runner for thier families.

In the past you only had to have your admission ticket scanned into one park to pull FastPasses for both parks.

Starting yesterday, this is no longer the case. Each ticket has to be scanned into the park that you are trying to pull a Fastpass for.

Each time you parkhop the ticketing system will remove your ticket from the park you were previously at Fastpass system. You will not be able to pull FP for that park, however you can still redeem them.

I saw this in practice about a month ago. A teenaged girl had about 10 park tickets and was trying to get RSR fastpasses. She was directly in front of us and the machine kept spitting out invalid passes. The CM asked if everyone was in DCA and the girl responded they were all in Disneyland. CM informed her everyone needs to be in the park. I honestly thought it had been implemented already due to that experience so it's interesting that it was just official as of yesterday.

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

How do you redeem a Fastpass when you're not in the park that contains the attraction the FP is for?

I'm guessing he just meant that if for example you are holding a fastpass for Disneyland's Space Mountain for 12 PM but cross over to visit DCA at 10:30 am, this doesn't invalidate your Space Mountain fastpass. You are still able to go back to that park later and use the Space Mountain fastpass within its return window.

 

[pudinhd]

I saw this in practice about a month ago. A teenaged girl had about 10 park tickets and was trying to get RSR fastpasses. She was directly in front of us and the machine kept spitting out invalid passes. The CM asked if everyone was in DCA and the girl responded they were all in Disneyland. CM informed her everyone needs to be in the park. I honestly thought it had been implemented already due to that experience so it's interesting that it was just official as of yesterday.

Being able to get a FP in the park you were not in worked less than 2 weeks ago. There were 6 of us that had only been to DL that day. My husband went to DCA with all of our tickets and was able to get FPs for RSR without any issues.

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

Being able to get a FP in the park you were not in worked less than 2 weeks ago. There were 6 of us that had only been to DL that day. My husband went to DCA with all of our tickets and was able to get FPs for RSR without any issues.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I did this during the weekend of June 10 unless I'm scrambling trip dates in my head. I do remember that the last time I did this, CMs were announcing at the fastpass machines that all members of your party had to have entered DCA specifically that day in order to get the fastpass. The rest of my party was in Disneyland and had not yet entered DCA that day. I tried it anyway and had no problem.

 

[Ryan120420]

I saw this in practice about a month ago. A teenaged girl had about 10 park tickets and was trying to get RSR fastpasses. She was directly in front of us and the machine kept spitting out invalid passes. The CM asked if everyone was in DCA and the girl responded they were all in Disneyland. CM informed her everyone needs to be in the park. I honestly thought it had been implemented already due to that experience so it's interesting that it was just official as of yesterday.

Completely different situation. The person you saw was trying to get FPs for people whom have yet to enter either park. Up until yesterday, your tickets just had to be scanned into one park to be active for FP for both parks.

I'm guessing he just meant that if for example you are holding a fastpass for Disneyland's Space Mountain for 12 PM but cross over to visit DCA at 10:30 am, this doesn't invalidate your Space Mountain fastpass. You are still able to go back to that park later and use the Space Mountain fastpass within its return window.

Say you and a friend are at Disneyland and you both Fastpasses for Mission Breakout. Your friend doesn't feel like riding but wants to stay in Disneyland. They can hand their ticket to you and you can use their ticket to redeem the Mission Breakout Fastpass. Their ticket doesn't need to be scanned at the entry gate to make the Mission Breakout FP valid for use. Thats the situation I was thinking of.

 

[PaintsWithAllTheColors]

Completely different situation. The person you saw was trying to get FPs for people whom have yet to enter either park. Up until yesterday, your tickets just had to be scanned into one park to be active for FP for both parks.

Respectfully, I understand the different situations and they're the same. The girl's entire family had already entered Disneyland, sent her with all the tickets into DCA to get fastpasses. I know because she complained (while on the phone with them) that her family was already in line for Indiana Jones, one of her favorites, while she had wasted time trying to get the fast passes. However, thinking back, I think this was right around when the systems linked and so maybe her family had already pulled Disneyland Fastpasses and the CM gave an incorrect explanation for the invalid tickets.