My guess is that this won't be the case.
That's what I'm thinking too. FPs are connected to your AP/Ticket and MaxPass is connected to them so if you use one, you can't use the other for the FP time frame.
Yes you can link them, there's a QR reader in the app to do just that.
Right. I don't think you could use both to get 2 fastpasses, but I also don't think activating Maxpass will disable your other ticket.
Disabling it would make it more difficult for people to ride together in a lot of cases. We meet friends in DL quite frequently and lots of families meet up a few days into a trip etc. Locking it to just the Max Pass would create a bunch of hassle for people. I can't see a friend who is just meeting me for an afternoon springing for Max Pass AND linking their ticket to mine just so we can ride Splash together at the same time.
I think both SoCals have a big impact.
I think both SoCals have a big impact.
I am not aware of anywhere on DIS that keeps track of historical blockouts. I would look at MousePlanet's updates https://www.mouseplanet.com/tag/2/Disneyland_Resort_Update/
If I remember correctly, when MaxPass was first announced someone asked in the blog comments if they would be able to switch to paper FP later in the day if their phone died, and the official response was that you would be locked into one system or another - no switching to paper FP after using digital earlier in the day.
Well, there's no longer paper FP, it's all digital now. I don't think even they were quite sure how exactly it would be implemented at the time. I'm just trying to figure how it would work. Presumably the barcode on your ticket is what identifies you to the FP machine and would be what would identify you as someone using Max Pass. It seems if you use one it would stop the other from being used in the same time frame so you couldn't double up. I'm thinking that might be what they meant.
Ok yeah, I see what you mean. When I referred to digital vs paper FP I was talking about how you pull the FP (through the app vs using a kiosk), but I should have used different terminology since it's all somewhat "digital" now. And I agree that back when they made that statement they might not have had all the details figured out so it might not hold up now. But when they said you can't switch between the systems, I didn't get the impression that they were talking about scenarios of doubling up and getting 2 FP in the same eligibility window. I believe the context of the question was if someone's phone died halfway through the day could they switch to regular FP for the rest of the day, and the answer was no. I might just try to find that statement so I can quote it more specifically and see if I'm remembering it wrong, but I'm not sure it's worth it since for all we know the plan has changed since then. I will be eagerly awaiting reports from the first MP users about whether it's possible to use FP kiosks instead of the app, and also whether the return times for the kiosks and the app are synced up, because those details will make a big difference for anyone considering purchasing MP for only part of their group.
Your tickets don't have to be linked, you'd just have to get on and pull your FPs at the same time. Assuming that MP return times and free FP return times will be the same.
I actually think the exchange took place in the comments to the announcement on the AP facebook page, but after a quick skim of the comments I couldn't find it just now (although about half the comments wouldn't load). But I'm thinking it's a moot point really. Either I imagined this and it was never stated in which case we don't know one way or the other, or it was stated at some point and then the response was deleted which would indicate that the answer given was false or uncertain, in which case we still don't know anything.
From what I've heard, you will be able to purchase for a single day if you choose. It sounds like you can activate it through the app day-of.
