MaxPass / Digital Fastpass - Discussion Thread

[BogFam5]

Thank you everyone. Yes, I would just pay the $10 per day for myself($30) instead of $10 per day for my family ($150). Again, booking FastPasses on the app is less important to me than the PhotoPass pics Seems like a steal compared to the daily PhotoPass price! I'm definitely going to give it a try. We will be there a week from today, so I'll let you know how it goes!

 

[CateinPhoenix]

I'm in CA before rope drop without extra magic tickets and we just used maxpass to book our RSR fast passes for 825 return!

Fantastic! Come back later and let us know how and what you did in the morning with return times, please!

 

[dec2009mama]

I'm in CA before rope drop without extra magic tickets and we just used maxpass to book our RSR fast passes for 825 return!

great -- on my app at this moment it says sorry FP are not available right now

 

[BogFam5]

I just had another thought. I wonder if you can still get paper Fastpasses if your ticket is attached to MaxPass?? If so, it would totally defeat my purpose of utilizing MaxPass just for PhotoPass, because I would not get the same return times as my family. Hmm...

 

[althepostman]

Maxpass also giving us the option to cancel our fastpass. We're going to wait to test that feature. Maybe allows you to reset your collection window?

 

[VandVsmama]

If you purchase MaxPass, then you will NOT be able to get paper Fast Passes for the ticket that has Max Pass on it. Your ONLY option for that ticket will be to get your FP through your Max Pass on the Disneyland app on your smart phone. At least, that's what the previous info from Disney said.

 

[althepostman]

great -- on my app at this moment it says sorry FP are not available right now

Did you scan in at the gate yet? That is what unlocked everything for us.

 

[dec2009mama]

Did you scan in at the gate yet? That is what unlocked everything for us.

i usually can see FP return times on the app regardless if I am in the parks or not, i have noticed some lag in the app the last few days.

 

[DLRExpert]

At Disneyland now. Able to grab FP near tram stop at Downtown Disney.

However, you need to be signed into park first.

 

[dec2009mama]

Maxpass also giving us the option to cancel our fastpass. We're going to wait to test that feature. Maybe allows you to reset your collection window?

it does, you can cancel FP you have booked thru MP and pick up other ones instead. its great that it is flexible if you change your mind throughout the day!

 

[Davin_Felth]

This is going to be a fun thread today. I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone is discovering. Maybe someone there today that is using MaxPass can give it a try and see if they can still use the FastPass Kiosks.

 

[dec2009mama]

This is going to be a fun thread today. I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone is discovering. Maybe someone there today that is using MaxPass can give it a try and see if they can still use the FastPass Kiosks.

i hope so.....

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

I have the option to purchase but then when I hit purchase it stops me and asks if all of my party is in the parks and I can't go any further!

Man, that sucks. Like you, would want it ready to go if we decided to go this route.

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

A few questions for anybody in the parks today

1) can you find out if it's true that APs have to do the year at the ticket booths? That they can't purchase the year through the app

2) are traditional FP and MP return times the same or does one move faster than the other?

 

[dec2009mama]

If you purchase MaxPass, then you will NOT be able to get paper Fast Passes for the ticket that has Max Pass on it. Your ONLY option for that ticket will be to get your FP through your Max Pass on the Disneyland app on your smart phone. At least, that's what the previous info from Disney said.

where did you see that? i don't want to be locked into using MaxPass with our APs since we aren't always together, not everyone in the family has a DL account and when I go with friends who don't have maxpass I may not want to use it.

 

[dec2009mama]

3) if you have maxpass, can you still use your park ticket to pull a FP from the kiosk?

 

[mom2rtk]

I just had another thought. I wonder if you can still get paper Fastpasses if your ticket is attached to MaxPass?? If so, it would totally defeat my purpose of utilizing MaxPass just for PhotoPass, because I would not get the same return times as my family. Hmm...

Just watched this video of someone testing Maxpass this week, and it does appear she was able to get paper FPs while on MaxPass. The system even recognized that she had used her ticket to pull a paper FP and added to her online account:

 

[22Tink]

so I can't add maxpass to our APs until we go to the parks? I'd prefer to pre-buy since our exchange rate is doing well! Also nice to pay for it now and not add it to the after trip blues bill!

if maxpass is purchased, can we still use our physical cards to get FP thru the kiosks? I have everyone in the family linked in my account, hubby does not have a DL account nor data on his smartphone while we travel ~~ say I stay behind one afternoon for a pool day while hubby and kid hit the parks, can they still get FP the usual way with their physical AP cards?

I hear you on the exchange rate!! Fellow Canadian??

Also, I saw a report yesterday that said you can use your paper ticket to get in the rides after you've made your selection in your phone.

 

[dec2009mama]

thank you --- you can book with maxpass or use your physical ticket/AP, I love having the flexibility to either book online or go up to the kiosk!!

 

[BattyMcDoon]

As of the other day, people that had been invited to try out the system before official release by disney were able to do it both on their phone and through the kiosk with their annual pass. Check out the newest Thingamavlogs video for more details.