MaxPass Question

[OUmd]

Considering a trip to Disneyland in early January as a family. We have gone to DW multiple times, but this MaxPass thing is stressing me that I can’t book anything before the trip. My biggest question is this:

Does everyone in my family need to pass through the entrance to get a FASTPASS for the day? Can I manage everyone’s passes on my phone, run over to the park (will be staying at Disneyland Hotel) early morning alone, make MaxPass selections for everyone in the family that might want to sleep in, and meet them later?

 

[mom2rtk]

You can't get a FP for a ticket that hasn't been scanned for the day. So you can't make them while your family is sleeping in.

 

[OUmd]

Bummer. If we have park hopper can we enter Disneyland in AM, use a FP, and make a FP for an attraction at California Adventure from DL?

 

[mom2rtk]

Bummer. If we have park hopper can we enter Disneyland in AM, use a FP, and make a FP for an attraction at California Adventure from DL?

Yes.

 

[OUmd]

Thanks!

 

[Skyegirl1999]

There may be some helpful info for you here: https://www.disboards.com/threads/m...view-and-some-strategy.3726246/#post-60074882

 

[agamble]

Although it may be frustrating that you can't pre plan, the reality is that you can ride more rides in a day at DL than at WDW with less wait. Many rides don't have any FP at all. The FP is used only on headliners, mostly thrill rides. With MP you will be able to keep booking FP through the day and will find you can collect much more than the 3 you would get at WDW. And rides like Mermaid and Pooh often have minimal waits or are even walk one compared to WDW. They don't have FP and you don't need one to get on the ride quickly.

 

[LizzyS]

As a person who used FP+ at WDW before Maxpass at DLR, don't stress because MP is, imo, awesome. It was fun to plan ahead for WDW, but the Disneyland app is also SO easy to use to schedule FPs day of, you'll do fine. As stated above, all tickets have to be scanned in to get a FP for that member of your party.

 

[McNs]

As a person who used FP+ at WDW before Maxpass at DLR, don't stress because MP is, imo, awesome. It was fun to plan ahead for WDW, but the Disneyland app is also SO easy to use to schedule FPs day of, you'll do fine. As stated above, all tickets have to be scanned in to get a FP for that member of your party.

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There are only a couple of things you need to think about before visiting, and that is any table service meals (but you don't need to worry iuntil 60 days out) and what park you will start each day at (either using EMH or going contra).

MaxPass really is fantastic and takes soooo much stress out of planning a visit. Simply, the earlier you are to the parks, the better your fast pass experiences will be. You snooze you lose, so if you can make it early to the parks while others sleep in then you will get a lot more done than them! I first used it on our 2017 visit and was amazed how much we got through - there were times we could only just keep up with making it to the next attraction!

 

[HydroGuy]

This may help "Comparing DLR's MaxPass to WDW's FastPass+" - https://www.disboards.com/threads/comparing-dlrs-maxpass-to-wdws-fastpass.3726294/

 

[nkereina]

Not to hijack, but are there any rides that do NOT have MaxPass and only have the paper FP? In other words, if I have MaxPass, do I need to even utilize the paper FP for anything?

 

[mom2rtk]

Not to hijack, but are there any rides that do NOT have MaxPass and only have the paper FP? In other words, if I have MaxPass, do I need to even utilize the paper FP for anything?

Just shows. Not rides.

 

[nkereina]

Just shows. Not rides.

Thank you! So if I want to obtain a FP for World of Color (for example), would I just proceed to where that theater is and get it from the machine? Can that be done at any time day-of?

 

[DLgal]

Thank you! So if I want to obtain a FP for World of Color (for example), would I just proceed to where that theater is and get it from the machine? Can that be done at any time day-of?

The fastpass machines for World of Color are across the bathrooms near the Little Mermaid Ride, in the San Francisco area of the park, right where the Grizzly trail ends.

There are also fastpasses for the Frozen show (machines are at the theater) and Fantasmic (machines are in Frontierland, near the river).

They all run out by noon most days, so if you want to get a show FP, you need to plan to do it early.

 

[Skyegirl1999]

The fastpass machines for World of Color are across the bathrooms near the Little Mermaid Ride, in the San Francisco area of the park, right where the Grizzly trail ends.

There are also fastpasses for the Frozen show (machines are at the theater) and Fantasmic (machines are in Frontierland, near the river).

They all run out by noon most days, so if you want to get a show FP, you need to plan to do it early.

There aren’t FPs for the Frozen show.

 

[mom2rtk]

Just FYI, pulling a paper show Fastpass does not interfere with your ability to pull more ride fast passes.

 

[DLgal]

There aren’t FPs for the Frozen show.

Since when? Huh. Had no idea. Last time I saw the show, you had to get a fastpass or just deal with whatever leftover seats were available. That was a couple years ago, though.

 

[mom2rtk]

Since when? Huh. Had no idea. Last time I saw the show, you had to get a fastpass or just deal with whatever leftover seats were available. That was a couple years ago, though.

We go every December and never had to pull one. So it must have been fairly short lived.

 

[Skyegirl1999]

Since when? Huh. Had no idea. Last time I saw the show, you had to get a fastpass or just deal with whatever leftover seats were available. That was a couple years ago, though.

I think they only had them for the first summer? It was pretty short. They even had FPs for the little show at the Royal Theater in Fantasyland at that point, which is crazy!

I have a 5-year-old girl, so we see Frozen like once every six weeks. At least they serve wine there now.

 

[Winnowill]

Since when? Huh. Had no idea. Last time I saw the show, you had to get a fastpass or just deal with whatever leftover seats were available. That was a couple years ago, though.

Late June 2016, I believe. Our first day of that trip, we had to get FPs for the show. By the end of that 5-day trip, they were gone.