MVMCP/FP+ Strategy- which to choose?

[leebee]

We are going to MVMCP on 11/10. I currently have FP+ for Peter Pan at 3:25, Big Thunder at 4:30, and Winnie the Pooh at 5:30. Will I have time to... Enter the party at 4 and get into the PP FP+ line by 4:25; then go ride Big Thunder (w/FP+) and Splash Mountain, then back to Winnie the Pooh before 6:30 when my FP+ window closes?

We could skip Splash and ride it (and BTMRR?) later during the party. My other option would be to change out that BTMRR FP+ for something else, either IN FantasyLand or close by. Candidates for swapping include Haunted Mansion, Jingle Cruise, or Small World (to stay in FL... 7DMT is not available at this point). We want to see the fireworks and second parade, as well as the holiday show in Tomorrowland and/or the Castle Forecourt. This party will be our only MK time on this trip, so I need to maximize it! I do not have a good feeling for how the crowds will balance out during MVMCP. Which area will "thin out" better; FantasyLand or Splash/BTMRR, and when? Opinions/advice greatly appreciated!

 

[Robo]

We are going to MVMCP on 11/10. I currently have FP+ for Peter Pan at 3:25, Big Thunder at 4:30, and Winnie the Pooh at 5:30.

Will I have time to...

1. Enter the party at 4 and get into the PP FP+ line by 4:25;
2. then go ride Big Thunder (w/FP+)
3. and Splash Mountain,
4. then back to Winnie the Pooh before 6:30 when my FP+ window closes?

We could skip Splash and ride it (and BTMRR?) later during the party. My other option would be to change out that BTMRR FP+ for something else, either IN FantasyLand or close by. Candidates for swapping include Haunted Mansion, Jingle Cruise, or Small World (to stay in FL... 7DMT is not available at this point). We want to see the fireworks and second parade, as well as the holiday show in Tomorrowland and/or the Castle Forecourt. This party will be our only MK time on this trip, so I need to maximize it! I do not have a good feeling for how the crowds will balance out during MVMCP. Which area will "thin out" better; FantasyLand or Splash/BTMRR, and when? Opinions/advice greatly appreciated!

1. Easily. Be at the MK gates by 3:30pm. They sometimes open the gates to party guests at 3:45. Even if they wait until 4pm, you;ll be fine.
2. Yes.
3. Maybe. See how long the wait is that day.
4. Guage that as I mentioned in #3 above. (There is a 15 minute grace period past the close of a FP window.)

 

[leebee]

1. Easily. Be at the MK gates by 3:30pm. They sometimes open the gates to party guests at 3:45. Even if they wait until 4pm, you;ll be fine.
2. Yes.
3. Maybe. See how long the wait is that day.
4. Guage that as I mentioned in #3 above. (There is a 15 minute grace period past the close of a FP window.)

Thanks, Robo. You've done quite a bit of cyber-hand-holding for me on this trip! With 25+ Disney trips under my belt, I feel foolish asking some of these questions, but the whole FP+ thing has thrown my touring through a loop and I just don't know what to expect anymore. Thanks to you, mesaboy2, and a couple other posters, I might just get the hang of FP+!!

 

[Robo]

Thanks, Robo. You've done quite a bit of cyber-hand-holding for me on this trip! With 25+ Disney trips under my belt, I feel foolish asking some of these questions, but the whole FP+ thing has thrown my touring through a loop and I just don't know what to expect anymore. Thanks to you, mesaboy2, and a couple other posters, I might just get the hang of FP+!!

I am no fan of FP+, but I do try to keep ahead of its in's and out's.
You'll do just fine.

Have a great trip!