***MyMagic+ & FastPass+ Official Information & FAQ Thread***

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I'm curious about those currently able to schedule FP+. Does it end with your check out date? I'm currently able to book FP+ on any day until September 15th! Our resort stay in August is only the 8th-10th, but do have APs.

We have 10 day MYW tickets. My trip end date is Aug. 31, but I can book fastpasses up until Sept. 9th. I'm assuming this gives me the flexibility to use my MYW ticket for the first time on my last day in DW (the 31st) plus 9 days.
 
Another strange observation: we'll be in WDW for 9 days in August (the 12th to the 20th) - all 8 nights will be spent at a test resort (AKL or YC).

I've already made FP+ reservations for 7 of those days, and when I try to make reservations for the 8th day, it says: "FastPass+ limit reached". After clicking for more info, this came up:



Since I'm a Passholder, does this mean APs can only be linked to 7 days of FP+ reservations? We'll be at AKL and YC for a total of 8 nights/9 days, so something's not right here.

PURE SPECULATION AHEAD:
This might be the "throttle" they put on AP holders to prevent them from booking their max FP+ every day. Instead, they can only schedule 7 days at a time. :confused3

ETA: It also fits with the rumor about AP holders getting a set number of FP+ per quarter, I think people were saying 20. 3 FP+ a day x 7 days = 21 FP+. Maybe this is where that mysterious number 20 came from?
 
Another strange observation: we'll be in WDW for 9 days in August (the 12th to the 20th) - all 8 nights will be spent at a test resort (AKL or YC).

I've already made FP+ reservations for 7 of those days, and when I try to make reservations for the 8th day, it says: "FastPass+ limit reached". After clicking for more info, this came up:



Since I'm a Passholder, does this mean APs can only be linked to 7 days of FP+ reservations? We'll be at AKL and YC for a total of 8 nights/9 days, so something's not right here.

Interesting...as this puts AP holders with resort reservations at a disadvantage...

I'd call and ask them about that.
 
Another strange observation: we'll be in WDW for 9 days in August (the 12th to the 20th) - all 8 nights will be spent at a test resort (AKL or YC).

I've already made FP+ reservations for 7 of those days, and when I try to make reservations for the 8th day, it says: "FastPass+ limit reached". After clicking for more info, this came up:



Since I'm a Passholder, does this mean APs can only be linked to 7 days of FP+ reservations? We'll be at AKL and YC for a total of 8 nights/9 days, so something's not right here.

Hope this is just some kind of mistake since we are annual pass holders as well and usually go for 2-3 weeks (onsite) at a time :confused3
 

Thanks for the replies. Whatever's going on, I'm not a fan. It's also adding another layer of stress to our vacation, since it means I'll have to call someone and spend hours on the phone searching for a solution. Since I'm staying at a test resort but my ticket is separate, am I supposed to have access to FP+ at all? For the days where I'm now 'ineligible' for FP+, can I still get regular FP?

I understand limiting AP holders who aren't staying on property (since many of these 'benefits' seem like they're designed to keep guests on property), but we still spend plenty of money at the resorts and restaurants. If that's not enough to get full FP+ access for the duration of our trip, I suppose we could cut 2 of those nights and instead eat/dine off property. :rolleyes2
 
Has anyone who has had the option to book FP+ and MB during this test / roll out opted to not use them and just go with the original FP?
 
Thanks for the replies. Whatever's going on, I'm not a fan. It's also adding another layer of stress to our vacation, since it means I'll have to call someone and spend hours on the phone searching for a solution. Since I'm staying at a test resort but my ticket is separate, am I supposed to have access to FP+ at all? For the days where I'm now 'ineligible' for FP+, can I still get regular FP?

Not a fan either. :(. When I go on the website, it indicates that my tickets are already linked, I just need to order the bands and book my fastpasses. That is why I am worried that I will have no choice but to opt in next month. :worried:

We were planning on upgrading to an annual pass next month because we have short trips planned in October and December, but now, I'm not so sure. :confused3
 
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This was a reply I wrote to an earlier post, but it pretty much answers your question...

"I also have booked for January 2014. If you go on the desktop version of my Disney experience, your tickets will show up as well as your resort reservation. However, when I log into the app on my iPhone, only the resort shows up and not the tickets. I am not sure exactly what that is all about, however I expect as we get closer to January, the tickets will show up on the app allowing us to make our fast pass plus selections. Also currently on the desktop version, my tickets show up as a cards rather than magic bands. I also imagine, as we get closer to January and Disney probably has made the transition to all magic bands, that the "cards" will be changed to Magic bands."

I'm booked for mid/late Sept '14 and have the same setup-resort shows but not tix(iOS app) then online my whole package shows.

Please-anyone that has the experience let me(and the rest of us as well) know about limited non-park hopping fast passes! The 3 pre planned FP+ is great but I still want to be able to touch my magic band to the FP dispenser in the park and go on rides again!!
 
Another strange observation: we'll be in WDW for 9 days in August (the 12th to the 20th) - all 8 nights will be spent at a test resort (AKL or YC).

I've already made FP+ reservations for 7 of those days, and when I try to make reservations for the 8th day, it says: "FastPass+ limit reached". After clicking for more info, this came up:



Since I'm a Passholder, does this mean APs can only be linked to 7 days of FP+ reservations? We'll be at AKL and YC for a total of 8 nights/9 days, so something's not right here.

I've not been tuned into every detail recently, but couldn't this just be outside their testing window?? :confused3
 
Not a fan either. :(. When I go on the website, it indicates that my tickets are already linked, I just need to order the bands and book my fastpasses. That is why I am worried that I will have no choice but to opt in next month. :worried:

We were planning on upgrading to an annual pass next month because we have short trips planned in October and December, but now, I'm not so sure. :confused3

You can opt not to test..
 
I've not been tuned into every detail recently, but couldn't this just be outside their testing window?? :confused3
That's not the problem - it still allows me to reserve FP+ through September 15th (as other people have said). The problem is specifically that there are too many FP+ (7 days worth) already associated with my account. I could reserve FP+ for the 8th or 9th day of our trip, but the site would require me to "trade" one of my existing days of FP+ reservations.
 
That's not the problem - it still allows me to reserve FP+ through September 15th (as other people have said). The problem is specifically that there are too many FP+ (7 days worth) already associated with my account. I could reserve FP+ for the 8th or 9th day of our trip, but the site would require me to "trade" one of my existing days of FP+ reservations.

Gotcha'! Interesting... Sadly given Disney's IT history, I wonder whether this provides meaningful information or is just a glitch they haven't worked out... :rolleyes1
 
Now you're just being sarcastic and condescending to those who think they'll get more out of FP+ than they did out of FP. There's no need for that.

Sounds like you're expecting more - or more accurately, you're expecting them to do only what will benefit you. And that's fine. But don't imply that everyone thinks like you do, and don't imply that FP+ is only for people who want to throw their money away. Again, it's condescending, rude, and really adds nothing to a healthy debate about what FP+ is and what it will do.

If FP+ works like it seems it will, for me personally, it will actually be better. And I'm a person who loves taking advantage of FP as much as I can. However, when I go to the MK (for example), I rarely end up obtaining more than 3 or 4 FP. The kind of "commando" style FP obtaining needed to get 4-5+ FP in one day isn't fun. Between running to the FP machines to get my FP, then going to other attractions, then coming back to use the FP, then running to another machine to see if there are still FP left for the next thing I want to do, then running around doing other things, then coming back to use the FP 5 hours later... You see the pattern here. In order to get more than 3-4 FP, it takes a lot of motoring around the park. It's an exhausting affair.

I'd honestly rather plan in advance for 3 FP+ rides (Splash, Space, BTMRR for example), and know that I don't have to scurry around checking return time windows, waiting for my next FP time to expire so I can obtain a new FP, then go do stuff (away from that attraction) for a while, then have to trek back to use the FP hours later.

With FP+, I actually know - Splash at 5pm, Space at 7, etc. This frees up virtually the whole rest of the day to do things at a calmer pace, in a more organized way, without running around like a chicken sans-head doing the obtain-wait-use cycle 4-5 times just to feel like I'm fully taking advantage of FP.

And here's the other thing - FP users who want to get 5-6 or more FP in a day are the ones that are overburdening the system. It was never intended to be used like that. It was simply an exploit that Disney allowed because there weren't that many people doing that. The more FP has become common knowledge, the more the system is allowing people to exploit certain attractions and get multi-rides. Yes, that's great - riding splash 5 times in one day is fun. Before FP, I remember waiting in line 3 hours for Splash because I had no choice. I rode it once and was happy, despite losing THREE hours of my day waiting for it. How should I now be able to ride it 4-5 times in a day and have that NOT affect the rest of the crowd levels? Can you ride Harry Potter FJ 4-5 times in a day without waiting in line, using FREE passes obtained outside the attraction?

In that regard, FP was always a ridiculously awesome bonus. The fact that it was included for no upcharge is crazy. No other parks in the country do that besides Disney. And that was the problem. The system was never designed to be a way to let you ride splash 4 times, BTMRR 2 times, Space 3 times, etc. The system needed a change. There were too many FP exploiters going commando on the system in order to ride splash 5 times. Ironically enough, FP+ is going to be more conducive to an organic experience of MK, eliminating the need to scurry around the parks obtaining FP. I hate that scurrying aspect of FP, but I always do it because there was no alternative if you actually wanted to skip a line. FP+ eliminates all that scurrying and desperate careening across the park to get/use FP.

I'm not concerned that I'll miss my favorites. In fact, maybe knowing my FP+ in advance will help me stop and smell the roses a little more, especially at MK, knowing that there's no fastpass machine to scurry to and check the return time to see if I want to grab another that I end up missing or not using anyway because I'm tired or hungry.

It's a trade off. FP+ is not "win-win". Nothing is; fastpass wasn't. FP required a lot of diligence and a whole boatload of walking all over the park to take serious advantage of it. You can't expect to never wait in a line for any attraction ever. The math doesn't work out. There are thousands of people in this park that want to ride everything as much as you do. FP was an unbalanced system, favoring commando park-goers and pretty much killing people with families who want to get as much in as possible, because a family of 4-5 can't scurry around nailing the FP machines on opposite sides of the park like that.

Oh, and as for the off-topic discussion of Seven Dwarfs mine train: it was never supposed to be an "e-ticket" (if we're obsessed with labeling rides as "tickets"). In fact, it wasn't even going to exist - it was a last-minute decision to replace what was going to be basically a spinner ride. Yeah, it's a glorified dark ride, but it should be one of the best glorified dark rides in the entire MK. Not every ride needs to be an e-ticket. The bottom line is that the Fantasyland expansion eliminated a cute but unremarkable dark ride, in favor of a unique restaurant, the Little Mermaid ride, the mine train coaster, and some other family friendly experiences. It's an upgrade. No, they're not blowing you out of the water with a mega-E-ticket. I wish they would, too. But let's not act like the mine train coaster is a flop and pointless and they shouldn't have bothered. It's bringing some mild-thrill value to a land that had none, while still being a ride that virtually the whole family can enjoy. I can appreciate that, and I don't even have kids.

GREAT GREAT perspective Simba! Personally, I would love to do the mountains once and perhaps splash 2x in a day. However the only thing you missed here is the park hopping limitations... Now-say I get a FP+ for 12pm on BTMRR, then one at 2 for Space.. And lines are crazy so I decide to head to Epcot say for test track or even DHS for TSMM-I can't get a FP+ for that because I'm limited to one park... That's my biggest gripe-I've wondered how after my 3 FP+’s are used how I would spend the rest of the day in standby lines or park hop... Anyone have any ideas as to this or is the 3FP+ thing just a limit during testing??
 
Gotcha'! Interesting... Sadly given Disney's IT history, I wonder whether this provides meaningful information or is just a glitch they haven't worked out... :rolleyes1
Yeah, I really don't know what to make of this. It seems like Disney definitely has plans to restrict AP holders somehow, but it wouldn't make sense for those limits to apply to guests staying on property. Otherwise, where's the incentive for us to keep staying onsite if we can't take advantage of FP+ for each day of our trip?
 
Yeah, I really don't know what to make of this. It seems like Disney definitely has plans to restrict AP holders somehow, but it wouldn't make sense for those limits to apply to guests are staying on property. Otherwise, where's the incentive for us to keep staying onsite if we can't take advantage of FP+ for every day we're there?

Agree 100%! I don't expect to get X# of FP+ per day every day of the year!! But certainly for every day of my onsite 10-14 day visit!!

Curiouser and Curiouser... :scratchin
 
Yeah, I really don't know what to make of this. It seems like Disney definitely has plans to restrict AP holders somehow, but it wouldn't make sense for those limits to apply to guests staying on property. Otherwise, where's the incentive for us to keep staying onsite if we can't take advantage of FP+ for each day of our trip?

As an AP holder (so I'm biased), I don't think restricting is acceptable. I can go to WDW every single day in a year and pull FPs to my heart's contentment now. And those are the terms I bought my pass under. Why should I pay so much money for a pass that is essentially useless? If they restrict then they need to lower the cost by a lot. (Jm2c)
 
Agree 100%! I don't expect to get X# of FP+ per day every day of the year!! But certainly for every day of my onsite 10-14 day visit!!

Curiouser and Curiouser... :scratchin

And for all the days of my 5 trips, it is 2000 miles round trip
 
As an AP holder (so I'm biased), I don't think restricting is acceptable. I can go to WDW every single day in a year and pull FPs to my heart's contentment now. And those are the terms I bought my pass under. Why should I pay so much money for a pass that is essentially useless? If they restrict then they need to lower the cost by a lot. (Jm2c)
I don't love the idea of limiting AP holders, but it seems inevitable based on recent rumors. Disney seems much more concerned about keeping the onsite guests satisfied than placating AP holders, since onsite guests generally spend more on accommodation, dining, merchandise, and even tickets. (From a per day standpoint, AP's are relatively 'cheap' if you use them often.)

However, the AP situation is complicated, because many passholders still stay onsite. And that raises the following question: if I take a 7-day onsite trip and then a 2-day offsite trip, will the 7 onsite days of FP+ count toward the proposed 'limit'?

I do believe AP holders will see a limit of FP+ per month (or per quarter/year), but onsite WDW trips shouldn't count towards this limit. Otherwise, there's little reason for any AP holder to stay onsite more than a few days each year. And, as you state, it deflates the value of having an AP in the first place. Maybe that's Disney's intention, and they'd rather have people buying 4-5 day tickets for $300. :confused3
 
Has anyone on here tested the magicbands? We are going for our Honeymoon at the end of October. Since we staying at the AKL, I'm assuming we will be able to use the new magicbands and FP+, however my main concern with the wristbands is how they fit ... I'm worried about them falling off while I'm in the parks or on a ride. Are they made to be secure?
 
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