Need Quick MDE/FP+ Management Advice

[HomerHog]

Hello, I am a frequent reader, very rarely post. I have done a lot of MDE/FP+ research, but don't know how to advise a friend on a last minute situation.

Background info:
My family is currently planning our annual Spring Break trip for late March, which will be our first with FP+ because we went to Disneyland last year. This friend (Jim) is joining us. We have purchased 7-day PH tickets and have everything ready to go to book our FP+on Jan. 20. Simple enough.

The Wrinkle
Jim was invited to participate in an event at WDW next weekend (Jan.15-19). Whole trip is paid for, he gets 3-day PH ticket. Awesome opportunity. Only negative is that he has no control over anything. He is working around a set schedule and they will receive their tickets/MagicBands at check-in.

The Dilemma
What is the best way for him to approach this? The biggest concern is the tickets and the wrong tickets being activated/used if he connects this to his MDE.

The options we see are:
1. Do not connect this trip to his MDE in anyway. Do not book any FP+. Use kiosks in parks to schedule anything he can day of.

2. Remove the March ticket from his account. Add the new tickets/ MagicBand to his account when he checks-in. Use FP+starting Thursday night 1/15 to book the next three days. Re-associate the March ticket on Monday 1/19 to book March that night.

We do not have enough experience with MDE to know if there are any scenarios under which he could schedule FP+ this week, connect the new MagicBand on Thursday, and make sure the 3-day PH is used next weekend.

He will be perfectly happy with option #1, but we wanted to see if there were any other viable options.

Thanks!

Josh

 

[disfanforlife]

Jim can go to guest services or ticket booth upon arrival and ask them to prioritize the 3 day ticket to be used for this trip first.

 

[HomerHog]

Thanks for the quick response.

I think he is just going to use the new 3-day ticket/MB stand alone and not tie it to his MDE but I want to give him all options.

 

[disfanforlife]

You are welcome. I don't think that there is any way he could schedule FP+ since he isn't getting the tickets until arrival. I guess that is one of the drawbacks for comp tickets ( if that is what they are ).