You have to scan in first, but after that, you can make fastpasses if I remember correctly. I know I was able to make a fastpass mid-day from the
Disneyland Hotel once. I'm not sure if it works outside of Disneyland property, but I assume it does. MaxPass is basically an added benefit to the "paper" fastpass system. You just don't have to walk to each attraction to get a fastpass. You still have that option if you don't want to pay $10 per ticket. On several of my Disneyland trips since MaxPass rolled out, I have been on 10+ attractions in a day on several occasions with just the MaxPass system (not including non-fastpass attractions).
I understand that each system has its positives and negatives. I just think Annual Passholders at WDW need some benefits to try and get a Flight of Passage FP or a Slinky Dog Dash FP. Now, I have been able to get Flight of Passage day-of on many occasions, but I refreshed the fastpass portion of the
MDE app about 100 times before getting it.
I think it would be fair if people staying on property still had 60 days out, and AP holders had 45 days out. Then those coming and staying off-property would still be at 30 days out. Now, hard to get fastpasses would probably be gone by the time 45 days out comes around.
