Please share your experience with 4th FP

[TammyC]

Were you able to get the 4th FP that you wanted? Please share what day, time and ride you were able to book. Or which ones you could not get.

Thanks!

 

[GaSleepingBeautyFan]

I have 2 experiences from our trip over Memorial Weekend.

The first was May 25th at SWW. My teens wanted to ride RnRC a 2nd time without waiting in the long line. About 5pm we tried to get a 4th FP to it. The kiosk had a long line and we waited in it only to find that there were none available. They chose to get a 4th FP to Star Tours instead. It was for 7:50pm I think.

Our 2nd experience was during the 24 hour day at the MK. The teens decided they wanted to ride Space Mountain a 2nd time without the long wait in line. The kiosk in Tomorrowland was insane. There was no line to speak of. After literally fighting our way through to get to a kiosk, they were able to get a 2am FP to Space Mountain. This was about 11pm that evening.
Then the boogers decided they were tired and left before 1am anyway. So all that standing around for 30 minutes dealing with people pushing in front of us was for nothing.

Those are my 2 experiences with the 4th FP. Neither were pleasant.

 

[Disney Frenhines]

I only did it the once, for Soarin', It was 5pm and I got one for 5.45pm, it was the last available. I would book early FP+ then when they are used up you can start getting the extra FP+, you can have one per hour and there is no limit, so if you have your 4th at 2pm you can have a 5th when that is used and so on. Of course, the choice is less later, but, if you park hop you can have the extra FP there instead, although I believe you have to be at the park to get it, not a problem as far as I'm concerned.

 

[goneviral]

We went 2 for 8 in getting a 4th FastPass. A couple of the issues were on Disney's end, which was frustrating. On two different days, the machines were not working so we got waved through. The problem is that our FP usage did not register so CMs would not let us make an additional FP. Another day, we took a safari and they asked only one person on the FP to use their band. Of course, the other one did not register. There was a LOT of confusion about this at the kiosks. The recent change in the rules seemed to confuse Disney employees more than anything.

 

[erosenst]

Last Sunday we got a 4th and 5th at MK -Pooh and Under the Sea.

Both started about an hour from when we got them. The CM's at the kiosks were surprised that we even knew that we could get more.

 

[Missymouse18]

Was just at WDW last week. We had no problems at all scheduling 4th FP and beyond that a couple of times. After we had used a 4th and 5th FP at DHS, I tried to get a FP for the last Fantasmic. I was assisted by a CM who was determined to get it for me... After about 7 minutes of hitting "try again" she got them for us.

 

[DebbieB]

I was at MK on 5/19. I was solo that day, my friends were arriving the next day. I originally had Haunted Mansion, PoC and Space Mt in the morning. I did HM and head for PoC. Standby was only 5 min at PoC, so I rode standby and switched the FP to Buzz. Then did Space Mt. Went to the kiosk by Buzz and got Little Mermaid for about 5 min later. I wanted Peter Pan but the earliest return was 5:00. I stopped at the kiosk by Philharmagic and got a FP for Jungle Cruise for after lunch. Had lunch at Columbia Harbor House and then head to JC. After that I left, I planned to take a break and then go to AK.

Got to AK around 4:00 and got a FP at the center area kiosk for Dinosaur for around 4:50. I headed back to EE and did single rider twice. By then it was time for Dinosaur, rode it and then went back to the kiosk and got the safari for about 30 min later. Walked around and then did the safari. The safari line was really slow, they were only loading from one side and the trucks seemed to be a long time in between, I guess because it was the end of the day.

So that was it, 7 fastpasses for the day.

 

[shan2321]

was at MK yesterday for our elusive Elsa/Anna meet and greet... So we originally had that, mine train and peter pan. those were all afternoon so we didn't choose next until about 4pm. wanted thunder mountain but they were all gone. got pirates for about 4:45, after that got ariel for about 6:30 and ended with jungle cruise at 8:45.

Not much selection left by that point in the day.

 

[DisMomme]

Can you only get the extra FP+ at the kiosks? Can you use the MDE app to get more once you use the original 3?

 

[goneviral]

Can you only get the extra FP+ at the kiosks? Can you use the MDE app to get more once you use the original 3?

You just use the kiosks to get extra Fast Passes at this point. Hopefully, that changes soon.

 

[bucky1023]

Went to MK on Sat 5/31, used our first three there left went back to Beach Club and walked to Epcot (International Gateway) was able to get Maelstrom for three of us between 2:45-3:45p.

No wait... no issues

 

[alicat8]

Good news so far. Hope it keeps up as we get into real summer crowds.

 

[PatMcDuck]

We finished our first 3 at Epcot by around 12:30, one was for Soarin'.

At 12:30 or so, tried for Test Track, but they were gone for the day already. There are so few attractions at Epcot, it is difficult to get both Soarin' and TT in the same day, I guess.

 

[HookedOnDiz]

The screens at the kiosks are in terrible condition. The ones at MK literally have holes in them from so many people using them and as a result they are terribly unresponsive to your attempts to make choices. We had to hit the screen four or five times for each menu choice this past week. They could really speed up the lines if they replaced the screens. Very unDisney to see equipment in that poor repair.

We had mixed results with the 4th pass. Some days we got our choice for an hour or two in the future. Other days the best rides were sold out or had return times of 10pm when it was 2pm.

 

[BigAlsGal]

MK is the only place I've had lucky getting a 4th fastpass and it was for wishes. Epcot and HS was a complete no go. I think the irritating part was the signage out front of the kiosks was saying limited availability and when you got up there there was NO availability for anything. They really need to allow smartphone use on 4th+. It's super irritating to stand in line only to be told "well there's muppets 3D available!"

 

[smidgy]

do you HAVE to use the first 3 FP+ to book a 4th FP? or can they just expire?

on our last trip at concirege, he told us if the fast passes expire, as long as you had 3 booked, you could now book a 4th.

but at DHS at the kiosk, they wouldn't let us do it, since we didn't use our first 3.

and no, we don't have a smart phone

 

[MinnieMSue]

do you HAVE to use the first 3 FP+ to book a 4th FP? or can they just expire? on our last trip at concirege, he told us if the fast passes expire, as long as you had 3 booked, you could now book a 4th. but at DHS at the kiosk, they wouldn't let us do it, since we didn't use our first 3. and no, we don't have a smart phone

No you don't have to use them. We hopped from Epcot and one of ours expired without being used yesterday. At MK we rode 4 rides just getting fast pass after fast pass for either immediate use or within a few minutes. Kiosk lines moved fast but rides like Splash we're not avail. Did Pirates JC PP and HM with no waits - their lines were all 30min plus.

 

[jmrmwaller]

So, when trying for a 4th, 5th, 6th FP, how long did you have to wait to use the kiosk? Are CMs always there with iPads to help speed the process along?

 

[maryandtyson]

Are the kiosks throughout the parks? Easy to locate?

 

[n2mm]

We finished our first 3 at Epcot by around 12:30, one was for Soarin'. At 12:30 or so, tried for Test Track, but they were gone for the day already. There are so few attractions at Epcot, it is difficult to get both Soarin' and TT in the same day, I guess.

This was our experience during our trip last month. We would arrive at the gateway around noon before going back to the pool at the bcv after leaving the studios and never could we get either soarin or test track. We tried about 6 different days and a variety of days of the week and was never successful. We liked using the kiosks at the gateway. We often would leave the studios via the ferry and go straight to the gateway. The hope was to get the 4th FP for a hard to get ride by noon and then head to our room at the beach club then head to Epcot that evening. It never worked out for us. We were open to any time and nothing was available