Possible good news for offsiters and FP+

[Itinkso]

Ok, the point I'm making is then it would be my ADRs that would be the trigger because besides that, Disney has no idea when I would be at Disney. How would they know I'm not 60 days out today? Remember, I don't have a reservation to go by. So if someone had an account set up on Disney but have no ADRs or anything linked to the account would this option still show up

That option does show up for APs who have MagicBands. They don't have to be 60 days out.

In theory, because it appears they are opening up Fp+ for off-site visitors, after April 7th, an off-site guest could schedule Fp+ within a range of 60 days or less. But, their visit has to begin after April 7th. An ADR shouldn't be necessary.

 

[mom2mickeyfan]

That option does show up for APs who have MagicBands. They don't have to be 60 days out.

In theory, because it appears they are opening up Fp+ for off-site visitors, after April 7th, an off-site guest could schedule Fp+ within a range of 60 days or less. But, their visit has to begin after April 7th. An ADR shouldn't be necessary.

Got it!

kateandkids, where do you see the date that you can make your FP+ selections? I don't see a date anywhere when I sign into my account. That was another reason why I was questioning if ADRs were playing any part. 60 days from April 7th would be February 6th. Is February 22nd 60 day from your trip or first ADR?

 

[kateandkids]

Got it!

kateandkids, where do you see the date that you can make your FP+ selections? I don't see a date anywhere when I sign into my account. That was another reason why I was questioning if ADRs were playing any part. 60 days from April 7th would be February 6th. Is February 22nd 60 day from your trip or first ADR?

When I click on the locked symbol under the big FP+ box

And I have one ADR so that must be the date trigger as I am not booked onsite and there is no way Disney would have any idea when would be there otherwise!

 

[mom2mickeyfan]

When I click on the locked symbol under the big FP+ box

And I have one ADR so that must be the date trigger as I am not booked onsite and there is no way Disney would have any idea when would be there otherwise!

That is what I was wondering about. Why your date that you could start making FP+ selections was 2/22 instead of 2/6 which is 60 days out from 4/7.

60 days out from my first ADR is 4/10 so a long time away. I don't see a date when I could make our selections but I also do not have any tickets linked to the account yet.

 

[kateandkids]

I played around with it. It is completely tied to my ADR. When I made a reservation for the 1st night of our trip, it moved my 60 day window accordingly.

 

[rimomma66]

The next week should be very interesting as 60 days from that 4/7 date starts coming up! I hope we start to see offsite people able to make FP+ with no prior MB or onsite stays!

 

[mom2mickeyfan]

I played around with it. It is completely tied to my ADR. When I made a reservation for the 1st night of our trip, it moved my 60 day window accordingly.

Thanks!! This is exactly the info I was looking for. I do know that it could change but it seems as of right now, it is ADRs that are the trigger.

Now I would wonder if you make kept that ADR and made FP+ a day earlier and then cancelled the ADR if the FP+ for that day would go away. What if you can only make selections for days you have ADRs for.

BTW, can I ask if your ADR is a park?

 

[TISHLOVESDISNEY]

I am not 60 days out. It has a lock symbol next to the FP+ and says I can make them on 2/22.

I am also not an AP.

Hope your little one feels better!

Thanks, me too-need a full night of sleep...

I have my fingers crossed for all offsiters going soon, especially spring break! One less stress factor!

 

[Itinkso]

Thanks!! This is exactly the info I was looking for. I do know that it could change but it seems as of right now, it is ADRs that are the trigger. Now I would wonder if you make kept that ADR and made FP+ a day earlier and then cancelled the ADR if the FP+ for that day would go away. What if you can only make selections for days you have ADRs for. BTW, can I ask if your ADR is a park?

The ADR only looks like a "trigger" because that is how Disney knows Kate will be somewhere onsite.

My "trigger" is my AoA stay but I can't schedule Fp+ because I am using Guest Passes.

Once you schedule your first day of Fp+, Disney will know that is a day you are planning to be in a park. And, because it is tied to your ticket media, not having an ADR isn't going to make a difference.

 

[shalom]

From what is showing on easywdw, the target date is April 7. If you had tickets linked on MDE and were in the 60 day range of April 7th, then it wouldn't hurt to attempt to schedule a Fp+ to see what happens.

My reading of it is that you will be able to make reservations in April, meaning that in April, you can start making reservations (for vacations later in April and beyond).

 

[DisneyMountainWoman]

Ohh my gosh this could be the best news I have heard all day, I hope it is true!!

 

[mom2mickeyfan]

The ADR only looks like a "trigger" because that is how Disney knows Kate will be somewhere onsite.
Isn't that what trigger means? It is what is causing the FP+ selection to open up for her.

My "trigger" is my AoA stay but I can't schedule Fp+ because I am using Guest Passes.

Once you schedule your first day of Fp+, Disney will know that is a day you are planning to be in a park. And, because it is tied to your ticket media, not having an ADR isn't going to make a difference.

I know that onsite guest's triggers are the start of their stay but Disney doesn't have that info from offsite. Right now it is ADRs that is triggering the date kateandkids can start selecting her FP+ so it would stand to reason that if you didn't have an ADR you wouldn't be able to select any FP+s. If it wasn't the trigger, then she would be able to start making selections on 2/6 for 4/7 even though she doesn't want a FP+ for that day. Disney isn't allowing her to make in selections until 60 days from her first ADR.

I would think that cancelling that ADR would not affect your FP+ but who knows. And maybe that is just short term to keep everything from opening up all at once.

 

[mickeygirl14]

Following closely...this sure would be good news! Although I'm not going to tell DH that we might not need that EXTRA night at the beginning of our stay!

 

[Itinkso]

My reading of it is that you will be able to make reservations in April, meaning that in April, you can start making reservations (for vacations later in April and beyond).

kateandkids is stating she can schedule Fp+ beginning 2/22 for a visit within 60 days of that date.

 

[mom2mickeyfan]

Following closely...this sure would be good news! Although I'm not going to tell DH that we might not need that EXTRA night at the beginning of our stay!

Since we still haven't heard anything about them selling MBs, it may be the only way to get them. But the might be coming soon.

 

[kateandkids]

Thanks!! This is exactly the info I was looking for. I do know that it could change but it seems as of right now, it is ADRs that are the trigger.

Now I would wonder if you make kept that ADR and made FP+ a day earlier and then cancelled the ADR if the FP+ for that day would go away. What if you can only make selections for days you have ADRs for.

BTW, can I ask if your ADR is a park?

The new ADR I made is for Portobello in Downtown Disney. We always do a 1st night dinner there as my 2 boys HAVE to get to the Lego store! lol

I didn't really need the ressie as I have a frequent diner card there, but I wanted to trigger the earlier FP+ window. I have NE tickets linked with 6 remaining days so I'm assuming I can make FP+ for the number of days = the number of valid ticket admissions I have linked. I guess I'll see! I am just so relieved that offsite guests are going to be able to make advanced FP+!

 

[mom2mickeyfan]

The new ADR I made is for Portobello in Downtown Disney.

That's good to know. Still looks like you need an ADR to trigger the opening date you can select your FP+.

 

[Itinkso]

I know that onsite guest's triggers are the start of their stay but Disney doesn't have that info from offsite. Right now it is ADRs that is triggering the date kateandkids can start selecting her FP+ so it would stand to reason that if you didn't have an ADR you wouldn't be able to select any FP+s. If it wasn't the trigger, then she would be able to start making selections on 2/6 for 4/7 even though she doesn't want a FP+ for that day. Disney isn't allowing her to make in selections until 60 days from her first ADR. I would think that cancelling that ADR would not affect your FP+ but who knows. And maybe that is just short term to keep everything from opening up all at once.

The ADR is just the "trigger" for the message Disney has posted on Kate's MDE page. As soon as she makes her first Fp+ reservation, the tally of days that corresponds to her ticket length begins.

If she wants to experiment, in the name of research, she could pretend her first day of ticket use is April 7th and schedule a Fp+ to see if it works and then cancel it.

 

[shalom]

kateandkids is stating she can schedule Fp+ beginning 2/22 for a visit within 60 days of that date.

Duh! And I read that post, too. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[DeeCeeSW]

Now if only Disney would allow me to link my comp tickets!! Glad progress has been made for those staying offsite!