So, I've never set up phantoms before and I wanted to check whether if I just add them on friends and family to my
MDE they won't affect my current package (I.e I won't inadvertently be adding them to my reservation?). Or would you suggest I make a new MDE with my husbands email? There seems to be some disagreement about the best way to go with this
Just different preferences based on the advantages and disadvantages of one MDE or two MDEs as specified in first post. To add a person to your reservation/package, you'd have to call Disney. You can't do that on your MDE. You can only add profiles.
How do I get them linked to the phantoms when booking rather than them putting them on my reservation to real profiles? Or should I get them unlinked(is this even possible?)
If you buy the tickets online, you'll select which profiles you want them associated with at the time of purchase.
Should I go for printed off voucher, collect will call o pay a lot to get plastic cards in post?
If I get e-ticket or will call how can I swop that for a plastic ticket? I don't want to get there and they say just to use the paper ticket or try to add it to my magic band
If I can get a plastic ticket at will call is that poss to pick up at POR resort or do I have to get from actual park?
If I pick up a plastic card there will they try and link it to my real profile/magic band? What ID do they ask for and will it flag up that it's for a different name/profile than my magic band/reservation.
You can take vouchers to a guest services window at a park, resort, or Disney Springs and ask to trade in for a card. The reason a guest might choose to ask for cards would be that the guests who will be using the tickets don't have MagicBands with which to access the party entitlements. In other words, there is nothing wrong or suspicious, etc. about you asking for cards.
Your name and ID will match the name of the purchaser on record. A guest might buy four party tickets for four friends with different surnames. It doesn't matter that his name is different, when he takes the voucher to trade it for cards. However - it might be worth paying to have the cards mailed just for the peace of mind. You won't have to think about the visit to guest services and possibly fretting about something going wrong. If you'll fret, then pay. If you can make up your mind not to fret, then wait. Personal preference.
What should I call the phantoms? Seems that advice may have changed from making v similar to completely different? I could do middle names and same surnames or just Disney characters? But then when they ask for ID they won't match my passport but does this matter as long as the passport and credit card for booking match?
Nothing has changed. This is just personal preference. A CM might make a joke or ask a question about your phantom names if they sound eccentric. This doesn't bother me. Does the possibility bother you? If so, give them boring names.
We plan to go to mk earlier than 4 on party day with usual ticket seeing as we have 14 day consecutive day tix. So at 4pm we can get our wristbands by scanning the card ticket - will it be a problem if those names are Disney names or not real names?
They're not looking at names - just confirming that the entitlement is present. But again, if the possibility of having the names remarked upon gives you the willies, stick with quotidian names.
I read all stuff about reassigning tix but can't see I would need to? I assume I am just keep the tix on the phantoms whole time as we will enter park on magic bands earlier?
No need to reassign in your case. Unless you suddenly realized you had lost the plastic cards. You could just reassign them to your real profiles and enter with your MagicBands. Not that you are likely to lose the cards.
We have memory maker onbands as part of package - during party can we use those or will they not work if party tix not on the bands? Or use party tix and will they show on my MDE because phantoms are in my friends and family?
Each person should have a band with them at all times so that you won't miss a ride photo. Memory Maker works independently of admission media, regardless of whether you have party tickets, etc.
And finally - can I use the party cards before and after party for sdfp in all parks and not just in MK because party is mk specific?
You can only prebook FP for the party day in the MK for the cards. But you can use the cards at any kiosk in any park for SDFP.
a relatively small investment for such a big return
