Staying offsite - do you need to buy tickets before you can book FP+?

[iujen94]

Apologies in advance for what is probably a dumb (and asked before) question. I have a friend who is planning a Disney trip in March. He's not sure if he's going to stay onsite or offsite, but he thinks probably offsite. The 30 day mark for off-site FP+ scheduling is coming soon. Can he go ahead and book FP+ before he gets his tickets, or does he need to get his tickets first and link them to MDE before he can book FP+? I'm assuming it's the latter but wanted to check. Thanks!

 

[Itinkso]

He needs tickets. He can purchase them from the Disney site as "will call" and link the confirmation numbers to his MDE account. He can then schedule FPs.

 

[Dis703]

Yes he needs tickets before he can make FP selections.