Understanding booking FP+ with Split Stay

[SFMommy]

We are planning 8 nights over Thanksgiving, arriving on Saturday 11/23 and departing on Sunday 12/1.

First 3 nights at Poly (11/23-11/26), last 5 nights at Swan (11/26-12/1).

Now that is seems that we will have 2 separate FP+ windows , can someone confirm which days I will be able to book FP+ for in each window?

Specifically, our first reservation at Poly, arriving on Saturday 11/23...when my FP+ window opens, will I be able to book FP+ for 11/24, 11/25 and 11/26 (which will be our check-out day at Poly)?

Thanks!

 

[TangledHairDon'tCare]

You will be able to book FPs on 9/24 and that will include your check out day. If the current split stay situation doesn’t change, you will be able to book the 2nd leg of your trip on 9/27.

 

[SFMommy]

You will be able to book FPs on 9/24 and that will include your check out day. If the current split stay situation doesn’t change, you will be able to book the 2nd leg of your trip on 9/27.

Thank you! Just trying to plan our park days for parks with hardest to get FP+ on the last day of each "leg" of our stays.

 

[TangledHairDon'tCare]

Thank you! Just trying to plan our park days for parks with hardest to get FP+ on the last day of each "leg" of our stays.

Honestly, I hope they figure out a way to fix this for split stay guests before your trip! Doesn’t seem fair to me! And I don’t even book split stays! Lol

 

[SFMommy]

Honestly, I hope they figure out a way to fix this for split stay guests before your trip! Doesn’t seem fair to me! And I don’t even book split stays! Lol

I agree! We've never done a split stay before. But I really wanted to do a stay at both an MK resort and an EP resort. Especially during Thanksgiving...it will be nice to be so close to the parks. But now I am sad that I can't book all my FP+ at once! Especially since I'm in California and will have to wake up by 4:00 a.m. TWICE!

 

[tjmw2727]

Honestly, I hope they figure out a way to fix this for split stay guests before your trip! Doesn’t seem fair to me! And I don’t even book split stays! Lol

I think this is exactly how they want it to be, seems folks "may have" been using split stays as a head start on booking FP+ and then cancelling the first stay. I am disappointed but I understand the if that's the reasoning. At least two changes happened last weekend to address these loopholes.

We often split our stays as the size of our group changes and this is really going to affect us on some trips. We will be forced to either book a larger unit than we need for the entire trip or end up with separate rooms instead of relaxing in a villa or suite together with extended family.