When should we pull FP for rides?

[jacobsmommy]

Our first park day will be Sunday, July 20th. We want to utilize FP for rides, but not sure when we should pull them. Here's what I have planned for our first day:

Ride Indy
Ride BTMRR
Ride POTC
Ride Haunted Mansion
Ride Winnie the Pooh
Ride Splash
Ride Jungle Cruise
Go to Innoventions/Princesses
Ride Buzz
Ride IASW
Mickey Map show @ either 12:15 or 1:10

*** We want to pull FP for Star Tours, Space Mountain, and Autopia from DL that morning (but out of 7 of us we will only need 4 Star Tours, 3 Space Mountain, and a few Autopia FP)***
*** We will want to head over to DCA that morning to get WOC blue section FP and maybe pick up some RSR FP for that late afternoon/evening***

When should we FP our DL rides? When should we head to DCA to get the WOC and RSR FP?

 

[luulu1999]

Our first park day will be Sunday, July 20th. We want to utilize FP for rides, but not sure when we should pull them. Here's what I have planned for our first day:

Ride Indy
Ride BTMRR
Ride POTC
Ride Haunted Mansion
Ride Winnie the Pooh
Ride Splash
Ride Jungle Cruise
Go to Innoventions/Princesses
Ride Buzz
Ride IASW
Mickey Map show @ either 12:15 or 1:10

*** We want to pull FP for Star Tours, Space Mountain, and Autopia from DL that morning (but out of 7 of us we will only need 4 Star Tours, 3 Space Mountain, and a few Autopia FP)***
*** We will want to head over to DCA that morning to get WOC blue section FP and maybe pick up some RSR FP for that late afternoon/evening***

When should we FP our DL rides? When should we head to DCA to get the WOC and RSR FP?

Well with the Star Tours and Space ones you can pull those at the same time since everyone doesn't need them then you would have to wait for your window to open to get the Autopia ones, you are SUPPOSE to be able to have FP's for DL and DCA at the same time WOC is disconnected so it will not affect your RST FP so you SHOULD be able to have a runner go get those once everyone is in DL I have heard of some reports of ppl's tickets not working if they haven't went into DCA yet but you are suppose to be able to get the DCA FP's as long as the tickets have been used in one park

 

[jacobsmommy]

I want to be able to use the Star Tours/Space Mtn. FP after Jungle Cruise, so when should we pull them? If we head there first before Indy, wouldn't the return time be too soon?

 

[FryingPansWhoKnew]

There are a few guides floating around that may help you, but if you don't care what time of day you ride RSR, go to DCA early in the morning to get both WoC and RSR FP's. You have a pretty ambitious first day. Not sure what you or your party's stamina is like, but if you want to do all that, you need to be super efficient with time and be on top of those FP's to be sure you get a new one as soon as you can.

I would skip the Autopia FP as in my experience, you really don't skip much of the line with it and the standby is usually not that bad anyway. In any case, I would classify this one as the lowest priority.

Get the Space Mountain and Star Tours FP first. Keep in mind, you can hold your RSR FP and a DL FP at the same time. You will need to keep in mind though that you will need to wait till your FP availability syncs back up across the 7 tickets before you pull your next one, which should be Indy.

You can get Indy if it's around 9-10 AM when you are available to get one. If you are nearing 11 AM though, I would go to Splash next as you don't want to leave this too late, otherwise you'll get a FP for 7 PM when it's cooler.

Next would be whichever you did not get earlier, Indy or Splash.

Lastly, I would get BTMRR. I prefer to ride this at night or in the twilight hours so I usually save this for last. The other rides, other than Autopia, don't have FP's so you would work those in between your FP's. Do Buzz while you're there in Tomorrowland in the morning, then try to make your way to the princesses as this line can get long. Save Innoventions for the busiest part of the day (early afternoon). This you can do it any time.

 

[FryingPansWhoKnew]

I want to be able to use the Star Tours/Space Mtn. FP after Jungle Cruise, so when should we pull them? If we head there first before Indy, wouldn't the return time be too soon?

It shouldn't be. Your FP return will always start at least 40 minutes after you get it and you have an hour window. So in that 1 hour and 40 minutes, you should be able to get to the Jungle Cruise, ride it, and make it back especially if we are talking about the morning hours.

 

[summerw]

I pulled rsr fps at 930 for 540 and I pulled a woc fp on Wednesday around 9;40 and it was already on yellow (mm at 7, park open at 8). We had a great spot in yellow (we lined up an hour and fifteen before the show). I agree that's an ambitious day. Jungle cruise and princesses will be the roughest lines earlier in the day. And Indy is probably pulled better first as soon as you get there.

 

[Califlove]

I thought the yellow fp's came out first then blue?

 

[Blue32]

I thought the yellow fp's came out first then blue?

Blue first, then Yellow.