Will my FP+ window open at midnight on my first day in my time zone?

[JennyMP03]

Or would it be midnight in Disney's time zone (and would that be Eastern for FL or Pacific for CA?) Sorry for the question-- it perhaps seems like a silly one, but evidently I am required to vie for Anna and Elsa FP for a 20-year-old princess who insists upon meeting them.

 

[erionm]

Midnight Eastern for FP+.

 

[JennyMP03]

Perfect-- thank you, erionm!

 

[donnajherren]

Yep! My window opened up yesterday, but I was able to make my selections the night before, starting at midnight Eastern.

 

[JennyMP03]

That's excellent. I should be able to start booking mine in just a few hours.

 

[ferd]

That's excellent. I should be able to start booking mine in just a few hours.

If the Anna and Elsa FP+ comes up as standby only when you look, try to book the passes one at a time then attempt to copy the first one you book. Your times might also have to overlap instead of being exact. Good luck!

 

[PoohsFan1]

I was able to book ours the night before our actual date at 11pm my time (Central time zone) which was midnight Eastern time. When I logged into MDE all of my dates were loaded in and I was able to start making all of my FP+. I was lucky enough to secure a FP+ for Anna and Elsa for all four of us in our party . Good luck getting that A&E FP , I have been reading about how hard it is for people to get that, even right at midnight. A quick note, if you are looking to get the A&E FP, make sure that is your #1 priority before getting any of your other FP+ .

 

[JennyMP03]

Thanks so much for the advice, ferd and PoohsFan1! I will definitely try to book Anna and Elsa before anything else.

 

[Bullseye]

Mine should be available in 30 minutes from now. What happens? The calendar on MDE just becomes available instantly at 12am est?

 

[JennyMP03]

Same for me, Bullseye-- twenty-six minutes to go! I'm guessing it "unlocks" at that minute.

 

[Bullseye]

Same for me, Bullseye-- twenty-six minutes to go! I'm guessing it "unlocks" at that minute.

OMG that means were going to competing for ride reservations

 

[JennyMP03]

OMG that means were going to competing for ride reservations

LOL! I will sportingly wish you good luck anyway.

 

[bjscheel]

I'm waiting too...

 

[JennyMP03]

I hope you get the passes you want too, bjscheel!

 

[bjscheel]

That was easy. Anna & Elsa on 6/8 at 11:55 for 4. I really didn't know what time I wanted, so I just took what was offered first as a Best Match. Should work fine.

They also gave me Little Mermaid & Buzz. Will probably change those later...but I'm going to bed now. Mission accomplished for tonight.

 

[JennyMP03]

Woohoo, used the advice to do one at a time and got us slightly staggered passes that let us meet Anna and Elsa at 4:30 on our arrival evening! Thanks for your help, all!

 

[Bullseye]

It worked fine for me! Feeling good about my choices . With all the bad pub about MDE, I haven't run into a glitch yet! Now it's just keeping eyes peeled for Mine Train to appear on the list and finding a better rental car price and I'm done with planning!