FastPass+ Basic Info, Attraction List, and Suggested Priorities--Part I

[ckelly14]

Thanks for posting. I bet the FP+ reservations will be there after he cancels ( if he has the guts...).

 

[hedberg1661]

First off this is my 500th post on the DISboards!

This is a great list. Lots of great input from everyone. I really hope some of the tiers change with time. I believe this may help with some of the frustrations guests are currently expressing in the Parks.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Hmmm... I want to make sure I understand this...

- We are AP holders and arrive in WDW Oct 9, staying onsite for 11 nights
- I can book FP+ on Aug 10 for the dates Oct 9 - Oct 15 (7 days)
- To book FP+ for Oct 16 - Oct 20 I have to wait until Oct 10 when I start using them?? Or does this NOT apply because I have an onsite hotel reservation? If the latter, can I book FP+ for the full 11 days beginning 60 days out??

Confused...

At the moment, AP holders can prebook FP for no more than 7 days at any one time. Things may change between now and October.

Seems ridiculous, but I suppose I need to chalk this up to "working out the kinks"?!?

I could see the booking of 7 days at a time... but NOT having to wait until I start USING the FP+ to open up an additional day of booking. That's absolutely ridiculous. If this is right, this means I'd have 7 days of FP+ booked 60 days in advance, and have to book my remaining 4 days of FP+ no more than 7 days in advance even though I have an onsite reservation for 11 days?! Ridiculous.

To my question about this earlier, just saw this:

For a Passholder staying at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel, the window remains at 60 days in advance of check-in, where FastPass+ reservations can be held for 7 days or the length of the hotel stay.

http://www.wdwmagic.com/other/mymagicplus/news/12mar2014-fastpass-selection-window-reduced-to-30-days-for-annual-passholders.htm

 

[wendy3]

My question involves BOG. We are going to MK in the am and Epcot in the pm after a break in our room. We will hit MK at rope drop and want to save our FP for Epcot, but we want to eat lunch at BOG with FP. I know you can't split your FP into 2 parks, and I know BOG doesn't really count against your 3 FP.

OK, after all that, my question is: if we get a FP for BOG, will we have to use our 3 at MK? Or is BOG more a reservation, not a FP? I could just wait for our FP window to open in 2 weeks, but with my OCD I need to pre-plan our pre-plans. Thanks!

 

[Dizzy4DL]

My question involves BOG. We are going to MK in the am and Epcot in the pm after a break in our room. We will hit MK at rope drop and want to save our FP for Epcot, but we want to eat lunch at BOG with FP. I know you can't split your FP into 2 parks, and I know BOG doesn't really count against your 3 FP.

OK, after all that, my question is: if we get a FP for BOG, will we have to use our 3 at MK? Or is BOG more a reservation, not a FP? I could just wait for our FP window to open in 2 weeks, but with my OCD I need to pre-plan our pre-plans. Thanks!

BOG FP will not affect your FP+ selections. It's not really a FP, or a reservation. It won't show up in your plan/MDE. Make sure to print, or save a screen shot on your phone in case they have no record of it when you arrive.

So no, you won't have to have your FP+ selections be in MK.

 

[hedberg1661]

BOG FP will not affect your FP+ selections. It's not really a FP, or a reservation. It won't show up in your plan/MDE. Make sure to print, or save a screen shot on your phone in case they have no record of it when you arrive.

So no, you won't have to have your FP+ selections be in MK.

While I am glad it doesn't count against you I think there should be some way for it to populate in MDE or somewhere so you can keep track of it. That is what MDE is supposed to do in the first place?

 

[mesaboy2]

Updated first post to reflect current uncertainty in prebooking rules for AP holders and offsite guests. When things settle, I will update.

While I am glad it doesn't count against you I think there should be some way for it to populate in MDE or somewhere so you can keep track of it. That is what MDE is supposed to do in the first place?

Yes. But for now the counter-service FP concept doesn't appear to be ready for prime time.

 

[wendy3]

BOG FP will not affect your FP+ selections. It's not really a FP, or a reservation. It won't show up in your plan/MDE. Make sure to print, or save a screen shot on your phone in case they have no record of it when you arrive.

So no, you won't have to have your FP+ selections be in MK.

Excellent! Thanks so much!

BTW, mesaboy2

 

[DCDisney]

The system is different now than sept but you never know. We went in Feb and were told at our resort and the gate that if our bands weren't scanned at the park entry they wouldn't work for our FP+ that day. If you cancel the resort stay your ticket won't be linked to that band or your MDE account. With the way the bands are scanned at the park entry it is easy to get through without it really registering and then things go awry. Unless CM's were deliberately making it up it won't work without the ticket being associated w the account. It may be possible to get those FP+ pulled up at the kiosk but if things stay as they are now it should not work according to what were specifically told.

 

[Kate and Family]

The system is different now than sept but you never know. We went in Feb and were told at our resort and the gate that if our bands weren't scanned at the park entry they wouldn't work for our FP+ that day. If you cancel the resort stay your ticket won't be linked to that band or your MDE account. With the way the bands are scanned at the park entry it is easy to get through without it really registering and then things go awry. Unless CM's were deliberately making it up it won't work without the ticket being associated w the account. It may be possible to get those FP+ pulled up at the kiosk but if things stay as they are now it should not work according to what were specifically told.

How do you know that your magic band scanned correctly at the gate?

 

[DCDisney]

You see a green Mickey. You scan band and Mickey lights up and then you do the finger scan and either get blue or green Mickey. The gates are all open now and each CM has 2 of the scanners they are supposed to watch. If they are stuck helping someone and your finger scan doesn't work it's easy to unintentionally slip through. They did have people with iPads too near the gate if you needed to double check. The iPad CMs were awesome if you ever get one--way better than the kiosk as they have more options to help fix things.

 

[jck1973]

I'm staying offsite the last week of March. We usually spend the day at the pool and go to the Magic Kingdom around 5:00 p.m. for the night. I'm worried that I won't be able to get a fastpass+ reservation for the popular rides e.g. Space Mountain, by the time we get there. Any experience with this?

 

[marathon]

for the most popular FP + attractions, now do I even need FP+ for morning time, say, 1st hour ofpark opening? I plan to do spacemountain, soaring, TSM etc within the 1st hour of park opening without FP+, and save FP+ to afternoon, is this still doable? Thank you!

 

[mesaboy2]

I'm staying offsite the last week of March. We usually spend the day at the pool and go to the Magic Kingdom around 5:00 p.m. for the night. I'm worried that I won't be able to get a fastpass+ reservation for the popular rides e.g. Space Mountain, by the time we get there. Any experience with this?

Arriving at 5:00p has never been a great way to secure FPs for popular attractions. I think now with FP+ the chances are worse.

for the most popular FP + attractions, now do I even need FP+ for morning time, say, 1st hour ofpark opening? I plan to do spacemountain, soaring, TSM etc within the 1st hour of park opening without FP+, and save FP+ to afternoon, is this still doable? Thank you!

Still doable, but not as quick as before since FP return windows start at park open now.

 

[mom2rtk]

Arriving at 5:00p has never been a great way to secure FPs for popular attractions. I think now with FP+ the chances are worse.

Agreed. Especially now that people can purposely select late day times. And before you just had to take whatever time came out.

 

[Itinkso]

I'm staying offsite the last week of March. We usually spend the day at the pool and go to the Magic Kingdom around 5:00 p.m. for the night. I'm worried that I won't be able to get a fastpass+ reservation for the popular rides e.g. Space Mountain, by the time we get there. Any experience with this?

During Pres' Week and on the first day of the Princess 1/2 Marathon weekend, we entered MK close to 4:00 and had an iPad CM schedule some "day of" Fp+ for us. We were able to get HM and BTMRR scheduled around our BoG dinner. Because we had to choose a third Fp+, we picked up Barnstormer for immediate use to avoid a 40 minute wait. We didn't notice if Space Mtn was a choice.

The iPad CM noted that ETWB is the hardest "day of" Fp+ to get. On Pres' Day @ 9:00 a.m., we checked to see what was available for ETWB and the Fp+ return time was 11:55 p.m.!

 

[mesaboy2]

Updated prebooking rules and added two highly-anticipated attractions to MK priority list for when FP becomes available.

 

[mom2faith]

I keep having to search for this thread. Thanks for the awesome info Mesaboy, but is there anyway this can be a sticky??

 

[Dizzy4DL]

I keep having to search for this thread. Thanks for the awesome info Mesaboy, but is there anyway this can be a sticky??

You can subscribe to the thread, then you just have to look in your subscription list to find it.

 

[hhill]

Is the mission space FP+ for mission space orange ? I am making my FP selections and it doesn't say. Is it orange ? So green is not an option hopefully because I won't need it ?