They will work. It's the FP tapstile and the kiosks that are self-powered and "read" the RFID info.
Awesome! (assuming the loophole isn't closed by the time we go) Thank you!
We had a ppo adr at BOG, so rode that at open, got on Peter Pan with about a 10 min wait after that and then went right to the kiosk by Philharmagic, so it was maybe 9:15 or right after. There were a few with no lines, so we walked right up. We snagged the BTMRR for a 9:20 am slot, HM for 11:00 am, and scheduled JCfor the evening because there were not many available times in the day. We have four in our family and it took about 5 mins, mostly because of the JC snag. It was super easy.
There will be a list of rides where the anytime FP can be used. Check the FP area of the account.
Hiro - can you clarify that since I've had issues with the anytime FPP's lately? If I have/used my first 2 FPP's and then the third ride is down when I get there and I have an anytime FPP - can I then book the 4th immediately? Or do I have to wait until I use the third, even if I'm determined to wait for something like 7D to come back up rather than using an alternative immediately? I always thought it was the latter but was noticing in my manipulations last week that it didn't seem to work that way but also was still requiring the 2 Tier 2's, while ignoring the anytime FPP, which was frustrating. So if at Epcot I had Soarin' and Figment and Nemo and rode 2 but Figment was down, it would give me an anytime FPP for most of the (useless) Tier 2's but still require me to make and use ANOTHER one before making my next Tier 1.
Last year when we received an anytime FP for a downed 7DMT, we were able to book a 4th FP before using the Anytime FP for 7D when we returned later in the evening - maybe it worked because Tiering wasn't in effect?
I really appreciate all the helpful info. from everyone!
Hi all,
I've binge-read this entire thread as well as the other Fast Pass thread , and yes my eyes are now crossed at this point!!
Here's a few things that I'm unclear on;
I am interested in buying magic bands online - any recommendations where to buy them would be appreciated. I'm guessing the best place is Disney store.com (I checked last night an they were about $25. each so for our party of 4 it will run me $100.). I have another MDE account under my husbands name (but we have never booked a trip with this account). So all I have to do is buy magic bands, how do I make sure whoever I buy them from online doesn't link them. to my main MDE account. -How do I let whoever I am buying them from not to link them?
And then when I get them I can link them to hubby's MDE account myself, correct?
Is it ok that we have never booked a trip and have no park tickets associated with the other MDE account that I will be linking the purchased Magic Bands to?
And then once in the park I can go at any kiosk with the purchased Magic Bands for SDFP, correct?
Do I have to do anything special at the kiosk the first time I use the purchased Magic Bands for the SDFP?
I appreciate any help with this,
Thanks!
Marina
Thanks so much for sharing this info! Will be going in July and planning to make use of SDFP as much as possible!!!Was chilling at Epcot with no FPP’s at all yesterday afternoon (just there for our free AP prints and lunch at Electric Umbrella. Yes, I’m the only one who likes that restaurant) and decided to grab some SDFP’s just to do a quick tutorial for folks who want to know what the process will look like. Sorry about the photo quality as all the kiosks were in the shade and I did the best I could with my phone. All of this assumes you’re using MB’s or cards without valid ticket media attached. Hope this helps someone.
1. Here’s what the kiosk will look like when you walk up. You hold your card (or MB) up to the circle with the Mickey head in it on the right:
2. After you tap the card/band, just their first name will appear:
3. Repeat this for as many people as you have and it will continue to add all names to your party.
4. Once you’ve added all names, select “Next”. It will then show you FPP choices. Note that at Epcot here (or at HS), you can only select one Tier 1 as shown. Also note that for some selections (ie Illuminations) there will only be one choice. For a popular ride someone may have just released that FPP and it’s the only one available. For less popular choices, note how it shows the option “Details & More Times” to see additional options:
5. Select the time you want from this (or an additional) screen. It will confirm your selection. Note that it then tells you how many remaining FPP’s you have remaining and allows you to exit or continue on:
6. Select “New FastPass+” and it will again show you your party. You can deselect someone here if you want to only make a FPP for some members of your party or add another card/MB to add more people to the party at this point. Assuming you want your party to remain the same, select “Next” (sorry it’s cut off on the bottom):
7. I repeated the process here to add and select times for Figment for the same party and here is my confirmation for both FPP’s. Note how it all doesn’t fit on the screen. You may have to use the arrow keys on the right to scroll up and down to see selections:
8. At this point I scrolled down and chose “I’m done for now” (you could of course add the third FPP):
9. As I walked away, I pulled up my MDE and these FPP’s were already visible there, where I could modify the times or selections (I then cancelled these since I didn’t plan to use them). Just don’t cancel one instead of modifying unless you are certain you won’t use it because otherwise you’ll need to go back to a kiosk to add one more in. You can modify within the same park but if you plan to go to a different park, you’ll need to go to the kiosk there as well. If you have already used SDFP’s in one park, you will NOT be able to get 3 more in the next park, but simply one at a time at the kiosk. If you do not have your SDFP’s linked to your MDE (you just borrowed a friend’s old MB’s but didn’t link to them, etc.), then just be sure to take a screenshot of the kiosk before leaving and realize you’ll need to go back to a kiosk to make changes.
Please let me know if anything isn’t clear or if anyone has any questions!
Hoping to clarify this: I've set-up a secondary MDE account, and added tickets that I *won't* be using to enter the park. After I use the initial 3 GLFPs, how do I go about getting a fourth, etc? Is it kiosk only or can I use the app? I know I can make the fourth for my primary account/tickets from the app....
Able to book from the app. Rationale: because there is a ticket entitlement and the system knows you have used 3; eligible for 4th from app/browser-website based on the linked ticket entitlement.
