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I can maybe shed some light on your ITTBAB issues. The current FP+ system forces you to choose 3 FP experiences for your park for the day. If you only choose 2 it assigns the last one for you. Many people who are visiting AK only choose 2--Safari and Everest. Disney is assigning the last FP for the day for them and in many cases that FP is ITTBAB. It's one of the attractions that you don't really need a FP for. It runs every 12 minutes all day long and rarely has a wait.
Keep in mind when you are making your selections that your selection date is the first day for you, but everyone staying on property can make their selections at 60 days out--so your day 1 is lots of other people's day 5, 6, 7 etc--so they have already made FP reservations for your day 1. Keep trying!
I read on another forum that the MK parades and Wishes FP+ aren't available until a few days before the actual date. I was just coming on here to see if anyone here knows that to be true. I just booked my FP+ and had pretty good luck but was wondering about those parades.
I am so sorry you were frustrated. This was our 60 day mark, too, and Luke and I had no trouble getting everything we wanted each day. We didn't even start until 11:30 AM (CDT). The only thing we saw filled up was the princess meet and greets. To get some of our days to work we tweaked them after selecting them by clicking on the Select Time button. We moved several rides around several different days to get what we wanted.
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I was not able to book Illuminations viewing until much closer to my trip than the 60 day point. I suspect the parades viewing area would be much the same idea.
Well when I said that to the CM about getting up at 1 am to book FP's I don't know if that is an option. He didn't answer me so maybe you can. And thanks all for the feed back until waiting until 30 days out for the fireworks and parades so I will check when am 30 days out. I know I have to check in about 2 weeks or so for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train as it is open yet so I will be checking regularly. But again thanks for all the feedback..it is much appreciated. You all are awesome.
I thought I had read somewhere that the fp+ for the parades and fireworks are available until closet till your travel dates. So maybe about 30 or 15 days out go back in and see if you can change one of them to a parade or fireworks. Hope this helps!
Well am at 31 days out and according to when I can make changes to my Magic Bands that is today. Sadly I went to go and check the FP's to see if I could now select Festival of Fantasy Parade and it isn't showing up yet. So does anyone know that seeing today am at 0 zero days for changing my Magic Bands what will happen if I can make this change after the MB have been shipped? Will it still be reflected? I know I used the MB last October but I never made any changes to them. We got everything we wanted.
As far as the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train ride that doesn't appear yet but I've already decided am going to be running there at rope drop (hopefully it is up and running).
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Well am at 31 days out and according to when I can make changes to my Magic Bands that is today. Sadly I went to go and check the FP's to see if I could now select Festival of Fantasy Parade and it isn't showing up yet. So does anyone know that seeing today am at 0 zero days for changing my Magic Bands what will happen if I can make this change after the MB have been shipped? Will it still be reflected? I know I used the MB last October but I never made any changes to them. We got everything we wanted.
As far as the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train ride that doesn't appear yet but I've already decided am going to be running there at rope drop (hopefully it is up and running).
The shipping of your MB has nothing to do with choosing FP+s. Whatever you choose, will get linked to your MB because it's linked to your MDE account and whatever shows there will be on your MB. You can make changes to your FP any time you want. Good luck in getting the ones you want!
The shipping of your MB has nothing to do with choosing FP+s. Whatever you choose, will get linked to your MB because it's linked to your MDE account and whatever shows there will be on your MB. You can make changes to your FP any time you want.
When we went last November, I must have changed my family's FP's dozens of times--even while we were there. The system updates your MB immediately. I hope you get everything you want--keep trying even while your there if you don't get it beforehand. People change their FP's constantly and you might get lucky. Good luck!
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This was our 60 day mark, too, and Luke and I had no trouble getting everything we wanted each day. We didn't even start until 11:30 AM (CDT). The only thing we saw filled up was the princess meet and greets. To get some of our days to work we tweaked them after selecting them by clicking on the Select Time button. We moved several rides around several different days to get what we wanted.
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