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So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
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Moving on with the current of the years.
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To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
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I have a resort reservation and tickets and magic bands all linked to My Disney Experience. If I go into FastPass it is only showing me 30 days. Should it show 59? I am concerned that tomorrow morning it won't show me 60 and let me book FP.
Of course I'm trying for Flights of Passage. is the best strategy to arrive early and try standby for Navi River? Or should I use 3 FP and try to Navi after that?
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Last edited by Belle*; 09-05-2017 at 09:07 AM..
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My 60 days showed up on my MDE last Tuesday. Maybe restart your computer and if it still shows 30 days then I would call.....
I would use your 3 fast passes for FOP and stand in the line for the Navi. But then again I wonder how crazy busy it will be for your trip....since I am now 55 days and you are 61 days! (crossing my fingers that OUR trips are not BUSY at all...lol)
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The past two years if I went in at 61 days, it wouldn't show me anything but on my FP day, my options opened up so I wouldn't worry about it. Tomorrow you may just have to refresh your browser a time or two (I think because of time differences - at least that's what I've had to do) but you should be fine.
I have a resort reservation and tickets and magic bands all linked to MDE. If I go into FP it is only showing me 30 days. Should it show 59? I am concerned that tomorrow morning it won't show me 60 and let me book FP.
Of course I'm trying for FOP. is the best strategy to arrive early and try standby for Navi River? Or should I use 3 FP and try to Navi after that?
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It does not show 60, until you are at 60. Before you hit 60, you only see 30.
To expand on that:
1) When you have a WDW resort reservation, you can make FP selections for your stay starting 60 days before your check in day. You cannot make FP selections for your stay until you get to 60 days before check-in.
2) When you don't have a WDW resort reservation, you can only make FP selections for the period from TODAY to 30 days from TODAY.
What seems to confuse people is that if you have a WDW resort reservation, #2 applies until you hit your 60-day mark, then it switches and #1 applies. So, at 61 days from check-in, you have not hit your 60-day mark yet, and the 60-day window has not opened, so you only see the 30-days-from-TODAY window. But at the 60-day mark, your 60-day window opens, and you can make FP selections for the length of your WDW resort stay.
Thanks everyone for your help. I did read them all before attemtping my FP. Just as you said, the 60 day calendar loaded right at 7am. I got everything I wanted, with the exception of FOP, which, even at 60 days out, was unavailable. I get the whole thing where my first day is someone else's 10th, etc, but I think WDW should hold back some percentage for their resort guests. Even the email they sent me reminding me to book FP suggested FOP. Not cool that they're promoting something they can't offer.
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I get the whole thing where my first day is someone else's 10th, etc, but I think WDW should hold back some percentage for their resort guests. Even the email they sent me reminding me to book FP suggested FOP. Not cool that they're promoting something they can't offer.
It can be frustrating, but recognize that there are over 30,000 hotel rooms at WDW; how many FPs should they hold back? 100? 1000? Likely those still would be snapped up right away and make no difference. The fact that on site guests can reserve 60 days out already gives you an advantage over local guests or those staying in off site hotels.
The sixty day mark is just the earliest you can look for FPs, not the last. Keep checking and just as with dining reservations, you may find something opening up closer to your trip. I have booked and rearranged FPs the night before I was going to a park, so don't feel like there is no chance to get one.
It seems some percentage could be held. It seems a bit much that all the other resort guests have every single pass for a full day this far out. I know I have the best advantage but when neither I nor any of the other probably hundreds of guests arriving the same week have a shot ... it just seems like there ought to be a better way. That's all I'm saying.
Within minutes of my being able to book other FP Attractions, many had no more availability. It seems they're just saturated. Hopefully when the new things begin to open over the next 2 years, it'll spread the crowds around a bit. I guess with HS being so limited right now, the top attractions at other parks are bearing the weight.
I'll check as the time gets closer for possible cancellations.
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