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Old 02-12-2014, 05:14 PM   #31
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IMHO, I think Disney is making this harder for non-techie people to enjoy their stay at the World. There are still legions of us that will not get a smart phone or want to plan their days 60 days in advance. Spontaneity is a thing of the past at WDW!
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Old 02-12-2014, 10:23 PM   #32
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IMHO, I think Disney is making this harder for non-techie people to enjoy their stay at the World. There are still legions of us that will not get a smart phone or want to plan their days 60 days in advance. Spontaneity is a thing of the past at WDW!
I don' see that at all Disney is not forcing anyone to book there fast passes in advance. If you don't want to you don't have to. You can still be spontaneous if you want to, and if you do decide to get fast passes you can still add them once your there.
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The only bad thing I have noticed with MDX is that there is no space for additional reservations. I have my kids scheduled for The pirate and princess experiences but I can't input them into the MDX. I thought it was supposed to be a place for keeping everything in one place? If I missed something let me know!
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Old 03-25-2014, 10:22 PM   #34
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there's a place where you can add notes I think but it doesn't show up like a restaurant booking or fastpass + time. Id' recommend you set a reminder on your device for those events.
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Thanks for answering all the questions about magic bands swimming in my head. Haven't been since 2011, so many changes.
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What attractions have the Photopass pictures that will automatically go onto your account when it detects your Magic Band?
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What attractions have the Photopass pictures that will automatically go onto your account when it detects your Magic Band?
  • Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
  • Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (video included)
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  • Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
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  • Rock n Roller Coaster
  • Tower of Terror (ride video included)
  • Expedition Everest
  • Dinosaur
Great! Thank you!
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Will, thank you for this post. I USED to be a Disney expert. I knew it all inside and out. Then "life" happened and my family and I haven't been able to go back to WDW for 4 years (or, in Disney years: 4,000,000,000,000) Everything has changed since we last went and my head has been spinning trying to figure it all out. Though I may not have it all completely down, you have beautifully summed things up making it easy for anyone to understand. Great job. Thank you!
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Will, thank you for this post. I USED to be a Disney expert. I knew it all inside and out. Then "life" happened and my family and I haven't been able to go back to WDW for 4 years (or, in Disney years: 4,000,000,000,000) Everything has changed since we last went and my head has been spinning trying to figure it all out. Though I may not have it all completely down, you have beautifully summed things up making it easy for anyone to understand. Great job. Thank you!
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Thanks Will, I'm sure I'll be full of a ton of questions before June!
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Will, you might want to update the FP+ section in the first post. It still says you ahve to sue the kiosk to get the 4th and subsequent FP+s. It doesn't mention about being able to use the app now
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Group use of Disney APP passwords and separate Fast Passes

Is there any info or suggestions on getting separate fast passes when a group (like Grandparents and adult children) are all under the same reservation. We want to be able to do our own thing and are linked to the kids account... We want to learn some tech info to be able to do things separately???
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