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I read about it at WDWmagic.com Disney to increase the number of FastPass+ entitlements per day and include park hopping. It would have been nice if they mentioned a time frame but the fact you can get more than 3 (3 original and then the fourth on the day of in the park) is great. Being able to PH too is great but to me it sounds like that will come later.
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DH monitors the official Disney blog and said he saw the announcement that the "Use all three then get one more" is going into effect. Use the fourth and then get one more, etc. as long as you use the additional FP before requesting the next.
Which frankly is not terrific for the tiered parks such as Epcot where you choose one great attraction and are stuck with two dogs. People will be doing rides they'd rather skip altogether if they've decided to hop elsewhere and try for that fourth FP on something they'd very much prefer. I think DH said that the fourth FP was for any park if you could score one you want at the kiosk. Someone will correct me if I misunderstood, I'm sure.
Honestly, Disney seems to be rendering planning something that removes easy flexibility for those who like to park hop where the magic takes them. I dunno how I feel about all this. I can see where it really complicates the FP process for those going at busy times with kids who absolutely must do certain things. Unless you've a planning fan in the family, you're going to encounter crazy wait times or will just say "ForGET that!" seems to me. Maybe it's just that I've never been all that fond of Fastpasses anyway since we go at the least busy times.
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Last edited by Her Dotness; 04-02-2014 at 06:07 PM..
I wonder if you can "check in" with your fastpass+ and then not ride in order to get the 4th fastpass+ option?
AFAIK, just like the old FP, you have to check in with 2 CM's - one outside and the other inside closer to the ride vehicles. I would think Disney would have it that if you don't check in at the second one, you haven't ridden the ride and getting a FP just to take the chicken exit seems a waste to me.
The thing I read said you have to use the three you arrange in advance before you are able to set up more and I am under the impression you can then only set up one at a time from there. I am glad you are going to be able to get more just not sure how it really helps when you are on the go and have to use a mobile app or have to find a few and far between kiosk now that they don't have them at each ride anymore.
So here is the deal. According to WDWMagic, it starts on Monday, April 28, 2014:
Once the original three FastPass+ selections have been used, it is possible to visit a FastPass+ kiosk in the park to make a new FastPass+ selection.
One additional FastPass+ can be made at a time. Once the additional FastPass+ selection has been used, or after the arrival time passes, another FastPass+ selection can be made at an in-park FastPass+ kiosk.
The additional selection can be made at a different park than the original three selections, but must be made at a kiosk inside the required park.
Initially, the additional FastPass+ selection must be made at a kiosk, and cannot be done on My Disney Experience apps or website.
Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios both have tiered selections for the original three FastPass+ selections, but this does not apply to the additional selection, meaning that you can select any FastPass+ attraction.
There is no limit to the number of additional selections that can be made following the use of the original three selections. Once the additional FastPass+ selection has been used, or after the arrival time passes, another FastPass+ selection can be made at an in-park FastPass+ kiosk.
Once one of the original three FastPass+ selections has been used, all three must expire before the additional FastPass+ can be made at a different park.
The additional FastPass+ selection can be made for an attraction that has already been used with FastPass+ previously in the day.
If one of the originally FastPass+ selections is made for close to park closing, it will not be possible to make an extra FastPass+ selection
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