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Anna/Elsa only on standby?
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sjhym333
Well-Known Member
Not new at all. It means that the FP's for that day are already gone. Anna/Elsa is not a high capacity attraction and they tend to go quickly once the 60 day window opens. Having said that, you should continue to check back on a regular basis as FP's can open as people change their plans. Last week I saw Anna/Elsa available (though for one time period only) twice before I headed to the parks.
IF you can't get FP's for Anna/Elsa I would highly recommend you get to the MK at rope drop and head right to the Frozen princesses to minimize your wait time. Otherwise you are looking at 90 plus minutes to see them.
IF you can't get FP's for Anna/Elsa I would highly recommend you get to the MK at rope drop and head right to the Frozen princesses to minimize your wait time. Otherwise you are looking at 90 plus minutes to see them.
DizneyPryncess
Well-Known Member
They seem to go very quickly, but that's frustrating that you were on at the exact time and they were gone already. I agree with @sjhym333 about continuing to check. People change & cancel things all the time. We had an Anna/Elsa FP in May, and the guy behind us with his daughter had checked on their way to the park that morning and managed to grab two that someone had likely cancelled. Don't give up hope yet. 
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
That seems strange to me. Exactly at midnight? In May? Sixty days out? I'm 36 days out and I still see availability for a party of four for several days.
sjhym333
Well-Known Member
Florida Schools start to get out during May maybe that is the reason? Not sure of the why, but several people have posted here over the past several months of being unable to get Frozen meet and greet FP's after midnight. And I understand what you're saying. I saw Anna/Elsa twice last week on last minute trips. I left them for a someone else since I have no interest.
JasonDeyoung
Well-Known Member
I'll be there may 1-7 and shows them avail
sjhym333
Well-Known Member
So maybe the original poster was unable to get them because the system hadn't updated everything yet
JasonDeyoung
Well-Known Member
Good chance, it's been a sh*t show on mde last few days
I didn't think you could book FP+ at midnight.
Tuvalu
Premium Member
If you are a Disney resort guest you can book your fastpasses for your entire trip at 60 days.
If you are staying offsite, you can book at 30 days, but only one day at a time.
You can if the parks have closed for the night and the MDE system has updated.
Tuvalu
Premium Member
The fastpass system refreshes once the parks have closed for the day; it can be as early as midnight (US time) or later if the parks are open past midnight. The fastpasses are released for all guests at the same time.Does anyone know if the fast passes are released at midnight in the UK or at a different time to coincide with the release in the US?
Thank you!
Courtney6682
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stevehousse
Well-Known Member
It also goes by Florida time. I live in Chicago and since the park closed at 10pm the night before the 60th day kicked in, right at 11pm Chicago time (12am Florida time) I was able to make all our fps then.
JasonDeyoung
Well-Known Member
It's a awesome time to go if you've never been that time of yearjust being nosy...ill be there the same time as you!
Courtney6682
Well-Known Member
My daughter and I went the first week of May in 2011...it was great!! Excpet for one day when it was 97 degrees
JasonDeyoung
Well-Known Member
I love that time of year. Weather can be hot yes but humidity isn't horrible and lines are low and I love the flower garden fest
mouse in my house
Member
You may have lucked out on yours by now, but sometimes people forget that since resort guests can book up to 14 nights of their stay at the 60- days- ahead mark, some are actually booking 75 days ahead, not just 60. So, they can book the day they check out, not just the first day. Of course most people don't stay 2 weeks, but you see how FP for A&E could be gone right at 60 days or even further out. Another helpful website (thedibb.co.uk/forums) has a FP availability chart (see tabs on the right) and today, for example, it shows they are all booked until May 22nd. It could be helpful to watch it and pounce on FP that become available through cancellations. It is updated every 30 minutes and people have reported getting theirs that way.
Also don't forget that sometimes Disney updates their park hours and if they end up adding 1-2 hours to one of your days, they will release more FP. Just sign up for an alert to park hour changes. Sometimes that is why it seems you can suddenly find a bunch of hard to get ones that were previously not available. They recently did that for days in April for example.
Yesterday I noticed the A&E standby line was 55 min at 8:30 p.m., which wasn't worse than a lot of attractions so maybe you will be o.k. doing that if worse comes to worse.
By the way, yes, the southeastern USA schools for the most part get out of school by approx May 30th and go back by approx Aug 15th...at least GA, TN, AL, MS and S.C. tend to.
Also don't forget that sometimes Disney updates their park hours and if they end up adding 1-2 hours to one of your days, they will release more FP. Just sign up for an alert to park hour changes. Sometimes that is why it seems you can suddenly find a bunch of hard to get ones that were previously not available. They recently did that for days in April for example.
Yesterday I noticed the A&E standby line was 55 min at 8:30 p.m., which wasn't worse than a lot of attractions so maybe you will be o.k. doing that if worse comes to worse.
By the way, yes, the southeastern USA schools for the most part get out of school by approx May 30th and go back by approx Aug 15th...at least GA, TN, AL, MS and S.C. tend to.
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ItlngrlBella
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Is there only one Elsa M&G at Magic Kingdom and not one at EPCOT? I know one is coming to Norway but you'd think they'd do a temp one at EPCOT to meet the demand.