Can anyone with experience with a BOG Fastpass+ within the last week or two clue us in on how it's being done right now?
I had to call Disney's restaurant reservation and computer tech./FP+ lines today about a couple of different issues. This is what I learned (or didn't learn!) from two CMs who told me completely different things when I asked how to obtain (or look for) a lunchtime FP+ for BOG:
The restaurant reservation CM said: WDW is sending out BOG FP+ invitations solely through e-mail. It's only to onsite guests, but whether you get one is luck-of-the-draw and totally random, both as far as who they select, and when they hear about it. The only thing you can do is keep checking your e-mail. If you don't get an invitation, you can't make a BOG FP+, even if you have the link to the reservation site. (This seems to conflict with some anecdotal reports on this forum by guests who were able to use the link to make BOG Fp+, even though they were never "invited" to do so, by e-mail or otherwise.)
The computer/FP+ CM said: (1) WDW was sending random BOG FP+ invitations to onsite guests ahead of time, but that practice has been discontinued and FP+ are no longer being offered in advance. Instead, WDW e-mails randomly selected onsite guests immediately prior to check-in (like, on the day they're due to arrive) to tell them that they can make a BOG FP+. I said, "how will I even know if I get an e-mail? We'll spend half of our arrival day on a plane, and I don't have a Smartphone by which to access e-mails." She said, "ask about it when you check-in. If you've been randomly selected for the opportunity to make a BOG FP+, the CM will be able to see that in your reservation information. If the CM doesn't mention it to you when you're checking in, ask them to check and see if you've been selected. If you have, then the CM will be able to help you make the FP+ at that time for BOG."
What the heck!??! Does anybody have any actual knowledge of which story (if any) is correct? Asking a CM at check-in to make me a FP+ for BOG just sounds bizarre, but who knows? I'm 48 days away from arrival and starting to get anxious!
I had to call Disney's restaurant reservation and computer tech./FP+ lines today about a couple of different issues. This is what I learned (or didn't learn!) from two CMs who told me completely different things when I asked how to obtain (or look for) a lunchtime FP+ for BOG:
The restaurant reservation CM said: WDW is sending out BOG FP+ invitations solely through e-mail. It's only to onsite guests, but whether you get one is luck-of-the-draw and totally random, both as far as who they select, and when they hear about it. The only thing you can do is keep checking your e-mail. If you don't get an invitation, you can't make a BOG FP+, even if you have the link to the reservation site. (This seems to conflict with some anecdotal reports on this forum by guests who were able to use the link to make BOG Fp+, even though they were never "invited" to do so, by e-mail or otherwise.)
The computer/FP+ CM said: (1) WDW was sending random BOG FP+ invitations to onsite guests ahead of time, but that practice has been discontinued and FP+ are no longer being offered in advance. Instead, WDW e-mails randomly selected onsite guests immediately prior to check-in (like, on the day they're due to arrive) to tell them that they can make a BOG FP+. I said, "how will I even know if I get an e-mail? We'll spend half of our arrival day on a plane, and I don't have a Smartphone by which to access e-mails." She said, "ask about it when you check-in. If you've been randomly selected for the opportunity to make a BOG FP+, the CM will be able to see that in your reservation information. If the CM doesn't mention it to you when you're checking in, ask them to check and see if you've been selected. If you have, then the CM will be able to help you make the FP+ at that time for BOG."
What the heck!??! Does anybody have any actual knowledge of which story (if any) is correct? Asking a CM at check-in to make me a FP+ for BOG just sounds bizarre, but who knows? I'm 48 days away from arrival and starting to get anxious!
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